11th June 2023 ride to Giggleswick (Page four )

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Hedge Woundwort flowering at side of Dumb Tom’s Lane

Copyright 2004 to 2023 D. Simeon Orme

French Crane’s-bill flowering at side of Dumb Tom’s Lane

Copyright 2004 to 2023 D. Simeon Orme

Dotted or Large Yellow Loosestrife flowering at side of Dumb Tom’s Lane.

Copyright 2004 to 2023 D. Simeon Orme

Meadow Crane’s-bill flowering on the Hermitage Field Community Meadow

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Ride report by Simeon Orme For me cycle touring is about going seeing what out there and keeping eyes peel for good photo which usually end up being a botanical photo, so if I am cycling myself usually stopping and starting when I see some interesting to take photo of which can be sort of nightmare for anyone cycling with me. I maybe becoming a rare breed in the cycling world where see most cyclist’s on my adventure on two wheels more interest in speed or chatting to each other, there nothing about this but we need to keep our eyes and start learn about the wild flowers and trees that grow along the lanes we pedal along. It around seven to eight mile ride up the Lune Valley to Wray from Halton, so I did about fifty miles which was good for me on warm summer day but the ride really started outside the Bridge House Farm Tearoom, yes I know got a thing for Sausage bun on Sunday morning now its not really good ideal for me to eat the sweet stuff. So once I enjoy the sausage bun and coffee, I followed the tarmac up the Hindburn Valley to Mill Houses where I took the Russells Lane option which is a lot easier on the knees than following the Way of Roses route out of Hindburn Valley, yes there a bit of climbing up to hamlet of Russells but after that its a quite interest lane to follow after about good mile I turn on to the Old Moor Road where you start to see Ingleborough in the distance which is feature of pedaling your bike around the lanes in this part of world. I was soon crossing over Long Lane and following Cross Road up to Mewith Lane. Mewith Lane is fairly interesting lane to cycle along it goes through several name changes has follow it up Wenningdale and cross in the Ribble Valley. I think the highlight for me was slate sculptures in garden in Eldroth where you need good bank balance to live there, its a bit up and down route has follow Eldroth Road out of this small village. At Eldroth Road, I took the longer route into Giggleswick, by heading along Paley Green Lane and crossing over the A65 near Giggleswick Station, then followed the lanes into main part of Giggleswick where stop for some lunch on bench by the beck that runs through the village. As the day was getting warmer, I decide to head up west side of Ribblesdale and followed Stackhouse Lane into Stackhouse. After short photo stop, continue to follow the lane up the dale towards Little Stainforth and then on to Swarth Moor where turn on to Austwick Road which I followed through Austwick to the A65 where there was short section on the bridleway along side the A65. Then followed the B6480 into Clapham. After short stop at The Old Sawmill Cafe, there was a bit of climbing to do to get up first part of the Old Road before enjoying the freewheel down into Ingleton where recross over the A65. Then following Tatterthorne Lane, then the Dumb Tom’s Lane route back towards Lancashire, after following the B6480 through Wennington, I had drink stop at Bridge Inn in Tatham before continue along the B6480 and following usual route back to Halton.