Goodies 2 Iron Oxide Iron oxide is one type of pollution from old mine working. Pollution of the 1 Mayfly can kill sh and plants. Large numbers of may y provide food for swallows, 4 ducks, bats and sh. Young Himalayan Balsam may y need clean water to Himalayan Balsam is a survive. owering plant that spreads very quickly and prevents other plants from Eels growing. 3 An eel’s life begins and Japanese ends in the ocean. Young 6 eels return to our Knotweed Japanese Knotweed is one where they can live for 40 of the most aggressive and or more years. invasive plants in the UK. If you see it please report 5 Dipper your sightings to the Dippers get their name Ribble Rivers Trust. from the way they dip their Mink heads when perched 8 American Mink feed on beside the water. They will other river animals and sh dive and swim underwater and have caused a fall in to catch food. the numbers of many Bats native animals, including 7 birds and water voles. Daubenton’s Bats can be seen ying low over the 10 Signal Crayfish river at dusk catching insects from the water’s Signal Craysh spread a surface. disease, the craysh plague, which is deadly for 9 Foxglove Britain's native white-claw craysh. Native plants such as the Foxglove attract wildlife 12 Killer Shrimp and help to keep the river Killer Shrimps kill native banks stable. river creatures, including young sh, and can survive Brown Trout out of the water (in mud 11 on wellies) for up to two Brown trout swim up the weeks. trails rivers Brun and Calder to lay their eggs in the gravel on the found in the upper reaches of the rivers. Baddies river bank Please Burnley Explore the •Remember that you are responsible for the safety of yourself and your party whilst on the Trails. trails •Take care and remember that crossing a road safely is more important than nding hidden rivers any clue. on the Brun and Calder •Respect the privacy and property of others and in particular respect any memorials that are visited. river bank as they meander •Do not allow children to go ahead and separate from your group. •Before you begin, agree on an emergency rendezvous point should someone through Burnley become separated. About the trails Treasure trails are a fun and interactive way to enjoy and bring to life our natural river heritage. Explore both Burnley Town Centre and the Brun Valley Forest Park which connects the centre of Burnley with the open moorland of the through a mosaic of glorious parks, woodlands and meadows following the course of the . Urban River Enhancement Scheme ( URES) URES Treasure trails aim to encourage people to value and care for our rivers and the wildlife that inhabits them. URES is managed by the Ribble Rivers Trust with funding from the Heritage Lottery Fund. Ribble Rivers Trust (RRT) RRT, an environmental charity, was set up by local people in 1998 to: “Conserve, protect and restore rivers and streams within the Ribble Catchment for the benet and enjoyment of all” A well balanced, healthy river system is important for both people and wildlife. We rely on clean rivers to supply us with drinking water and water for industry. A river supports a wide range of mammals, sh, birds and plants, right down to the tiniest invertebrates that live on the riverbed. If you love nature and would like to make a dierence please join RRT. By becoming a member, you’ll be helping to protect and improve our precious rivers for the benet of wildlife and generations to come.

Ribble Rivers Trust would like to thank the Heritage Lottery Fund, Burnley Borough Council and the Environment Agency for their support for URES. www.ribbletrust.org.uk 2 3 4 The Clue 1 Clue 2 Direction 1 Calder How many sh can you nd Close to a fountain nd a quote From the fountain area go past carved along the wall near this on the ground by Nelson the statue with two children on Trail horse? Write your answer as a Mandela. What is the word that it, cross towards the word. goes between ‘bread’ and ‘and Magistrates Court building and 6 salt’? head right. At the end of the 1 street turn left and walk to the 11 21 16 map in front of the Police What to do Start Station. 5 The trail starts in front of the Follow the directions Clue 3 Library in Burnley town centre. The River Calder enters the and look for the clues There is pay and display 11 along the way. The map in the bottom right corner parking close by at William in square D4. Follow the river answers to the clues will Thompson Car Park (sat nav Direction 4 be words and letters on the map and write down all BB11 2BS). Go through the gap to the right found on permanent the other squares that it passes of the railings and follow the features. When you nd through. side of the buildings to the the answer write it in the 12 Fact 3 pavement. Head left. At the end grid next to the clue. To the side of the bridge is the 5 1 of the street, when it is safe to disabled access to the Town do so, cross the road (Manches- When you have Hall. From here, when open, 6 ter Road). If necessary go to the answered all the clues, you can see the river through Direction 2 trac lights in either direction. copy the letters in the 13 the railings. Be careful if you Go to the bridge (Market Street Carry on past the entrances to numbered squares in are scared of heights! Bridge). the Police car parks and on to the grid into the same Clue 5 the bridge. numbered squares in Find the Burnley the boxes at the bottom Riversides information of the next page to nd panel. The paragraph to 10 7 out two things that we the left of the sh Fact 1 do to help Burnley’s Fact 2 swimming upwards If you can see over the rivers. mentions two birds to 14 At the railings you can see how bridge you will see that the look out for. One is the the river channel has been river here is owing in a Grey Wagtail – what is Direction 5 widened to slow down the very narrow channel. These