"Never been to Prestwich Clough, but a visit is on the cards - looks like my kinda place..."

SO'P, Prestwich Clough is worth a visit. It is overshadowed by the magnificent gothic edifice of St. Mary's church - in whose graveyard are buried some of my heroes, the great working class Lancashire botanists Richard Buxton, John Horsefield and James Percival. Nearby is Mere Clough, which was once one of their favourite plant-hunting spots.

Sorry! Complete thread drift!! Perhaps some of the botanists knew some ballads ... ?