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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.

Monday 30 January 2012

Nelson Pit, Bow Stones and Lyme Park 30th January 2012

Shining Tor from the Bow Stones.
Walking in the snow for the first time in 2012.
Deer in Lyme Park.
The canal near Nelson Pit.
Walk stats: Distance: 6.3 miles. Climb: 881'.
Time: 3 hours 24 minutes. On the move walking average: 2.2 m.p.h. Overall walk average: 1.8 m.p.h.
Group: Martyn and Sue Powell.
This turned out to be a superb day for walking, blue skies, plenty of sunshine and a pleasantly cooling breeze that meant that my glasses didn't steam up so often!
With temperatures near to zero, the highest points on the walk were still frozen and there was still a few inches of snow on the ground.
Distant views, especially towards Shining Tor were superb, they seemed to have had quite a bit more snow in that area.
Birds seen or heard today included: Blackbird, House sparrow, Chaffinch, Blue tit, Greenfinch, Mallard, Canada goose, Moorhen, Nuthatch, Green woodpecker, Carrion crow, Jackdaw, Black-headed gull, European robin, Black-billed magpie and Woodpigeon.
Overall a very pleasant walk on a day made for walking.

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