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Bretherton Moss. Twenty Acre Lane. Doles Lane. Boundary Farm. Manor House. Moss Lane.
4.5 miles. 4.15 hours
Damp. Mild. Sunny later.
Parked at Ridley Lane then a party of 9 set off by walking over Cocker Bar Bridge then right along track. At Left Hand Bend, ignore and continue straight on. Path on the left next to a footbridge. Follow the edge of the field to the left to stile. Continue through several fields. This became a wide area between two hedges. This was Twenty Acre Lane. Just before Doles Lane, went left to earth bridge then across a field to track leading to Doles Lane. (see pic)
Had lunch here before continuing to Boundary Farm. Through the yard then found a path to Manor House. Through the yard. Used their access "Moss Lane" to track on the left. Looked for the Tawny Owl in the large hole in a tree but the bird wasn't home. (see pic)
Followed this track back to Cocker Bar Bridge and the cars.
Some of the party retired to The Dunkirk Hall PH after a longer and harder underfoot than the usual walk.
Highlights of the day were, a Barn Owl that we disturbed, that flew down Twenty Acre Lane in front of us. Also hundreds of Geese flying around, plus hundreds of Crows and Jackdaws flocks.
Canada/Greylag Goose 200+
Pink Footed Goose?
Mallard 10+
Pheasant 1
Common Buzzard 1
Kestrel (female) 1
Swallow 10+
Black Headed Gull 1
Lesser Black Backed Gull 2
Wood Pigeon 20+
Collared Dove 20+ (Manor House farm)
Stock Dove 1
Barn Owl 1
Carrion Crow 50+
Jackdaw 150+
Magpie 3
Blue Tit h
Great Tit 2
Skylark 5+
Chiff Chaff h?
Wren h
Starling 6
Robin 1
Blackbird 2
Pied Wagtail 1
Meadow Pipit 5+
Chaffinch 1
Greenfinch 1
Goldfinch 20+
Bulfinch h
Yellow Hammer 3
Brown Hare 3+
Comma 1
Red Admiral 1
Dragonfly?
h=heard only
4.5 miles. 4.15 hours
Damp. Mild. Sunny later.
Parked at Ridley Lane then a party of 9 set off by walking over Cocker Bar Bridge then right along track. At Left Hand Bend, ignore and continue straight on. Path on the left next to a footbridge. Follow the edge of the field to the left to stile. Continue through several fields. This became a wide area between two hedges. This was Twenty Acre Lane. Just before Doles Lane, went left to earth bridge then across a field to track leading to Doles Lane. (see pic)
Had lunch here before continuing to Boundary Farm. Through the yard then found a path to Manor House. Through the yard. Used their access "Moss Lane" to track on the left. Looked for the Tawny Owl in the large hole in a tree but the bird wasn't home. (see pic)
Followed this track back to Cocker Bar Bridge and the cars.
Some of the party retired to The Dunkirk Hall PH after a longer and harder underfoot than the usual walk.
Highlights of the day were, a Barn Owl that we disturbed, that flew down Twenty Acre Lane in front of us. Also hundreds of Geese flying around, plus hundreds of Crows and Jackdaws flocks.
Canada/Greylag Goose 200+
Pink Footed Goose?
Mallard 10+
Pheasant 1
Common Buzzard 1
Kestrel (female) 1
Swallow 10+
Black Headed Gull 1
Lesser Black Backed Gull 2
Wood Pigeon 20+
Collared Dove 20+ (Manor House farm)
Stock Dove 1
Barn Owl 1
Carrion Crow 50+
Jackdaw 150+
Magpie 3
Blue Tit h
Great Tit 2
Skylark 5+
Chiff Chaff h?
Wren h
Starling 6
Robin 1
Blackbird 2
Pied Wagtail 1
Meadow Pipit 5+
Chaffinch 1
Greenfinch 1
Goldfinch 20+
Bulfinch h
Yellow Hammer 3
Brown Hare 3+
Comma 1
Red Admiral 1
Dragonfly?
h=heard only