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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.

Saturday 2 May 2009

The Lawley and Caer Caradoc 2nd May 2009

The way ahead and plenty of very young lambs too! The bird of the day on the Lawley!
The Lawley from the slopes of Caer Caradoc.
In Caer Caradoc Hill Fort.
Walk stats:Distance:10.8 miles; Climb:2276'.
Time:5 hours 57 minutes;On the move walking average:2.2. m.p.h.;Overall walk average:1.8 m.p.h.
Group:Martyn, Richard, Sylvia and Dave J.
What a glorious day this turned out to be, almost perfect weather for walking, sunny most of the time, the occasional light breeze and no rain. This must be one of the best walks from Church Stretton especially with the two ridges of the Lawley and Caer Caradoc. This was the first time that I've actually been to Caer Caradoc and was impressed by the size of the hill fort.
We were delighted to see large numbers of Small White butterflies dancing around the flowers in the valley below the Lawley. This was then surpassed by the tumbling antics of several Ravens as we had lunch on the slopes of the Lawley. Then to finish off we had a superb view of a hovering Kestrel at eye level to us and only about 30 feet away.
Other birds seen or heard today included:Blue tit, Great tit, Willow warbler, Chiffchaff, Greenfinch, Chaffinch, Woodpigeon, Swallow, House martin, Dunnock, House sparrow, Carrion crow, Buzzard, Sedge warbler, Yellowhammer, Mallard, Green woodpecker, Great spotted woodpecker, Wren, Cuckoo and Treecreeper.
After walk drinks were taken at the Buck Inn in Church Stretton. Even Banks' bitter tasted good today. The better pint on offer was a Marston's brew.





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