Blogs

Almost five months of my work placement have flown by and I could not be having a more enjoyable time. Spending Mondays with the Restoring Ratty team easily beats 9am lectures.

The winter is a quiet time for the Restoring Ratty team, before the spring surveys start again, which will then lead into the next release of water voles in the summer. In preparation for the…

The infamous Whitelee Moor, Northumberland Wildlife Trust’s biggest nature reserve at 1,510 hectares which is situated right on the Scottish Border. “You’ll have a great time up there” said Dan…

As the third month of my placement comes to an end, there is a definite feel of winter arriving, whether it is the worsening weather or the beginning of Winter Wonderland at Kielder. As always it…

The second month of my placement is drawing to a close, it has been a very busy month completing tasks before the weather worsens and the days become shorter. Out of all the projects that I am…

There’s only one programme this time of year which truly captures the changes in our seasons, whilst showing the affects it has on our wildlife - it is, of course, Autumnwatch!

I have just completed the first few weeks of a nine month placement with Northumberland Wildlife Trust and I have already had an amazing range of experiences. The nine month placement comes as…

When you think of a protest march starting in Hyde Park and ending at Downing Street, you don’t immediately think of ‘bird song’ but that will be one of my abiding memories of the People’s Walk…

From mindfulness and tai chi workshops to nature trails, minibeast hunting and bird box making, wild energy was flowing through the Lady of the North at ‘Our Wildlife’ festival on Sunday 16…

Goodness, since our last blog, we have released a further 160 water voles back into Kielder Water & Forest Park!