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🎵 ‘Everyone delights to spend their summer’s holiday’  ‘down beside the side of the silvery sea’ #Blackpool #Seaside #History northwestnatureandhistory.co.uk/2026/07/04/a...

The Effects of Large-Scale Construction in Rural Areas. How Heavy Lorries, Machines and Construction Activity Can Harm Our Rural Heritage. #RuralHeritage #Construction #Development northwestnatureandhistory.co.uk/2026/07/01/t...

Borage, the Starflower Ecology, History, Uses etc of Borago officinalis, Including a Simple Recipe for Borage Cordial #Botany #Gardening #NatureWriting northwestnatureandhistory.co.uk/2026/06/28/b...

Ecology, Identification, Uses, Folklore etc of Yellow Flag Iris (Iris pseudacorus) #Wildflowers #Botany #Nature #NatureWriting northwestnatureandhistory.co.uk/2026/06/25/y...

Look at this Cuckoo Wasp my wife rescued from the greenhouse today, stunningly beautiful little creatures #insects #entomology #nature @royentsoc.bsky.social

A Pint-Size History of the Inn at Whitewell #Pubs #Inns #England  #GreatBritain northwestnatureandhistory.co.uk/2026/06/21/a...

Easily the most beautiful music I’ve ever heard.

Ecology, Biology, Habitat, and Medicinal Uses of Shining Cranesbill (Geranium lucidum) #Ecology #Botany #wildflowers #nature northwestnatureandhistory.co.uk/2026/06/17/s...

This evening’s #WritingTunes (while I was finishing the beetle article) were courtesy of the Beta Band, it’s hard to pick a favourite track, ‘I know’ ‘Easy’ ‘Simple’ ‘The House Song’ they’re all great! #BetaBand #Music #ClassicAlbums www.youtube.com/watch?v=h8DR...

‘Whenever you feel guilty that you haven’t cleaned the house-Sexton beetles raise their kids in a decomposing mouse’ (Glenn Boozan) #Beetles #Coleoptera #Entomology #naturewriting northwestnatureandhistory.co.uk/2026/06/14/n...

Rosemary Beetle in the sensory garden at Charter Walk in Burnley 🪲 #Beetles #Insects #Entomology #Burnley

There has been a lot of discussion recently about land use in England and how rapidly it’s changing, with this in mind I’ve started a new series of articles: #LandUse #Development #Farming #England #Countryside northwestnatureandhistory.co.uk/2026/06/10/l...

The Gentleman’s Terrier The History of the Manchester Terrier: From Black and Tan Ratter to Elegant Canine Companion #Dogs #Terriers #Manchester #History northwestnatureandhistory.co.uk/2026/06/06/t...

Birdle 🇬🇧 04/06/2026 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

Our roses are really putting on a show this year, just look at the blooms! (and no it’s not filtered!)🌹 #Roses #Gardening

But where the gusts of liberty   make Ragged Robin wisely bend,   they quicken hedgerows with their song, melodiously unpenned #Ecology #Botany #wildflowerhour #nature @bsbibotany.bsky.social @wildflowerhour.bsky.social northwestnatureandhistory.co.uk/2026/06/03/r...

Spotted Orchids and Ragged Robin on the meadow, not great photos as going dark but good to find anyway #Wildflowers #Ecology #Botany #nature @wildflowerhour.bsky.social

Today on #NorthwestNatureandHistory we visit the magical, otherworldly ruins of St Patrick’s Chapel on the Lancashire coast #Heysham #Lancashire #History @visitlancashire.bsky.social @visitengland.bsky.social northwestnatureandhistory.co.uk/2026/05/30/s...

Opisthograptis luteolata, the Brimstone Moth #Entomology #Lepidoptery #Moths #NatureWriting @royentsoc.bsky.social @lepidoptery.bsky.social northwestnatureandhistory.co.uk/2026/05/27/o...

Birdle 🇬🇧 24/05/2026 🟩🟩🟩⬜⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

My latest article, the 445th on NorthwestNatureandHistory looks at Common Bistort, the main ingredient in the distinctly northern dish Dock Pudding #Ecology #Botany #Recipes northwestnatureandhistory.co.uk/2026/05/23/c...

