This week is Great British Game Week and here in the Northwest of England we are very lucky to have a great choice of local and seasonal produce to pick from including Game such as Pheasant. The latest addition to my Northwest Recipes Series is one for Pheasant and sticks with the Seasonal and LocalContinue reading “Northwest Recipes, Pheasant au gratin”
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The ‘Glorious Twelfth’
Every year on the Twelfth of August, since around the mid 1800’s, on hills and moors all around the British isles, well-heeled men and women have taken to the hills with their shotguns, dogs and supporting entourage of loaders and picker-uppers to take part in the tradition known as the ‘Glorious Twelfth’. Contentious The sportContinue reading “The ‘Glorious Twelfth’”
Saturday the 29th July at Gawthorpe Hall, Padiham Outdoor Theatre: Off The Ground Present Billy The Kidd, booking essential
Outdoor Theatre: Off The Ground Present Billy The Kidd | National Trust — Read on http://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/visit/liverpool-lancashire/gawthorpe-hall/events/70ba0d04-2c35-4da5-bb0b-924fed9169b4
Eco Escapes – Discover Bowland
Eco Escapes is a collection of sustainable travel itineraries to help visitors make the most of their time in Lancashire’s outstanding natural landscapes. — Read on http://www.discoverbowland.uk/activities/ecoescapes/
Just sharing this video I found whilst searching for a ‘Charlie Says’ style video about littering, it’s fun, well-produced and has an extremely catchy tune! Littering is a HUGE problem in the U.K., please like and share their video, thank you :)
Swifts, a poem
The Swifts they are a-soaring,Very very high,Competing for the insects,Far up in the sky,Screaming and a-fighting,In the evening lighting,I wonder if what they seek to eat,If it tastes sour or if it’s sweet,Or if they care because they are,Simply creatures of pure air,One day they’ll all fly home,They simply don’t have the time to roam,TheyContinue reading “Swifts, a poem”
Conservation beyond boundaries
(Reblogging a wadertales post because I’ve never reblogged anything before and want to see how it works) When an environmental impact assessment concludes that only a small number of shorebirds will be affected by a new airport, because relatively small … Conservation beyond boundaries
Hamerton Hall
Hamerton hall is a grade 2 listed, 16th century hall near to the village of Slaidburn in the Forest of Bowland, it was once the ancestral home of the Hamertons who were a very wealthy medieval family who were said to have been able to ride all the way from Slaidburn to York without leavingContinue reading “Hamerton Hall”
Northwest Nature and History 