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mothers day

Posted in Evie, Leo, Mine adit, mothers day, mum, Ventile, wilderswood with tags Evie, Horwich, Leo, Mothers Day, Ventile, wilderswood on March 18, 2012 by jakeofwinterhill

Leo is looking at me he is wearing his new fleece,
its raining we are trying out ventile to see if this work better its very wet !

http://www.ventile.co.uk/

we are out for Mothers day walk

we found a gate post in the undergrowth near the entrance to wilderswood
http://prestonwalkies.blogspot.de/2007/04/wilderswood-and-winter-hill.html
http://www.sanoodi.com/routes/wilderswood-horwich-family-walk-312610/
http://jakeofwinterhill.blogspot.de/2011/07/wilderswood-horwich-family-walk.html

me and Evie looking counting the tree rings

this is the pike

me and mum walking together chatting !

I dragged this stick around Wilderswood

we left Evie and mum to go for a quick explore

off along the stream

one of the old adits in wilderswood
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adit
dad note this is blocked after a few feet !

the mast and two lads !
waitin
waiting for mum and Evie !

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Christmas day and Wilderswood

Posted in Blackrod, Cabin Pit, Christmas Day, Evie, Horwich, Leo, Old mines, Rivington Pike, Two lads, wilderswood, Wilderswood water tunnel, winter hill mast with tags Blackrod, Breakfast, cabin pit, Christmas, Christmas Day, Croissant, Evie, Horwich, Leo, Old mines, Rivington Pike, Scrambled eggs, Two lads, wilderswood, Wilderswood water tunnel, winter hill mast on December 25, 2011 by jakeofwinterhill

Christmas day , I had a great day today , we went for a walk and watched films and played with our new toys , we had a really good breakfast and roast beef for our main meal.

Me and Leo

These are Leo’s Hand prints

Leo

We had Italian pancetta , Croissant and scrambled egg for Breakfast
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pancetta
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Croissant

I liked this

Leo enjoyed the breakfast – scrambled eggs and Croissant

Evie looks at her presents

one of my presents

Evie is opening one of her Presents

I am very happy the Game I wanted

Leo opens his main present from out Nana

Leo likes his new present

one of the Art books Evie got

This is the Pin art -my Hand !

Walk around Wilderswood
we did this last year but it had snowed
http://jakeofwinterhill.blogspot.com/2010/12/wilderswood-in-snow-horwich-christmas.html

our route this year
http://www.mapmyrun.com/routes/view/61690758

in the woods

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

Evie in her Pink coat

Evie and mummy

Love the mud !

They have planted new trees to replace the pine trees which were cut down
the Pike !

walking towards Cabin pit

I am running up the track

having a look at the stream which flows underneath the track here

running past there are a lot of mine tunnels under where we are

part of the old mine buildings

some odd holes in the walls ?

this is old pit head !

Iron trough

The pike

an old rail from the old mine used as a fence post !

Looking over Horwich and Blackrod

winter Hill mast and the two lads and of course my hat !

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Rivington pike sledging , Portuguese food , Winter Hill

Posted in Brown Hill, Cacoila, Crooked Edge Hill, Evie, Horwich, Ice, Pasteis de nata, Rivington Pike, sledging, snow, wilderswood, winter hill, winter hill mast with tags Brown Hill, Cacoila, Crooked Edge Hill, Evie, Horwich, Ice, Lower Rivington Reservoir, Pasteis de nata, Rivington Pike, Sledging, snow, wilderswood, winter hill, winter hill mast on December 17, 2011 by jakeofwinterhill

I am by Wilderswood,
http://www.d.lane.btinternet.co.uk/wilders1.html
http://justramblingon.co.uk/country-walks/rivington/to-the-wilderswood/
http://www.sanoodi.com/routes/wilderswood-horwich-family-walk-312610/
http://www.about-horwich.co.uk/horwich/about-horwich-Wilderswood_Mill.html
the route we took from Wilderswood
http://www.sanoodi.com/routes/wilderswood-to-rivington-304544/

It began to snow

Brown Hill

http://mario.lancashire.gov.uk/agsmario/default.aspx?point=364466:413500:200&categ=Historic
http://jakeofwinterhill.blogspot.com/2011/01/rivington-pike-to-brown-hill-to-crooked.html

I am looking at where to sledge down this slope , its very wet a lot of ice and cold water

Evie in her wellies

sledging down brown Hill

looking towards crooked edge

up towards the pike

can you see the top of the mast ?

the mast just appearing
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Winter_Hill_(North_West_England)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Winter_Hill_transmitting_station
http://www.thebigtower.com/live/WinterHill/Index.htm
http://www.digitaluk.co.uk/transmitternetwork/transmitter_groups/winter_hill

me sledging down the pike

the mast with snow

a lone runner

a snowstorm cooming in

I am sledging and snow is just starting

runners comming up the pike in snow

Pike in falling snow

http://www.walkingbritain.co.uk/walks/walks/walk_a/2532/
http://www.theaa.com/walks/lever-park-and-rivington-pike-420716
http://www.livefortheoutdoors.com/upload/537630/attachments/Rivington%20Pike.pdf

