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Grass snake
The grass snake is our longest snake, but don't worry if you find one in the compost heap - it's harmless! Look out for this green and yellow beauty in grasslands and wetlands, too.
Marram grass
The dense, spiky tufts of Marram grass are a familiar sight on our windswept coasts. In fact, its matted roots help to stabilise sand dunes, allowing them to grow up and become colonised by other…
Paw-some news!
Northumberland Wildlife Trust is now able to throw its open its doors to any dogs (and their owners) wanting to stay in the holiday cottage at one of its newest nature reserves.
A legend has fallen
Staff working on the Kielderhead Wildwood project are calling on nature lovers to help it plant more trees harvested from a very special tree in the Scaup Burn area of Kielder.
Knot grass
A common moth across most of the UK. The large, hairy caterpillars are often seen in late summer.
Zakira has designs on red squirrels
Red squirrels in the region are getting a design makeover, courtesy of designer Zakira Wong who has joined conservation organisation Red Squirrels Northern England (RSNE) as its first ever Digital…
Exciting osprey news from Kielder
Following a slow start to the Kielder Water & Forest Park osprey season, hampered by the Beast from the East, the breeding season is well underway with three eggs in each of the four nests.…
Great news - it’s looking rosy for the reds
Conservation group Red Squirrels Northern England (RSNE) which works to protect red squirrels in the region and further afield, has published the results from its ninth annual squirrel monitoring…
Cutting the grass while the sun shines
Northumberland Wildlife Trust’s estates staff and volunteers have been making the most of the recent hot weather by returning to one of its best lowland meadow reserves in the area.
Perennial rye-grass
Perennial rye-grass is a tufted, vigorous grass of roadside verges, rough pastures and waste ground. It is commonly used in agriculture and for reseeding grasslands.
Annual meadow-grass
Annual meadow-grass is a coarse, vigorous grass that can be found on waste ground, bare grassland and in lawns. In some situations, it can be considered a weed.