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Starts/ends: Roberts Park, Saltaire/5 rise Locks, Bingley
Distance: 3 miles
Starting the route in Roberts Park, Saltaire cross the River Aire to pick up the Leeds and Liverpool Canal towpath. You will follow the towpath for the full length of the walk to Bingley. At the beginning of the walk you will experience the history of Saltaire, a UNESCO Heritage Site. Take the time to pursue the housing that Titus Salt provided for his workers. On leaving Saltaire, the route will start to feel more rural passing Hirst Wood. Continuing, follow the path towards Dowley Gap Lock. This is the ideal stop for a mid-route refreshment break at The Fisherman’s, a canalside pub. The route will become more industrial as you start to enter Bingley, and you will be able to see the Damart Chimney rising above the Bingley 3 Rise Locks. Continue following the path past the 3 Rise Locks towards the Rise 5 Locks. Bingley 5 Rise Locks are one of the Seven Wonders of the Waterways and are the ste
A member of a Bradford birdwatching group who began a ‘lockdown bird list’ last year has recorded 79 species in the three-mile radius around her home. Now Chris Gill, who belongs to Airedale & Bradford branch of the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds (RSPB) is encouraging people to find pleasure during lockdown by recording different birds they spot. Chris Gill decided in March to note down every bird she saw and to date has recorded 79 species including the sand martin, little grebe, peregrine falcon and reed bunting. “From the very first day of lockdown I was determined to hang on to as much of my own personal normality as possible. So in pursuit of this goal I decided to walk every day for at least two hours and to list every bird I saw.