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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 6 March 2010

Ty Mawr and Sarn Helen 6th March 2010.

Lunch time by the Lledre. Only Celia smiling! "We put the wind up those silly walkers didn't we? I bet they thought we'd chase them on the way back too!"
Ty Mawr - not quite ready for visitors!

Roger in deep thought - what does that Welsh inscription mean?


Roger's Welsh homework, but he may need a little help from a friend!


One of the many wonderful views as we walked beside the Afon Lledre.



Roger having a senior moment - he claimed he was just appreciating the view!


Walk stats: Distance:10.0.miles; Climb:1547'.

Time:5 hours 35 minutes; On the move walking average:2.5 m.p.h.; Overall walk average:1.8 m.p.h.

Group:Martyn, Richard, Roger, Celia, Fran and Mike D.

This was another glorious day for walking, much sunshine, virtually no wind and with a really warm Spring feel! Considering that much of the walk was along forest tracks, the views at times were superb. The high peaks of Snowdonia capped in snow frequently came into view to delight us.

Ty Mawr at the head of Nant Wybrnant is a place that when we visit on the 27th March will open and we can visit the exebition on Bishop Morgan's work and the Bibles on display.

Lunch was taken alongside the Afon Lledre, no Dippers at this point, although Roger spotted a Grey wagtail.

The second half of the walk along Sarn Helen, wasn't the most enthralling of routes, being along a road and largely on forest tracks, but it did provide us with the best views of the day, especially of the sow capped Moel Siabod.

Birds seen or heard today included: Great spotted woodpecker, Robin, Blackbird, Blue tit, Great tit, Long-tailed tit, Wren, Chaffinch, Black-billed magpie, Jay, Grey wagtail, Dipper and Buzzard.

After walk drinks as ever were enjoyed at the Britannia Inn at Pentre Halkyn.

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