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Reserve bought for princely sum of £1.00!
Thursday 6th March, 2014
Rio Tinto Alcan has passed a piece of land in Northumberland to Northumberland Wildlife Trust, for the princely sum of £1.00.
Spring is here as the frogs are back!
Thursday 6th March, 2014
Forget Mary Poppins arriving on the East wind, Northumberland Wildlife Trust knows spring has finally arrived when the frogs in the area make their annual return visit to the two ponds on its St Nicholas Park reserve in Gosforth, Newcastle. And, guess what? They’re back!
Revised figures show cases of bTB in cattle are down, says wildlife chief
Friday 28th February, 2014
In light of revised figures showing bovine Tuberculosis (bTB) is declining in UK cattle herds, Northumberland Wildlife Trust, alongside other Wildlife Trusts and conservation bodies, is repeating its call on the Government to drop badger culling from its bTB strategy.
Farming with wildlife at the heart of new funding scheme
Friday 28th February, 2014
Farmers and land managers who deliver benefits for wildlife will receive funding in a new environmental land management scheme.
Planning advice loss will put wildlife at risk warns conservation chief
Thursday 27th February, 2014
Budget cuts which will prevent the Environment Agency advising on wildlife-related aspects of planning applications in England, could have long-term consequences across the country, warns Northumberland Wildlife Trust.
37 Marine Conservation Zones to be considered for 2015 consultation
Wednesday 26th February, 2014
Northumberland Wildlife Trust welcomes DEFRA’s release of the list of 37 sites for a second tranche of Marine Conservation Zones (MCZs), due for consultation in 2015.
Tune in and discover the secrets of the sand
Tuesday 25th February, 2014
Time Team 'Britain's Bronze Age Mummies', Channel 4, 8.00pm, Sunday 2 March 2014
Pupils share their secrets of the sand
Thursday 13th February, 2014
Pupils from Acklington C of E First School in Northumberland have been busy sharing the secrets of the sand at Low Hauxley with their classmates this week.
Wildlife charity keeps on ‘badgering’
Tuesday 11th February, 2014
Badger culling must be dropped from Government plans and priority given to a strategic vaccination programme.
Returning Reds delight local residents
Tuesday 11th February, 2014
Red Squirrels Northern England (RSNE) and one of its major partners, Northumberland County Council, are delighted that a number of County Council woodlands and parks in South-East Northumberland are now providing thousands of local residents with the opportunity to see rare red squirrels for the first time.