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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 9 November 2008

Around Bakewell 8th November 2008

The Derwent at Bakewell. Chatsworth Hall
One of the challenging sections across open fields.
Walk stats: Distance: 10.1 miles; Climb:1234'.
Time:4 hours 36 minutes; Walking average:2.6 m.p.h.; Overall walk average:2.2 m.p.h.
Group:Martyn, Richard, Roger, Celia, Barbara;Mike D., Sylvia and Dave J.
This was a very pleasant walk starting in the picturesque town of Bakewell. Generally the weather was kind to us with only one heavy shower that lasted for only a few minutes. At times the temperature was a little too warm for this time of the year. The only drawback for the day was the muddy nature of some of the paths, the one to Haddon Hall being so bad that we abandoned this there and back extension soon after setting down the path. The highlight of the walk was probably the section through Edensor Village and along the banks of the Derwent in front of Chatsworth Hall.
Birds seen or heard today included: Robin, Blue tit, Chaffinch, Carrion crow, Rook, Jackdaw, Magpie, House sparrow, Pied wagtail, Mallard, Moorhen, Coot, Canada goose, Wren and Black-headed gull.
Some of us were fortunate enough to sample Hartington Bitter at the Wilkes head in Leek after the disappointment of the closed and unwelcoming Buckingham Hotel in Buxton.

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