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My favourite place - Roger McGough

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A group of yougsters exploring the sand dunes at Formby

Roger McGough 'the patron saint of poetry' explains why Formby is so special to him

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Why you should visit Wigan Flashes Local Nature Reserve

Wednesday, July 17, 2019
Lancashire Wildlife Trust's Wigan Flashes

Once a landscape scarred by mining, this is now an internationally-important area for wildlife

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Lancashire coastal walk - Middleton and Sunderland Point

Tuesday, July 16, 2019 John Lenehan
Beauriful old houses on the shore line at Sunderland Point

John Lenehan guides us on a walk through a remote and historic stretch of Lancashire's coastline

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How the Salvage House Collective helps creative start-ups in Whalley

Monday, July 15, 2019 Words: Mairead Mahon - Photographs: John Cocks
Edd Marsh, co-owner of The Salvage House

Working together is bringing results for creative people and businesses in the Ribble Valley

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Whalley

Wigan's cultural manifesto aims to transform the town centre's fortunes through art

Monday, July 15, 2019 Words: Paul Mackenzie - PhotoGRAPHs: John Cocks
'The Fire Within' arts installation at The Galleries shopping centre. Theodore Major's monster paintings

Wigan's new manifesto for change puts art and culture at the centre of the town's future

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Wigan

Photographer profile - David Newton

Friday, July 12, 2019 Photographs: David Newton
A view of the sunset from Latrigg with Derwentwater to the left and Bassenthwaite to the right (c) David Newton

If you struggle to capture the majesty of that stunning Lake District landscape, one man may have the answer

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A summer wildlife walk in Parbold

Thursday, July 11, 2019 Jon Flinn
A jay created a flash of blue across Jon's path (c) Derek Moore

To launch our new series marking the turning of the seasons, Jon Flinn takes an early summer walk around Parbold

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Tracy Chevalier - the Girl with a Pearl Earring author on why she loves Pendle Hill

Wednesday, July 10, 2019 Words: Mairead Mahon - Photography: Stephen Garnett
She made it! Tracy arrives back in Downham

The woman who wrote the best selling novel, Girl with a Pearl Earring, tells Lancashire Life why Pendle Hill means so much to her

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Pendle Hill

7 great walks in and around Stonyhurst College

Tuesday, July 9, 2019
Stonyhurst College by Glynn Ward

Many people attribute the grounds surrounding Stonyhurst College as a inspiration for JRR Tolkien, but the surrounding area is full of fantastic walks for Lord of the Rings fans, history buffs and avid ramblers.

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Stonyhurst

Natural beauty and brilliant businesses go hand in hand in Windermere

Monday, July 8, 2019 Words: Mike Glover - Photographs: Milton Haworth
Windermere; town centre

We meet the people working to keep Windermere ahead

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Windermere

Wildlife

Why you should visit Wigan Flashes Local Nature Reserve

Wednesday, July 17, 2019
Lancashire Wildlife Trust's Wigan Flashes

Once a landscape scarred by mining, this is now an internationally-important area for wildlife

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Why you should visit Salthill Quarry

Thursday, June 27, 2019 Alan Wright
The colourful wildflower meadow at Salthill Quarry

Salthill Quarry is of special interest to geologists and ecologists alike but remains off the beaten track for many visitors to East Lancashire. The Wildlife Trusts' Alan Wright ponders why

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Why you should visit Heysham Moss

Monday, May 27, 2019
The flowery south meadow at the moss (Picture: Reuben Neville)

Heysham Moss is home to a variety of wildlife that is enjoyed by many local people, as Alan Wright discovers

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In search of the sand lizard at Freshfield Dune Heath in Sefton

Tuesday, May 7, 2019 Molly Toal
A male sand lizard on the lookout (Picture: Steve Davis)

We go in search of one of our rarest reptiles, a creature that would look more at home on a Caribbean beach. Lancashire Wildlife Trust's Molly Toal investigates

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Why we should love slugs

Thursday, April 4, 2019 Ala Wright
Black slugs do have a beauty if you get close up (Picture: Alan Wright)

Dancing gastropods are just some of the delights found among housing estates at Moston Fairway.

Alan Wright spends a day exploring.

