Friday Evening walk 22nd May 2026
Jumbles, Kingfisher Trail
It was a beautiful spring evening for this walk with48 people taking part. Starting from the Jumbles Car
Park on the Kingfisher Trail, following the Bradshaw Brook, after crossing the main Harwood to Bolton Road we continued on the Kingfisher Trail through Bolton’s arboretum. We were very pleased that the ‘Handkerchief’ tree was still out in full bloom.
Leaving Jumbles
Kingfisher Trail
Handkerchief Tree Bolton Arboretum
We were disgusted at the state of a field and the amount of litter left by travellers who had camped there before Bolton Council could evict them. At least they hadn’t damaged or taken the beautiful metal bench with the shape of animals cut into the back rest.
The bench
Crossing the first metal footbridge we left the Kingfisher trail and went up the steps to the main road near Canon Slade School.
Crossing Eagley Brook
Back to Jumbles
Continuing up the Road just after the school, then across the Bolton to Blackburn railway, before following a country lane down to an abandoned mill lodge. We walked along one side of the lodge before dropping down to the Eagley Brook, from where we returned to the Jumbles Car Park via Bromley Cross and Shady Lane.
Friday 15th May 2026
Come Walking Series of Walks, Clarence Park & Chesham Woods.
Thirty six walkers started this evenings walk at the Lido in Clarence Park and made their way into Chesham Woods, which is actually made up of six cojoined woods.
The start of the walk at the Lido
Entering the woods
Split leaf beech tree
Paying the toll
One of the many bridges
The happy wanderers
View of Peel Tower
Back to the Lido along Greymont Road having covered 3.5 miles