Wednesday, 16th July 2014
| Walk: | Osbaldeston Hall, riverbank and jungle | ||
| Start Point: | Tiggi's (A59) | Grid Reference: | SD 662 330 |
| Distance: | 5.57 miles | Ascent: | 500 feet |
| Time: | 3 hours | ||
| Weather: | Warm and mostly dry | ||
| Comments: | Garden shears were needed to get through thankfully short sections of very overgrown Japaneses Knottweed and bramble bushes after the riverbank section of this walk but many people said Tiggis made it all worthwhile. | ||
Through long grass to Mire Wood
Crossing a bridge in Mire Wood
A glimpse of Osbaldeston Hall
Seen at Osbaldeston Hall Farm
Time for a drink by the River Ribble
Heads down for the second half of the walk
On the path by the River Ribble
Another sign by the Ribble
Is this a curlew wading in the Ribble?
Entering a Himalayan Balsam jungle near to Dobridding Wood
To disappear . . .
and re-appear in dribs . . .
and drabs
A catchup before . . .
tackling this overgrown path
Autumn fruits . . .
of various . . .
species
The rear guard
Giving a helping hand