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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 9 September 2010

Ysceifiog, Llixwm and Nannerch Round 9th September 2010

On the road from Ysceifiog to Llixwm - one of the many! Aren't wea serious lot!
Setting off through the Waen dymarch woods just after lunch. Who's the happy one?

Walk stats: 9.2 miles; Climb:933'.
Time:4 hours 35 minutes; On the move walking average:2.5 m.p.h.; Overall walk average:2.0 m.p.h.
Group:Martyn, Celia, Dave J, Richard, Annie H., Gordon, Sue and Michel.
The forecast was for rain at mid-day. Thankfully only Richard experienced the rain at Ysceifiog before we arrived! Most of the walk enjoyed in the the sunshine, with largely blue skies. This is always an enjoyable walk around Richard's village, but it doesn't give a lot of opportunity for taking inspiring photos! However today new kissing gates and the absence of "really muddy" paths made this walk even better than usual. The main disappointment, at least for some, was the lack of suitable lunch spots, and the the one taken wasn't perfect, on the roadside before entering Waen dymarch woods. At least four members of the group had a "park bench" to sit on, the rest just as on the roadside like waifs and strays! Celia provided Lake District Ginger Bread, enjoyed by most of the group.
The birds seen or heard today included: House sparrow, Barn swallow, Raven, Carrion crow, Goldfinch, Nuthatch, Treecreeper, Blue tit, Great tit, Jackdaw, Jay, Black-billed magpie, Woodpigeon, Collared dove, Redstart, Blackbird and Buzzard.
After walk drinks were enjoyed as usual at the Britannia Inn at Pentre Halkyn, wher the Lees bitter was in particularly good nick!

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