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30 Days Wild 2017 - Blog 1
I’m not by nature an early riser, but often to catch the best of wildlife you need to be up and about when species are most active, at either end of the day. That was certainly the case a couple…
30 Days Wild 2017 - Blog 2
I just love this time of year, everything so vibrant and wildlife often so visible and the light enhancing the whole landscape. I’ve taken up running of late and have managed, taking to heart the…
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.…
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.
Restoring Ratty: Welcome to Restoring Ratty!
The Restoring Ratty project will reintroduce water voles back into the Kielder area where they have been absent for 30 years. The project will last 5 years and we will keep you updated on progress…
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…
Restoring Ratty: Ratty Reflection
Over the winter we have been preparing for our next releases, organizing our events and School programs and repairing a new bird hide ready to install on the forest drive.
Restoring Ratty - the latest release
The first week and a half of June was the busiest time for the Restoring Ratty team. It was what we had been building up to all year, the next release of water voles into Kielder Forest. For this…
First and Last for Ratty
As part of its ongoing support for the Restoring Ratty project, donations from sales of a very special ale brewed by The First and Last Brewery in Eldson have passed the £1,000 milestone - despite…
Restoring Ratty: Is this the right place for Ratty?
Our volunteers have been helping monitor the Kielder area for mink as well as helping Red Squirrels United to survey the area for squirrels. If that wasn't enough they been helping out Derek…