Coastal magic brought to your screen
You don’t even need to leave your seat to enjoy the wonders of the Northumberland coastline as the team at ‘Coast Care’, the coastal initiative has created a short legacy film to showcase the…
You don’t even need to leave your seat to enjoy the wonders of the Northumberland coastline as the team at ‘Coast Care’, the coastal initiative has created a short legacy film to showcase the…
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! Now that the lockdown appears to be easing slightly, Northumberland Wildlife Trust has opened the gates to the car park at its Weetslade Country Park site in North Tyneside.
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…
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…
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…
Bringing water voles back to 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 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.
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…