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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 11 October 2012

Sontley 11th October 2012

The Afon Clywedog near the start of the walk at Felin Puleston.
A discussion at the "Cup and Saucer" at Erddig.
The focus of the discussion!
Erddig Hall, our only view!
The highlight of the walk, a good section of Wat's Dyke.
Walk stats: Distance: 9.5 miles (without any extension!). climb: 431'.
Time: 5 hours 7 minutes. On the move walking average: 2.3 m.p.h. Overall walk average: 1.9 m.p.h.
Group: Martyn, Annie H., Sue and Michel, Celia, Dave. S., and David J.
Today wasn't the best of days for walking, but we got exactly what it said on the tin, warm with light rain all day! 
As this was an area that I had not walked in before and sections of Wat's Dyke were in the offing, I was really looking forward to the outing. This walk has much to offer and needs to be done in Summer when it is very dry underfoot and Maize hasn't had a chance to grow! Our detours around the edge of Maize fields increased our expected walk mileage by 2 miles, I think we should have followed Dave J., and followed walk B!
Birds seen or heard today included: Long-tailed tit, Winter wren, Common blackbird, Eurasian jay, Black-billed magpie, Snipe, Lesser black-backed gull, Grey heron, Mallard, Grey wagtail, Carrion crow and Jackdaw.
After walk drinks were enjoyed at the Pant yr Ochain, Gresford, and Snowdonia Ale (Purple Moose Brewery), went down well.
However the best news of the day was to hear from Dave J that Sylvia will be going home very soon.
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