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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: 2-10 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 2020:- Martyn Harris, Fran Murphy, Sue and Michel Pelissier, Mike Dodd, David Savage, Wendy Peers, Celia de Mengle, Wendy and Ian Peers, Roger Smith, Paul Collinson, Ed Meads, Nigel and Elaine Taylor, Celia de Mengle, Sue Pearson.

Thursday 15 November 2007

Thurstaston to Hoylake 15th November 2007

Looking across the estuary to Wales.


Lunch time at Red Rocks, Hoylake. Tito - the last bit of cake is mine!

The final view of the day.
Walk stats: Distance: 12.8 miles; Climb:580'.
Time: 5 hours 25 minutes; Walking average: 2.8 m.p.h.; Overall walk average: 2.4 m.p.h. (both records for the group).
Group: Martyn, Richard, Celia, Tito, Michel and Sue P., Sylvia and Dave J., Annie H., and Catherine Murphy (joining the group for the first time for this year).

This was a walk done in perfect weather. Bright sunshine all day, very little wind, but on the cool side. Lunch time was again provided (courtesy of Fran and M & S) - not just sandwiches this time but cake and fresh fruit too. Fishy things as well, but I'm too lazy to look up how to spell them!

Walks along the beach are always enjoyable and with the incoming tide approaching it gave good chances of bird watching.
Birds seen or heard today included: Grey heron, Black-headed gull, Herring gull, Knot, Redshank, Turnstone, Curlew, Stonechat, Blue tit, Mistle thrush, Oystercatcher, Shelduck, Coot, Mallard and Feral pigeon.

The views from the high points at the Beacon and the War Memorial on Grange Hill were superb, and there were only one or two whimpers about wanted lunch! This could be a thing of the past - Tito now has an alarm that goes off at lunch time!

This walk is good at any time, but today would be very difficult to better.

An excellent pint or two were enjoyed at the Dee View in Heswall. Black sheep and Copper Dragon brews provided the celebratory drinks for most of us.

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