Delamere Forest

Wandering around the maze of Delamere Forest (and its lack of benches) again. Meandered more north this time. Very bright, despite the forecast, with many insects on the wildflowers.

We were regularly disturbed by a convoy of noisy Segways. Whatever next?!

Delamere elevation

Delamere route

39.7miles to Yorkshire. How far is far enough?

Wispy clouds over Delamere Forest

Gill squinting into very bright sun

Fly on thistle

Scorpion Fly

Scorpion Fly

Wildflowers

Gatekeeper butterfly

Peacock butterfly

Gatekeeper butterfly

Bumble Bee

Beetle

Comma butterfly

Bumble Bee

Bee

Llangollen

A return to Llangollen after 3 years. Starting early we took in a walk past the old Abbey, and round the Panorama Walk to Castell Dinas Bran. As we finished this just after lunch we decided to do another short walk, just up the road past the Horseshoe Falls and along the Velvet Hill.
Very sunny, very humid and we were very tired by the end of it all.

Llangollen Routes

Llangollen elevation

Llangollen Canal

Weeds in the crystal clear canal (how often are those words heard together?)

View from the Castell toward Panorama Walk and Eglywseg Rocks

Looking west through the ruined walls

Gill in an archway

Spot the Gill competition

Castell Dinas Bran

Crow statue on the gate to the "Castle of the City of Crows"

Horseshoe Falls

View of the west side of Velvet Hill

Small Copper

Gatekeeper

View from the centre of Velvet Hill facing north

Panorama from the southern end of Velvet Hill facing west (click for bigger)