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Today in Pictures, an often walked area, apparently it is called Lower Barnes St. Wood and Clayton Forest Park, and there was a public consultation today about improvements to the walk.

1. The path over to Gt Harwood.
2. The River Hyndburn changes level.
3. The beach is very quiet today.
4. Signs of a previous industrial use.
5. The draw of wet socks it to strong to fight.
6. Something must have hung over the water.
7. The bridge in the first snap.
8. Looking back up the river.
9. A quick walk up the path , just over the border.
10. Back to the start point, the lowest part of Lower Barnes Street.

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A nice wet walk for you DM.

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You know me, I am only happy with wet socks and a damp gusset.

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Just caught up with the photos -great selection. Have been taking loads myself since arriving in the UK -just haven't had time to sort many yet!

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A selection of photos from Ribchester and the lovely Stydd Gardens and it's Glass House eatery.

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Thats a nice selection of photos with objects of interest in.

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I agree Dave, it's a part of Ribchester I have never seen. I may put it on my places to visit list.
Good quality photos as well.

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Just had to look up Lower Barnes St. in my ancestry files. It rang a bell, as some of my 1800s rellies lived in CLM. No luck yet (I have over 3000 people in my tree) but I did come across a Back Barnes Street in a census from 1871.
I really enjoyed the reflections in 4 and 8 - scenes fit for a watercolour painting! Well worth wet socks I'd say.

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Lovely photos! I particularly enjoyed the greenhouse interiors.

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I have heard from my son who lives on Riverside View that kingfishers have been spotted in that stretch of water

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It really is a lovely place to visit -a feast for the camera -I took loads of photos. It has charm and is not all pristine like many places. You won't be disappointed if you go there and the food is excellent -only thing I would point out is that it can get hot in the glasshouse on a sunny day! Plenty of tables dotted around outdoors though...also several independent businesses selling household items, gifts, herbs and wines! Ribchester and two pretty churches out of the village nearby worth visiting too. :)

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I think a lot of claytoners have never been down to the bottom of Lower Barnes Street, it is a sort of a cul de sac and only fishermen and walkers go down there, unless of course you live down there.

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I have never seen Kinfishers, but I have seen trout which says the river is now clean, I have however seen them further upstream around the motorway bridge stretch of water.

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Today in Pictures, the clouds made it for me today.

1. Parking on Goldacre Lane.
2. That way lies Whalley nab.
3. Looking toward Pendle Hill, the clouds are getting a bit dark.
4. Another Pendle Hill shot.
5. I think I am snapping clouds now.
6. About to enter the Reservoirs.
7. The water drop between Upper and Lower Dean Clough Reservoirs.
8. Back down the other side.
9. Bottom of the reservoirs.
10. Then back down the lane to the car.

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You do catch the sky shots well DM.

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Thanks, I think putting the horizon lower in the picture helps.

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Can't chose a favourite - wonderful shots!

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It was a nice day for a walk, and apart from one other person, I didn't see any one else. I like having the place to myself.

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Today in Pictures, Mill Lane to Martholme Lane.

1. Its a bumper crop this year.
2. Pendle in the distance.
3. Hapton Scouts with the quarry on the edge.
4. A few bracket fungi have started........ er....... bracketing.
5. The nab from the viaduct end.
6. Looking in the direction of Burnley.
7. The top of the viaduct, fenced off at this end.
8. Hip-hip hip hip.
9. Hapton Scouts on the way back.
10. Same view further up the path, and back to the car.

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Hmmmm... That wouldn't be Giant Hogweed on the left in 2 and 3, I hope?

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No its not Hogweed, Hogweed has a broader leaf, having said that I am not sure exactly what it is, but if I was pressed to give it a name I would say Cow Parsley. It is though difficult to identify as there are loads of plants with this type of flower, followed by seed head.

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Today in Pictures, just over the border into Altham and then back quick before they saw me. I don't want to get caught by the Beagles.

1. Looking over the top of Clayton, then Rishton and in the distance Blackburn.
2.Strewth, it wasn't this steep last time I was here.
3. The rock they cut through for the motorway, and Pendle beyond.
4. Over the top of Altham, then Ossy, and finally taking in the tall turbines.
5. From the top of that steep bit, whilst I inflated my lungs again, the view off to Blackburn.
6. That way Burnley and Nelson.
7. Thats the first bridge I went over, the second is this one I am stood on.
8. For some reason this horse took a shine to me, perhaps because I smell of carrots.
9. I remember her from school, her face has changed but the hair is the same, though she didn't have a moustache then
10. Hands up if you think this one looks like Hitler.......yes me too.

