The short section of the Wales Coast Path used today.
Only 3 mile to Chester.
Spot the Chiffchaff.
A wheel at Blqacon Station, that wasn't here the last time we came!
Primrose in flower - another iconic Spring flower.
Another camera-shy Chiffchaff.
Blackthorn in blossom.
The approach to our lunchspot at the canal basin.
Our last view of the canal before heading to the Riverside Promenade.
Broomrape - my last phto of the day.
Time: hours 5 minutes. On the move walking average: 2.8 m.p.h. Overall walk average: 2.3 m.p.h.
Wind: Westerly. Beaufort wind force: Mainly 2, but gusting to 4. Temperature: 12.1 - 14.2 Celsius.
Group: Martyn and Roger.
This was a good day for walking, yes a shorts day, no chance of overheating and it still felt better wearing a light fleece.
The birds seemed to be few and far between, except for the Chiffchaff that seemed to be calling every hundred yards or even less as we walked along the Greenway, and both of us can happily say we even saw several Chiffchaffs as well as hearing them.
Birds seen or heard today included: Mallard, Moorhen, Dunnock, Goldfinch, Common chaffinch, Common blackbird, Woodpigeon, House sparrow, Carrion crow, Oystercatcher, Blue tit, Great tit, Common buzzard, Lesser black back gull, Black headed gull, Great cormorant, Jackdaw, Feral pigeon, Black billed magpie and Raven.
It was good to see that a few more flowers were beginning to show and the blossom on trees is stll impressive.
Slower than usual today, but we did stop for quite a while talking to the current owner of Church Farm afer I said hello and asked him "which church was the farm name relating to?"
After learning quite a bit about the history of the farm, it wasn't long before we vwere on the Milleniuym Greenway heading towads Chester.
Lunch was taken at the Canal basin opposite Telfords Warehouse, wher we we grateful to be able to sit at a picnic table and be serenaded by a throbbing generator used by a nearby Canal Boat!
This walk was in the main a walk that we did in January 2010 with snow on the ground, although we did cut it short a little by heading to the Riverside Promenade in order to cross the railway footbridge over the river to Curzon Park. Alas the option to go to the Bear and Billet in Lower Bridge Street for a celebration pint under current covid-19 restrictions means all hostelries are currently closed.
Much has changed since 2010 and both the old railway track and canal towpath have been surfaced - alas now firt for cyclist as well as walkers!
Overall a very enjoyable walk with the only downside being the fact that my small bottle of hand sanitizer was no longer in my pocket when I got home!
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