March, 2012
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Escaping the office
Thursday 29th March, 2012
Four members of staff from the Environment Agency escaped from behind their desks this week and enjoyed some sunshine with Emma Pearson, Northumberland Wildlife Trust’s Living Waterways Officer.
Calling all green fingered businesses
Thursday 29th March, 2012
Businesses in the Region that support the birds and the bees still have time to enter the Big Wildlife Garden Competition.
Get walking and celebrate 100 years of nature conservation
Wednesday 28th March, 2012
On 16 May 1912 banker, landowner and naturalist Charles Rothschild founded the Society for the Promotion of Nature Reserves which later became The Wildlife Trusts movement and led to a network of nature reserves across the UK.
Two teams unite for wildlife project
Tuesday 27th March, 2012
The Living Waterways Project (a partnership between Northumberland and Durham Wildlife Trusts and the Environment Agency to reduce flood risk and improve urban streams for people and wildlife) and the Newcastle Youth Offending Team have been working on a joint project funded by the Northumbria Regional Flood and Coastal Committee to improve a stream in Forest Hall, North Tyneside.
Farewell to a great supporter and friend
Tuesday 27th March, 2012
Northumberland Wildlife Trust has lost one of its biggest friends and supporters following the death of Lord Ridley of Blagdon.
Cull of badgers in Wales called off
Thursday 22nd March, 2012
A cull of badgers in a designated zone in west Wales will no longer go ahead.
Tarmac staff lend a hand
Wednesday 21st March, 2012
Staff and volunteers from Northumberland Wildlife Trust and Tarmac have been busy planting shrubs at its newest nature reserve, Broadoak Quarry, to help its resident amphibians.
School director keeps promise to his pupils and People’s Postcode Lottery ambassador
Tuesday 20th March, 2012
The director of a brand new school in Newcastle, together with his 413 pupils have kept a promise they made to TV wildlife presenter and People’s Postcode Lottery ambassador Chris Packham.
Become a 007 for urban wildlife!
Tuesday 20th March, 2012
Northumberland Wildlife Trust is encouraging people in the region to take part in a wildlife survey being run by People’s Trust for Endangered Species (PTES) - one of its partners in wildlife protection.
Please play the Spring Postcode Millions, urges wildlife chief
Tuesday 13th March, 2012
Northumberland Wildlife Trust Chief Executive Mike Pratt is urging members of the public to enter the People’s Postcode Lottery Spring Postcode Millions draw.