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From Wilderswood to Noon Hill
A six mile walk on a cold and windy afternoon, taking in wild moorland and some old cobbled roads, plus ancient cairns, farm ruins and the vestiges of long forgotten coal mines.
Moorland Meanderings
There are many paths to stroll along on and around Winter Hill. Some are shown on the Ordnance Survey maps, some are not. Today’s walk covered some of each as Brett, Sam and I spent a very enjoyable five miles and four hours of moorland meanderings.
Winter Hill Panoramas
On some of my more recent walks on Winter Hill I’ve been taking panoramic videos, so I thought you might like to see them. If you wonder what the strange noises are on the sountracks it’s my heavy breathing. As with most of my pictures, Brett and Sam take every opportunity to hog the camera.
Exploring More of Wilderswood
Today’s walk was a brief visit to Wilderswood, this time to explore a little path I had noticed on a previous visit. It travels uphill alongside a small stream that makes its way off Rivington Moor.
Tigers Clough Revisited
Now that the snow had gone I thought it might be a good time to revisit Tigers Clough. I was hoping that the melting snow and the recent rain had provided plenty of water to rush over the waterfall.
Late Autumn in Rivington
When does autumn becone winter? Is it when there are more leaves on the ground than on the trees, or is it when the rain gets even colder? Well, whatever the season and whatever the weather my two dogs still need their walks, so it was off for a paddle around some of the woods and meadows of Rivington.
Walking the Dean Ditch
Today’s excursion was a five mile walk taking in some of the moorland on Winter Hill and walking most of the length of the Dean Ditch, then returning via Dean Mills Reservoir and the Coal Pit Road. Not the longest walk I’ve done by any means but quite a tiring, not to mention squelchy one.
Images of Rivington
Click on images to see larger versions. The weather has been vile this past couple of days, and I’m not one for setting off on a walk in heavy rain, so I thought I’d while away a few hours by putting together some of the pictures I have of Rivington and the surrounding area so [...]
A Stroll Around Scholes Bank
After a leisurely lunch at my local cafe I decided to brave to persistent drizzle and take the dogs for a walk and a ball game. However, by way of a change, I decided not to walk up to the meadows in Rivington but to stay a little closer to home. So we went to an area about a 1/4ml away that is known locally as Scholes Bank.
Hunting Tigers – Part 1
Clough is an unusual word. You may wonder what it has to do with tiger hunting, but continue on dear reader and all will be revealed. In the English language the word clough has many meanings. For example, dictionary.com lists six results from a trawl of its database, but the one that interests me is [...]
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