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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Anglezarke Angst on Sunday
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 …
Continue readingThe Mystery of Pendle
My walk of Saturday 28th of October, 2023. It had been two years and a few months since my last Pendle excursion and this simply had to change! I left the house at 07:19 which …
Continue readingThe Anemone walk
The walk of Sunday the 17th of September, 2023. It had been much too long since my last outing. So much time had past by since getting incinerated at Belmont that I thought it wise …
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