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B.G.

“If I had the choice I would group by valleys - or catchments”

I agree, but without getting bogged down into flora I suggest we define the limit of Anglezarke as :-

West - Stronstrey Bank escarpment

East - A675 to the East ( as it runs along the “valley” bottom betweem Turton & Anglezarke Moors)

South - The road from Belmont to Rivington village (as it runs at the base of Rivington Moor escarpment)

North - Dean Black Brook. (Separating Anglezarke from Wheelton Moor)

This is a large area to survey comprehensively and as you know, features are “popping” out of the peat daily.

Yes, that sounds fine.

There are some fallen or glacial stones in a rough collection near the boundary to Blackburn with Darwen, above Lomax Wives farm. I think there'll be some stuff beyond these into Belmont. There's a placename 'Egg Hillock' that seems significant. I wish Damon would write a song about this stuff - I can remember a cafe in Belmont - long time ago.

I'm hoping to photograph the sunrise over the golf course stone row around May day. Prevarication is a personal hobby, though ...

That tussock grass has a very low biodiversity compared to the heather semi-dwarf heath that preceeded it. I'm starting to ask the park rangers to strim the rows - bet they play dead !