The wonder of rocks
Since lockdown began, I’ve been taking the opportunity to explore some bits of my backyard that I’ve neglected and also re-acquainted myself with paths that I haven’t walked for years.
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The ospreys are back!
It never really quite feels like spring is really here to me until I start thinking seriously about ospreys, and the coming months. The returning ospreys signal the start of one of our most…
Celebrate the radiant reds this September
Red Squirrels Northern England is getting ready to celebrate Red Squirrel Awareness Week this September
News and publications
Northumberland Wildlife Trust - News and publications (News, Blog, Publications, E-news)
Celebrate with a ‘Ratty’ old banger
Sausage connoisseurs in the region will be able to celebrate National Sausage Week next week (26 October - 1 November) with a boozy banger made by a local butcher, whilst at the same time…
Celebrate the UK’s fin-tastic seaside
Northumberland Wildlife Trust has joined forces with 45 other UK Wildlife Trusts in encouraging everybody to celebrate Great Britain’s wonderful shore and seas either from the comfort of their own…
Ahoy there! Celebrate the seaside this summer
Northumberland Wildlife Trust is planning to shine a light on all things watery and wonderful at its Hauxley reserve as part of its National Marine Week celebrations.
Kielder Ospreys
For many years ospreys were seen passing through Kielder without stopping, always on the way north to more long-standing nesting sites in Scotland. As more and more of the best nesting spots were taken, it was just a matter of time before they stayed south of the border. To encourage this, Forestry England installed a number of platforms around the forest after a failed attempt to nest by two young birds in 2008. This paid off, as following an absence of about 200 years in Northumberland, ospreys returned to nest at Kielder in 2009.
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.…
Twenty-thousand reasons to celebrate
Coast Care, a volunteer initiative based in north Northumberland ended September celebrating two significant milestones.
Woodland Wonders
Northumberland Wildlife Trust - Woodland Wonders appeal
Celebrate nature’s symphony online
Throw open the windows and listen to nature’s early morning call on Sunday 3rd May.