Some of the "Nature Trail" winners on their walk, perhaps with Mr Horace Cook in the centre of the picture. A previously unpublished image.

A visit to a remote Bowland farm to see a tame Sika deer was the highlight for the Burnley, Blackburn, Nelson, Colne, Barnoldswick, winners of the "Nature Trail" competition organised by the East Lancashire Press Group (to which the Burnley Express belongs). The deer, known as Bambi, has been hand-reared on the farm after being abandoned by her mother. When old enough to look after herself, Bambi was released into the wild but after mating with a wild stag, Bambi returned to captivity of her own accord and she should become a mother in July. The tour was led by Mr Horace Cook, an experienced naturalist, who has been a regular nature correspondent in the Clitheroe Advertiser for the past 25 years. One of the most interesting discoveries was a long-tailed tit's nest and a hare, guinea fowl, mallards and minnows were also spotted by sharp-eyed members of the party.

The coach left Clitheroe market after lunch for Bashall and the group went on a short walk to see a 15th century farm building, originally used by Talbot, the captor of Henry VI as quarters for his private army. The tour continued through the villages of Waddington and West |Bradford and went on to Bolton-by-Bowland.