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Red Moss ,Gibb Farm , MiddleBrook ,Reebok, Horwich

Posted in Horwich, Horwich Police station, M61, middlebrook retail park, old railway, red moss, reebok stadium, ridway bridge, Rivington Pike, Runcoates plastic Brick Accrington, Two lads, winter hill mast with tags Brickworks, Horwich, Horwich Police station, M61, middlebrook retail park, old railway, red moss, Reebok, reebok stadium, ridway bridge, River Douglas, Rivington Pike, Runcoates plastic Brick Accrington, Two lads, winter hill, winter hill mast on July 10, 2011 by jakeofwinterhill

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

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

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

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Red Moss and old railway lines ,Reebok staduim, Horwich

Posted in Horwich, Horwich Police station, M61, middlebrook retail park, old railway, red moss, reebok stadium, ridway bridge, Rivington Pike, Runcoates plastic Brick Accrington, winter hill mast with tags Horwich, Horwich Police station, Lancashire, M61, middlebrook retail park, old railway, Recreation, red moss, Reebok, reebok stadium, ridway bridge, Rivington Pike, Runcoates plastic Brick Accrington, winter hill, winter hill mast on July 3, 2011 by jakeofwinterhill

fast route for Jake
http://www.sanoodi.com/routes/red-moss-via-old-railway-311594/
http://www.sanoodi.com/routes/red-moss-old-railway-link-part-2-311596/

4.2 miles
route was long grass – fight for Jake as it was head height, nettles and brambles,
a quick run from two curious horses , old railway ,old coal mine, red moss (be very careful)
deep bog and rough grass,

on the start

one of the landfill check points

Reebok and police station

one of the overgrown paths

railway crossing

view towards Horwich station

overgrown head height for me

over head height !

towards the motorway

I found this difficult as the noise was too much

running away from the noise

Another source of material was an old tip at Blackrod from where some 300,000 tons of burnt colliery shale was obtained. A further example of the construction of a motorway improving the environment, by using waste materials

jumping down from a broken style

tramway?

the two horses -we had to run away from these

can you see the line of the railway ?

bridge over the railway

old telegraph pole

old shaft filled with water

bridge over the railway -disused railway

along the path

can you see the pike

old telegraph pole can you see the old insulators ?

where the line would have branched off from

yes its me – nettles taller than me !

crossing the railway lines

can you see the old cobbles Rideway Bridge

water pipeline?

underneath the m61

runcoat’s plastic brick Accrington !

winter hill mast from red moss

red moss to M61

gas plant ?

warning signs about gas !

Orchid?

do not enter !

my shadow

stopping for a drink

still running !
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

Rivington pike , Rivington, winter Hill ,Horwich in the snow -4 to -6C

Posted in Brown Hill, Fiddlers ferry power station, Horwich, Ice, red moss, Rivington, Rivington drift mine, Rivington Pike, sledging, snow, Two lads, water tunnel, Wilder's moor, wilderswood with tags Brown Hill, Chorley, Horwich, Ice, Lancashire, red moss, Rivington, Rivington drift mine, Rivington Pike, Sledging, snow, Two lads, water tunnel, Wilder's Moor, wilderswood on December 24, 2010 by jakeofwinterhill

Wilder’s moor -centre two lads , left is Winter Hill Mast

http://www.mapmyrun.com/route/gb/rivington/203129323512595105

good conditions – temp -4 to -6c when sun went down , good level walk,

Rivington Pike from georges lane

Tracks from the old mines

looking down from the wilderswood drift mine mine entrance -look carefully tramway is clear line down the hill

old shaft capped – vented

boundary stone – Chorley and Horwich ?

Brown Hill with Rivington Pike on right hand side

ice river -water is moving under the ice

Note From Dad: Jake has been across this section before , the ice was enough to hold Jakes weight and being shallow was low risk – please be careful not even Walsh trainers gripped on this – Jake had been practising moving safely on ice , Jake is keeping to snow where possible after testing what is under the snow,

Jake is using his hands and a low centre of gravity to negotiate the tunnel below, temp in this tunnel was around – 6c plus wind chill with very cold water , Jake has 3 layers on his lower body of water resistant/thermal and quick dry material , we have spares of dry clothing in case!

http://jakeofwinterhill.blogspot.com/2010/12/wilderswood-winter-hill-horwich-in-snow.html