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Bakethin - a site for all seasons
Bakethin Nature Reserve is one of five sites owned by Northumbrian Water and managed for wildlife in partnership with Northumberland Wildlife Trust. It is a great site to visit at any time of the…

I ain't afraid of no ghosts....
We all love a visit to the seaside, whether that’s to bask in the warmth of the sun or to plodge in the sea. We gaze out onto the beauty of the water, but do we really know what’s happening…

Fascinating flying ants
Sara Booth-Card, ecologist, peatlands and Action For Insects campaigner at The Wildlife Trusts, looks out for the telltale signs of flying ant days and shares her love for the underground world of…

Stronger Shores - research into seagrass recovery in our region
We are now a year into the brilliant Stronger Shores project, which is bringing together partners from across the North East including the Northumberland, Durham, and Tees Valley Wildlife Trusts,…

Time to turn promises into action!
As conservationists, when it comes to nature and climate, we have high hopes and expectations of our new Labour government.

Preserving Peatlands: My experience as an intern with the Northumberland Peat Partnership
Over the last two months, I have had the incredible opportunity to work with the Northumberland Peat Partnership, a collaboration dedicated to the preservation and restoration of peat bogs across…

Farming, food and nature – a triple challenge for this election
Politicians are notoriously wary of talking about food.
Nervous that anything they say publicly about changing the system will be construed as hiking prices of, or affecting access to,…

A Message for Volunteers Week
We couldn’t do what we do without you.

The freedom of 30 Days Wild
Joanna Foat explores the hidden exchange between nature and those who take part in 30 Days Wild. Personal stories of sorrow to joy, stress to inspiration and sadness to happiness come to the fore…

Lovely ladybirds
A closer look at one of the UK’s most popular beetles.