On Sunday I celebrated International Dawn Chorus Day. If you got up with the lark (before sunrise) you will also have experienced the greatest concert this spring - nature’s symphony - as our…

I first considered writing a blog about young people’s increasing fears for the environment just after I’d attended a Parliamentary Reception in London. Hosted by The Wildlife Trusts, it enabled…

This week I have been swotting up on the link between children’s health and access to nature, ahead of a meeting that Mike Pratt, CEO, and I have in the diary with local health professionals. It…

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…

The water voles certainly seem to think so as there are signs that they are emerging from their winter burrows and it won’t be long before we start surveying the numerous burns.

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…

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…