Monday 5th Sept . 2011
The weather after a few brighter warmer days has reverted back to the wet, unsettled, windy weather which has been predominant in our part of the world this summer. I haven't been out of our local area over the last 3 weeks but there's always locations to visit as the season are ever changing as we slowly move into early Autumn.
Fair Snape Fell..... mid Aug and a weekend away with our family at Chipping
Two of our grandchildren sheltering under the Butterbur leaves
Walking on the moors around Widdop Rocks 18th Aug.
This rock must be an erratic dumped by the glaciers of the last ice age
22nd Aug.
This is a corn field wild flower mix sown after workmen had repaired a roadside banking subsidence up Thursden Valley in the Pennines, pretty though the flowers are I'm not so sure that they are inkeeping with the moorland surroundings. This moorland stream holds Bullheads and Trout so I reverted back to my younger years doing a spot of fishing with the grandchildren.
31st. Aug
I never tire of our heather moorland which always puts on a good show around the end of Aug. so another walk over the moors to Top Withens the remote farmhouse It is associated with" Wuthering Heights" the novel written by Emily Bronte one of the Bronte sisters.
On this walk we are joined by Victoria our granddaughter who was staying with us for a few days.
1st Sept .
A pleasant bike ride along the Leeds and Liverpool Canal to East Marton about 15 miles round trip
East Marton
3rd Sept.
And finally in complete contrast to our rural scenery, a few photos taken in the old industrial area of Burnley where at the confluence of the Rivers Calder and Brun a new fish pass is being installed. It's over 150 years since these two rivers were clean enough to allow Salmon And Sea Trout to swim through the town to their spawning grounds high in the Pennines. Now our local rivers are much cleaner and far less polluted the Ribble Fisheries are installing fish passes on previously polluted rivers in the hope that the migratory fish will return to their original spawning grounds.
Near to the roundabout on Active Way the confluence of the two rivers
These are the Stainless Steel Fish Passes that are being installed, one for each weir. As the water flows down the structure a vortex is created by the positioning of all the baffles, this forms a vacuum at its centre, any fish caught up in it can swim up the pass and clear the weir with very little effort.
The weather after a few brighter warmer days has reverted back to the wet, unsettled, windy weather which has been predominant in our part of the world this summer. I haven't been out of our local area over the last 3 weeks but there's always locations to visit as the season are ever changing as we slowly move into early Autumn.
Walking on the moors around Widdop Rocks 18th Aug.
22nd Aug.
This is a corn field wild flower mix sown after workmen had repaired a roadside banking subsidence up Thursden Valley in the Pennines, pretty though the flowers are I'm not so sure that they are inkeeping with the moorland surroundings. This moorland stream holds Bullheads and Trout so I reverted back to my younger years doing a spot of fishing with the grandchildren.
I never tire of our heather moorland which always puts on a good show around the end of Aug. so another walk over the moors to Top Withens the remote farmhouse It is associated with" Wuthering Heights" the novel written by Emily Bronte one of the Bronte sisters.
On this walk we are joined by Victoria our granddaughter who was staying with us for a few days.
A pleasant bike ride along the Leeds and Liverpool Canal to East Marton about 15 miles round trip
3rd Sept.
And finally in complete contrast to our rural scenery, a few photos taken in the old industrial area of Burnley where at the confluence of the Rivers Calder and Brun a new fish pass is being installed. It's over 150 years since these two rivers were clean enough to allow Salmon And Sea Trout to swim through the town to their spawning grounds high in the Pennines. Now our local rivers are much cleaner and far less polluted the Ribble Fisheries are installing fish passes on previously polluted rivers in the hope that the migratory fish will return to their original spawning grounds.
You certainly aren't lacking for variety, David! Hope the fish passes come to good use. I believe the moor photos are my favorites.
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Wilma
Very interesting about the fish passes...great to see the technology. Also, no wonder you don't ever tire of the heather moorland..it is stunningly beautiful.
ReplyDeleteLovely to share your days out with family..hope your weather stays good for awhile yet.
Hi David..Lovely pic of your grandchildren under the Butterbur leaves. I remember doing the same thing as a child:)Thanks for showing the clever fish passes..interesting.
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