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 Reflections

Occasionally one comes across a word that is unfamiliar, yet its meaning strikes a chord. Petrichor is possibly one such word, describing the pleasant, earthy scent that fills the air when rain falls on dry soil after a long dry spell. Following this year’s lengthy hot summer, petrichor is something many of us may have experienced over the past few weeks.

The advent of September triggered our journey into meteorological autumn, followed by the autumn equinox – and, for many, desperate attempts to delay putting on the central heating. BRC members know how to circumvent this – we keep warm by walking instead!

During the 5-week month we had A walks to Trevor Rocks along Eglwyseg Plantatation to Creigiau Eglwyseg and Craig Arthur, Moel Fferna from Glyndyfrdwy, Llanarmon, Llanferres, and, thanks to Jon for stepping in at the last moment, Tremeirchion including Sodom and Cefn Du.

There were B walks to Neston and Ness, Wirral Way from Lees Lane to Hadlow Road Station, Nannerch and Bryn Golau, Helsby, and Blakemore from the Craft Village. The landlord at The White Lion at Alvanley not only welcomed us but also promoted the club’s website via a link on his Facebook page after our walkers called in for a well-earned drink at the end of the afternoon. He loved ‘the club ethos that drives many in the club: we don’t stop hiking because we grow old, we grow old because we stop hiking!’ Worth checking out.

There was one C walk at Freshfield, Formby. Sadly, our planned A+ walk was cancelled.

Thanks once again to our photographers who have contributed to this page and adding a wonderful record of the month's walks.

 “If you announced that you intended to amble across Iowa cornfields for pleasure, people would think you were out of your mind. And yet in Britain we can walk through farmland because of footpaths, stiles, maps and a tradition of public access..”  

  Bill Bryson, Walk magazine