Strachey family portrait, 1750, currently on display in Towneley Hall, Burnley #fineart #portrait #history #art

Birdle 🇬🇧 28/09/2025 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

In my latest piece I look at how important it is to support your local market and high-street shops 🛒 #ShopLocal #Supportyourhighstreet northwestnatureandhistory.co.uk/2025/09/27/t...

#DailyPendlePic #Pendle #Clitheroe #Ribblevalley #Lancashire #photography

🎞️Video courtesy of Forest of Bowland Moorland Group. A grey hen, captured on camera by a local gamekeeper.

Waddow Hall, Clitheroe #WaddowHall #Clitheroe #Ribblevalley #Lancashire #photography

….apologise for the inconvenience and will be offering a reduced day entry ticket on this day.

Bogarts and Bears at Towneley Hall in Burnley #Towneleyhall #Burnley #Lancashire @towneleyhall.bsky.social @visitlancashire.bsky.social

Birdle 🇬🇧 24/09/2025 🟩⬜🟩🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

Autumn is Here #AutumnEquinox #AutumnVibes northwestnatureandhistory.co.uk/2025/09/22/a...

Lancaster Castle Keep #blackandwhitephotography #photography #Lancaster #Lancashire

“Here’s to thee, old damson tree, Whilst we may, we wassail thee; But if not, we’ll bury thee deep, And a green turf cover thee”. #Damsons #Foraging #Preserves #History #nature @cumbriawildlife.bsky.social northwestnatureandhistory.co.uk/2025/09/20/d...

Pinkfooted Geese have been spotted in several parts of the country as they make their way here for the winter. Have you seen any yet? #PinkfootedGeese #Geese #Migration #Birdwatching #Nature @btobirds.bsky.social @rspb.bsky.social northwestnatureandhistory.co.uk/2023/10/04/p...

Strang Stee in Clitheroe, It must be one of the oddest-named roads in the UK, It’s occasionally altered to ‘Strange Steve’ after a well-known local character 😆 #Clitheroe #RibbleValley #Lancashire

Wildflowers on our aptly named Greenway (Read about it here: northwestnatureandhistory.co.uk/2024/06/20/pad…#Wildflowerhouru#naturer#Padihama#Lancashirere @wildflowerhour.bsky.social @sustrans.bsky.social

Birdle 🇬🇧 18/09/2025 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

Crab Apples! And they’re Golden Hornets too! (one of the best varieties for making jam) #Foraging #Jams #preserves

#DailyPendlePic #Pendle #Lancashire

Fruits de la haie vive Anglais #Autumn2025 #foraging #nature #hedgerow

Autumn’s nearly here so it’s time to share my Hawthorn Jelly Recipe! 🍂 #Northwestnatureandhistory #NorthwestRecipes #Autumn2025 #Recipe #Foraging northwestnatureandhistory.co.uk/2025/09/14/n...

‘Range-house doorway’ Hapton ranges Lancashire #blackandwhitephotography #Lancashire #History

Birdle 🇬🇧 14/09/2025 ⬜🟩⬜🟩⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

Other towns have protests today. Burnley has Crazy Golf. ⛳️ #PeaceAndLove #CrazyGolf #Burnley #Lancashire @visitlancashire.bsky.social

Birdle 🇬🇧 12/09/2025 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

I thought X and the ‘far right’ that use it were supposed to be nasty but they don’t hold a candle to the unpleasantness you find on this platform. Needless to say all of the people below will be blocked. #CharlieKirk

Clitheroe Castle Panorama #Clitheroe #RibbleValley #Lancashire @ribblevalleybc.bsky.social

“A little bit of bread and no cheeese!” #birding #ornithology Birdle 🇬🇧 11/09/2025 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

“The wild carrot shakes its white umbel high, And nods its head to every passer-by.” (John Clare) #wildflowers #botany #nature @wildflowerhour.bsky.social @bsbibotany.bsky.social northwestnatureandhistory.co.uk/2025/09/10/w...

The world’s going bonkers right now, so we’ve chucked a dust sheet on the bed and are planting out winter greens and carrots, more touching soil than touching grass but same principle! #touchinggrass #gardening #MentalHealthMatters

The New Inn, Clitheroe, may it never change! #pubs #RealAle #Clitheroe #RibbleValley #Lancashire @clithbeerfestival.bsky.social

Birdle 🇬🇧 08/09/2025 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

Birdle 🇬🇧 06/09/2025 🟩⬜🟩🟩⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

My latest second-hand bookshop find from OYMYO books in Burnley market 🐝 #OYMYO #books #entomology #nature @hoverfliesnhornets.bsky.social

Enjoyable Raptor fest at Brockholes today with two Osprey I haven’t seen previously. 3 Hobby (Ad, 2 juv) and ad Peregrine. A Great Egret seen by others. #LancsBirding

Dawn over Padiham this morning #Dawn #Sunrise #Skies #Padiham #Lancashire

It’s Puffball Season! #fungi #mycology #foraging #puffballs #nature @ima-mycology.org @britishnatureguide.bsky.social northwestnatureandhistory.co.uk/2025/09/05/p...

Just discovered this excellent little nature journal dedicated to the Isle of Man. Check it out there’s some lovely stuff on there and some exceptionally pretty illustrations too! #nature #writing #art #isleofman iomnj.com

Crane and Scaffold, Burnley, Lancashire #blackandwhitephotography #photography #Burnley

Just working on my latest article for #Northwestnatureandhistory Recent pieces look at; Birds History Wildflowers Local Events and fly-camping, Keep an eye out; new articles every week Free to read, no paywall! 👍 #nature #history #writing

Bruccianis in Preston, est. 1932 I used to go here with my parents, who used to go with theirs! Same with my wife’s family. #Preston #Lancashire #Bruccianis @blogpreston @visitpreston @VisitLancashire

Drone hoverfly on our sunflower, these harmless and beneficial little flys can be almost everywhere in the world #Insects #Pollinators #Entomology #nature @Buzz_dont_tweet @RoyEntSoc northwestnatureandhistory.co.uk/2024/02/13/eri…

Believe it of not but in the centre of this photo is a Willow Warbler! Back again like clockwork for its annual visit to the Fennel in our garden. #Crapwildlifephotography #BirdsSeenIn2025 #gardening

Birdle 🇬🇧 02/09/2025 🟩🟩🟩⬜🟩 🟩🟩🟩⬜🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

Northern Lights may be visible tonight! #NorthernLights #Aurora #Meteorology www.metoffice.gov.uk/blog/2025/ho...

This is one of my favourite bird books in my library, partly because of its wonderful illustrations, one of which I’ve used in my latest article. I often wonder who Lady Seton and G W Hodge were? #Birdbooks #booklover #history #naturewriting #nature

It’s a jam week. Damsons from Diana’s allotment this time. Deep purple, sharp and stubborn to pit. But worth every stained fingertip once they hit the pot and start to soften. #KitchenGarden 🥫👩‍🍳

That’s not who’s supposed to be at the end of the tunnel!

Osprey (blue 465) showed well for a time on the Ribble at Brockholes today. Known from the colour ring to be in the area for the 9th day. #LancsBirding

In my latest article on #Northwestnatureandhistory we return to the Hodder valley for a brief look at the history of Dunnow Hall #History #ForestofBowland #Yorkshire northwestnatureandhistory.co.uk/2025/08/29/t...

BooHoo have just announced they are shutting their Burnley distribution centre, relocating to Sheffield, this will lead to 3000 redundancies #business #Fashion #Burnley #Jobs @lancstelegraph