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as ive not been anywhere this week .. heres the photos ive took this week .... :p
1, 4, 5, 6, and 8 my sunflowers
2 .. we found this drawing under the wallpaper ...
9 wheres the drawing gone .. lol
3 next door neighbours plum tree .. with all the plums nicely ripened

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oh and can you believe this .. would have been perfect for the photo comp this wouldn't it ... :D took this today ...

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A stroll around Wayoh Reservoir with Max and his friend today.
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Thats an interesting structure in 5.

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Today in Pictures. Huncoat Colliery re visited.

1. Next years thistles are on the move.
2. Not going that way, it's a bridge too far.
3. More seeds for next year.
4. This stream is flowing over a shale bed.
5. I don't know the name of this stream, but it travels under the motorway shortly.
6. If my socks aren't wet, I'm not enjoying myself.
7. Looking back down the site.
8. This plant was tucked away in the trees, and covered in peacocks.
9. One of the Peacocks.
10. The R.S.P.C.A. located in Altham.

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It's the overflow for the reservoir.Usually the water is flowing into it and away down the other side of the dam. The water level has been down for quite a while.

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Its an unusual shape, I have seen them as towers with a walkway out to it but not a circular structure.

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Lovely stream shots - and well done capturing the butterflies!

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Well back to my favourite subject, things with engines and wheels.
Sunday saw me at the Ormskirk Motor Festival.
I got there early before the crowds, as you can see by the first photo it got very busy later.
I had a good walk around taking photos and then got my head down in the car until two PM. That's when they closed the roads and grouped all the vehicles into four different sections and let them loose around the town, making as much noise as possible.
The last photo is of the thing that makes the noise.
I took about fifty photos and if there is anybody not too bored with motors I can post ten more tomorrow.

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im still sorting out the photos I took yesterday .. I went for a wander down bash lines with the tedster ... near enough all the way to accrington ... cos he hasn't had a 'proper' walk for a bit ... the poor dog was shattered by the time he got back :p... but heres the starters ...

first three are in my garden .. the rest along bash lines or hyndburn greenway if you want to give it its posh name ... managed to catch a butterfly yesterday (in no 7) and the whicker statues they put up along the way ... the stag and the owl .. but couldn't see the dog walker .. I think that has been taken away its head had fallen off .. and dave theres another one further on down the way which I think has just been put up .. (haven't sorted that yet .. will put it up later and its in a tree)

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Thanks for posting them shillelagh, I have found out two things today, firstly Tedster is a dog, I thought it was a child up to now, secondly what the track of the old line to Stubbins looked like. You can see the remains of the old platform at Stubbins from the Rawtenstall to Heywood train on the East Lancs Railway.

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Great Pics again Russsell. There was a vintage vehicle gathering at Bibbys Coaches in Ingleton on Saturday. I was going until something cropped up at home.

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Today we walked from Hurst Green to the bottom of Longridge Fell and back.

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I do like number 2...what a great shot........not that the others aren't great too...but that pic just grabs me.

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When I saw the rays of sunshine through the trees . I thought "I wonder if that will come out on a pic?"

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It did! Beautifully too..well shot.
That is one where you look and say 'I wish I had captured that'.

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If its wet, I just have to stand, or sit in it.

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don't worry gremlin .. hes like a child and hes spoilt like one as well .. one pampered pooch ... :D if you look thro this thread theres quite a few posts with pictures of bash lines/hyndburn greenway on here .. and its a nice walk .. plenty of benches along the way for you to have a sit down if you want to, not many 'hills' along the way either .. if you want to have a wander along there ... i'll come with you ... cashy will vouch for me .. I think ... :D he has to .. ive made him so many brews and I haven't poisoned him yet and hes due another soon ... :D

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A nice long walk for us today, wish I`d took a drink with me.
1. A ladybird.
2. Up there is where we are headed.
3. Excuse me please.
4. Castle Clough.
5. I saw some of them as well.
6. Onwards & Upwards.
7. A view from near the top.
8. A waterfall in the gorge.
9. The view the waterfall gets.
10. Up The Coppice, and Duke`s had it

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That's very kind of you shillelagh (or whatever your name is) I will give it a good coat of thinking about and hopefully take up your offer.
Is there a safe and decent place to park my car where we start from.
By the way, who will vouch for me, I might be a masked robber for all you know.

