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Diary 2011 – Week 18
I took a walk through Wilderswood today, not having been there for some months and curious to see how the woods looked after the mass tree felling operation last February and March.
Winter Hill and Smithills Moor
This was an 8 miles walk on a sunny but extremely windy afternoon, during which I traversed a great deal of moorland and visited a remote reservoir that once fed one of the local mills in a bygone age.
Diary 2011 – Week 14
I had a very gentle two miles stroll with my friend JohnB (plus my two dogs Brett and Sam and our temporary addition Daisy) and on the way managed to find a couple of potential new pictures.
Diary 2011 – Week 13
I took my dogs for a stroll around by Burnt Edge this afternoon, and although we didn’t actually cover much ground we did manage to get through two hours of ball playing. As with Monday’s stroll in this area I took a few pictures of the tree near the old stone wall, but this time I tried it from a couple of different vantage points.
Diary 2011 – Week 11
Yesterday I had a walk through Lead Mines Clough and then took the path that lead past several farm ruins on the lower slopes of Anglezarke Moor. Part of the reason for this walk was to take a look at how the River Yarrow made its way through the valley on its way down to Yarrow Reservoir with a view to seeing if I could walk its length later in the year.
Diary 2011 – Week 8
It was a nice sunny day today so I decided to repeat last Thursday’s walk from Rivington to Lead Mines Clough at Anglezarke. Starting near Rivington Green the walk went past Yarrow Reservoir then into and around Lead Mines Clough.
Photo Art
From time to time I like to spend a little time with Photoshop to produce simulated art from some of my pictures taken during various walks. I present some of them here for you to stroll through, hope you like them.
Diary 2011 – Week 4
I had intended spending most of today’s walk on and around Winter Hill, but quickly thought better of it upon setting out into a cold wind that felt like it was about to cut me in half. So instead, being of a cowardly nature when it comes to my creature comforts, I opted for a calmer and warmer stroll.
Diary 2011 – Week 3
Brett and Sam have been looking rather scruffy of late, mainly the result of wading into too many muddy pools that they come across during our walks. I know they’re just being dogs but I decided it was time they were spruced up a little.
A Lovely Day For a Walk
The weather was great for walking today, cold but dry and sunny, so we had a very pleasant five miles stroll taking in moorland and woodland on the way.
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.
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