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Belmont

The Belmont, Delph, Springs, Dingle and Wards reservoirs are sited in an incised valley high above Bolton. The village of Belmont, on the route of the A675, forms a focus for this area, and despite the presence of settlement, this is a quiet valley. There are numerous public footpaths, many linked to form the Witton Weavers Way, a walking trail of discovery around the moors (see ssss1).

Higher Hempshaw’s Farm (Walk 6)

Belmont from Sharples Higher End (Walk 16)

This valley is more rural than the others; ancient woodland still clings to the steep cloughs that have not been dammed. These also contain important wetland habitats. Belmont is one of the earliest recorded settlements in this area, dating from the early part of the 13th century (recorded in 1212), and later found itself situated along the turnpike road linking Bolton and Preston.

Roddlesworth

The Roddlesworth and Rake Brook reservoirs sit in an extensively wooded valley of mixed plantations above the towns of Blackburn and Darwen. A number of footpaths pass through the valley, and roads pass either side of it. It is a quiet and remote landscape dominated by reservoirs.