Table of Contents

Foreword Page vii Authors' preface ix Introduction xii Walk 1 Quest for the mountain blackbird 1 Walk 1A Returning via the Head of Fiensdale to Bleasdale 5 Walk 2 The two rivers trail - Wenning and Lune 6 Walk 3 Birding on the Chipping Fells 10 Walk 4 The Hornby road 14 Walk 5 Dotterel over Pendle 18 Walk 6 Woodland treasures of Roeburndale 21 Walk 7 Longridge Fell circular 25 Walk 8 Crook o' Lune circular 28 Walk 9 The Tolkien birdwatching trail 32 Walk 9A Returning via Higher Hodder bridge 40 Walk 10 The Dunsop Bridge via Burholme circular 41 Walk 11 The Littledale trail 44 Walk 12 To the fells from historic Whitewell 47 Walk 13 East of Roeburndale 51 Walk 14 Light up the beacon 55 Walk 15 The Jubilee Tower trail 59 Walk 16 A stake-out by the Hodder: Chipping, Whitewell and Stakes 62 Walk 17 Tarnbrook to Ward's Stone and Rakehouse Road 68 Walk 18 Chipping circular via Hodder valley 72 Walk 19 Nicky Nook and Harrisend Fell 77 Walk 20 Gisburn Forest circular via Hesbert Hall and Bottom's Beck 81 Walk 21 Circular from Whitewell via a medieval deer park and Browsholme Hall 85 Walk 22 Abbeystead Lake 90 Walk 23 A trail along the Brock valley 93 Walk 23A Brock to Bleasdale circular 96 Walk 24 The Dunsop marathon 98 Walk 25 The best of Bowland: Slaidburn circular via Whitendale and the Hodder valley 103 Walk 26 Bowland's enigmatic circle 107 Walk 27 A time to take stock: Stocks Reservoir circular 111 Walk 28 Bowland's Wuthering Heights 118 Walk 29 Dunsop Bridge circular via Hareden 120 Walk 30 Winter spectacular: waders and wildfowl at Fluke Hall and Pilling 124 Walk 31 Birdwatching at Conder Green 129 Walk 31A Conder Green: the canal option 133 Walk 32 To Cockersands and back 134 Further reading 137 Birdwatching/Walking Notes 138