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Northwest Nature and History
@nwnandh.bsky.social
Writer from Northwest England specialising in Natural History and Local History
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All about the Natural History and History of the Northwest of England
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Bright as glows the Holly berry
Bright as gleams its pointed leaves
be the gladsome spells that merry
Christmas round your fireside weaves
#Christmas #Holly #Traditions
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The Symbolism of the Holly
Holly, scientifically known as Ilex aquifolium, from acus, meaning ‘needle’, and folium, meaning ‘leaf’, is more than just a decorative element during the Christmas season; it’s also a plant …
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December 11, 2025 at 6:56 PM
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Strong winds delay Santa from being hauled to the top of Manchester Town Hall, 31 October 1990 (@manchestereveningnews.co.uk).
December 11, 2025 at 10:01 AM
Birdle 🇬🇧 10/12/2025

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December 10, 2025 at 10:45 PM
Birdle 🇬🇧 10/12/2025

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December 10, 2025 at 9:09 AM
Cowboys and Indians, and soldiers, and a farmer? and a policeman?
#finds #metaldetecting #dowsing #history #archaeology #toys
December 8, 2025 at 11:34 PM
Bird lovers, please make sure that the lids are on your feeders, or birds might get stuck in them like this Starling my wife rescued, (also birds will scramble straight up your sleeve for some reason!)
#Birds #gardenbirds #birdfeeders
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December 8, 2025 at 10:39 PM
Birdle 🇬🇧 07/12/2025

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December 7, 2025 at 7:29 PM
Bring in the green holly, the box, and the yew, the fir, and the laurel, all sparkling with rime;
Hang up to the ceiling the mistletoe-bough, and let us be jolly another yule-time!
#Christmas #Poetry #EdwinWaugh #Lancashire
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Christmas Song, by Edwin Waugh
Bring in the green holly, the box, and the yew, the fir, and the laurel, all sparkling with rime; Hang up to the ceiling the mistletoe-bough, and let us be jolly another yule-time!
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December 7, 2025 at 4:08 PM
The Swan & Royal, Clitheroe, a venerable pub that many notable figures have frequented over the years including Churchill & Frank Whittle (who talked jet engines) Gandhi, and er, Lindi St Clair, aka Miss Whiplash: northwestnatureandhistory.co.uk/2023/09/25/the…#Pubsb#Historyr#Clitheroeo#Lancashirere
December 7, 2025 at 12:16 AM
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A stunning rainbow over Newcastle. 6th December 2025. 🧪 #photography #SciArt #StormHour #ThePhotoHour
December 6, 2025 at 1:09 PM
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Lost Children, The Hoppings, 1971, photo by Sirkka-Liisa Konttinen. Fair visits Newcastle's Town Moor every June, one of Europe's largest travelling funfairs.
December 6, 2025 at 9:09 AM
Birdle 🇬🇧 06/12/2025

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December 6, 2025 at 10:18 AM
Santa came to visit us last night!🎅
#Christmas2025 #Padiham #Lancashire
December 6, 2025 at 12:19 AM
Christmas trees & manger outside Padiham town hall
#Christmas2025 #Padiham #Lancashire
December 4, 2025 at 1:39 PM
Birdle 🇬🇧 03/12/2025

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December 3, 2025 at 10:10 AM
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Pelican window. From the workshop of William Morris. At Bradford Cathedral.
December 2, 2025 at 10:09 PM
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A Carrion Crow casts a pellet.
We are familiar with owls & raptors ejecting pellets of unwanted fur & bones but other species do this, including the corvids.
They are more moist & less compacted, than those of raptors & so they tend to break down faster & are less noticed on the ground.
🦉 #corvids
December 2, 2025 at 12:36 PM
December 2, 2025 at 12:50 AM
Birdle 🇬🇧 01/12/2025

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December 1, 2025 at 10:05 AM
Leave your house and leave your land
And throw away the key,
And never look behind, he creaked
And come and live with me.
#GreenMan #Poetry #CharlesCausley
November 30, 2025 at 11:28 PM
“Christmas,” said Bill, “on Christmas cards, it’s winders all aglow,
An’ lots o’ stuff to eat an’ drink an’ a good three feet o’ snow,
An’ a bunch o’ bouncin’ girls to kiss under the mistletoe.
#Poetry #Christmas #Sailing #History
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Bill’s Christmases
A Poem by Cicely Fox Smith ‘Christmas at Sea’ by Anton Otto Fischer “Christmas,” said Bill, “on Christmas cards, it’s winders all aglow,An’ lots o’ stuff to eat …
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November 29, 2025 at 10:49 PM