Great Pendle Hill and Penyghent, and lofty Ingleborough,Ye will not find three grander hills and trace old England thorough Nick O’ Pendle to the summit and back This walk starts at the little car park on the apex of the Nick O’ Pendle road from Clitheroe to Sabden, just up from Pendle Ski Club andContinue reading “Northwest Walks: From the Nick to the Top and back again”
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Hen Harriers, Fates and Fortunes, Part One
The Hen Harrier, Circus cyaneus, is a medium-sized bird of prey, found throughout Europe and resident in the UK. Its scientific name aptly describes the appearance of the bird, with circus, the Latin for ‘circle’ or ‘ring’, referring to the propensity of the female and juvenile birds to have white rings around their tails, (whichContinue reading “Hen Harriers, Fates and Fortunes, Part One”
Juniper in Bowland
The fragrant Juniper, Juniperis communis, (Communis being latin for ‘common’, which is unusual as vulgaris is more commonly used to convey this meaning) is the plant from which gin gets its name and flavour, and along with the Yew and the Scots pine, is one of the three species of conifer that remained native toContinue reading “Juniper in Bowland”
Top Withens (reblog of a piece by James Elkington)
High on Haworth moor lies the ruined farmhouse of ‘Top Withens’ – also known as ‘Withens Farm’. Normally no one would pay much attention to an old … Top Withens
The Rowan
The Rowan or Mountain Ash, Sorbus aucuparia, a common tree of the cloughs, woods and hedgerows of the Northwest, is fruiting at the moment, there seem to more berries than in previous years and the bright red fruit will attract flocks of fieldfare, Blackbirds, Ring Ouzel, Long-tailed tits and many other birds over the autumnContinue reading “The Rowan”
Northwest Recipes, Bowland Roast Grouse
Bowland Roast Grouse This recipe is for a version of the classic English roast dinner which substitutes the traditional Lamb or Beef for Grouse, which is relatively inexpensive*, available from local suppliers, healthy and environmentally friendly. If made with locally sourced ingredients, as much as is possible anyway, it should give you a proper tasteContinue reading “Northwest Recipes, Bowland Roast Grouse”
The Common or Viviparous Lizard
The Common or Viviparous Lizard Zootoca vivipara, (Zootoca from the Greek ‘to give birth’, and vivipara meaning ‘live birth’, as opposed to ovipara, meaning ‘egg birth’) is one of the most common reptiles in the British isles and can be found throughout the country in a wide variety of habitats, even on the cold, dampContinue reading “The Common or Viviparous Lizard”
Round-leaved Sundew
The Round-leaved Sundew, Drosera rotundifolia, (Drosera meaning ‘dewy’ in latin) is a small carnivorous plant found in bogs, it is locally common but hard to find, in England its strongholds are on our acid uplands, in particular those of the Northwest. A small plant, with reddish coloured ‘leaves’ covered in sticky hairs the Round-leaved sundewContinue reading “Round-leaved Sundew”
Northwest Nature and History 