And what a lame header that is! After the walk last month which served as an introduction to the rural / agricultural road which is New Lane, I decided to start putting together the components …
Continue readingThe New Lane to Moss Lane Experience
A Southport Walk on Sunday March 3rd, 2024 I had been in search of newer locations to explore in my beloved adopted town of Southport, this one had been tempting me for a month and …
Continue readingSnape Green to the Moss and back again
This was the walk of Sunday, 18th February,2024. I set off at 10:20, took the Maplebeck Drive route to Blowick Moss Lane as I reasoned the field would be a wet mess, this was evidenced …
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My first return of the year to the West Pennines saw me start off from Rivington Bar Car Park at 10:28 (well actually half way down one of the drives as it was chocka!), and …
Continue readingThe After-the-storm walk of Thursday, 28th December, 2023
With Christmas being pretty much a social write-off thanks to our head of department (once again) bringing in a variation of influenza – which obviously I caught, it was imperative that I got out of …
Continue readingThe torrential target terminator!
Forgive the (failed attempt at) alliteration, this is just a short post to brag about completing my walk1000-miles challenge. The walk on which this happened took place on a Sunday morning – I imagine this …
Continue readingA meander through Marshside
I had a day off work and thus thought that the best thing for mind, body and soul would be to go for a walk, a local walk. Rain was forecast but I have postponed …
Continue readingWinter Wonder Walks: Night One
It’s Winter and I don’t care what date it is, if you were out and about in the UK last night then you too would attest to just how cold it was, it was wintry! …
Continue readingWork to Home via Asmall Lane, New Cut Lane and Shirdley Hill
I had been plotting to do this one for ages and with the blessing of a dry day I simply had to take the chance to do what turned out to be an epic walk. …
Continue readingA gentle stroll around Birkdale via London Road
The local walk of Saturday, November 18th. My Meralgia paresthetica has returned with a vengeance, this means that Friday night I had practically no sleep (and the same for Saturday) so I ended up going …
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