If there isn't an Earth cache or two on this part of the brook I'll
eat my hat
Well I'm at it again
Wondering aimlessly around the
moors, but this time in good company This time tackling
Oswaldtwistle moor, Haslingden moor, Hare clough and Edgerton
moss to Pike lowe. Bringing you to the area of Haslingden
Grane.
Haslingden Grane lies in the north-east corner of the West
Pennine Moors, with good road access along the B6232 from both the
M65 motorway at Blackburn, and the towns of the Rossendale
Valley.
The Grane valley has an intriguing air of desolation which still
haunts the many ruined farmsteads, which were abandoned when the
reservoirs were built to supply drinking water to the growing
industrial towns.
Today the picturesque reservoirs of Calf Hey, Ogden and Holden
Wood and the surrounding moorland offer visitors some excellent
walking routes. Clough Head information centre is open throughout
the year, with a permanent exhibition on the local and natural
history of the area, ideas for other places to visit in the West
Pennine Moors and an insight into the water business. Refreshments
are also available.
The recreation site facilities available at Haslingden Grane
include:
* toilets * picnic area * dogs allowed * restaurant/ takeaway
food * wheelchair friendly - Calf Hey trail suitable for assisted
wheelchair users * car parking * disabled toilet facilities
available (RADAR key)