The Green Hairstreak

As some of you might know I’m on Twitter quite a lot, mainly following other people who post about nature and history here in the north of England. Today I saw the following video of a kaleidoscope of Green Hairstreak butterflies filmed by Dinesh Patel (@lancsgp) and was inspired to write about this beautiful species,Continue reading “The Green Hairstreak”

Slaidburn Silver Band and the march over Waddington Fell

Slaidburn Silver Band were established over 100 years ago in the Hodder valley and have played for many events since their creation, around the world and at home, perhaps most famously when they were honoured by an invitation to play for Her Majesty The Queen during her visit to the Hodder Valley in 1989. TheyContinue reading “Slaidburn Silver Band and the march over Waddington Fell”