the other one? water. These pools allow sh to With your back to the sign channels were created in rest as they travel up the river 7 23 15 head right and at the end of the 1800s so that polluted to spawn (lay eggs). the wall turn right onto Queens water from the factories Walk. could be ushed from the 9 town as quickly as 16 Direction 3 possible. Direction 6 15 With your back to the answer, 8 Carry on down the path through the Clue 6 cross the road (Parker Lane) to trees and just before it reaches the road the pavement opposite. Cross Clue 4 turn right and cross the car park to the Amongst the trees on your left the car park to the railings What is the word on the bridge steps in the corner. Go up the steps and are four Honey Locusts. Two of ahead, keeping close to the after EWS? across the bridge and turn left. Take care these are called Skyline – what building on your right. as the steps and bridge can be slippery are the other two called? when wet. 8 12 24 17 20 21 Clue 7 19 Fact 4 Direction 8 Clue 8 Go back and down the steps to the right On the stone plaque that has What is the rst word in the Can you see any sh in the of the footbridge. Take care when the name of the bridge on it name of this bridge? river? Ries have been created here to add oxygen to the crossing the car park to the street, Cow nd the 12th letter on the rst Lane, diagonally opposite. Cross the line and then the 5th, 7th , 3rd, 18 26 water and sh can rest in the pools before going upstream. street, turn right and go past the tourist 4th and 8th letters from the information sign and map to the bridge. bottom line to spell something 18 You can sometimes see brown trout here and a heron you might nd on the riverbed. Direction 7 enjoying a tasty meal! 23 Cross the street when it is safe and head 27 17 left. At the end of the shops follow the Clue 9 pavement round to the right into Holden In the green section of the 22 Street. Follow the pavement to the end information panel, which and onto the foot bridge. ower is described as both Direction 9 ‘creeping’ and ‘celery-leaved’? 25 At the end of the street (Cow 26 Lane) turn left and follow the Direction 11 Clue 10 25 2 10 main road (Saint James Street) How many golden owers are to the information panel before Go back to the main road and there all together on both sides 24 the bridge. Look out for a street turn right. The last two clues of the bridge? with the same name as the can be found after you have Direction 10 River we are following. gone past the pedestrian Go to the end of the street and crossing. 9 19 cross to the right when it is safe using the island. Head left and 31 Fact 7 29 follow the pavement along From the bridge you will the Fact 6 Active Way. Take the next right see the river Brun (on the left) 27 to Orchard Bridge. Keep a look out for Grey join the river Calder (on the Clue 11 Wagtails and Sand Martins right). ‘Con uence’ is where two rivers join together. From here Which word on the green Flood which can often be seen ying 30 the river, now known as the Warning Station sign reads the over the river here. Calder, ows through same backwards as it does Clue 12 and Whalley to join the River forwards? 28 Fact 5 According to the Caldervale Ribble which then ows to the Irish Sea. The big steps in the river, called ‘weirs’, were Bridge information board, 14 20 4 built so that the falling water would power woollen and cotton what have been run from the water at the machines in the mills. The weirs stop sh and 32 otters making their way up the river so con uence of the rivers Brun ’ladders’ known as ‘sh passes’ have been and Calder? River Tidy built to help them. Retrace your steps back to the 3 22 13 start point, following the river.

As you walk back, make a note of anything you see in or near You Answer 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 the river that shouldn’t be there and might be a danger to When you answer a clue, copy the letters in the numbered squares into 10 11 12 13 14 15 wildlife and animals. the same numbered squares in the boxes to the right. Once you have nished the trail submit your answer on the Treasure Trails website: 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 treasuretrails.co.uk/lancashire/caldertrail.html to see if you are correct. 2 3 4 The Clue 1 Direction 1 Direction 2 What number is on the rowing boat Go to the bridge that crosses the river. The river We are going to follow the river in the b at t l e between the boat house and the running under the bridge is the river Brun. From other direction, to see where it comes playground? Cross o the creature or here the river ows through Burnley, joins the from. This is the direction in which the sh of the plant in the Goodies and Baddies gallery river Calder and then the which swim upstream to spawn (lay their eggs). with that number. They are a loser in the ows out to the Irish Sea. Before we start can you see any wildlife brun Battle of the Brun! around the river, sh, birds or insects? 