This evening I decided to take a drive out to Ruff Wood near Ormskirk, approximately 7 miles from my house. Accompanying me for this random act of wildness was my eldest daughter, who always enjoys a drive out in the car and a stroll through the woods. We'd not been here before so I was quite looking forward to seeing what it had to offer.
According to the West Lancashire Council website the woods covers 19 acres of mixed woodland and has Biological Heritage Site status due to the presence of red squirrels. In the centre of the wood is the remains of an old quarry which once provided sandstone to build houses in Ormskirk during the 19th century.
Entrance to the woods
The wheelchair friendly
path through the woods
path through the woods
Robin
More wheelchair friendly path
Owl Sculpture
the non-wheelchair friendly
woodland path
woodland path
Small water hole
Nettles, ferns and rock
Rock walls
Sprouting fern
Littered pine cones
Stumps and cones
Real evidence of a quarry
Nice vantage point
Rock and fern
Rusty trees
Feather on the ground
Ferns and steps
Green and grey
Rocks and overhanging growth
View down into quarry
Enjoying some quiet time
The commotion above
Quarry wall
Orange and green
New growth
Bark
A bench for contemplation
New Oak Leaves
Exploring one of the trails
Scarth Hill Water Tower
