We found a peaceful moorland walk on Sunday. I guess it was so quiet because of the drizzly weather. It soon fined up though and we happily abandoned our waterproof jackets. Yay!
Our walk started from a canal side car park near the Anchor Inn at Salterforth near Barnoldswick. This isn’t an area we have explored before and despite having a map and walking book we did get a bit lost ( shocker! ) but it all worked out ok in the end.
The route headed up into the rugged moorland of Weets Hill where there are fantastic views and even some unusual art work. Here are some images from our 6.5 mile hike.
This walk was definitely all about the views , the wildlife ( we were serenaded by the continuous chatter of pippits and skylarks) and those unforgettable sculptures at Duck pond farm.
Walking Book – Walking in the Forest of Bowland and Pendle by Terry Marsh.
Map – Explorer OL21 ( South Pennines).
sunshine and celandines 
Looks like a fabulous walk!! Rainy day here too but accompanied by gale force winds. 😊
That sounds bleak! Hope your summer arrives. X
What a fabulous walk. Hoping that we will b able to get to the Forest of Bowland when things start to become a little more normal, it always looks fabulous. 🙂
It’s a lovely area. 🙂 X
Crikey, how big are those heads? Look like they’ve wandered there from Easter Island 😂
Looks like a nice walk in a quiet area. I’ve been to Barnoldswick with work but never explored the area.
Yes Easter Island! I knew that giant head looked familiar. 😁
I thought ‘Easter Island’ too when I saw the heads – not too keen on those but I love the flora and fauna, especially the little meadow pipit, and Hugo just looks so cute 🙂
It was so peaceful, and lots of flora and fauna. A fab walk and area. 🙂
Blimey that stile is a bit narrow, I’d have been climbing the wall past that one!!
Yeh , my other half took a picture of me stuck, I didn’t put that in the post though. 😜
Looks a brilliant walk! Hugo is gorgeous.
He was watching us eat lunch , he always looks cute when he sees food he think he may cadge. 🙂 X
‘It soon fined up’, never heard that saying before.
Maybe I made it up, sounded ok in my head. 😀
The Lexicon of Shazza!
Those head sculptures are quite striking, love a bit of eccentricity. ☺️ Looks like a lovely walk, are you doing any walking challenges this year? You seem to have racked up a fair few miles despite the lockdown. X
Hi yes still doing the #walk1000miles challenge, though actually not doing quite as well as last year. But the lockdown has encouraged us to explore our county more, whereas we would usually be hunting out walks in more touristy places or finding them near our caravan in Cumbria, which we obviously haven’t been able to visit. Xx
Some great views. I often have a similar look to Hugo when I see food. X
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Pic of white horse stunning. 📷 (found a camera emoji!)
Thanks and yay! 📷
Beautiful photos. Always good to go for a ramble in the drizzle. This is England, the weather is always changing. Great meadow pippet photo xx
Thanks Emma. X
Looks lovely (again), despite not being the best weather. You do find good walks. Our countryside walks are still just a bit too far away for current guidelines.
Hope they get lifted soon for you. The trick is to seek out walks you think won’t be as busy. X
What a wonderful walk, thank you for sharing your lovely photos.
what an amazing walk & I love all your photos to accompany it. I’ve a few walking books around Yorkshire, but am just too far away to lend them to you. I miss not having canal walking paths & dales to walk over. Those heads are…well….curious! Especially in a farmyard setting. Thank you, take care, stay safe & huggles.
Thanks Susan. The heads were definitely curious! Love quirky finds like this. X
Lovely walk. I’ve not bothered tallying up my miles for #walk1000miles since March!! I’ve written them down, just can’t be bothered! I look forward to your next walk xx
Thanks Christine, hoping to get to the coast on Friday as Wil has the day off. I haven’t totted up properly either, just know I’m down on last year’s miles. Xx
I’m very down on last year, but hay ho!! x Enjoy the coast! xx
Hugo’s cute pose is beyond cute. I love Pendle. We have lovely memories of being here with Bob ❤️ xx
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Those huge head sculptures are interesting, probably because they seem so out of place. Another lovely walk.
They do look like they should be at The Yorkshire Sculpture park or somewhere. 🙂
I know I’ve been to Barnoldswick, some relatives used to live there, but that was a long time ago. It looks like a good area to explore. I did a grass course a couple of years ago – part of a grassland monitoring scheme I help with, but I mainly felt like the course just exposed my lack of knowledge! I was amazed to see puddles in one of your photos – it’s so dry here it’s a bit disconcerting to see any accumulation of water!
Lots of colourful grasses in the fields at the moment. Wouldn’t know where to start! Yeh there has been a few showers round here recently, we needed them!
We’ve got rain this morning, but it’s like the other rain we’ve had – a bit half-hearted!
Looks like a great walk with lots of lovely views and wildlife to see. The heads are very striking and unsual in that setting:)
Great pics as always. Love the head best 🙂 Shame you missed the stalactites – you’ll just have to have another trip once the pubs are open.
It is worth asking the barman to show you down into the cellar to see the stalactites. When that is possible.
That would be cool!
What a great walk, lots to see! I’d like a trip into the cellar at the anchor!