Jake has contributed to the following site
http://rivingtonpike.com/

http://rivingtonpike.com/wilderswood-to-rivington-pike-to-two-lads

the snow storm passed over us

Evie and Mummy going down the Pike

I sledge down to Evie and mum

The pike in fog

Me in the snow and falling snow

Evie doing a roly poly

can you see the pike ?

looking at Brown Hill

falling snow near Wilderswood

Portuguese sardine pate

http://www.davidlebovitz.com/2009/07/sardine-pate/

http://www.indobase.com/recipes/details/sardine-pate.php

It was yummy !

This is Portuguese Beef Yummy !!! Cacoila

http://www.portuguesecooking.com/recipes/main_dishes/cacoila
http://allrecipes.co.uk/recipe/2088/ca-oila–portuguese-beef-.aspx
http://www.pagesintime.com/ri/portuguese.html

This is a Pasteis de nata
Portuguese cream tarts
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pastel_de_nata
http://allrecipes.com/recipe/portuguese-custard-tarts—pasteis-de-nata/
http://leitesculinaria.com/7759/recipes-portuguese-custard-tarts-pasteis-de-nata.html

Evie Enjoyed these !

Another great day ,

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Wilderswood to Tigers Clough / Shaws Clough , Tramway investigation

Posted in autism, Chorley, fell running, Horwich, Lancashire, Old Bricks, River Douglas, Rivington Pike, Shaw's Clough, Tigers Clough, Tramway, waterfalls, wilderswood, winter hill mast, Yates Plastic Horwich Brick with tags Autism, Chorley, fell running, Global Positioning System, Horwich, Lancashire, Old Bricks, River Douglas, Rivington Pike, Shaw's Clough, Tigers Clough, Tramway, waterfalls, wilderswood, winter hill, winter hill mast, Yates Plastic Horwich Brick on October 16, 2011 by jakeofwinterhill

http://www.streetmap.co.uk/map.srf?X=364002&Y=412895&A=Y&Z=115

Quick Blog tonight !

note from dad : GPS seems to have been out tonight !

off we go

the Pike

http://www.youtube.com/get_player

Video taken showing the mast and Horwich and the Pike

Jake can vault a farm gate in a few seconds now even in the dark

Bricked up entrance , the other side has also been collapsed to stop you getting in !

can you see the small brick entrance ?

Yates plastic brick

the tramway has been built up with stones

one of the mine drains in Tigers Clough

I have to balance carefully as its a 4 ft drop on one side plus its a stream and slippy !!!

http://www.youtube.com/get_player

the stream I have to cross is very fast tonight !

crossing another stream in the dark

http://www.youtube.com/get_player

looking around at the View ! we watched the planes as well

through the last fence

http://www.about-rivington.co.uk/acatalog/Tigers_Clough.html
Jakes blogs on Tigers or Shaws Clough
http://jakeofwinterhill.blogspot.com/search/label/Tigers%20Clough
http://www.walkingforum.co.uk/index.php?topic=12060.0
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Winter_Hill_(North_West_England)

crossing the river
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/

http://www.angelfire.com/poetry/rivington/robbers-graves.htm
http://www.geocaching.com/seek/cache_details.aspx?guid=a35d1e23-ce51-40a4-b558-bce138ad494b
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rivington
http://rivington.byethost14.com/doku.php?id=shaws-clough-lancashire

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wilderswood to Pike to winter Hill to wilderswood

Posted in fell running, Georges Lane, Rivington Pike, wilderswood, winter hill, Winter Hill Bell pits/Shafts, winter hill mast with tags Brown Hill, fell running, Georges Lane, Horwich, Lower Rivington Reservoir, Reebok, River Douglas, Rivington Pike, wilderswood, winter hill, Winter Hill Bell pits/Shafts, winter hill mast on October 14, 2011 by jakeofwinterhill

quick post !
weather good no rain mist just dark !

the two lads

Wilderswood

the mine Vent for Wilderswood

Rivington pike

http://www.youtube.com/get_player

Winter Hill mast

Brown Hill and mast

http://www.youtube.com/get_player

me with Horwich in the background –Reebok in the background

http://www.youtube.com/get_player

from Horwich to Preston

http://www.youtube.com/get_player

roly poly down the Pike , my dad runs then I go the opposite way , my dad stops me from hitting the track at high speed.which would hurt,
Note : from dad this is steep for people who know the back of the pike towards winter hill needs care in the dark !

