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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, 4 July 2026

RSPB Burton Mere Wetlands NR 4th July 2026

 A Few Photos from my stroll around RSPB Burton Mere Wetlands NR Today.

Grey heron on Reception Pool.
A Greylag goose on The Mere.
Great willowherb.
Rosebay willowherb.
Bindweed.
Oystercatcher on Bridge Pool near Marsh Covert Hide.
Red soldier beetle on a thistle heard.
A female Tufted duck with at least eight ducklings.
An Oak eggar moth caterpillar.
A young Moorhen foraging on the boardwalk.
Black tailed godwits, Knot and Shelduck on Centenary Pool.
Lapwing  on Centenary Pool.
Black tailed godwits, Black headed gulls and a Spotted redshank on Centenary Pool.
Black tailed godwit, Black headed gull and the Spotted redshank.
A different Spotted redshank on Centenary Pool.
A feeding Buff tailed bumble bee.
The beauty of a thistle head.
A Great white egret on the Reception Pool.
Looking over the Main Scrape towards Moel Famau.

Birds seen or heard at RSPB Burton Mere Wetlands NR today included: Woodpigeon, Common blackbird, Black headed gull, Teal, Avocet, Shoveler, Shelduck, Jackdaw, Common coot, Moorhen, Tufted duck, Mallard, Lapwing, Grey heron, Little egret, Great white egret, Canada goose, Black tailed godwit, Knot, Greylag goose, Chiffchaff, Sedge warbler, Great whitethroat, Winter wren, Dunnock, Goldfinch, Blackcap, Cetti warbler and Marsh harrier.







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