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I must have walked past them and not noticed, as I have walked that section.

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Number 2 is one of those shots you cannot plan for, you just have to be in the right place, and you were, nice capture.

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Thats one heck of a walk, canal to Hapton scouts, and then home again.

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Today in Pictures, a circular walk around Foxhill Bank.

1. Looking out from the bottom end of the site.
2. Top path towards the wet bits.
3. Found a wet bit, with a punnet of quack quacks.
4. Steps, down to the wet bit.
5.Wickthings on a weed.
6. Weed with its bits hanging out.
7. Another wet bit, the kingfisher hide is on the far side.
8. Tinker Brook flows under the bridge and into the site.
9. So here I am again, in the middle of the wet bit.
10. Looking back up the stream before the climb back up to the car.

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Ten and a half miles for me, must be 20 - 30 for Daisy & Duke. He was shattered, but I think she could do 2 or 3 times that.

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Keep `em coming Gremlin.:)

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Start from the bash end n its ok parking mate, Woodnooks a different matter.:D By the way i can vouch fer you, Stella n the late Alan told me yer were a good lad.

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if you want park up on what was the rising bridge inns and now the spice rooms car park ... and walk up the road and join it at the back of hollands ..

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That sounds OK to me, if you can put up with me for an hour or so I would love to accompany you when you have another walk along the old track bed.
Pick a day when the sun is in the sky and the rain is in Spain though.
I don't have any special walking gear apart from some old boots.
By the way Cashy, I will have to polish my halo after reading your post.

PM me for my details.

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Since gpick24 requested more photos of the Motor Festival and they got a lot of likes, here are some more.

Sorry I am watermarking them but since some of my Transport photos have turned up on another forum with other peoples copyright I decided to watermark them myself. Not as they are anything special.
I took a photo in 1960 when I was training a driver on a lorry mounted crane when it got in a ditch, it had been in my old box of army photos hidden away until last year when I posted it on a forum.
It appeared on page 45 of the August edition of Classic Plant and Machinery. No mention of when, why, how or who took it. I emailed the editor to ask how he got hold of it but he never replied.

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Some very nice cars there Gremlin, No.1 looks awesome. Old cars are quite a new interest for me since I discovered Wheeler Dealers late last year. Would love to have a go at what they do.

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No. 1 is the Bentley which won the Le Mans 24 hour race in 2003.
My favourite and has been since the 60's is No. 7 the Austin Healey. I was looking at one a few weeks ago at a show and it had had a complete strip down restoration and if it was for sale the asking price would be over £44,000.

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Today in Pictures, a walk through the Millennium Garden and out the other side.

1.Walking past St Marys Graveyard, the Petre family vault in the corner of the field.
2. Looking over to Hapton Scouts, you can see where the water supply going to Manchester crosses the Leeds Liverpool canal.
3. Time to cross the road to the woods.
4. Time for a picnic, where's my soft baps..................space left for innuendo.
5. The fruiting bodies are starting to emerge.
6. I think it's a Puff Ball.
7. The excavation starting from Martholme pumping station, and heading for Clayton Fields.
8. It's a fungi, thats all I can say about it.
9. From the field behind St. Marys Graveyard you can see the first house on Warwick Avenue.

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some more from sundays wander down the lines ...

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It looks a bit dodgy down there, are you sure I will be safe from highwaymen?
Maybe I should take my trusty rusty pistol in case I have to defend us from the vagabonds.

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I think its the berry pickers you have to keep an eye out for ... saw a couple on sunday ... their choice of weapon .. a saucepan .. non stick as well!!!:p:p:p

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Non stick are most certainly the worst ones.
They bounce of your bonce and it gives your assailant a second chance.

The sticky ones just hang on and pull your hair out, I should know, I have been hit on the head so many times with the sticky ones I have no hair left.
That's the punishment for coming in from the pub after my dinner had gone cold.

