Dinckley Wood
We found out about the Dinckley Wood several years ago and make a point to visit the place when it’s sunny and has not been raining recently.
It’s a great place to run our dog Shadow but can get muddy if you visit at the wrong time.
Dinckley Wood is a very rural location located quite close to the small town of Ribchester
May is probably too early to visit but as the weather was unseasonably warm we gave it a go.
Set against the River Ribble this badly documented place still gets a lot of hikers out for a jaunt when the sun is shining thought we didn't have any problems parking this day.
The woodland path meanders close to the riverside with plenty of opportunities for Shadow to descend to the river en-route.
He doesn’t tend to fare with swinging stiles though age has increased his wisdom a little. I still have to haul him over them occasionally when his doggy brain simply doesn’t get it.
It can be as dry as a bone but there’s always a patch of mud somewhere and he always makes a beeline for it if we don’t distract him with something or other.
This isn’t exactly a beach, more a stony shore but attracts people nevertheless.
Visits into the water are common but he will not go out of his depth, nor will he retrieve things. Aren’t retrievers supposed to do that?
Dinckley Ferry was a rowing boat which crossed the river connecting the village to Hurst Green. The ferry was replaced by a suspension bridge in the 1950s
The quote is NOT making reference to the bridge you see but the old one. The Suspension Bridge was washed away with heavy floods in 2015 and has only just been replaced with this one.
The original ‘Suspension Bridge‘ was more like a bridge made of string, with wooden slats, some with holes. Don’t think of the Verrazzano-Narrows Bridge or the Golden Gate.
Taking Shadow across that old one was challenging!
I haven’t visited Dinckley since the new replacement came long relatively recently. It’s a lot sturdier than the original.
The original plaque is still in place. 1951 it says, but that one is now history.
If you cross, the village of Hurst Green is approximately one-mile walking and all uphill. We didn't fancy that and backtracked the way we came.
Dinckley Wood is really off the beaten path and somewhat of a local secret. It doesn’t appear to be advertised whatsoever and you simply have to know it is there. The word seems to be getting around.
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Really reminds me of some areas in the south of France, but I guess it's a lot colder there :P
Shadow definitely looks like he had an amazing time. You got the name from Homeward Bound, right? ;)
Actually no, its from Shadow the Sheepdog, a book I read many times as a kid.
My parents would never let me have a dog, so I vowed as a nipper to call my forthcoming dog Shadow, even if he's white :)
Always great finding a place off the beaten track not so! The rock pools look like it could be right here in South Africa, we still find places like that here but it's only in remote areas! Unfortunately people tend to mess up the natural beauty with littering here in my country!
Shadow must have been exhausted after a day our like that!
Wow, those are some awesome pictures! It looks like a really nice place to visit. I am hoping to do a little more hiking this Summer with @mrsbozz. A lot of it will just depend on what our dog decides to do. She would run off without a lead, so that limits where we can take her.
I hear some breeds do that (just run off). There's always the bribe of biscuits to keep em in line!
That is kinda place that I can enjoy every single day, wherever I can @slobberchops. you are so lucky my friend. Happy for you
Oh, I know what you mean keeping Shadow away from the mud patch. Looks like you did it though, He looked pretty clean in the last photos. I like walking places that are alongside water like Dinckley Wood.
It does look like such a beautiful place to walk and shadow seems to have had a blast, but yes retrievers are meant to retrieve, maybe he is a shadow of a retriever LOL
Oh he does retrieve sticks, then sits down with them and chews 'em :)
Well I can see in his mind he has done his part getting the stick and then likes ot enjoy it :)
Looks gorgeous, love the shot of the river and the little stony strand.
Looks gorgeous, love the
Shot of the river and the
Little stony strand.
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My kind of place. Shadow is kind of an ironic name for that canine :)
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Yes it is, though 'Greedy' may have been more appropriate ;)
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