Boulsworth Hill
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| Boulsworth Hill – Lad Law | |
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 Boulsworth Hill and the Upper Coldwell Reservoir |
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| Elevation | 517 m (1,696 ft) |
| Location | Lancashire,  England |
| Range | Pennines |
| Prominence | 323 m |
| Parent peak | Kinder Scout |
| Topo map | OS Explorer OL21 |
| OS grid reference | SD929356 |
| Listing | Marilyn |
Boulsworth Hill is a large expanse of moorland, the highest point of the South Pennines of south-eastern Lancashire, separating the District of Pendle from Calderdale.
Its summit, Lad Law, is 517 m (1,696 ft) above sea level, and commands views over Pendle Hill, the Forest of Bowland, the Yorkshire Dales, and the South Pennines [1]. The Brontë Way and the Pendle Way both pass along the slopes of Boulsworth Hill, providing routes of ascent from Nelson and Wycoller. A further possibility is to climb from Trawden, the nearest town to the summit, and it was originally intended that Boulsworth Hill would be a highlight of the Pennine Way [2], which instead passes to the east of the hill. Following the CRoW Act, Boulsworth Hill can now also be legally climbed from the Yorkshire side, near Hebden Bridge [3].
The underlying rock is millstone grit, which is seen outcropping in several places [4] and forming a steep scarp face along the summit [5]. The hill is covered by acidic grassland [6], which provide a valuable breeding ground for red grouse, twite[5], golden plover[5] and other birds.
It lies just inside Lancashire, although the county boundary with Calderdale passes just a mile to the south-east of Lad Law.
[edit] References
- ^ View Points. Lancashire County Council.
- ^ Nick Redman. "Cool hikes for UK stile gurus", The Observer, 2004-09-19.
- ^ Andrew Bibby (2005). Forest of Bowland: With Pendle Hill and the West Pennine Moors. Frances Lincoln. ISBN 0-7112-2502-8.
- ^ South Pennine Moors SSSI (PDF). English Nature.
- ^ a b c A Landscape Strategy for Lancashire - Landscape Character Assessment (PDF). Lancashire County Council (2000). (HTML version)
- ^ Grasslands. The Lancashire Wildlife Trust (2006).
