Entwistle & Wayoh reservoirs

This week's walk was a 6 mile, circular route around Entwistle and Wayoh reservoirs, between Darwen and Edgerton.

Booting-up at the car park close to Entwistle reservoir. From here, we proceeded in an anti-clockwise direction.

As we set off we were treated to what was almost 'spring sunshine'!

The viaduct that carries the railway line from Blackburn to Bolton

As we were drinking our coffee, a large group of female-only walkers passed us, walking in the opposite direction.
A passing comment revealed that they call themselves the
' Walkie-Talkies'.
These two ladies, at the tail-end of the group wanted a selfie with us so that they could boast their fellow walkers that
"...We have got ourselves a man!"
(They must be desperate!)

Glinting in the weak sunshine is the village of Edgworth.

The water-works at the southern end of Wayoh reservoir.

Mick enjoys his lunch in peace and solitude(?)

After some unscheduled re-directions(!) and a little help from a local (!!) we eventually arrived at the oddly-named
'Strawbury Duck' (note the spelling).
Inspite of the fact that it was starting to rain, WE PASSED BY and carried on.

The rain, not particularly heavy, eventually stopped allowing us to empty our flasks...... and...
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Take the obligatory BRIDGE PHOTOGRAPH
before returning to our cars.

FOOTNOTE:-

On our last walk (Chipping) we came across two places containing the word "RAIKE".  John W. was of the opinion that it referred to a slope or incline.  WRONG ! that is one definition of  the spelling  "Rake" 

Spelled with an "I"

Oxford dictionary = No such word

Cassell dictionary = No such word

Webster dictionary = No such word

Google definitions    = No such word 

John was still convinced that the word existed. That he had read it and used it in the past,   So... A 'phone call to Arthur Malone a respected and long retired English teacher of several Meanderthals.   He found the word spelled with an "I" in "Chambers" dictionary. It gave the word as meaning a "Reach" or "Journey" combined with "Pasture" and was of Nordic origin (Vikings ?) *RAIKA". I surmise that this combined to mean an outlying piece of agricultural land some distance from the homestead. As the name Chipping was originally Caepan (market place) and is also of ancient origin I shall be happy with that explanation.  Comments ?