Birdle 🇬🇧 21/05/2026 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

Just published: Part 2 of my 2-part series about the limestone pinnacle in the grounds of Clitheroe Castle which used to grace the Palace of Westminster #Clitheroe #Lancashire #Westminster #History northwestnatureandhistory.co.uk/2026/05/19/t...

Found a largish colony of Common Bistort today, in the north of England its leaves would be mixed with nettles to make ‘ledge’ pudding, traditionally eaten at Lent #Botany #wildflowers #Ecology @wildflowerhour.bsky.social

A Brief History of Lancashire Cheese Production #Lancashire #Cheese #History northwestnatureandhistory.co.uk/2026/05/17/a...

Mute Swans, Graceful Guardians of the Water #Ornithology #Ecology #Conservation #nature @btobirds.bsky.social @rspbengland.bsky.social @britishnatureguide.bsky.social northwestnatureandhistory.co.uk/2026/05/12/m...

Guess the City (Bonus point if you can guess the distant landmark) #GuessthePlace

Birdle 🇬🇧 10/05/2026 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

Challenging the Consensus: Is Building More Homes Really the Solution to Britain’s Housing Crisis? #Housing #Policy #Countryside northwestnatureandhistory.co.uk/2026/05/09/c...

So cool when someone cites me like this, especially in such a lovely little blog, thanks Jorja! jbarrettueaecology.blog/?blogid=249383…

Don’t you just like it when you write a bit of (rubbish) poetry for an article about a butterfly and it turns out vaguely butterfly-shaped! #butterflies #Lepidoptery #Entomology #nature ✍️https://northwestnatureandhistory.co.uk/2026/05/06/speckled-woods/

Purple Saxifrage, Jewel of the High Fells #Botany #LakeDistrict #Nature @bsbibotany.bsky.social @lakedistrictnpa.bsky.social northwestnatureandhistory.co.uk/2026/05/02/p...

In my latest article I take an objective look at the springtime duties of an upland gamekeeper #gamekeeping #uplands #gameshooting #conservation northwestnatureandhistory.co.uk/2026/04/28/t...

Birdle 🇬🇧 29/04/2026 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

To celebrate St George’s Day I’ll be posting random photos of England all day, beginning with some I took at Whalley yesterday, enjoy! #StGeorgesDay 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

Birdle 🇬🇧 23/04/2026 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

Just a few shots I took at Whalley today #Whalley #RibbleValley #Lancashire @visitlancashire.bsky.social @visitengland.bsky.social

In my latest article we pay a brief visit to Lancashire’s Read Park to look at its history and what could be lost should a 77-house development be built upon it #Lancashire #England #History northwestnatureandhistory.co.uk/2026/04/22/t...

St Peter’s Burnley, taken while running errands around town, I’ve got a week off and I’ve already done more than I would have at work! #Burnley #Lancashire

‘Storms there beat the stone-cliffs, where the tern answered him’ #ornithology #birdwatching #nature #naturewriting northwestnatureandhistory.co.uk/2026/04/18/n...

This cause is close to my heart - please sign: you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/mo...

r/RuralUk now has over 17k visitors a week! #reddit #RuralAffairs #Farming #Conservation #Nature

Today on #Northwestnatureandhistory we visit one of Padiham’s most well-known landmarks to learn about its history #Padiham #Lancashire northwestnatureandhistory.co.uk/2026/04/14/a...

The Stitchwort is blooming again in its hedgerow haunt, here’s a piece I wrote last spring about this lovely and often overlooked little wildflower: ➡️ northwestnatureandhistory.co.uk/2025/05/07/g... #wildflowerhour #botany #hedgerows #spring @wildflowerhour.bsky.social

My latest article looks at Armeria maritima, otherwise known as Thrift (it also features some of my awful poetry, so you can’t say I didn’t warn you!) #Seaside #Ecology #Botany #Nature #Wildflowerhour northwestnatureandhistory.co.uk/2026/04/09/n...

Lancashire Fair, Good Friday, Daisy Nook, 1946, painting by L.S. Lowry, 1887-1976 (Government Art Collection).

Happy Easter Everybody! 🐑 #Easter #Lambs

In my latest piece we look at the Bowland Nature Recovery Plan, a vision for a wilder landscape with a blind spot for those who keep it alive @moorlandassoc.bsky.social @forestofbowlandnl.bsky.social @gwct.org.uk northwestnatureandhistory.co.uk/2026/04/04/t...

Birdle 🇬🇧 03/04/2026 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