Anyone who has taken a walk in the North Pennines in the early summer is bound to have encountered a calling lapwing or curlew circling up over patches of thick rush in amongst grazing stock – for…

What is the first thing that comes to mind when you hear the word superhero?

A further 119 water voles have been released into Kielder Water and Forest Park and as we wish them good luck for their future of freedom, our Kickstart Conservation Assistant Sally Johnson…

How do water voles (and ecologists) decide what is ‘good quality habitat’?

It’s International Women’s Day! This year we’re celebrating by profiling two of the many wonderful women working at NWT - Katy Barke and Natasha Hemsley.

One Native, one feral and one invasive. Could American mink halt the expansion of polecat range? Or is hybridisation with ferrets a bigger risk to their recovery? Naturally Native Project Officer…

A peek at the passionate world of animal courtship

“You’re told your whole life since you were a kid, sharks are dangerous.” – Rob Stewart

Have you spotted any mysterious tracks or unexplained droppings? Solve the case with some tips from Darren Tansley, the Mammal Detective.

“No animal, according to the rules of animal-etiquette, is ever expected to do anything strenuous, or heroic, or even moderately active during the off-season of winter.”
― Kenneth Grahame,…