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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.

Wednesday, 4 November 2026

Hilbre Island and West Kirby Marine Lake 4th November 2026

 


A pair of Goosander on the Marin Lake.
A different pair of Goosander on the Marin Lake
Looking across the Marine Lake towards Hilbre.
Another male Goosander on the Marine Lake,
Mute swans on the Marine Lake.
Mute swans on the Marine Lake.
Setting off to Little Hilbre.
Looking across the estuary towards Point of Ayr.
Middle Isle and Hilbre from Little Hilbre.
Approaching Middle Isle.
Our lunch spot is view on the left of the island.
The old slip way and Lifeboat Shed on Hilbre Island 
This was my lunch spot.
Grey seal on the sand bank, basking in the warm sunshine.
One of the many Brent geese around Hilbre Island.
One of the many Oystercatchers on Hilbre Island.
The Common scoter off the north end of Hilbre Island.
The Common scoter off the north end of Hilbre Island.
A Common kestrel on Hilbre Island.
A Common kestrel hunting over Hilbre Island.
Lunch time on Middle Ise.
Leaving Middle Isle after lunch.
The War Marial on Grange Hill seen from the beach as we left Little Hilbre.
Crossing the sands from Little Hilbre to West Kirby.
Looking across the Marine Lake from the northern end of the lake,
The Little egret on the rocks by the Old Baths on the Marine Lake,
Distance: 6.3 miles. Climb: 207’.
Time: 3 hours 46 minutes. On the move walking average: 2.4 m.p.h.
Overall walking average: 1.7 m.p.h.
Temperature: Around 10.2 to 12.7 Celsius
Beaufort Wind Force: 2. Mainly no more than Light breeze.
Group: Martyn, Sue and Michel, Nigel, Elaine and Mike.
Another good day for walking, warm and sunny a times, but overcast for a while after lunch and once again warm sunshine as we walked around the Marine Lake towards the end of the walk.
Lunch was taken on Middle Isle, where we sat on the rocks, sheltering from any breeze.
We were treated to some of Elaine’s very morish homemade shortbread. Thank you, Elaine.
Birds seen or heard today included: Goosander, Little egret, Common redshank, Mute swan, Herring gull, Black-headed gull, Eurasian curlew, Oystercatcher, Brent goose, Carrion crow, Raven, Common kestrel, Shelduck, Common scoter, Pied wagtail and a pipit (probably a Rock pipit).
We arrived back at the cars, having had a very enjoyable walk, but surprised that it turned out to be over 6 miles.
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