A Tale of the Pendle Witch Trials and a Demonic Dog. Including a Chapter on the Design and Installation of the Eponymous Sculpture in Clitheroe, Lancashire| Northwest Nature and History
A small selection of black & white photos of Pendle Hill in Lancashire| Northwest Nature and History
Notes on the moth species Autographa gamma and its ecology in Northwest England, including a chapter on the phenomenon of Phototaxis| Northwest Nature and History
The Vital Importance of Shopping Local, a comprehensive study of how essential independent businesses and markets are for our economy, society and environment| Northwest Nature and History
Autumn is here A short music video| Northwest Nature and History
8 posts published by Northwest nature and history during September 2025| Northwest Nature and History
Damson Days, a look at the ancient hedgerow fruit, its origins, uses and cultural history, including a simple recipe for a preserve| Northwest Nature and History
The United Kingdom’s agricultural sector stands as a pillar of food security, rural economies, and environmental management, yet it faces a generational shift amid rapidly evolving challenges. With the average farmer’s age around 60, the industry urgently needs fresh talent to ensure its sustainability yet many have abandoned the profession. For a long while theContinue reading "Farming, the Next Generation"| Northwest Nature and History
Shuttles are elegantly formed wooden tools used for weaving textiles, like cotton, on looms, they are usually manufactured from Dogwood, Cornel or Persimmon, all hardwoods which rarely splinter. Within a shuttle is a hollow which contains a hinged ‘shuttle peg’, upon this is mounted a ‘pirn’, basically a long thin reel or bobbin, around whichContinue reading "Cotton Chronicles, Kissing Shuttles"| Northwest Nature and History
Some of my posts appear to have inexplicably been moved from ‘published’ to ‘draft’, so to make sure they are visible I’m having to re-publish them. It’s probably just a weird glitch but I’m not a software engineer so I don’t understand what’s going on, anyway hope this explains things! A B-H| Northwest Nature and History
Dotted around the Bowland fells are the sites of over 14 air crashes in which over 25 air-crew and passengers have lost their lives, most of these occurred in the Second World War, here are the locations of some of these and details about the causes of these sad accidents. January 1943 In January 1943Continue reading "World War Two air crashes in the Forest of Bowland"| Northwest Nature and History
Picking Puffballs, a look at the ecology, habitat and historical uses of Calvatia gigantea, the Giant Puffball, including tips on foraging and a simple recipe| Northwest Nature and History
The view North East from the castle, with the spire of St. Mary Magdalene’s to the left Old Clitheroe There’s a spot in Old England that’s still dear to me, On the banks of the Ribble t…| Northwest Nature and History
4 posts published by Northwest nature and history during August 2025| Northwest Nature and History
Part of a Series of Notes about Dunsop Bridge and other Hodder Valley Communities At the heart of Great Britain, in the centre of the Forest of Bowland, sits the pretty, well-kept village of Dunsop…| Northwest Nature and History
There’s a famous seaside place called Blackpool,That’s noted for fresh air and fun,And Mr and Mrs RamsbottomWent there with young Albert, their son. A grand little lad was young Albert,…| Northwest Nature and History
A Condensed History of the Lancashire Village of Tarleton, Spanning from its Viking Origins to the Modern Day At the heart of West Lancashire’s fertile mosslands, roughly 19 miles northeast of Live…| Northwest Nature and History