10/05/2026
Yesterday, I took I took a trip to and after a wander round Ward's Reservoir (also known locally as the Blue Lagoon) I climbed Winter Hill, along the (much steeper) North slopes. I took advantage of the flat light from the cloud cover to take some greyscale photos. I also saw some interesting restoration work on the peat bog, still ongoing after the fires of 2018. Sadly, the Lagoon was not how I remembered it (or I had it mixed up with another reservoir) - even taking into account the 2011 draining (then subsequent refilling)
Next on the agenda are the west sides of the moors - White Coppice, Lead Mine Clough and the River Yarrow. Then I may expand the exploration of the moorland of Lancashire, and start on the Trough of Bowland!
Followers - where would you go next for landscapes and waterways?