Welcome to Northwest Nature and History

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Welcome to Northwest Nature and History, a unique, in-depth website dedicated to exploring the nature, wildlife and historical aspects of the Northwest of England.

Here you will find well-researched articles spanning a wide array of subjects; from ancient history to architecture, conservation to contemporary events, recreation to recipes, you’ll find it here!

The nature of my articles reflects the character of the region; rich in history and wildlife, strong in identity and straight-to-the-point.

So far I have published over 300 articles and you can search through them by simply clicking on the hyperlinked list of categories below.

Contents Page for Northwest Nature and History

Amphibians

Astronomy

Autumn

Bats

Birds

Blackburn

Blackpool

Browsholme

Bumblebees

Butterfly

Calving

Canal

Catkins

Caterpillars

Christmas

Clapham

Clitheroe

Coast

Cotton Chronicles

Crosby

Cumbria

Dairy

Dark Sky

Dunsop Bridge

Ecology

Entomology

Farming

Foraging

Forest of Bowland

Full Moon

Funghi

Game

Garstang

Gawthorpe

Geese

Geology

Glacial

Grouse Moors

Hazel

Heather

Heysham

History

Hodder

Ice Age

Kettle Drum

Lake District

Lambing

Lancashire

Lancaster

Lancaster Canal

Lepidoptery

Lichen

Local Produce

Lune

Meteorology

Moorland

Morecambe

Moss

Moths

Mycology

Northwest Recipes

Orchids

Owl

Padiham

Pendle

Pheasant

Preston

Scotland

Sheep

Silverdale

Slaidburn

Snow

Southport

Spring

Summer

Swift

Towneley

Trees

Unnatural Histories

Uplands

WW2

Walks

Whalley

Whitewell

Winter

Wolf

Yorkshire

Like the Northwest this website is constantly evolving and improving, so keep an eye out for updates!

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Alex Burton-Hargreaves