On the approach to the Radio Mast.
At the Sir Watkins tower.Walk stats: 8.5 miles; Climb: 1198'; Time: 4 hours 35 minutes; Walking Average: 2.3 m.p.h.
Group: Martyn, Michel, Richard, Tim, Celia, Dave and Sylvia.
This was a new walk to me and had some pleasant surprises. The walk to start with went across arm fields, not always easy to follow even wit the O.S. map (the walk described by Discover Dembishire was less than useless to follow). The walk contouring around the hillside between Bilberry and Heather was just about O.K.. The bilberries were just about ripe, another reason for our slow progress! Access to Sir Watkins tower was a pleasant surprise, although the tower itself left a lot to the imagination. The return route along the Offa's Dyke path through the forest wasn't very memorable, but would doubt have been better had not the rain put in an appearance here.
Group: Martyn, Michel, Richard, Tim, Celia, Dave and Sylvia.
This was a new walk to me and had some pleasant surprises. The walk to start with went across arm fields, not always easy to follow even wit the O.S. map (the walk described by Discover Dembishire was less than useless to follow). The walk contouring around the hillside between Bilberry and Heather was just about O.K.. The bilberries were just about ripe, another reason for our slow progress! Access to Sir Watkins tower was a pleasant surprise, although the tower itself left a lot to the imagination. The return route along the Offa's Dyke path through the forest wasn't very memorable, but would doubt have been better had not the rain put in an appearance here.
Birds seen or heard on the walk include: Jackdaw, Carrion Crow, Raven, Wren, Stonechat, House sparrow, Greenfinch and small bird that could have been a Redpoll or aTwite(the former I think).
A very enjoyable pint of J.W. Lees (from Middleton Junction, Manchester) was experienced by most of us at the Crown Inn at Llandegla.
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