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What you on about? You pair would be the vagabonds! :D

Specially that there Shill! ;)

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I resemble your remarks Dave which are an insult to my character.
I therefore challenge you to a dual.

Saucepans at dawn and a limit of ten inch diameter and a handle no more than a foot long.
Your choice, stick or non stick.

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I want to dispel the myth that I have no legs and drive every where.
Today I went down to see my old mate at Dunkirk Farm, Read, where I spent ten happy years either running the caravan park or spreading slurry on the fields.


No. 1 The lane down from Whalley Road.
No. 2 The view from the top of the lane.
No. 3 An old friend.
No. 4 Every where you look the view is spoilt by these monsters. Taken from the other side of the Calder across from Walton Arms.
No. 5 Even the river has a reflection of a pylon.
No. 6 A bit of the Calder. It's a long walk from the farm.
No. 7 To prove I got out of my car, there it is away in the distance.
No. 8 The old railway track bed leading to Martholme Viaduct., private but I am allowed on it.
No. 9 The Viaduct from the farm side. (Long lens)
No. 10 Polly climbing down to say hello.

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An interesting walk, Russell.How far did you walk?

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Avaunt Sirah! I'd take the challenge if we put it back a bit (don't do early mornings :D) Non stick would be the arm of choice, most definitely.

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Oh, at least two hundred yards and then back to the car, that makes four hundred yards, that was just to prove my point that I can walk.
I will admit to driving along the edge of the field to the river bank.

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You are on gallant Knight, how about just after closing time when my aim is unsteady? I have to give you youngsters a fair chance.
Pick your second and a good saw bones.

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Today in Pictures, a quick walk due to the BIG shop.

1.Located at the entrance.
2. Is that fungus looking at me ?
3. Its a Shield Bug.
4. A fungus living on the edge.
5. Water Mint, at the edge of the reservoir.
6. The black one is still about.
7. He stood up, I'd better back off.
8. The tide has gone out a long way.
9. No idea what this jetty was used for.
10. That fungus is a bit distorted due to slug damage.

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Please enlighten me Dave, where is the BIG shop and where were the photos taken?
The photos are of places I don't know about. I must have led a sheltered life, I have lived in this neck of the woods for many years now but most of your photos are of places I have never seen.

I must get some goose grease on my leg joints and start walking about it bit more.

What the heck, if God wanted me to walk he wouldn't have let me pass my driving test.

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The Big shop is more quantity than location, and the location for the snaps was Cutwood Park in Rishton, and within parking and walking distance, I was for part of the walk in the bushes, and then around the reservoir.

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What were you doing in the bushes?

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Who wants to do fisticuffs (or pan bashin' for that matter) after a few Beers? If we do the Beers bit, we'll be all mates & everything! No need for the pans, non-stick or otherwise. ;) (I'm giving you an honourable out here Gremlin):D

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its ok gremlin .. i'll deal with hopeless there ... my weapon of choice .. the spugster ...:D:D:D

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You will never find anything interesting walking on the path, the bushes is the better option,..........there is also the possibility that you could get arrested..........but you have to suffer for your art.

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Today in Pictures, Walking in the woods behind Wilson's Playing Field.

1. Start point, just off Warwick Avenue.
2. Further up the same path.
3. A bit of die back on some older trees.
4. I went all giddy when I came across this, its a Giant Polypore fungi, its the size of a large beach ball.
5. Followed by this collection of Dead Mans Finger fungi.
6. Down the other side of the woods, Clayton Hall in the distance.
7. The priests walk, it was once paved all the way to St Marys Church (demolished), Altham, these are the last of the paving slabs.
8. Looking across the top of Wilson's Playing Field, Whalley Nab to the left and Pendleton Moor to the right.
9. Heading back down to Warwick Avenue.
10. I can see right up your bracket, the underside of a bracket fungi.

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Just enjoyed looking at your Flickr Photostream. Wow - you have an artist's eye, sir.

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Thanks for the interest, I am a bit behind with my uploads so when I can get sorted there will be a bucket load to add, and thanks for the kind word.

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I was looking at that today as well, and Max`s, some very good pics by both of you.

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Thanks, its always a boost when people look and enjoy.

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Today in Pictures, Lowerfold Park, looking in and looking out.

