1st Year review Jake of Winter Hill

Jake would like everyone who has read his blog,
the original idea was to show people what Jake could do rather than what he couldn’t,
Jake has a sensory issue with holding a pen so this seemed a way of getting around that issue by using a keyboard., Jake showed great interest in the local area and anything that involved getting wet! Jake has gone on to become interested in some more extreme outdoor pursuits normally with fell shoes on !
http://jakeofwinterhill.blogspot.com/2011/03/waterfall-at-wards-reservoir-night-and.html
http://jakeofwinterhill.blogspot.com/2010/12/coal-pit-road-smithills-moor-winter.html
http://jakeofwinterhill.blogspot.com/2010/12/me-in-snow-two-lads-rivingtonbrown-hill.htmlEvie will also come along as well
http://jakeofwinterhill.blogspot.com/2010/12/two-lads-winter-hill-horwich-in-falling.html

Jakes new baby Brother
http://jakeofwinterhill.blogspot.com/2011/01/my-new-baby-brother-leo.html

Jake has visited both France, Belgium and Holland twice ,
http://jakeofwinterhill.blogspot.com/2010/09/fermont-fort-maginot-line.html
http://jakeofwinterhill.blogspot.com/search/label/Belgium
http://jakeofwinterhill.blogspot.com/search/label/France
http://jakeofwinterhill.blogspot.com/search/label/Netherlands

Jake put together a challenge run
http://jakeofwinterhill.blogspot.com/2011/02/10-or-14-peak-courses-on-winter-hill-by.html

Places planned 2011
Mines -swineside 
Cross fell mines,
Blencathra ,
Whinlatter forest runs,
Holcombe moor ,
trips planned to Belguim/Holland

people have asked how much of this is Jakes Blog,
Jake gets the options to choose from some different routes which Jake/myself have researched .
Jake writes most of the individual Blog entries but I proof read  and add to what is there through links,
I  generally pick out all the good photos from a run and myself and Jake review these and remove ones we Dont feel fit into the Blog.
Yes Jake really does these distances and completes these runs, photos are generally Geo tagged

Jake’s Original blog, 31/07/10
http://jakeofwinterhill.blogspot.com/2010_07_01_archive.html

Jake’s half year Blog
http://jakeofwinterhill.blogspot.com/2011/01/happy-new-year-and-review-of-2010.html

68 Blog posts 

12,000 views in total

Jake’s full year 31/07/11


108 blog entries 
28,000 views in total

Both myself and Jake take a great deal of care when out and about,
I generally use risk aversion to avoid issues, a great deal of planning and preparation goes into the runs/walks,
Jake’s equipment does vary but includes extra just in case we are delayed,
I take Jakes safety very seriously ,we often repeat things until i feel Jake gets the Technique or understands how to deal with things safely.

though I feel the following comment is much better than anything i could write
http://www.daveweb.co.uk/whvol2.pdf
P48

“Although Winter Hill is a wonderful “playground” and a place of great
beauty and fascination for many of us, we should always be aware of the
hidden dangers at all times, and do all we can to minimise them.
Unfortunately, many of us like the bleakness and solitude of the place,
and often go wandering around on our own – and at times when there is
perhaps nobody else around on the moors – and in the most appalling
weather conditions! Some would call us foolhardy, but this is our choice
and what we choose to do – and we would defend our right to do just this
– so long as we are all aware of the possible dangers and we dress and
equip ourselves to minimise the risks.
In poor weather never underestimate Winter Hill. The bogs really ARE
there. The visibility really CAN vanish totally within 60 seconds. The
body surface temperature plus the chill factor for those unsuitably
dressed, really CAN drop to –10C or more on top of the Hill.
DO take care on Winter Hill ….. but enjoy it! Remember. It CAN bite”

Snow Leopard , Hands on animal experience at Lakeland Wildlife Oasis , Hale ,Cumbria

stroking a bearded dragon – me and Evie

me and Evie with a Tortoise
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tortoise
http://www.tortoisetrust.org/
http://www.tortoise.org.uk/

This is how to hold a tortoise

this is how to hold a snake
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Python_regius
http://www.theroyalpython.co.uk/

he decided to escape

holding another tortoise today 😉

butterfly’s emerging from their pupa
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pupa
http://lifecycle.onenessbecomesus.com/
http://www.butterfly-guide.co.uk/life/pupa.htm

Blue land crab
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cardisoma_guanhumi

Evie looking at the butterflys

Here is Pavan a snow leopard
“Pavan is a young male, and was one of two leopards filmed as the basis for Stelamaria in the recent movie The Golden Compass”
taken from http://oasis-snow-leopard.co.uk/

a snow Leopard on the roof
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Snow_leopard
http://www.snowleopard.org/
http://animals.nationalgeographic.com/animals/mammals/snow-leopard/
http://www.bbc.co.uk/nature/life/Snow_Leopard

he plays with a box which contains spice !

