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Surviving winter, a water vole’s guide.
“No animal, according to the rules of animal-etiquette, is ever expected to do anything strenuous, or heroic, or even moderately active during the off-season of winter.”
― Kenneth Grahame,…
Winter moth
One of the few moths that fly in winter, often seen in car headlights.
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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.
Hibernation – wildlife’s winter survival strategy
The Wildlife Trusts’ youth activism manager, Arran Wilson, draws on his background as a lecturer in zoology to explore what exactly hibernation is, and which animals rely on it to get through…
Restoring Ratty: Winter is on its way!
This frosty photo was taken whilst out raft monitoring last winter, when we discovered that whilst checking rafts in the freezing cold weather is beautiful; its also pretty futile as the clay…
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.
Restoring Ratty - winter time at Kielder
The winter is a quiet time for the Restoring Ratty team, before the spring surveys start again, which will then lead into the next release of water voles in the summer. In preparation for the…
Restoring Ratty: Ratty's Winter Retreat
Restoring Ratty staff and volunteers visited our water vole contractors Derek Gow Consultancy in Devon to see our water voles and learn more about the breeding and release process.
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.
Common by Nature: Winter walking at Bakethin
Bakethin, located a short-way upstream of Kielder Reservoir, is unique among nature reserves in Northumberland. Here, among the hulking frames of aged firs and a forest floor dominated by mossy…