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When? Started: 1993 Who? Started with staff and friends from U H S, Chester. Organiser: Martyn Harris We walk every Wednesday and Saturdays, New Years day and May Day. How many walk? Walks take place as long as there are at least 2 wanting to walk on that day. More walk on a Wednesday than on a Saturday. Most ever: 29. Current group size walking: 2-7 in mid-week and 2-4 on Saturday. Where do we walk? Saturday: Anywhere in North and Mid-Wales, Peak District, Shropshire and the Long Mynd and as far North as the Trough of Bowland. Thursday: Anywhere within about 40 miles of Chester. Type of walk: Distance: 6 – 14 miles (but usually under 10 miles). Climb: up to 4000’ (but usually very much less!). People involved on walks in 2024:- Martyn Harris, Fran Murphy, Sue and Michel Pelissier, Mike Dodd, David Savage,, Ed Meads, Nigel and Elaine Taylor, Winston Feather.

Saturday, 28 June 2025

Saltney to Shotton Along the North Wales Coastal Path 28th June2025

The only yellow Begonia in my planters.
Mold junction road bridge.
Dobbins Metal Recyclers.
Ragwort growing on Mold Junction road bridge.
The former Mold Junction Primary School that I attended in the 1960s
The Old Chapel Café, a good place to relax and enjoy a cup of tea.
The Saltney Ferry Footbridge.
Looking towards Queensferry from the Saltney Ferry Footbridge.
Part of a Butterfly bush waiting for a butterfly!
Airbus from the North Wales Coast Path.
Bird's Foot Trefoil next to the path.
The Queensferry Road bridge from the North Wales Coast Path.
Ox-eye daisies in the grounds of the new Garden City house development.
Mute swans on the River Dee between the Blue Bridge and Hawarden Bridge.
Hawarden Bridge.
Approaching Wilson's building (Former John Summer's Steelworks HQ.
The Wilson's Building from the North Wales Coast Path.
The footbridge next to Hawarden Bridge.
The North Wales line at Shotton Station.
The final destination.
Distance: 8.0 miles (according to Fitbit) Climb: Not a lot - just three 4 bridges. 
Temperature: A pleasant 23 Celsius.
Beaufort Wind Force: 4 - a Moderate breeze, enough to blow my Tilley off!  After that, both straps were used!
Birds seen or heard today included: Goldfinch, Common blackbird, Common whitethroat, House sparrow, House martin, Common starling, Carrion crow, Grey heron, Collard dove, Mallard, Lapwing, Chiffchaff, Skylark, Little egret, Barn swallow, Woodpigeon, Common chaffinch Chiffchaff, Herring gull, Lesser black back gull, Great black back gull, Oystercatcher, Feral pigeon and Mute swan.
Overall an enjoyable stroll along the river, despite the issues with some cyclists passing too close and without warning.
After walk drinks were enjoyed at the Central Hotel, where I had hoped to samole some of he ciders as it was their Cider Festival week. Alas they were so short staffed that they had been unable to get any of the ciders ready.  It meant I was forced to have a pint or two of Titanic's Plum Porter!
No boots to clean today, and home in plenty of time to get a meal ready before watching England V Germany in the U21 European Championship Final. Who will I support?

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