Leo looking at Pavan on the roof !

me and Evie looking at Pavan

Leo looking at the animals

Pavan on the roof

on the playground

down the slide

lemur
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lemur
http://www.wildmadagascar.org/wildlife/lemurs.html

Can you see the Marmoset ?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marmoset

Leo looking at a Marmoset

http://www.igofilmguides.com/lakelandwildlife.html


http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lakeland_Wildlife_Oasis


http://www.visitcumbria.com/sl/lakeland-wildlife-oasis.htm


http://oasis-snow-leopard.co.uk/

Quecha Tent sleep over

me and Evie watching a film-Sammie’s adventures about a turtle

enjoy the film.

Note from dad : Lavender to put the bugs off
http://www.gardenerspath.com/articles/herbalist/bugs_poisonivy.html
http://www.thriftyfun.com/tf115181.tip.html

Note from Dad the Quechua tent T6.2
http://www.decathlon.co.uk/EN/t6-2-35289237/

camp fire we collected wood  for the fire – my mum cooked me a banana with chocolate in it ! on the fire

me asleep

Wilderswood , Horwich family walk

Leo exploring on my dads back

mine adit – this is blocked after a few feet very damp and wet and full of mud !

can you see the pike ? we are going to look at the dragonflys on the pond

walking towards Ormstons farm
http://www.ss-osands.org.uk/ssosands/beep/horwich/timeline2.htm
http://www.geocaching.com/seek/cache_details.aspx?guid=4b3af9cc-9607-4e80-913b-786a61a4df87

old mine workings

one of the horses -sign says do not feed
 Leo with his hat on this walk he kept on taking it off

Leo on the walk – i picked his hat up several times

me and Evie stroking a horse

the mast and the old tramway

mine adit – this is dry but blocked after a few feet – goes towards cabin pit but does not link up 😉

this area has been felled

Evie hiding 😉

http://jakeofwinterhill.blogspot.com/search/label/wilderswood


my first blog a year ago 
http://jakeofwinterhill.blogspot.com/2010/07/wilderswood-mines-and-tunnels.html


http://justramblingon.co.uk/country-walks/rivington/to-the-wilderswood/
http://prestonwalkies.blogspot.com/2007/04/wilderswood-and-winter-hill.html
http://www.about-horwich.co.uk/horwich/Wilderswood_Mill.html
http://justramblingon.co.uk/diary/diary-2011-week-18/

route taken
http://www.sanoodi.com/routes/wilderswood-horwich-family-walk-312610/

Hide and seek at Rivington Castle, Rivington, Horwich

Leo the cutest boy in the world!

a castle turret

the old gate house

we played hide and seek

we are all going to hide in this part

hiding in another part of the castle

off to the other part

Leo asleep

having a picnic

me and Evie playing hide and seek

walking back to the Rivington barn

nice and cool in the shade

Evie hiding in her hat !

what a nice day for a walk

running off -Evie can run fast !

the pike

the go ape at Rivington barn

http://goape.co.uk/sites/rivington

http://www.about-rivington.co.uk/acatalog/Rivington_Castle.html

http://www.about-rivington.co.uk/acatalog/Lever_Castle_Passages.html

http://www.bolton.org.uk/rivington.html

http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/376963

http://www.r-l-p.co.uk/rivingtn.html

http://www.derelictplaces.co.uk/main/showthread.php?t=17642

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liverpool_Castle

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rivington

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Lever,_1st_Viscount_Leverhulme

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Folly

https://jakeofwinterhill.wordpress.com/tag/rivington-castle/

http://jakeofwinterhill.blogspot.com/2010/10/spooky-trip-to-haunted-castle-or.html

Wilderswood to Rivington pike old mine ,water tunnel 4 miles

me in the wood

raspberries !

jumping over a fallen tree

down to the stream

https://jakeofwinterhill.files.wordpress.com/2010/08/img00122.jpg
https://jakeofwinterhill.files.wordpress.com/2011/07/img028561.jpg

main collery shaft no 1 wilderswood the shaft (capped) is in front of this

http://www.heatherandhillforts.co.uk/index.php/en/about/heather/71-bilberry

can you see the tramway ?

one of the horses

we will have to take a look at this !

