Wheelton Plantation is a mixed woodland once populated with farms and other industries, the ruins and remains of which can be found in the woods today.
The Goit flows alongside Wheelton Plantation for the length of the woods and is very scenic with plenty of wildlife from foxes and deer to dippers and woodpeckers. Wheelton Plantation is also a good place to see Bluebells in springtime.
The woods contain many ruins, mostly farms but also a large house with cattle byre and the remains of the old garden grotto. A great place to explore or as part of a longer walk the Goit flows down to the ever-popular White Coppice.
Wheelton Plantation image by munki-boy
An often difficult waterfall on Hatch Brook above Brinscall.
A ruined mansion with “lost garden” and a few remaining low walls and floor-plan.
Brett Gregory is an award-winning filmmaker based in Bolton whose production company, Serious Feather, is currently making a documentary about autism and poetry.
As a part of this production, Landscape Britain was asked to advise with regards to the location of specific areas of outstanding natural beauty throughout the region.
Visit www.seriousfeather.com for further information.