1 7 5 Start Did you 6 Introduction The trail starts in Thompson Direction 3 Over a thousand years ago a Park which is close to Burnley know Clue 2 Cross the bridge, turn right and The bridge takes the follow the path through the great battle is thought to town centre. There is some 8 Over 100 years ago there Leeds and Liverpool gate. Turn right at the junction. have taken place on the on-road parking on Queen was a big ood here and Canal over the river Carry on along this path, banks of the river Brun in Victoria Road close to the While under the bridge there is Brun. Just past the looking for clues along the way. Burnley, the Battle of entrance on Ormerod Road you walk a stone showing how bridge can you see a Brunanburh. This battle was and a free car park further high the water rose on stream entering the between the Vikings, along Queen Victoria Road. Keep listening to July 6th. Use the last river? This is the invaders from the far north, the river as you number of the year to over ow from the canal and the local Anglo-Saxon Once in the park head for the walk along. cross o another Goody which empties into the people. Boat House café at the end of Sometimes it is so or Baddy. the boating lake. quiet you can river when the canal A thousand years later a hardly hear it gets too full. great battle is still being moving and at fought in the Brun, this time other times it is 9 10 between the native wildlife VERY LOUD. What and invasive creatures that makes it sound Direction 4 Clue 3 harm the river and its Continue to follow the path louder? Just after the bridge, look for this occupants. Who is going to along the river. After the sign. How many times does the win the Battle of the Brun? footbridge the path forks. Take 13 letter T appear on it? Cross o the Complete this trail along the the right fork, go under the item with that number. Count river bank and you will nd bridge and continue to follow Clue 5 carefully! out! As you walk along, count the the path along the river. stones on your left. Between the What to do 21st and 22nd stones you will nd Follow the directions and something under your feet with 12 11 look for the clues along the some letters on it. The rst four way. The answers to the letters sound like a number. Cross Direction 5 clues are all numbers and Clue 4 o the item with that number. Follow the river on the grass will be found on permanent Somewhere along the gravel path 14 path, keeping the road on your features along the route. The you will see this bird on a wooden left. answer to each clue will sculpture on the right. How many eliminate one of the Goodies Direction 6 of these birds are there on the or Baddies in the gallery on Carry on, keeping to the right hand side of the road. Look for post? Cross o the goody or baddy the back page. Once you’ve the sign of a horse and turn right onto the path just after it. with that number. solved all the clues you will Follow the gravel path and after about 50m either follow the be left with one Goody or path to the right, which goes along the river bank, or carry on Baddy – the winner of the along the gravel path through the meadow. The two paths meet Battle of the Brun! at the next clue. 15 17 18 Clue 6 16 Clue 7 Direction 8 Direction 7 With your back to the bridge, cross the Find this insect on the Find a metal square in the Carry on along the gravel path until it meets the road when it is safe to do so and go information board about ground near a pipe. Add up road, turn right and look out for the information between the gap in the trees to the pond. Life on the river Brun. the three numbers after the board near the bridge. Take care when walking Head right, taking care near the water’s How many years do letters EN and before D400. along the road! edge. these insects spend The result will eliminate one At the far end of the pond, near the car underwater as larvae? of the creatures. park, go up the steps and follow the path Cross o the Goody or to the road. Turn left and keep going to Baddy with that number. 23 22 where two rivers meet. Fact 1 21 This is where the river Direction 10 19 Brun meets Swinden Take the gravel path to the Clue 9 20 Water and where the nal Clue 8 right and follow it to the Which of the four numbered battle of the Brun takes Direction 9 On the map headed ‘Brun footbridge. carvings in the photo below place. Who do you think matches one you will nd on Go over the bridge and onto Valley Forest Park’, trace is going to win? the wooden sign before the the track to the right of the the route you’ve taken from and nd 24 next gate? Cross o the gate. This is a short section 26 creature with that number. of the , a long where you are now. What’s distance (40 mile) walk. Visit the river called alongside Clue 10 The End Burnley Tourist Information you that joins the river Brun? Within 20 metres of the bridge you Well done, you have completed the Battle of the Brun centre for more details. The number of letters in its will be able to nd a Great Spotted treasure trail and will have just one creature left. name (including the word what? Count the number of letters Creatures and plants in our rivers ght many a battle ‘river’) will eliminate another in the third word of its name and to survive. Some will win and some will lose, even the creature. cross o the creature with that Goodies! Here at the Ribble Rivers Trust we are 28 number. working to give the Goodies a helping hand so that they win more often! Some River sums 25 You normally walk at a speed of about 3 miles per hour. Clue 11 To see if you are correct submit your answer on the 27 Can you work out roughly how fast the river is moving as Treasure Trails website : Animal Alphabet you walk alongside it? Is it faster or slower than the speed Turn around and on your way back treasuretrails.co.uk/lancashire/battleofthebrun.html you normally walk at? step on each of the wooden planks Starting with the letter A, take as you go across the footbridge. it in turns to name a bird or Retrace your steps to return to Thompson Park. If The river ows about 40 miles from here to get to the sea. How many are there? Subtract 20 animal beginning with each you’re unsure of the way just follow the river! Here are Now that you know how fast it is moving, if you dropped a from that to nd the number of the letter of the alphabet. a few things you can do on your way back: twig in the river how many hours would it take to get to last creature you can cross o. the sea? I-Spy As you make your way back to the start point, how many of these items can you see? Tick them o when you see them. You might not be able to see all of them at River Iron Oxide Bird box Fish sculpture all times of the year. measure Himalayan Balsam No motor bikes