Brown Hill

the pike

A fast beetle

behind the pike the sun was setting

I could see Blackpool tower from here

old pipe feeding the water tank

T&G Higson Halliwell (part of Bolton)

found in the middle of the moors  part of the water tank – Lord leverhulme’s Rivington’s garden –

http://www.penmorfa.com/bricks/england3.html

old leval

can you see the old mine

this was narrow -it was wet dark and full of spiders !

note from Dad This is narrow and even jake had to crouch and shuffle along – it was worse for me

looking out for spiders !

http://www.youtube.com/get_player

http://www.youtube.com/get_player

video’s from the water tunnel

http://www.heatherandhillforts.co.uk/index.php/en/about/heather/71-bilberry
Bilberries 

http://jakeofwinterhill.blogspot.com/search/label/The%20Pigeon%20Tower

Pigeon tower 

http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/97653


http://www.rivingtonhallbarn.co.uk/localarea/


http://www.chorley.gov.uk/index.aspx?articleid=1202


http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rivington


http://www.bolton.org.uk/terraced.html


http://www.angelfire.com/in/rivington/leverpark.html


http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/a2a/records.aspx?cat=125-zhc&cid=1#1 details of the plans held for Roynton Cottage,

Link to the person who designed the  Lever park
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_Hayton_Mawson

http://www.leverpark.co.uk/ friends of Lever park

maps of rivington
http://rivington-lancashire.com/MapsP2.html

Lower Rivington reservoir

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Upper_Rivington_Reservoir

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lower_Rivington_Reservoir

http://web.ukonline.co.uk/jed/rivington_reservoirs.htm

http://www.lancashire.gov.uk/environment/landscape/landscapecharacass/charcarea9.asp

http://www.bbc.co.uk/liverpool/localhistory/journey/underground/reservoir/history.shtml

just below brown hill

on our way back we gave directions to some people who were looking for the pike !

The pike at sunset brown hill has the trees on it to the left

the sunset had a orange glow to it – making me look Orange !

see !

Rivington Pike to Brown Hill to Back of sportsman’s cottage

looking at Leo who is in the back carrier – pike in the background

Lower Rivington reservoir

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Upper_Rivington_Reservoir

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lower_Rivington_Reservoir

http://web.ukonline.co.uk/jed/rivington_reservoirs.htm

http://www.lancashire.gov.uk/environment/landscape/landscapecharacass/charcarea9.asp

http://www.bbc.co.uk/liverpool/localhistory/journey/underground/reservoir/history.shtml

Leo

wall marks the boundary between Chorley and Horwich

An old bottle top

on the way to the pike over the gate

view towards the mast

http://www.heatherandhillforts.co.uk/index.php/en/about/heather/71-bilberry

Yes I am eating Bilberries !

crooked edge and the two lads

http://www.about-rivington.co.uk/acatalog/Rivington_Pike.html

http://www.angelfire.com/in/rivington/

http://www.bolton.org.uk/pike.html

http://www.rivingtonboardingkennels.co.uk/

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rivington_Pike

http://nwex.co.uk/showthread.php?t=6595

if you wanted to know what it looked like at the top of the Pike !

http://www.d.lane.btinternet.co.uk/winterpike.html

http://www.about-rivington.co.uk/acatalog/Rivington_Pike_Folklore.html

http://jakeofwinterhill.blogspot.com/search/label/Brown%20Hill
Brown Hill

someone has planted a garden on the side of  river Douglas

River Douglas  
https://jakeofwinterhill.files.wordpress.com/2011/06/img028661.jpg
http://jakeofwinterhill.blogspot.com/2010/12/rivington-pike-rivington-horwich-bell.html
http://prestonwalkies.blogspot.com/2010/04/quick-walk-up-winter-hill-from-belmont.html

http://www.bolton.org.uk/winterhill.html

http://www.environment-agency.gov.uk/cy/ymchwil/cynllunio/33512.aspx

http://jakeofwinterhill.blogspot.com/search/label/River%20Douglas

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/River_Douglas
http://www.bolton.org.uk/rivington.html
http://www.boltonmuseums.org.uk/collections/local-history/social-history-images/200296?term=postcard&s_tags=&sort_by=Title&item_number=199&b_start:int=0
http://www.brianherald.co.uk/home/58422_moorland-stream.html
http://www.wiganman.co.uk/Content/history/Douglas-1.html
http://www.about-rivington.co.uk/acatalog/Rivington_Pike_Tower.html
https://jakeofwinterhill.wordpress.com/2010/12/27/me-in-the-snow-two-lads-rivingtonbrown-hill-river-douglaswilderswood/

old sheepfold –

Note from Dad Pre-historic swirls?  one distict and one less you can feel the one on left , with two it is unlikely just to be random !

