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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Thank-you so much for visiting,

Alex Burton-Hargreaves