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At the dovecote, the main track forks. Here, take the left-hand branch, which soon starts to descend and becomes rough underfoot. Eventually the track leads down to a roadhead at a car park (alternative start). Turn abruptly left, through a gate, and once more following a broad stony track, here rising gently towards Rivington Terraced Gardens.

Rivington Terraced Gardens were created at the turn of the 20th century by William Hesketh Lever, later Lord Leverhulme, who had a great passion for landscape design. There are numerous pathways, terraces and walkways through 18 hectares (45 acres) of mixed woodland, including garden shelters, waterfalls, pools and footbridges. It is all quite fascinating, but perhaps the most intriguing structure is Lever’s Bridge, spanning the track. It is also known as Seven Arch Bridge, for reasons that are obvious when you see it, and was built to join together two halves of the Terraced Gardens. The design is attributed to Lever, inspired on one of his trips to Nigeria, where he saw a seven-arch bridge spanning a narrow gorge.