1. The war memorial.
2. The war memorial looking out.
3. Looking out toward Hameldon Hill.
4. Looking across the park.
5. Looking out toward Pendle Hill.
6. Looking in at the wooded area.
7. The wooded area is not used by everyone.
8. Back out from the wooded area.
9. Toward Pendle Hill again.
10. Trees with a bit of maturity.

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It's interesting to compare these with the Panoramic shots - the viewer gets a narrowed, but more concentrated sense of the scene. Incidentally, my Grand Uncle Richard Dobson's name is on this memorial I believe.

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ok we're going tomorrow ... anyone else want to have a wander down the lines ... 1pm at the spice rooms car park .. :p

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I`d love to, but off on my jollies tomorrow.:hothothot Maybe next time.:)

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I feel like Edmund Hillary about to tackle Everest.
This is a new adventure for me.
I have a pair if old boots and a camera monopod walking stick to go with my best Harris Tweed suit. Will I need oxygen or will my TNT spray be in order?

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Richard Dobson.
Pte. 1402 10th Lincolns.
Son of Richard and Cecily Dobson 54 Cliffe St, Gt Harwood.
Age 19. K.I.A. July 1st 1916 during the battle of the Somme.
Thiepval Memorial, France

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The panoramic shots are more of a documental photo, and due to the wide sweep can be under-exposed at one end and over at the other, they are not great photos but put a bit of perspective into the scene.
Next time I am in the area will have a look for his name.

P.S. Just read through to here and see walter has given you more information than would be on the memorial.

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Spot on! Thanks Retlaw :)

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Thank you Dave. If you are in the area again, would you think it too cheeky of me to request a snap of his name on the memorial? No worries if it's a bother, I already feel guilty about sending you on the Rothwell House expedition. Although I will always treasure your photo of the waterfall, especially as you had to brave the nettles to get it! :)

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How did you find that info, Retlaw? I'm on Ancestry, and found some records, but that is amazing! Incidentally, he was underage when he joined up. He travelled to Lincolnshire thinking he wouldn't be found out as easily as if he joined up in Lancashire. He hated working in the cotton mill so much that becoming a soldier seemed like a better life. Sadly, that proved not to be the case.

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Now that would be telling.
Young Richard might have been under age when he enlisted, but he was of military age when he got to France.
Did you know his older brother John Thomas also served in the Lincolns. Pte. 1848. 11th Lincs, looks like they enlisted around the same time from their numbers on the form which lists all his kin the bit thats missing after Army Form is W 5080.

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No problem, its on my list, so give me a few days and will go and get some snaps .

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Today in Pictures, walking in the woods, sunny spells, and a nice day to be out.

1. There is a sense that Autumn is not far away.
2. A sign that this area had another purpose.
3. It says on the sign "welly walk", but not today.
4. Bracken fern on the floor, with a very high canopy at this point.
5. Puff Balls.............oh yes.
6. Well I never heard it.
7. Out of the shade and into the light.
8. That was the way up.
9. Not our way today, we go right.
10. I can see right up your frond.

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Thank you. But only when it suits you.

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Puff balls are good eating as I recall.

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Thank you, I didn't know about John Thomas being in the same regiment. This is a great help. I couldn't find him in the Service records, but now I've got him in the Medal Roll documents. I'm still trying to puzzle through it...
Retlaw - you're a star!

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anyone else want to come for a wander down the lines ... today in about an hour ... :D

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We went on the sand dunes at Lytham today it was very blustery, sand blowing everywhere so I left my camera in the car.

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Not by me :D

But I thought this was rather excellent
https://www.google.com/maps/views/pr...37115466?gl=us

Click the sphere photos and have a look around

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Well we made it safely there and back, no vagabonds or highwaymen.
Nice walk, now it's time for a lie down.

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back safely ... from the bash lines wander .. :p oh and I did make sure that I pointed out the sculptures to davemac ...

1. bob if you think im going in there wi all them nettles .. i'll wait here ...
2. gremlin im taking my time ...
3. bob and gremlin on the bench .. davemac wondering if he's found another owner for bob ..
4. teddie winding up davemac for about the 20th time ... lol
5. davemac getting wet and dirty and bob standing guard ...
6. testing out the bench ...
7. bob wanting to get home ...
8. the ducks on the fishing lodge ..

:D:D:D

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Flippin eck, that was quick, I'v just got home.