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Calder and Brun the River Calder Is Met in the Centre of Burnley by the River Fish to the River Don Peters. P. and Ashworth N. Warn, M. Higgins, D. Photography: reserved. rights All 2017. rights database or / and copyright Agency Environment Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2017; 2017; right database and copyright Crown © data Survey Ordnance Contains SUGGESTED START: Centenary Way BB11 2EQ (SD 843 323). WHAT TO EXPECT: route. the trialling and developing in support for U3A the and (Opposite side of the dual carriage way to the bus station.) Beginning by the cobbled urban River Calder, the Straight Mile Challenge The NCS Council, Borough Burnley to and project the DISTANCE: 12.4 km / 7.7 miles takes the route high above the Calder Valley, then heads to funding for Fund Lottery Heritage and Help of Bags Tesco To Towneley Park. The River Calder leads the route upstream here are You you! Thank TIME: 3hrs 30mins (plus sightseeing) through the park before, nearing the park’s edge, ascending TERRAIN: Largely good, with small sections of moderate incline through Wet Marl Wood and across to a young River Brun and www.ribblelifetogether.org and some un-pathed/un-surfaced sections. Footpaths and the villages of Hurstwood and Worsthorne. From Worsthorne, it visit or more out woodland tracks can be wet under foot. leads across to Swinden Water, which guides downstream into find to code QR the Scan project. Together Life Burnley. At Thompson Park, the canal returns to the route’s start. Ribble the for routes circular of series a of part as DIFFICULTY: Moderate Trust Rivers Ribble by created been has walk This OS MAP: It is advisable to use OL21 with this guide. Follow the Countryside Code: consider wildlife and other users users other and wildlife consider Code: Countryside the Follow Straight • The route begins across the road from Burnley’s Bus LOOK OUT FOR: drinks and food spare Carry Station. 1. Built over 200 years ago, Mile • Take a charged mobile phone, first aid kit, map and compass compass and map kit, aid first phone, mobile charged a Take the Leeds-Liverpool Canal is raised • Centenary Way long stay at the start of the route. 60ft above the Calder Valley on the conditions forecast for suitable clothing and boots sturdy Wear Alternative starting points: Riverside car park in Straight Mile or Burnley • Towneley Park, BB11 3RQ (SD 858 313); Netherwood Embankment. safely Enjoy Road – by the mill pond, BB10 2TP (SD 858 334). Way Burnley Tesco Superstore, the riverside car park in Towneley • Park Forest Valley Brun Trail; Arts Wayside Burnley: of Forest Park; on Brownside Road in Worsthorne and at The Salmon • Boathouse by the play area in Thompson Park. 2. A series of riffles offer a Catchment Ribble The Trail Treasure ’ Brun the of Battle ‘ Tesco Superstore at start and end of route. chance to see dippers and • Shedden Geotrail: Catchment Ribble • Chip shops: Belfields on Parliament Street in Burnley salmonid fish, like brown trout. The first salmon fry found in Burnley since and The Village Chippy in Worsthorne. trails Nearby before the Industrial Revolution was Bay Horse Inn or Crooked Billet, both in Worsthorne. caught in 2015 downstream of here. generations. Brown future for legacy positive a leave to aim we science, on based Costa Coffee at Tesco store; Rotunda Café at trout action, environmental practical Through educate. and inspire 3. Ribble Rivers Trust (RRT) created a rock ramp on Towneley Park; No11 Tea Room in Worsthorne; to river the using and access improving rivers, the of heritage the Thompson Park Boathouse (weekends only Apr- Wet Marl Wood Weir to make it easier for wildlife to migrate celebrates project The wildlife. and people for 2020 by system Follow us: us: Follow is working to create a healthier river river healthier a create to working is Sept. 11am-4pm). upstream. Towneley Hall can be visited from here. Together Life Ribble THE RIVERS: The River Calder (thought to translate from Celtic 4. Salterford Bridge was a crossing over the River Brun on the as ‘violent stream’) begins on the moors above Cliviger, not far salt route. Missing stones in the wall afford glimpses of the river. from the source of the Yorkshire River Calder. From here, it travels through the wooded Cliviger Gorge and Towneley Park River Walks before entering Burnley. This tributary of the River Ribble 5. A series of weirs lead up to Rowley Lake. continues through Padiham and Whalley before meeting the Where the River Don meets the River Brun main river. 