Herb Riddle's photos with the keyword: Silverdale

Sheep can be so curious. Seen on our round walk from Glasson Dock. Have a great weekend. Herb

Just before getting to the seat looking out to Plover scar lighthouse we see this sign. Puts us in a dilemma really! Nice full screen.

We are here on the very windy Lancaster coast near the estuary of the River Lune. The view here is actually across the Irish Sea and the star attraction is this old 1847 lighthouse – ‘Plover Scar’ that protects the southern entrance of the river. It is just there that a small dockyard is situated – Glasson Docks. This used to be a place where sea-going ships unloaded their cargoes into canal-barges heading for inland mills and factories up the Lancaster Canal. See Pips and adjacent photo for closer look at this lighthouse and Glasson Dock itself. Enjoy full screen. HBM, have a good week.

Plover Scar guiding ships to the southern entrance of the river Lune. Established in 1847. The ship is the Isle of Man Ferry from Heysham to Douglas.

Still on the sands at Jenny Browns Point (Silverdale) we see this old chimney on the edge of the beach. A strange thing to see at such a place we thought and later research led me to this: "A nearby chimney, sometimes described as a tower, is grade II listed and has been the subject of archaeological and archival investigations.It is now believed that the chimney is most likely to be the remains of a short-lived copper mining and smelting project set up by Robert Gibson in the 1780s. He was Lord of the Manor of Yealand and incorrectly assumed he had the right to mine for copper at Cragfoot, inland from the point, on land owned by the Townleys of Leighton Hall. The copper was processed in a reverberatory furnace at Jenny Brown's Point of which the remaining chimney was part. The whole operation was abandoned in 1788 after lawsuits, and Gibson died in 1791" WiKi

Back to the coastline of Lancashire with this view up towards Grange over Sands in Cumbria. A splendid tree here with its twisty branches. The sea and sand looks attractive but are some of the most dangerous in Britain. Enjoy full screen.

Another view from ‘Jenny Brown’s Point’ near Silverdale showing the magic attraction of those moving sands. A place where waders come to feed and people come to admire but these sands are not safe to walk over as the PiP example shows. Carnforth lies in the distance Enjoy full screen.

A day out at the North West area of Siverdale gives us sights like this. We are walking south following the sandy Morcambe Bay and are at this moment at 'Jack Scout' looking towards the same coast over Warton Sands to the town of Carnforth. Here like much of this bay, the sands are treacherous with fast rising tides and areas of quicksand. A great place for wildlife though and some interesting trees. Enjoy full screen.

A week’s break in north Lancashire allows me to visit some places that we have not been to for some years now. This is the seaside area known as Silverdale and one might imagine how that name was derived. We have just finished our picnic here and are looking down Morcambe Bay over the treacherous Walton Sands which houses the Kent Channel. The tall buildings in the distance is the Heysham Nuclear Power station. Our path continues between the narrow walled path on the left into the headland trees and beyond. Enjoy full screen and have a good week.