The natural world became an escape – even a lifeline – for so many of us over the course of the past two years. So, too, did our allotted daily walks; one precious hour to forget about everything else and relish streets, lanes and parks now echoing with birdsong rather than car horns. Walks and wildlife go hand in hand.
NORTH
When I tell someone I’m from the North of England, I’m often met by one of two responses: a quizzical, almost pitying look, or a question about whether I spend time in the Peak District or the Lake District. There is so much more to the North than mist, mizzle and the paths most trodden.
Just off the M6 motorway and a stone’s throw from the city of Preston in Lancashire, there is a hidden oasis.
Brockholes Nature Reserve is a