150 m further on, a RRT weir modification eases the migration of Calder and Brun The River Calder is met in the centre of Burnley by the River fish to the River Don. Here, you Brun, which gives Burnley its name ‘Brun-lea’. The River Brun’s can also see the pipe source is on Worsthorne Moor. At the confluence, both rivers Weirs on the that extracted water to flow over a weir before meeting. Each weir has a fish pass, feed the mill pond a installed by Ribble Rivers Trust, to allow fish to access spawning River Brun short way down grounds upstream of the weirs. Thursden Brook (also known below Rowley Netherwood Road. as the valley of the goblins) becomes the River Don, which Lake feeds into the River Brun close to where Swinden Water joins. 6. The bridge that you will pass on your left was put in as part of the Urban Rivers Enhancement Scheme (URES). WILDLIFE: Burnley and the riverside paths that this route takes through its parks are 7. A further weir modification, to ease the movement of wildlife fantastic places to see upstream, can be seen before you reach Thompson Park. A dippers, wagtails and kingfishers. different type of pass was needed to help fish get over the surface of the ‘Burnley Weir’, just The higher reaches offer spawning downstream of Thompson Park on grounds to salmonid fish, including the River Brun. The weir was built This route offers a rich mix of the our native brown trout. Eels have around1292 to give power to grind cultural and natural heritage of the also been found in the area. Otters corn in the ‘King’s Mill’. rivers that have shaped Burnley. have been sighted in the centre of town, Dipper Contrasting between the urban rivers indicating strong fish populations. at the heart of the town and the rural Look out for butterbur leaves in the summer. 8. This section of the Straight streams where they begin, fantastic Rope Distance: 12.4 km / 7.7 miles Historically, butter was wrapped in these and lowered into the Mile takes you past a series of views look over the Calder Valley to river to keep it cool. ceramics on the ‘Rope Walk’. walk the majestic Pendle Hill. Difficulty: Moderate The map sections circled below show how the Ribble Rivers Trust projects (see points on map) ROUTE DIRECTIONS Cross the stone stile on the right and follow the wall on your right. URES: Under the Urban River Enhancement River Head through the metal gates, keeping the wall directly on your course of the River Brun has been altered. Scheme (URES), from 2011 to 2015, RRT carried out Calder right. Cross the centre of the field, past the corner of a stone wall a series of large-scale improvements to re-naturalise Burnley’s A. The Straight Mile to and towards the church (viewed above the tree-tops). Once rivers for wildlife and improve people’s access to them. through another kissing gate, you’ll pass Wallstream Farm on the Information boards can be found by many of the projects. Towneley left. Cross the road to the church, turning left into Worsthorne. Walking towards the superstore Follow the signpost to Burnley, along Brownside Road. Look Tesco Bags of Help: The project working on a weir at Wet Marl from Centenary Way car park, you’ll 1947 out for a road sign for a school. At the building on the corner, Wood, just upstream of Towneley Park, gives migratory fish come to a bridge over the River marked ‘North Parade’, turn right onto Lennox Street. Walk access to a further 4.2 km of the River Calder. Calder. Before the bridge, climb the down the gravel track, then bear left through the metal gates. steps to point (1). Turn right at the top to ◊ Site of the weir at Wet Marl Wood follow the tow path, with the Straight Mile of the Leeds- Liverpool Canal on your left . D. Swinden Water & Brun Valley Leave the tow path before an overhead road bridge. Take the After 300 meters, where the track splits, bear left-fork to walk over the bridge. Head downhill along right (from here, you have a good view of Parliament Street, using the crossing to the medical centre and Extwistle Hall). Cross a small stream and continue to the end of the road. The crossing of Todmorden pass Wood Hey Farm. Take a left off Road will take you directly to Towneley Park. Pass though the the track to a yellow arrow. Bear right Old Gate House arch and turn left. across the field to another yellow arrow where the meadow meets a woodland. Take the wooden steps into the trees, down to Swinden Water. B. The River Calder & Towneley Extwistle Cross the stepping stones and follow the Before: The weir formed a After: Modified to be On meeting the railings, take the path to your right and follow obvious path over a wooden stile. Hall the River Calder upstream (2). Cross the first footbridge and barrier to fish migration. more natural for wildlife. remain on the riverside path.
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