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Photography

Photographer profile - David Newton

Friday, July 12, 2019 Photographs: David Newton
A view of the sunset from Latrigg with Derwentwater to the left and Bassenthwaite to the right (c) David Newton

If you struggle to capture the majesty of that stunning Lake District landscape, one man may have the answer

Read Full Story »
photography

Remembering the work of photographer Nigel Hunter

Thursday, April 25, 2019
Jenny Brown's Point at Silverdale by Nigel Hunter

When Nigel Hunter died he left a remarkable legacy of landscape and real life photography. Jane Watson spoke to his widow

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photography

Photographer profile - Inger Vandyke

Tuesday, April 9, 2019 WOrds: Irene Amiet - Photography: Inger Vandyke
Stunning coplours are a feature of Inger's work. These are Mir girls in India (Picture Inger Vandyke)

Clitheroe's Inger Vandyke doesn't just travel the world taking stunning pictures of threatened species and communities facing destruction - she also provides practical help. She spoke to Irene Amiet/

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photography

Places

My favourite place - Roger McGough

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A group of yougsters exploring the sand dunes at Formby

Roger McGough 'the patron saint of poetry' explains why Formby is so special to him

Read Full Story »

How the Salvage House Collective helps creative start-ups in Whalley

Monday, July 15, 2019 Words: Mairead Mahon - Photographs: John Cocks
Edd Marsh, co-owner of The Salvage House

Working together is bringing results for creative people and businesses in the Ribble Valley

Read Full Story »
Whalley

Wigan's cultural manifesto aims to transform the town centre's fortunes through art

Monday, July 15, 2019 Words: Paul Mackenzie - PhotoGRAPHs: John Cocks
'The Fire Within' arts installation at The Galleries shopping centre. Theodore Major's monster paintings

Wigan's new manifesto for change puts art and culture at the centre of the town's future

Read Full Story »
Wigan

A summer wildlife walk in Parbold

Thursday, July 11, 2019 Jon Flinn
A jay created a flash of blue across Jon's path (c) Derek Moore

To launch our new series marking the turning of the seasons, Jon Flinn takes an early summer walk around Parbold

Read Full Story »

Tracy Chevalier - the Girl with a Pearl Earring author on why she loves Pendle Hill

Wednesday, July 10, 2019 Words: Mairead Mahon - Photography: Stephen Garnett
She made it! Tracy arrives back in Downham

The woman who wrote the best selling novel, Girl with a Pearl Earring, tells Lancashire Life why Pendle Hill means so much to her

Read Full Story »
Pendle Hill

Walks

Lancashire coastal walk - Middleton and Sunderland Point

Tuesday, July 16, 2019 John Lenehan
Beauriful old houses on the shore line at Sunderland Point

John Lenehan guides us on a walk through a remote and historic stretch of Lancashire's coastline

Read Full Story »

7 great walks in and around Stonyhurst College

Tuesday, July 9, 2019
Stonyhurst College by Glynn Ward

Many people attribute the grounds surrounding Stonyhurst College as a inspiration for JRR Tolkien, but the surrounding area is full of fantastic walks for Lord of the Rings fans, history buffs and avid ramblers.

Read Full Story »
Stonyhurst

5 historic walks in the Lake District

Wednesday, June 19, 2019 Vivienne Crow
A terrace path cuts across the lower slopes of Cat Bells, once heavily mined

The Lake District is full of surprises - not least the number of its historic sites. Writer, photographer and walks expert Vivienne Crow shares some of her favourite hikes

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Lake District Lake District Walks

Lake District walk - Hartsop Dodd

Wednesday, June 12, 2019 John Lenehan
Hartsop Dodd summit is possibly one of Lakeland's finest viewpoints

This five mile hike up Hartsop Dodd provides some of the region's most spectacular views, as John Lenehan discovered

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6 great walks near the River Ribble

Tuesday, June 11, 2019
View of the Ribble near Sawley by Keith Carter

The River Ribble passes through many of our towns and villages and some breathtaking countryside as it makes its 75 mile journey from its source in the Yorkshire Dales to the Ribble Estuary near Lytham and Southport, where it joins the Irish Sea. We pick a small selection of walks from our archive that feature the famous waterway.

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