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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.

Thursday, 14 May 2026

Nant y Pandy and the Slopes of Moel Fferna 13th May 2026

St Thomas's Church, Glyndyfrdwy.
Nanty Pandy.
On the path in the Nant y Pandy valley.
Getting around the fallen tree the easy way.
A "waterfall" on the Nant y Pandy.
The biggest waterfall in Nant y Pandy.
The main waterfall in Nan -y Pandy.
The descending stream in Nant y Pandy.
Not the prettiest breed of sheep in a field near Nant.!
Descending the moor to our lunch spot.
Tormentil next to the moorland path.
New growth on the fir trees next to our lunch spot.
Relaxing at lunch.
The view from my lunch spot.
The clouds moving over Moel Fferna.
Clouds moving over the slopes of Moel Fferna.
Who has left their Lekis this time?
Memories of previous visits!
The Llantysilio Range from our footpath across the slopes of Moel Fferna.
Distant views of Moel Fferna.
A dead tree highlighted when the Sun's rays made it glisten.
A blocked path and the way we made progress.
It looks like a faceoff, but the sheep turned round and ran off.
Taking the high road.
It looked like a crop of Gorse. If not why were the plants all roughly the same height?
More black sheep.
Two quite large lambs.
Farmer Taylor and Farmer Dodd in discussion.
A good showing of Bluebells in the lane leading to Glyndyfrdwy and our parked car.

Distance: 7.9 miles. Climb: 1696'.
Time: 5 hours 28 minutes. On the move walking average: 2.2 m.p.h. Overall walking average: 1.5 m.p.h.
Temperature: 4.5 Celsius at the start. 9.7 Celsius at lunch in the warm sunshine. 12.2 Celsius mid-afternoon.
Beaufort Wind Force 3 – 5. Mainly a Gentle breeze, but gusted to a 19.2m.p.h. Fresh breeze as we crossed the slopes of Moel Fferna.
Group: Martyn, Mike and Nigel.
The forecast for today wasn’t good, lots of rain, very windy and feel-like temperatures of around 6 Celsius.
Fran was put off by the forecast, but three of us decided to risk it. Thankfully it was the right decision! We did get a couple of showers in the morning, but it never felt as cold as in he forecast. In Nant y Pandy, we were protected from any wind, and it wasn’t until we crossed open moorland that we felt any wind at all.
At lunch time, we managed to shelter from the wind by a small wood, and the Sun came out, making it feel very pleasant half an hour stop.
Birds seen or heard today included: Blue tit, Great tit, Common pheasant, Common blackbird, Chiffchaff, European robin, Willow warbler, Barn swallow, Common chaffinch, Blackcap, Goldfinch, Common buzzard Stonechat, Meadow pipit and Mallard.
Overall, it was a very varied and enjoyable walk, and unexpectedly we arrived back at the car with all of our gear dry!.
After walk drinks were enjoyed at the Grouse Inn at Carrog, where two of us enjoyed Lees Founder’s and Mike sampled the Guinness Zero served in Guinness Zero glass.
Nigel presented us with gift of rhubarb that Elaine had picked from her garden. Thank you, Elaine.
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