It looks as though for a little while longer, local walks are on the cards. Actually I don’t mind too much, we have been discovering more of our beautiful Ribble Valley by way of dusty walking books, barely ever glanced through before.
The following images are from a route found in a Walks Around Clitheroe publication by Terry Marsh ~ Walk 8 ~ Bolton-by-Bowland.
Bolton-by-Bowland itself is a charmingly pretty village boasting two village greens, a lovely looking pub with a pumpkin coach sign and an attractive church.
Along the surfaced drive of Bolton Park. Sheep in the parkland. Nearby Bolton Hall was the ancestral home of Sir Ralph Pudsay ,who had 25 children. 😯Not a captivating photo, but tumbling lapwings ducked and dived over this waterlogged field. Footbridge over Skirden Beck. Young bulls after Hague Farm. Pendle Hill in the distance. After Rodhill Gate Farm, an ancient highway ascends for some distance. We are basically walking up a stream. 😆A fallen tree provides the perfect rest stop. Wil waiting for me as usual. Still heading up the gully. Wil waiting for me as usual. 😁Just after this photo, Hugo disturbed a hare in the grass. Not that he tried to chase it. Hugo prefers smelly dead things. Yuck! We did get lost a bit, then found our way eventually.Priest Biggins Farm. A do er upper! Grey Alder Catkins. Tree Lichen. I like this sign. There was also a deer statue in the farm yard. Sika Deer live in the area. Approaching the hamlet of Holden. Spring colour ~ Crocuses. 🙂 Holden Beck. We walk along the road a short while, heading back to Bolton by Bowland. Glorious yellow Winter Aconites. St Peter & St Paul church. Stocks on the village green.A Yew Tree Cottage, with a giant yew tree. Map of our walk.
I think we will return to Bolton by Bowland , I suspect there is alot more to discover. 🥾🐑❤️
sunshine and celandines 