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

http://jakeofwinterhill.blogspot.com/search/label/Rivington%20Pike

http://justramblingon.co.uk/history-pages/two-lads-hill/

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

Rivington Pike links

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

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

Two Lads links

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

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

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Winter_Hill_(North_West_England)

http://www.daveweb.co.uk/whvol2.pdf

Animals at Lakeland Wildlife Oasis, Hale, Cumbria, in the Snow -4C

http://www.visitcumbria.com/sl/lakeland-wildlife-oasis.htm

http://www.wildlifeoasis.co.uk/

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

Links to Lakeland Wildlife Oasis 

Note from dad: we support the Lakeland Wildlife Oasis for their work they undertake in conservation we visit here often as we have a season ticket, 

lemur climbing 

funny bird 

it thinks we have some  food 

crested cranes 

red squirrel

hanging upside  down 

watching the Patagonian hares 

can you see the fruit bat 

video of the harvest mice 

link about the area 

http://www.arnsidesilverdaleaonb.org.uk/

Grizedale walk-a long walk for my sister!

my family without dad who is taking the photo !

we have a long way to go

this is Evie with her new zebra hat

this is a wigwam

giant man

us on the bridge

a lovely beetle it made a funny noise!  it went like this ah ah plus vibrated at the same time  it was odd

me looking at a very noisy waterfall

me with my hat with  spikes on it

I am still a very long way from the car

oh look the sign near the car  thanks for  looking ! 

http://www.sanoodi.com/routes/grizedale-forest-299784/ our route 

http://www.forestry.gov.uk/grizedalehome Forestry commissions web site 

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grizedale_   general guide to area  

http://www.lamrt.org.uk/ Local mountain rescue team  Langdale/Ambleside Mountain Rescue Team (LAMRT) 

Winter Hill Fold Pasture - the quarry and different insects I found

It was very foggy today.

This is a video of a river.

  

This is the mast in fog.

A pattern on a gate post. 

A Philipson brick from Bolton.

This is a quarry.

This is a really fast beetle, that wouldn't sit on my hand for long!

This is a caterpillar I found.

This is the route we took: http://www.sanoodi.com/routes/fold-pasture-quarry-298218/

Winter Hill bridges plus unknown large hairy caterpillar!

this is a wooden bridge

this is the second wooden bridge

unknown  hairy caterpillar (10cm) do you know what it is called?

links to information about winter hill transmitter
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Winter_Hill_transmitting_station