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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.

Sunday 18 May 2008

Pencloddiau and Moel y Parc 8th May 2008

Celia enjoying her second drink of J.W. Lees bitter at the Britannia Inn!
Archaeologists at the dig on Pencloddiau.

On Offa's Dyke Path below Moel y Parc on the way to Aberwheeler.

Dave J. at the summit cairn on Moel y Parc
(the rest of the group in the background enjoying lunch)


Walk stats: Distance:9.4 miles' climb:2290'.
Time: 4 hours 26 minutes; Walking average:2.6 m.p.h.; Overall walk average:2.1 m.p.h.
Group: Martyn, Richard, Celia, Annie H., Nigel, Dave J., Sylvia, Fran and Tito.

What a glorious day this turned out to be. Almost perfect walking conditions, especially after lunch when a very pleasant cooling wind accompanied us. On Pencloddiau we had a very interesting chat to a group of archaeologists investigating the area around the summit cairn. Hopefully we will find out the results of these escavations in the future.

Views today weren't as good as one might expect because of the heat haze/mist across the distant peaks of Snowdonia. nevertheless the views were good giving that air of mystery.

Again Spring flowers were seen in abundance.

Birds seen or heard today included: Wren, Magpie, Robin, Dunnock, Carrion crow, Raven, Skylark, Meadow pipit, Buzzard, Green woodpecker, Yellowhammer, Pheasant, willow warbler and Ciffchaff.

As usual after walk drinks were at the Britannia Inn at Pentre Halkyn. An excellent pint or two or even more of Lees bitter were quaffed with relish. Surprise of the day was the fact that even Celia tried the bitter and admitted to enjoying, buying a second drink for herself and others of course. One person enjoyed a pot of tea, and others soft drinks!

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