WALK DETAILS
758 Calder Vale to Barnacre

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With a great clatter and crash of wings a pheasant flew up from beneath our feet. Soon two more, hidden in the bracken, startled us with their raucous cries. Bird watchers often spend hours waiting to see a rarity, but here at Barnacre the birds jump out at you.


LOCATION: Forest of Bowland
START: Calder Vale, three miles east of Garstang, signed from A6. Weekend parking at end of village. (Grid ref 533458)
DISTANCE: 4 miles
GRADE: Easy
TIME: Three hours
MAP: Explorer - Forest of Bowland
Landranger 102

REFRESHMENTS: Pack a flask.