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”
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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”
Styles of Stiles
A short History of the Stile The Word ‘stile’ is thought to have Anglo Saxon origins and have evolved from from the Old English ‘stiġel’, “a set of steps for getting over a fence”, which in turn is thought to be based on the Proto-Germanic ‘stigilō’ “an entry, entrance, overpass or device for climbing,”. TheyContinue reading “Styles of Stiles”
The Cross of Greet
The Cross of Greet, or Top o’ Cross, is located on the highest point of the fell road between the villages of Slaidburn and Bentham at 1400 ft above sea level, marking both the watersheds of the Ribble and Lune rivers and the old, pre 1974, Lancashire/Yorkshire boundary. It sits at the top of theContinue reading “The Cross of Greet”
The Role of the Sheep in Shaping Britain’s History and Landscape, Part One
Part One; How sheep farming became a major industry in the British isles There are currently around 38 million sheep in British isles, made up of more than 60 different breeds, not to mention an enormous variety of crossbreeds, or ‘mules’. In this series of articles I’ll write about the history of some of theseContinue reading “The Role of the Sheep in Shaping Britain’s History and Landscape, Part One”
Some of the breeds of Hill Sheep that can be found in the Northwest
This is a guide to some of the Hill Sheep breeds that can be found in the Northwest of England, (for an explanation of some of the terms used please see this article) ; The Derbyshire Gritstone This hardy breed of hill sheep was originally bred by Peak District hill farmers to survive in harshContinue reading “Some of the breeds of Hill Sheep that can be found in the Northwest”
Upcoming articles!
Upcoming articles here on Northwest Nature and History include; An article about some of the hill sheep breeds that can be found in the northwest, to be followed with a 3 part series of articles entitled ‘The role of the sheep in shaping Britains landscape and history’ (expect a lot of articles about sheep, I’mContinue reading “Upcoming articles!”
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