southpennines September 11-26 Two weeks ofguided walks, .....,..."..,"'" ..~.... cycle rides, horse rides and more pennineprospects ACCESS ZONES Lancashire & Greater Manchester: includes East Lancashire (Preston–Colne), West Pennine (Manchester Blackburn–Clitheroe), Oldham (Manchester–Oldham–Rochdale) and East Lancashire steam (Bury–Rawtenstall) lines. Craven & Bradford: includes Airedale (Leeds/Bradford–Skipton) and Wharfedale (Leeds/Bradford–Ilkley) and Worth Valley steam Bus link Ilkley Burley–in–Wharfedale to Otley (Keighley–Oxenhope) lines. Ben Rhydding Calderdale & Rochdale: Caldervale (Leeds–Bradford–Halifax–Rochdale–Manchester Menston & Preston–Halifax–York) line. Steeton & Skipton Silsden Keighley Crossflatts Guiseley Kirklees & Oldham: Huddersfield (Manchester Victoria–Ashton– Huddersfield (Leeds) and Penistone (Huddersfield–Penistone– Cononley Bingley Barnsley–Sheffield) lines. Haworth Baildon Saltaire Shipley Metro link Clitheroe Oxenhope Colne Heritage Line Frizinghall Nelson Metro Day Rover Ticket Whalley BRADFORD Forster Square valid in this area Brierfield BRADFORD LEEDS Langho Interchange Bramley Station closed Burnley Central Ramsgreave Church & New Pudsey & Wilpshire Rishton Oswaldtwistle Huncoat Hapton Burnley Barracks Cottingley PRESTON Accrington Burnley Manchester Road Rose Grove Morley BLACKBURN HALIFAX Todmorden Hebden Bridge Batley Mytholmroyd Dewsbury Walsden Mill Hill Sowerby Ravensthorpe Darwen Bridge Brighouse Lostock Hall PleasingtonCherry Tree Bamber Bridge Littleborough Mirfield Leyland Entwistle Smithy Bridge Deighton Milnrow Newhey Rawtenstall HUDDERSFIELD Chorley Bromley Cross Rochdale Shaw & Crompton Heywood Lockwood Ramsbottom Castleton Derker Slaithwaite Berry Brow Adlington Hall i’ th’ Wood Honley Mills Hill OLDHAM Mumps Brockholes Bury Marsden Horwich Parkway Lockstock Moston OLDHAM Werneth Stocksmoor BOLTON Shepley Moses Gate Dean Hollinwood Greenfield Lane Failsworth Denby Farnworth Dale Kearsley Mossley Salford Clifton Central Ashton–under–Lyne Stalybridge MANCHESTER Victoria KEY TO EVENTS Nature event Suitable for accompanied children – age restrictions may apply Walk Wheelchair accessible walk Social event Road cycle ride Event accessible by bus Evening event Mountainbike ride Skills course Strictly no dogs Horse ride Walking for Health Difficulty rating for the above: Easy (E), Dogs welcome on lead Moderate (M), Hard (H) or Strenuous (S) Pendle Walking Festival link No smoking Backpacking event Ramblers 75th anniversary Grid sq. I3 Location of event’s start point National Trust event Watershed Landscape event (see map pages 16/17) Heritage event Year of Biodiversity event 02 THE SOUTH PENNINES WALK & RIDE FESTIVAL SEPTEMBER 13 – 28 2008 Welcome to the southpennines Walk & Ride Festival The South Pennines is one of the best places in England for fresh air and exercise – and this year’s Walk & Ride Festival offers plenty of opportunity for you to get your share! Last year’s festival attracted record numbers. Not only did many residents enjoy the South Pennines while leaving their cars at home but many others were attracted here from further afield. The programme for 2010 is even more diverse, featuring something for everyone – short, medium and long walks, cycle and mountain bike rides ranging from easy to challenging, several horse riding events and two walks which each last an entire weekend! Please note: walks and rides are led by experienced guides A number of themed walks are inspired by our successful from local authorities or relevant voluntary organisations Watershed Landscape programme which focuses on the within the South Pennines, to whom queries should be role our hills and reservoirs have played in the provision directed. Events are suitable for people of average fitness of water, from the earliest times, through the Industrial but the leader has the right to refuse to take someone on Revolution to the present. the grounds of health or unsuitable clothing or footwear. Other walks celebrate the 75th anniversary of The Ramblers Well–behaved dogs on leads are usually allowed (unless – we're delighted that Ramblers trustee Kate Ashbrook is stated) subject to the leaders’ discretion and any restrictions opening the festival in her capacity as patron of the Walkers (eg, access land or nature reserves) which might apply. Are Welcome movement – and we also join with events Children must be accompanied by a responsible adult. across the globe to celebrate International Year of In the case of adverse weather conditions or other Biodiversity. unexpected circumstances, leaders reserve the right to Virtually every event is accessible by public transport and, change or cancel events. While they will take every care, with only a few exceptions, all are free and don’t