Boggart Hole Clough

Boggart Hole Clough

Boggart Hole Clough is a large urban park in Blackley, a district of Manchester, England. It occupies an area of approximately 76 hectares, part of an ancient woodland, with picturesque cloughs varying from steep ravines to sloping gullies. Clough is a local dialect word for a steep sided, wooded valley.

The park stages a number of cross-country events and mountain bike rides, along with summer fundays and an annual bonfire and firework display. It also provides facilities for a number of other activities, ranging from boating to athletics.

It has been claimed that the clough is haunted by a boggart, a mischievous spirit found mainly in Lancashire and Yorkshire, perhaps in an attempt to explain the unusual name. [cite web
title = Greater Manchester's Mysterious Sites
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url = http://www.mysteriousbritain.co.uk/england/greatermanchester/gtrman5.html
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accessdate = 2007-05-16] [cite web | title= The Tale of the Green Boggart of Boggart Hole Clough | url= http://www.boggart-brewery.co.uk/boggart-story-boggart-brewery.html | publisher= Boggart Hole Clough Brewery | format= HTTP | accessdate= 2007-09-21 ] In 2006, Boggart Hole Clough attained the Green Flag Award for the sixth year running. [cite web | title= Boggart Hole Clough | url= http://www.greenflagaward.org.uk/winners/winners_detail.asp?sectionId=22&parentId=23&pageId=23&awardId=GF&gsId=GF00075 | publisher= Green Flag Award | format= HTTP | accessdate= 2007-09-21] The Boggart Hole Clough Brewery, established in 2000, takes its name from the park.

Frank Cowen's tales of the famous cats Ginger, Tommy, and Fluff are largely based around their exploits in Boggart Hole Clough.

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