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Rufford. Mawdesley Moss
Monday 8th July
Sunny warm
2 miles
2 hours 10 mins
Parked at the east end of Church Road, Rufford, then a party of 14 walked over the Canal and Railway to White Bridge over the River Douglas. Right along the B6246 for a few 100 yards to a path on the left inside a new fence and alongside a ditch that led to a gate. A new fence had been erected but had forgotten about a stile in a corner. Thats why we had to follow inside this fence.
Followed a rough track consisting of rubble to a collection of farm buildings just north of Home Farm.
Followed an overgrown path on an embankment with New Reed Brook on the right.
Eventually came to Gales Lane. Right then right again just before a LH corner and over a ditch.
Followed a path south along the side of a large field then into a copse with a stream on the left ending up at Black Moor Road.
We had left 2 cars on Sandy Lane earlier so with 5 in each car, drove back to Rufford to pick the cars up while the others (4) walked into Mawdesley and the Red Lion PH for a well earned drink after a beautiful summer's evening walk.
Mallard pair
Pheasant 1
Red Legged Partridge 1
Kestrel (seen from the car later)
Oystercatcher h
Lapwing 10+
Swallow 5+
House Martin h (Mawdesley Village)
Black Headed Gull 20+
Herring Gull 5+ (with above)
Lesser Black Backed Gull 5+ (with above)
Wood Pigeon 5+
Collared Dove 2
Feral Pigeon (several)
Carrion Crow 40+
Jackdaw 20+
Magpie 5+
Chiff Chaff h
Skylark 3+
Wren h
Starling 10+
Dunnock h
Blackbird 2
Song Thrush h
Mistle Thrush 1
Pied Wagtail 2 (female/juv)
Goldfinch h
Greenfinch 1 (male)
Yellow Hammer 2 (male)
Rabbit 1
h=heard only
Monday 8th July
Sunny warm
2 miles
2 hours 10 mins
Parked at the east end of Church Road, Rufford, then a party of 14 walked over the Canal and Railway to White Bridge over the River Douglas. Right along the B6246 for a few 100 yards to a path on the left inside a new fence and alongside a ditch that led to a gate. A new fence had been erected but had forgotten about a stile in a corner. Thats why we had to follow inside this fence.
Followed a rough track consisting of rubble to a collection of farm buildings just north of Home Farm.
Followed an overgrown path on an embankment with New Reed Brook on the right.
Eventually came to Gales Lane. Right then right again just before a LH corner and over a ditch.
Followed a path south along the side of a large field then into a copse with a stream on the left ending up at Black Moor Road.
We had left 2 cars on Sandy Lane earlier so with 5 in each car, drove back to Rufford to pick the cars up while the others (4) walked into Mawdesley and the Red Lion PH for a well earned drink after a beautiful summer's evening walk.
Mallard pair
Pheasant 1
Red Legged Partridge 1
Kestrel (seen from the car later)
Oystercatcher h
Lapwing 10+
Swallow 5+
House Martin h (Mawdesley Village)
Black Headed Gull 20+
Herring Gull 5+ (with above)
Lesser Black Backed Gull 5+ (with above)
Wood Pigeon 5+
Collared Dove 2
Feral Pigeon (several)
Carrion Crow 40+
Jackdaw 20+
Magpie 5+
Chiff Chaff h
Skylark 3+
Wren h
Starling 10+
Dunnock h
Blackbird 2
Song Thrush h
Mistle Thrush 1
Pied Wagtail 2 (female/juv)
Goldfinch h
Greenfinch 1 (male)
Yellow Hammer 2 (male)
Rabbit 1
h=heard only