need walkers and riders remain responsible for their own safety booking. Just turn up and join the fun. Enjoy! at all times, and are asked to stay with the group unless they have informed the leader. Pam Warhurst, chair, Pennine Prospects FESTIVAL SEPTEMBER 11–26 2010 03 Enjoy the southpennines landscape The South Pennines area is a very special place. initiative led by Natural England and the police, to prevent Straddling the West Yorkshire–Lancashire border, rural crime such as illegal off-roading, fly tipping and other this distinctive landscape of high moorland and deep anti-social activities. wooded valleys provides a wonderful playground for those Several festival events highlight the area’s rich tapestry who enjoy fresh air and outdoor exercise, as well as forming of wildlife habitats and bear the symbol of the International part of the national watershed: rain falling here flows either Year of Biodiversity, declared by the United Nations to west to the Irish sea or east to the North Sea. promote the understanding of biodiversity’s importance The area’s beauty has long inspired novelists and poets, to a healthy environment. such as the famous Brontë sisters of Haworth and late poet This year is also the 75th anniversary of The Ramblers, laureate Ted Hughes, as well as artists such as sculptors the charity that campaigns to make walking available to Henry Moore and Barbara Hepworth. everyone through access improvements and encouraging The dramatic landscape is rich in social and industrial families and those who do not walk at all. Their many heritage while its moorlands, designated under European celebratory walks in the programme are highlighted with law as a Special Protection Area, have international a red anniversary balloon. importance for wildlife, particularly upland ground–nesting For more information about Pennine Prospects please birds such as twite and short–eared owl. contact Ann Atkins, Company Secretary, 4th Floor, Pennine Prospects was established in 2005, by a partnership Jacobs Well, Bradford BD1 5RW (01274 433536), www.pennineprospects.co.uk. of local authorities, government bodies, utility companies and others, to champion the regeneration, conservation and promotion of the area’s landscape and heritage, while improving access from surrounding towns and cities. The Walk and Ride festival is funded through Pennine Prospects by the South Pennines LEADER programme, which supports community projects. LEADER is jointly funded by Defra and the European Union and managed by Yorkshire Forward in the Yorkshire & Humber Region. This year’s Walk & Ride Festival will see the launch of Pennine Prospects’ Walk Cycle Ride website www.walkridesouthpennines.co.uk, a new online tool to help residents and visitors enjoy the South Pennines. Pennine Prospects aims to make the LEADER–funded site a comprehensive directory of walking, cycling and riding routes in the South Pennines. The natural resources of the South Pennines – particularly its role as a water gathering ground for both industry and the growing urban populations – played a crucial role in the Industrial Revolution of the 17th and 18th centuries. As a result we have a striking network of upland reservoirs – a man–made lake district. Pennine Prospects Watershed Landscape project, grant aided by the Heritage Lottery Fund, works with partners to support related landscape restoration, access and heritage projects in the area. Many of the walks and rides in this festival programme incorporate aspects of the Watershed Landscape and the project will include the development of a network of Reservoir Trails for walkers. Countryside managers in the South Pennines are also helping with Moorwatch – www.moorwatch.com – an 04 A landscape for the future, a space for everyone... Enjoy the southpennines the sustainable way Away from its bustling towns and friendly villages, the South after 9.30am Mondays to Fridays. You can use your Day Pennines is a wild area of crag–rimmed, peaty moors sliced Rover as far as the West Yorkshire boundary and pay the open by wooded cloughs and tumbling streams – it can excess to the next station – eg, to Littleborough or Cononley. offer as much remoteness and tranquillity as you desire! Buy Day Rovers in advance from staffed rail stations, Metro Thanks to its wonderful public transport network, however, Travel Centres and many post offices and tourist information it is remarkably accessible. centres within West Yorkshire. Adult bus–only Day Rovers can be bought from drivers. We hope that you’ll take the opportunity to leave your car at home this year and help minimise the festival’s carbon Northern Rail’s South Pennines Day Ranger (£18.50 for footprint by travelling to events by bus and train. Most adults, £9.25 for children, £12.20