Castleshaw Round

Distance: 17.5 miles
Ascent: 850m
Weather: light rain, drier later
Rude Toads: 6

Flat Toads: 3
Sweary horse woman: 1
Comedians: 1

Dirty cows: lots

We decided to do two walks from home this weekend. The weather forecast was not good,  although this morning didn't seem too bad. There was some self congratulations as we found ourselves actually out of the house and on our way. We made it as far as the hedge by the church at the top of the street before we stopped and put our waterproofs on.

Over Bishop's Park it was very wet,  a good test for waterproof socks. Took the path quite trodden lately through Diggle, over Lark Hill Lane and passed the reservoirs at Castleshaw. We followed the Pennine Bridle Way to Piethorne Reservoir and Newhey,  coming back to Brushes Clough, via the little nature reserve, where we saw a bunny, a squirrel,  a jay, a dead shrew and some toads being rude.