Bell Pit

old mine level or adit

pike in the background this is tough grass for me

yes roly poly time !

http://www.youtube.com/get_player

taking a break !

http://www.youtube.com/get_player

old shaft ? or collapse ?
nothing is marked on the circa 1900 map of the area

http://www.sanoodi.com/routes/rivington-pike-brown-hill-mines-312370/

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rivington_Pike
http://www.about-cumbria.co.uk/section/6501/winter-hill-boundary-wall/

Parys mountain/Mynydd Parys , Ynys Môn/Anglesey Holiday ,16th to 23rd July

 Just some Photos from my break in Ynys Môn or Isle of Anglesey 

on the beach very wet

Porth Trecastell/Cable Bay

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barclodiad_y_Gawres

Stone with circles

keeping my feet dry in wellies

Porth Trecastell/Cable Bay

me on the beach

http://www.angleseymodelvillage.co.uk/

model village with me and Evie

http://www.bbc.co.uk/wales/northwest/outdoors/placestogo/gardens/modelvillage.shtml

the sun came out

http://www.anglesey-today.com/rhosneigr-beach.html

http://www.anglesey-hidden-gem.com/Rhosneigr-Beach.html

Parys Mountain
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parys_Mountain

colors are brill

http://www.parysmountain.co.uk/
http://www.anglesey-today.com/copper-mountain.html
http://www.anglesey-today.com/copper-mountain.html

Evie looking for stones

one of the towers

http://www.anglesey-today.com/trearddur-bay-beach.html
http://www.anglesey.info/trearddurbay.htm

logs in Newborough forest

http://www.guardian.co.uk/news/2007/jun/02/guardianspecial4.guardianspecial214
http://www.redsquirrels.info/forest.html
http://www.walesdirectory.co.uk/tourist-attractions/Natural_Features_Waterfalls_Islands_Forests_Rivers/Wales10819.htm
http://www.birdforum.net/showthread.php?p=1967401
http://www.savenewboroughforest.org.uk/More.htm
http://www.walkjogrun.net/routes/current_route.cfm?rid=369BB5A9-E984-FE37-612298024E7A65DE
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Newborough_Forest

a web on the ground in Newborough forest
http://www.visitanglesey.co.uk/en-GB/home-1.aspx
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anglesey
http://www.anglesey.gov.uk/
http://www.anglesey-history.co.uk/
http://www.anglesey-today.com/
http://www.anglesey.info/

Red Moss ,Gibb Farm , MiddleBrook ,Reebok, Horwich

wet  paths today

looking back at the Reebok stadium

running through the wet paths

getting very wet now

along the wet paths

the mud gets everywhere

Gibb farm

just about to go into the jungle

me

just getting out of the jungle

odd wood and brick in the middle of the moss

two lads, Rivington Pike and  the Mast from red moss

towards red moss hill waste tip

you have to be careful

Rivington Pike and the old loco works

M61

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Damselfly
http://www.british-dragonflies.org.uk/content/zygoptera-damselflies
can you see the Blue Damsel fly ?

resting can you see it ?- on the left hand side of the blurred grass are two eyes !

another Damsel fly

http://www.british-dragonflies.org.uk/content/anisoptera-dragonflies
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dragonfly
Dragon fly

web – but for what ?

Dragon fly !

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orchidaceae
http://www.first-nature.com/flowers/wildorchids.php

http://hgra.web.officelive.com/oldpics.aspx
http://www.192.com/atoz/business/wigan-wn1/abrasive-products—production-of/hindley-green-plastic-brick-co-ltd/2144b280492294a530debe0072587339d362afa0/comp/
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hindley,_Greater_Manchester

http://www.penmorfa.com/bricks/england3.html

http://www.sanoodi.com/routes/red-moss-part-3-311970/

 route taken

http://www.lancswt.org.uk/

http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/109497

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Red_Moss,_Horwich_-_geograph.org.uk_-_109497.jpg

