My friend Phil came to visit over the weekend from my home town, Hamilton in Scotland. We went on a walk from Barrow, through Wiswell, Pendleton and Wellsprings to Sabden, sampling the real ale on the way.
The first bird of interest that we saw was a nuthatch, a bird that we dont see up in Scotland, but Phil got to see this one at very close range.
Continuing on, we saw a weasel cross the road just after Pendleton and then just before Wellsprings (the mexican restaurant on Pendle hill) we found a huge caterpillar on the road. Unfortunately the photo didnt come out too well (I took it with my phone) but it was enough for us to ID it as an Emperor moth caterpillar in its 5th stage.
We stopped at Wellsprings for a pint on the balcony. A glorious day, but the only birds to be seen here were a juvenile stonechat and the swallows that nest under the buildings eaves.
Over the hill to Sabden we found a 5 spot burnet moth on a thistle. This was the last look we had at the wildlife of Pendle hill before turning our attention to the real ale "Pride of Pendle".
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