Pendle Hill visit - anyone been recently?

I'm planning to visit Pendle Hill next month with a mate for a proper investigation. We're both relatively experienced with location work but neither of us have done Pendle before. I know the obvious history - the witch trials, the executions, all that - but I'm more interested in the contemporary paranormal activity.

The tourist stuff is all surface-level nonsense about spooky atmospheres and mysterious figures. But I'm wondering if anyone here has actually done ground-level investigation work there? What equipment worked best? Any locations within the broader area that are more active than others? And more importantly - what are the access and permission issues? Last thing I want is to get halfway up the hill and get told off by farmers.

Cheers!

Pendle's actually less 'actively haunted' and more 'deeply psychologically loaded' if that makes sense. The hill itself is accessible to the public via the proper footpaths, no permission needed. But the farms around it are private - stick to the marked routes and you'll be fine. Audio recording works brilliantly there - the acoustics are weird and you get interesting electromagnetic readings in the morning.

Honestly the whole witch trial narrative is kind of overshadowing the actual paranormal activity. There's loads of older folklore from the area - medieval stuff, even some Roman mentions - that gets ignored because everyone's obsessed with 1612. The local history society in Clitheroe has archives that are brilliant for context.

most interested in the contemporary paranormal activity

Define contemporary? Because most reports cluster around late 80s/early 90s. Recent activity is pretty minimal if I'm honest. The hill's beautiful for a walk and the atmosphere is genuinely unsettling, but calling it 'actively haunted' is a stretch. Better paranormal locations in Lancashire if that's your genuine goal.

Go at dawn if you can. Seriously. The mist rolling in is incredible visually but also practically useful - better for thermal imaging. Bring good boots, the paths get boggy. And take enough water - it's more exposed than it looks. Paranormal-wise, bring EVP equipment and EMF meter. The old foundations near the summit are where most reports originate.