me looking at a mine shaft

on the way to mast crossing a stream

http://www.youtube.com/get_player

the mast

http://www.youtube.com/get_player

down to Wilderswood!

http://jakeofwinterhill.blogspot.com/2011/01/rivington-pike-to-brown-hill-to-crooked.html

http://jakeofwinterhill.blogspot.com/2011/07/rivington-pike-to-brown-hill-back-of.html

http://jakeofwinterhill.blogspot.com/2011/04/two-lads-to-rivington-pike-and-back.html

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

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

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

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

http://www.manchesterscountryside.com/site/attractions/attraction-results/rivington-pike-p129431

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Wilderswood ,Georges Lane to Rivington Pike

Posted in fell running, Georges Lane, Rivington Pike, wilderswood with tags Bolton, Chorley, fell running, Georges Lane, Horwich, Lower Rivington Reservoir, River Douglas, Rivington, Rivington Pike, wilderswood, winter hill on October 7, 2011 by jakeofwinterhill

I love my spikey hat

the Pike !

Sleet rain eating a snack at the pike !

http://jakeofwinterhill.blogspot.com/2011/01/rivington-pike-to-brown-hill-to-crooked.html

http://jakeofwinterhill.blogspot.com/2011/07/rivington-pike-to-brown-hill-back-of.html

http://jakeofwinterhill.blogspot.com/2011/04/two-lads-to-rivington-pike-and-back.html

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

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

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

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

http://www.manchesterscountryside.com/site/attractions/attraction-results/rivington-pike-p129431

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Two Lads to Wilderswood via sportsman’s cottage

Posted in fell running, Horwich, Philipson Brick, Two lads, Wildersmoor moor, wilderswood, winter hill with tags Brickworks, fell running, Hang gliding, Horwich, Philipson Brick, River Douglas, Rivington Pike, Two lads, Wildersmoor moor, wilderswood, winter hill on September 4, 2011 by jakeofwinterhill

http://jakeofwinterhill.blogspot.com/search/label/Two%20lads

quick Blog entry just to get back out on Winter Hill

the Start – we have not run on Winter hill for two weeks

Two lads and the pike

lots of heather at this time of the year

Just started to rain

someone added a seat ?

looking towards the mast

these are some trucks with motorized hang gliders in the back

Philipson and son bricks

some old bricks and debris from old buildings

looking towards the mast

the pike ,

going towards crooked hill

down to sportsman’s cottage I did some roly poly just down from here !

down towards wilderswood

it was dark through the trees

Note from dad Jake has multiple layer reflective 360 capability , Jake also has a extra spare torche on him, the strobe light on the right has a 1 mile visibility range it is also reflective.

running through Wilderswood near the old mine entrances

it was getting dark back towards the two lads

Note from Dad : we are getting ready for winter and the dark nights ,Jake is already carry extra safety equipment , greater use of Hi viz but not winter grade equipment we normally carry full waterproof from head to feet is carried. today was drizzle nice to be back on the moors !

Jake says Keep safe

http://www.bowlandpenninemrt.org.uk/safety.htm

http://prestonwalkies.blogspot.com/2007/04/wilderswood-and-winter-hill.html

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

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

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

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Wilderswood to Tigers Clough or Shaws Clough , Rivington, Chorley/Horwich

Posted in autism, Chorley, fell running, Horwich, Lancashire, Old Bricks, River Douglas, Rivington Pike, Shaw's Clough, Tigers Clough, W M Fletcher and sons Horwich Brick, water tunnel, waterfalls, wilderswood with tags Autism, Bell pit, Chorley, England, fell running, Horwich, Lancashire, Old Bricks, River Douglas, Rivington Pike, Shaw’s Clough, Tigers Clough, W M Fletcher and sons Horwich Brick, water tunnel, waterfalls, wilderswood, winter hill on August 6, 2011 by jakeofwinterhill

Note from Dad:
Jake has extra layers on due to risk of getting wet, he has a bum bag on, keeping extra kit in,

Lower Rivington reservoir

Fast decent

I turn right here towards the old colliery

can you see the pike – i stopped off here for some Blackberries

Reebok stadium in the background , left hand side is wilderswood

between two old hedges

Pike cottage , winter hill mast and old mine workings taken near Ormstons Farm

Old tramway down to the old brickworks

i had to be careful , but i could run faster than my dad across this

down some slippery rocks

up the muddy steep bank

across river Douglas

the old dam

“Note: Richard Pilkington and Thomas Nightingale had created a dam and mill at what is now known
as Tigers Clough; its remains are still there. Richard Pilkington is ancestor of the Pilkingtons Glass
family”. Taken from the site below

http://images.julieh9154.multiply.multiplycontent.com/attachment/0/4168959/Will%20of%20Elizabeth%20Shaw%20Re%20Richard%20Pilkington%201787.pdf?key=pilkingtongroup:journal:37&nmid=180028983