Thursday, 15th February 2018
| Walk: | Clerk Hill, Wiswell Wireless Station, Wiswell Eaves Farm, Cold Coats, Wymondhouses, Nick of Pendle, Churn Clough Reservoir, Sabden, Higher Whins, Wiswell Moor Houses, Clerk Hill | ||
| Start Point: | Spring Wood car park, Whalley | Grid Reference: | SD 740 360 |
| Distance: | 11 miles | Ascent: | 2,900 feet |
| Time: | 5.5 hours | ||
| Weather: | Sunny spells with a cold blustery wind | ||
| Comments: | Checking out a proposed route for a group walk a number of changes were needed. It became a day of navigating new possibilities. The fields were very wet making difficult walking at times. | ||
Llamas seem to be . . .
seen more frequently in the countryside
Wiswell Wireless Station
Whalley viaduct
Wiswell Hall, a new Country House which replaces an extensively altered post was prefab
known as 'The Eaves'. It will be a family home with a bed and breakfast business.
Crossing the field from Cold Coats a few sheep thought I was bringing food . . .
so a few more (around 60) decided to follow
Fortunately they eventually realised I didn't have anything for them!
Pendle ski slope where our Olympic hopeful, Dave Ryding, first started skiing
Churn Clough Reservoir