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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 2 October 2008

Llantysilio Mountains 2nd October 2008

The group waiting for you know who! The path ahead to Moel Morfydd.
Walk stats: distance &.6 miles; Climb:2123'.
Time 4 hours 0 Minutes; walking average:2.3 m.p.h.;Overall walk average: 1.9 m.p.h.
Group: Martyn, Richard, Roger, Sue and Michel, Fran and Tito, Sylvia and Dave J.
This lovely roller coaster of a walk is always has lots to offer, today was no exception. The weather forecast wasn't good, and it wasn't long before we were all kitted out in full our winter walking wet gear. The "feels like temperature" at this time must have been close to zero! However after this biting driving rain shower lasting about half an hour the remaining day got better and better. We had good views towards the Eglywseg Mountains, Dinas Bran and after lunch the whole of the Clwydian Range came into view. This view was the one we looked at as we enjoyed lunch (sandwiches provided by Fran, some of us sampling Crayfish and and Rocket for the first time), basking in the sun at lunchtime.
Temperatures were low enough for this to have been described as a winter walk!
Birds seen or heard today included most of the Corvid family and included:Raven, Carrion crow, Jackdaw, Chough, Magpie, Wren, Meadow pipit, Robin, Red grouse, Buzzard and Kestrel.
After walk refreshments were at the Crown Inn at Llandegla. J.W. Lees bitter was in good nick and there seemed to be new tenants. Their food menu, most involving steak, tempted several members of the group to suggest that we should arrange to have a meal there after a walk!
Overall a very good day out in our local hills.



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