Distance 18.3 miles
Ascent 30m
Long tailed tits, Buzzard, Wigeon, Shelduck, Black headed gull, Black backed gull, Oyster catcher, Redshank, Lapwing, Skylarks, Pheasant, bunnies
We travelled to Preston by train yesterday after work, ready to set off first thing on the southern loop of the Lancashire Way. The walk starts near the railway station and goes through a couple of quite grand Victorian parks, with lots of dog walkers and cyclists out in the morning sunshine.
We joined the Ribble Way path following the banks of the river for several miles. In town the river was wide and low, with rocks and muddy banks.
The tide was coming in, creating a current which the gulls and ducks were surfing on. We also saw a large log and a big metal container, which thankfully the sailing boat was able to avoid.
We stopped for a sit down at a handy bench and met a local lady who comes here every weekend and said she'd never seen the river flowing so fast. Then her dog nearly weed on my rucksack.
A bit farther on we met a couple of walkers and had a chat, with the roar of the motorbikes whizzing around on the circuit on the other side of the river. Then there were sheep. And flies.
There were sign warning of explosive gas, poison death and electricity on a tiny boat landing. Then there were blue bells, pink bells, whitebells and a kitchen sink.
We walked beside a busy road and it was hot, before turning up a lane with lovely shade under some trees.
In Croston we bought ice-creams and sat on a bench in the sunshine. Then we walked along a straight road followed by a straight lane over the railway line. Back in the mai road did it stop to buy any small rockery stones, then crossed the canal and into Rufford where we are staying at the Rufford Arms Hotel
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