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Grassland
Flower-rich grasslands, once a part of every farm, are part of our culture. Most have developed alongside humans because of livestock grazing and cutting for hay. Many have archaeological and…
Community and Events Assistant
Do you have a passion for NWT and want to assist with events or with membership recruitment? Join our staff and volunteers in fun activities and promoting NWT to potential members.
Calaminarian grassland
This is a strange, sparse habitat of grassland growing on old mining tracks and slag heaps, on river gravels and naturally exposed metal-rich soils in the mountains. Only the toughest metal-loving…
Bumper package of wild events this Easter
Northumberland Wildlife Trust is gearing itself up to hosting a bumper package of events at two of its nature reserves this Easter - all aimed at keeping people of all ages entertained.
Upland calcareous grassland
Limited in distribution, this sweetly-scented, short-cropped, springy grassland is famed for its abundance of rare and scarce species.
Fabulous events at five wildlife reserves this Easter
Forget five gold rings! It’s five fab reserves this Easter as Northumberland Wildlife Trust gets set to host a whole a programme of holiday events at five of its nature reserves.
Lowland calcareous grassland
Typical of softly rolling pastoral landscapes, the short, aromatic turf of lowland calcareous grassland is flower-rich and humming with insects in the summer. Its long use by humans lends it an…
Lowland dry acid grassland
Sprinkled with diminutive, short-living flowers in spring and parched dry by July, this is a habitat of heathlands, coastal grasslands and ancient parkland.
Upland acid grassland and rush pasture
These grasslands, occupying much of the UK's heavily-grazed upland landscape, are of greater cultural than wildlife interest, but remain a habitat to some scarce and declining species.
Eight crackingly egg-citing events this Easter… and that’s no yoke!
Northumberland Wildlife Trust is gearing itself up to hosting eight events at two of its visitor centres this Easter holiday, aimed at keeping people of all ages entertained.
Wildlife charity hosting low cost events this half term
This half term, Northumberland Wildlife Trust is running a series of events over three days, on three of its reserves - all off which promise to be fun and not to break the bank.