As the lockdown continued, restrictions began to ease ever so slowly. Whilst still under instruction to stay at home, by the end of May, people were now allowed to drive to a location for exercise. Not wanting to wander to far, I headed to the West Pennine Moors just north of Bolton to climb the highest peak in the area - Winter Hill. Monday 25th May was a bank holiday in England. That afternoon I drove up to Scout Road, on the south-eastern edge of Winter Hill. The car park on the road was closed off due to the lockdown, but there were a number of cars parked on the roadside verge. I found a spot, parked up, and set off. Although closest to Bolton, Winter Hill in fact falls just inside the eastern boundary of the Borough of Chorley. With a height of only 1,496 ft it isn't even the highest peak in Lancashire (it's number 9 according to hill-bagging.co.uk), but it's prominence above Greater Manchester and the vast Lancashire plains mean it is home to a number of huge anten

On 23rd March 2020, UK Prime Miniter Boris Johnson initiated a UK nation-wide lockdown to restrict the spread of the COVID-19 coronavirus. All non essential businesses were forced to close their doors. Employees still working were strongly advised to work from home. The only businesses allowed to remain open were supermarkets, pharmacies & food delivery outlets. The instruction was simple: Stay At Home. The only reason citizens were allowed to leave home were for: essential food shopping, essential travel to a work place, & one form of exercise per day. A deserted Farnworth Town Centre - Sat 2nd May 2020 Throughout April, I remained at home, only venturing out for shopping to the local supermarket once per week. However, after being cooped up indoors for a month, I decided to take advantage of the exercise rule, and explore my local neighbourhood, which lead me to finding new places, and rediscovering old memories. Blackleach Country Park My first 'expedition' from home