Snow Leopard , Hands on animal experience at Lakeland Wildlife Oasis , Hale ,Cumbria

 stroking a bearded dragon - me and Evie

 me and Evie with a Tortoise
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tortoise
http://www.tortoisetrust.org/
http://www.tortoise.org.uk/

 This is how to hold a tortoise

 this is how to hold a snake
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Python_regius
http://www.theroyalpython.co.uk/

 he decided to escape

 holding another tortoise today ;)

 butterfly's emerging from their pupa
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pupa
http://lifecycle.onenessbecomesus.com/
http://www.butterfly-guide.co.uk/life/pupa.htm

 Blue land crab
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cardisoma_guanhumi

 Evie looking at the butterflys

 Here is Pavan a snow leopard
"Pavan is a young male, and was one of two leopards filmed as the basis for Stelamaria in the recent movie The Golden Compass"
taken from http://oasis-snow-leopard.co.uk/

 a snow Leopard on the roof
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Snow_leopard
http://www.snowleopard.org/
http://animals.nationalgeographic.com/animals/mammals/snow-leopard/
http://www.bbc.co.uk/nature/life/Snow_Leopard

 he plays with a box which contains spice !

 Leo looking at Pavan on the roof !

 me and Evie looking at Pavan

 Leo looking at the animals  

 Pavan on the roof

 on the playground

 down the slide

 lemur
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lemur
http://www.wildmadagascar.org/wildlife/lemurs.html

Can you see the Marmoset ?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marmoset

 Leo looking at a Marmoset

http://www.igofilmguides.com/lakelandwildlife.html


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


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


http://oasis-snow-leopard.co.uk/

Quecha Tent sleep over

me and Evie watching a film-Sammie's adventures about a turtle 

enjoy the film.

Note from dad : Lavender to put the bugs off
http://www.gardenerspath.com/articles/herbalist/bugs_poisonivy.html
http://www.thriftyfun.com/tf115181.tip.html

Note from Dad the Quechua tent T6.2
http://www.decathlon.co.uk/EN/t6-2-35289237/

 camp fire we collected wood  for the fire - my mum cooked me a banana with chocolate in it ! on the fire

me asleep 

Wilderswood , Horwich family walk

Leo exploring on my dads back

mine adit - this is blocked after a few feet very damp and wet and full of mud !

can you see the pike ? we are going to look at the dragonflys on the pond

walking towards Ormstons farm
http://www.ss-osands.org.uk/ssosands/beep/horwich/timeline2.htm
http://www.geocaching.com/seek/cache_details.aspx?guid=4b3af9cc-9607-4e80-913b-786a61a4df87

old mine workings

 one of the horses -sign says do not feed
 Leo with his hat on this walk he kept on taking it off

 Leo on the walk - i picked his hat up several times

me and Evie stroking a horse

the mast and the old tramway

mine adit - this is dry but blocked after a few feet - goes towards cabin pit but does not link up ;)

this area has been felled

Evie hiding ;)

http://jakeofwinterhill.blogspot.com/search/label/wilderswood


my first blog a year ago 
http://jakeofwinterhill.blogspot.com/2010/07/wilderswood-mines-and-tunnels.html


http://justramblingon.co.uk/country-walks/rivington/to-the-wilderswood/
http://prestonwalkies.blogspot.com/2007/04/wilderswood-and-winter-hill.html
http://www.about-horwich.co.uk/horwich/Wilderswood_Mill.html
http://justramblingon.co.uk/diary/diary-2011-week-18/


route taken
http://www.sanoodi.com/routes/wilderswood-horwich-family-walk-312610/

Hide and seek at Rivington Castle, Rivington, Horwich

Leo the cutest boy in the world!

a castle turret

the old gate house

we played hide and seek

we are all going to hide in this part

hiding in another part of the castle

off to the other part

Leo asleep

having a picnic

me and Evie playing hide and seek

walking back to the Rivington barn

nice and cool in the shade

Evie hiding in her hat !

what a nice day for a walk

running off -Evie can run fast !

the pike

the go ape at Rivington barn 

http://goape.co.uk/sites/rivington

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

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

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

http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/376963

http://www.r-l-p.co.uk/rivingtn.html

http://www.derelictplaces.co.uk/main/showthread.php?t=17642

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

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

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Lever,_1st_Viscount_Leverhulme

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

http://jakeofwinterhill.wordpress.com/tag/rivington-castle/

http://jakeofwinterhill.blogspot.com/2010/10/spooky-trip-to-haunted-castle-or.html