Two Lads to Rivington Pike sunny but windy and Cold

an iron, tall mine vent on Georges Lane

sandstone ripples halfway up two lads

Me between two lads and the pike

the mast from between the two lads and the pike

this is two lads viewed from between two lads and the pike

 this is an example of 1884 graffiti on Rivington Pike

 this is an  example of 1812 graffiti also on the Pike

 this is a dog hotel on Georges lane!

The route we took,
http://www.sanoodi.com/routes/two-lads-to-rivington-pike-298910/
cold day , sunny ,rough in parts off path ,

Horwich Heritage Wilderswood Trail

These houses, on Bridge Street, are very old and are opposite the old bleach works.

The old cart road, up to Wilderswood.

A water trough that is made of iron.

This is where the tram way track was from the mine.

A spider on my dad's leg!

This is the forest near Rockhaven Castle.

These are old miner's cottages, Brinks Row.

A brick made in Horwich.

The link to the route we took: http://www.sanoodi.com/routes/horwich-heritage-wilderswood-trail-298438/

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/

Burnt edge colliery and a Hedgehog encounter

this is a old quarry?

this is me on a old wall ,It maybe a part of a mine?

this is a pattern carved into a gate post

this is a air shaft- capped.

this is the mine shaft for Burnt edge colliery -capped

mine waste -I found pieces of coal here

this is a baby hedgehog

I picked the hedgehog up -carefully !

this is what the Reebok looks like at night  

This is route I took 

http://www.sanoodi.com/routes/burnt-edge-colliery-298086/

Churches Belgium

a church la Bastogne

a lovely painted celling  in la Bastogne

statue in the Church

the Parish  church in La roche

lovely windows  (La Roche)

a mini  church Chapelle du Bonlieu

a war memorial on Chapelle du Bonlieu

different trees for every church in the parish -really good idea ! in front of Chapelle du Bonlieu

Animals that I found whilst out for walks in the Ardennes, Belgium.

This beetle is playing dead.

This beetle made a squeaking noise.

I found this shield bug at La Roche castle.

This is a grasshopper who sat on my hand for some time.

We found a frog in the long grass.

My sister found this stripy spider on its web.

Explore the disused railway at Dochamps, Belgium two trips 29/8 and 2/9

a set of points

a expansion gap that  allows for hot weather

a bolt to hold the track and has the letter B on it ,I collected some of these.

level crossing sign

a railway sign

there were a lots of nettles we used a stick to clear the nettles

a bend on the track

I am standing on a bridge 

http://www.sanoodi.com/routes/dochamps-rail-disused-297714/

http://www.sanoodi.com/routes/dochamps-dis-used-railway-297712/