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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…

James Forster began a placement with us in November 2025, he's finishing his time with us soon and has written this super blog to share his experiences with us working alongside North East…

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…

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…

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…

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 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…