Saturday 2 July 2011

Wilderswood mine trail ,Montcliffe,Rivington ,Horwich

small yellow and black ladybird
just looking at the grasses

old gatepost

old mine level

old water pipe from the pond or mine ?

by the old entrance to the mine still blowing cold air
down towards cabins pit


winter hill mast in the distance
the owners showed me a very gentle old horse - he loved polo mints
old level and tramway
old mine drain?
one of the old rail s
the old tramway bridge - rails
me on a bridge across the tramway
this bridge was reinforced by iron rails
the pike
looking for grasshoppers

me holding a grasshopper

Bell pit
one of the levels
the mast from wilderswood two lads

http://www.sanoodi.com/routes/wilderswood-mine-trail-311592/
http://justramblingon.co.uk/country-walks/rivington/to-the-wilderswood/
http://trails.mtbr.com/cat/trails-around-the-world/europe-trails/trails-europe-united-kingdom/trail/rivington/prd_167366_4539crx.aspx
http://justramblingon.co.uk/tag/dogs/page/3/

http://www.d.lane.btinternet.co.uk/winterpike.html

http://www.about-rivington.co.uk/acatalog/Rivington_Pike_Folklore.html





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Sunday 26 June 2011

Wilderswood to Two Lads to Winter Hill mast Brickworks to River Douglas

 on the way from wilderswood

the Pike
The mast in the mist -two lads is to the left
 http://ukmoths.org.uk/show.php?bf=2069
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cinnabar_moth
http://www.rspb.org.uk/wildlife/wildlifegarden/atoz/c/cinnabarmoth.aspx
http://www.haworth-village.org.uk/nature/pictures/large-insects.asp?pic=117
cinnabar month


 on the way to Two lads
wet -switched to waterproof Hat
on top of the two lads
 http://jakeofwinterhill.blogspot.com/search/label/Two%20lads


on the way to the mast
 http://jakeofwinterhill.blogspot.com/search/label/winter%20hill%20mast





we came across a wall next to this 3 bell pits
on of the bell pits

on the mast road
on the way down from the mast
the old brickworks
the old brickworks at the back of the mast






a old sink - they used to make these here
very interesting moss

very wet between the mast and River Douglas
This route was very wet today - this goes from the mast to Rivington Pike
nearly into the deep bog !
crossing a stream
I wanted to take this home -dad wouldn't let me !

River Douglas 
http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_BThl7R0y9UY/TRdG2sVsEBI/AAAAAAAAA-Q/EgIcg92fWnY/s1600/IMG02866.jpg


http://jakeofwinterhill.blogspot.com/2010/12/rivington-pike-rivington-horwich-bell.html




http://prestonwalkies.blogspot.com/2010/04/quick-walk-up-winter-hill-from-belmont.html

http://www.bolton.org.uk/winterhill.html

http://www.environment-agency.gov.uk/cy/ymchwil/cynllunio/33512.aspx




quick break!
This is the water tunnel next to Brown Hill 
another rest !

 Lower Rivington reservoir
http://www.bbc.co.uk/liverpool/localhistory/journey/underground/reservoir/history.shtml

http://jakeofwinterhill.blogspot.com/search/label/Two%20lads


http://www.about-rivington.co.uk/acatalog/Rivington_Pike.html

http://www.angelfire.com/in/rivington/

http://www.bolton.org.uk/pike.html

http://www.rivingtonboardingkennels.co.uk/

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rivington_Pike

http://nwex.co.uk/showthread.php?t=6595
if you wanted to know what it looked like at the top of the Pike !

http://www.d.lane.btinternet.co.uk/winterpike.html

http://www.about-rivington.co.uk/acatalog/Rivington_Pike_Folklore.html



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