We feel fortunate to have such a wide variety of footpaths and walks on our doorstep, so easily accessible for our Wirral and North Wales based walkers. Throughout the year, our group enjoy every changing mood that each season brings to the countryside, as shown below in this section. 

September Review

Whilst the weather forecasters were remarking on the unseasonally wet September, Bebington Rambling Club walkers quietly – well, almost – finished the 2024 Summer programme. Thanks to our walk leaders, we completed a varied selection of interesting and, on occasion, challenging country walks.

The A walks included Bwlchgwyn, Farndon, Llanferres taking in Moel Fenlli and Moel Fammau, and Moel Dywyll. Our ‘elite’ B walkers, as described by one senior member of the group, walked around Daresbury and Moore, Tarvin Park at Knutsford, Eccleston, and magnificently accomplished a walk of some 1250ft of ascent at Maeshafn and Moel Findeg. C walkers enjoyed a visit to Parkgate and the programme for Those That Lunch took in Port Sunlight and River Park, Bromborough Pool Village, Parkgate, and the Moreton river walk which included a fish and chip lunch. 

The penultimate A+ walk of the season repeated one from June last year - that was curtailed due mainly to an unseasonal hailstorm – and was a climb up Moel Siabod in the heart of Snowdonia. Happily, it did not rain on this occasion and the day’s circular walk up and around the summit was completed as planned. Making up for the absence of a view from the top were welcome refreshments from our ‘out of the boot’ café, putting us on until we assembled for an evening meal at the Dinorben Arms, Bodfari.

The photographs (at the top of the selection below) this month include some morale-boosting memories recalling some sunnier days courtesy of Bruce and John. Bruce has contributed two photos from a past coach trip to Betwys y Coed and Capel Curig, and John has provided views taken on a previous outing up Moel Siabod enabling us to see what we didn’t this time round. See if you can spot the rarely-spotted-in-Wales Herdwick sheep too!

Thanks also to Ian, David, Gill, Diane, Sue (capturing the Airbus Beluga one lunchtime), Steve, Pat and Peter for their contributions.

"All the months are crude experiments, out of which the perfect September is made.”

Virginia Woolf