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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.

Friday 27 March 2009

Around Clocaenog Forest and Pincyn LLys 26th March 2009

The black sheep of the family, but who are they running away from? High on the farm road from Clocaenog village just before it changes into a forest track.
The Clwydians from Bryn-Llwyd farm on the final approach back to the Clocaenog Forest..

The group at the Pincyn Llys Monument, but who's trying to hide round the corner?

Walk stats: Distance:10.8 miles; Climb:2297'.
Time:5 hours 5 minutes; On the move walking average:2.7m.p.h.;Overall walk average:2.1 m.p.h.
Group:Martyn, Richard, Roger, Gordon, Annie H., Celia, Nigel, Sylvia and Dave J.
This was a walk of surprises, the first of which was Nigel joining on the walk for the first time this year. Hopefully his work committments will allow him to join us again before too long.
We also started the walk at a new location for us, we started at the Coed y Fron-wyllt forest car park, just South of Bontuchel. e later discovered an even better start point in the middle of Clocaenog Forest close to the Pincyn Llys notice board. Both of these car parking areas are better than the parking opportunities availablee in Cyffylliog. The weather forecast for the day was to be showery and windy all day, but we didn't expect the driving hail storm that we experienced late in the day. However we did also have plenty of sunshine and blue skies to make up for our 30 minutes of discomfort just after lunch! The views of the Clwydians during the bright spells were excellent. We encountered a friendly local farmer at Pentre-potes farm, who despite our inability to understand what he was saying, managed to direct on the right way through the farm!
Birds seen or heard today included:Robin, Greenfinch, Coal tit, Blue tit, Great tit, House sparrow, Fieldfare, Blackbird,Great spotted woodpecker, displaying Ravens (bird of the day), Carrion crow and no less than a wake of Buzzards.
After walk drinks were enjoyed at the Glasfryn, but sadly Richard was unable to join us. The beer of choice was Cwrw Eryri, and excellent refreshing beverage.
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