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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…

Whilst working at home, in between video conferencing, Zoom, Skype and Teams meetings across the virtual airwaves, I immerse myself in my little wild acre of garden. I describe it as ‘my wild…

As I write this blog, there is exactly one month of my placement with the wildlife trust left, which is very scary as the past eight months have absolutely flown by. Nevertheless, I am still as…

Well this is it, my placement with the Northumberland Wildlife Trust has come to an end. It’s going to be hard to re-adjust to sitting through lectures instead of surveying for water voles or…

Today is the end of my first week as an intern of Northumberland Wildlife Trust. As part of my university course, I have chosen to undergo a five-week internship, to contribute towards my BSc…

Whilst I’m writing this month’s blog, the sun is out, so are all the daffodils and the curlews are calling, so it is feeling rather spring like. However, back at the start of the month during the…

When I was asked by Northumberland Wildlife Trust to blog about my lockdown sightings, I set out on my daily walk to photograph some of the birds at the coast. But halfway to St Mary’s lighthouse…

February has been a strange month, beginning with snowfall and freezing temperatures which are a stark contrast to the 16 degrees we have had towards the end of the month. It is starting to feel…

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…