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Horwich

http://www.fireflash-delta64.co.uk/redmoss240510.html

http://www.geocaching.com/seek/cache_details.aspx?wp=GC1GV5M

http://www.horwich.gov.uk/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=37&Itemid=32

http://www.bolton.gov.uk/sites/DocumentCentre/Documents/SPD%20Masterplans%2018th%20Jan%202011.pdf

http://www.geolocation.ws/v/W/4d57caa81d41c86ece050e4e/red-moss-horwich–looking-from-landfill/en

Reebok Stadium links

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reebok_Stadium

http://www.bwfc.co.uk/page/StadiumInformationIndex/0,,1004,00.html

Red Moss Links
http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/109497
http://www.english-nature.org.uk/citation/citation_photo/1006538.pdf
http://www.horwich.gov.uk/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=37&Itemid=32
http://www.blackrod.org.uk/page9.html
http://www.motorwayarchive.ihtservices.co.uk/m61horpre.htm

Methane burning site
http://www.methane-stripping.com/case_studies.html

links to Horwich and Horwich Parkway
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Horwich_Parkway_railway_station
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Horwich


Links to Horwich Police station
http://www.gmp.police.uk/live/nhoodv3.nsf/index-community.html?ReadForm&Division=Bolton&Area=Bolton%20West&Community=Horwich%20West

http://aspullvillage.webs.com/history.htm

http://www.mbbcs.org.uk/society/index.htm

http://www.english-nature.org.uk/citation/citation_photo/1006538.pdf

http://www.28dayslater.co.uk/forums/showthread.php?t=60700

http://wiki.worldflicks.org/red_moss_site_of_special_scientific_interest.html

http://www.qwiki.com/q/#!/Blackrod

Winter Hill Mine trails, two lads to winter hill mast pits, Horwich

the pike and the reservoir and Wilderswood and wilders moor

across these -these cattle grids have hedgehog ramps in them 🙂

on the way up the two lads

we are with Leo today so i have my boots on !

Adam Hill ( left) and white Brow from the two lads

someone has rebuilt this

I was careful not to knock any of the stones off

two lads with the mast in the background

carefully coming off the two lads middle brook in the background

I can still run but have to wait for my dad as Leo is in the back carrier and does not like to run yet !

the mines are on the left hand side – you can just see some evidence of the tips

this shaft is blocked off

one of the flooded shafts

learning how to drink safely on the moors -dont do this unless you check to see where the water comes from

Leo looking at me eating bilberries
http://www.heatherandhillforts.co.uk/index.php/en/about/heather/71-bilberry

eating Bilberries

sitting down to eat – pike is in the background

old shaft -capped

another drinking source

Old shaft near the mast

the masts at the back of Winter hill

testing my balance

Old shaft

me doing a roly poly

Leo asleep

one area of old bell pits near the brickworks

practicing going under a fence without damaging the fence or Me!

one of the old bell pits

this area has a lot of bell pits and waste mounds

old pipe ?

someone has been digging here – this is from the area near the brickworks

Leo has just woken up !

http://www.daveweb.co.uk/whvol2.pdf
P48

“Although Winter Hill is a wonderful “playground” and a place of great
beauty and fascination for many of us, we should always be aware of the
hidden dangers at all times, and do all we can to minimise them.
Unfortunately, many of us like the bleakness and solitude of the place,
and often go wandering around on our own – and at times when there is
perhaps nobody else around on the moors – and in the most appalling
weather conditions! Some would call us foolhardy, but this is our choice
and what we choose to do – and we would defend our right to do just this
– so long as we are all aware of the possible dangers and we dress and
equip ourselves to minimise the risks.
In poor weather never underestimate Winter Hill. The bogs really ARE
there. The visibility really CAN vanish totally within 60 seconds. The
body surface temperature plus the chill factor for those unsuitablydressed, really CAN drop to –10C or more on top of the Hill.
DO take care on Winter Hill ….. but enjoy it! Remember. It CAN bite”

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Winter_Hill_(North_West_England)

http://www.viewfinderpanoramas.org/panoramas/ENG/WINTER.GIF

http://www.ukfree.tv/txdetail.php?a=SD660144

http://www.d.lane.btinternet.co.uk/winterindex.html

http://www.about-rivington.co.uk/acatalog/Winter_Hill_Mines.html

http://www.mineexplorer.org.uk/winterhill.htm

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kT_hAN0HGEA

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ff69PQ0GEFU

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bR_1i2eCkl4

http://www.lancashirewalks.com/WinterHillArchive.pdf

http://about-cumbria.co.uk/section/5039/flooded-mine-tunnel-under-winter-hill/

http://www.about-rivington.co.uk/acatalog/Winter_Hill_Water_Tunnels.html