Angel of the North
Members of the public are invited to plant wildlife-friendly plants around the Lakeside in Newcastle’s Exhibition Park later this month. The event, which is taking place on Wednesday May 30, between 10.30am and 12.30am is part of the The Lakeside Explorer Project in partnership with Exhibition and Brandling Parks Community Trust.
Kielder Reservoir is set to celebrate its 30th anniversary on May 26 and 27. It was in 1982 that the largest man-made lake in northern Europe was officially opened by Queen Elizabeth. Now, a range of activities are planned for the celebratory weekend. One of the highlights will be an exhibition called What the Reservoir means to Me, a show which tells deeply personal stories and encapsulates the reservoir’s history.
The North Pennines AONB is set to hold some Rocky Weekends in the coming weeks. They will involved talks, walks, good food and good companionship.
The wildlife trusts movement – founded 100 years go in May 1912 – will celebrate its centenary this year. A special celebratory film is set to be screened on Northumberland Wildlife Trust’s website on May 16 to mark the occasion. The milestone birthday will also be celebrated by Geoffrey Willey of Northumberland will turn 101 in August and is nine months older than the trust movement itself.
An exciting and new centre is set to be opened at Once Brewed in Northumberland National Park. Called The Sill, it will be a centre of national significance and will focus on learning and discovery about the environment and the landscape. The Sill will vastly enhance the visitor’s experience of the Northumberland National Park. It is a joint project between Northumberland National Park Authority and YHA, and both have received initial support from the Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF) for the project.
Members of the public are welcome to join Northumberland Wildlife Trust as it marks the national Centenary celebrations of the Wildlife Trusts movement. The trust invites people to join it for its Centenary History Walk on Saturday May 26. This is a guided walk which begins and ends at Weetslade Country Park on the northern edge of Newcastle.
The hay meadows in the North Pennies will be an area of focus next week when a group of visitors from the Romanian region of Transylvania arrive to explore this special habitat. The people will meet those who take care of the hay meadows and discover more about the work done by AONB Partnership’s Hay Time project.
The North East of England’s beaches have scored very well in the latest Good Beach guide, with Tyneside and Northumberland beaches receiving a Recommended grading. The region is actually the best-performing region in the 2012 edition of the guide.
Do you live near a place or a building that has a connection to the Battle of Flodden, if so the Flodden 1513 Ecomuseum would like to hear from you. The Flodden 1513 Ecomuseum wants to expand by a at least 25 more sites. It is seeking nominations from across the UK for sites which relate to the Battle of Flodden, either directly or indirectly and which will help in the development of the network of the Ecomuseum. The search for new sites is part of the development phase for the wider Flodden 500 project supported by the Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF).
Exciting and dramatic new film footage from kielder shows a female osprey calling for a fish. She also paces her nest soon before laying two eggs on an artificial platform put up by the Forestry Commission in the 62,000 hectare (155,000 acre) wilderness. The footage is from high-definition cameras which are giving experts the first close-up views of the ospreys in Kielder Water & Forest Park, Northumberland.
Fashion flashback – Tudor fineries and 40s make-do at Belsay
The catwalk of the past is on show at Belsay Hall, Castle and Gardens in Northumberland, with a month-long Fashion from the Past event, running from May 5 – 27. Read more
Perfect character cottage with breathtaking views
This month’s Cottage of the Month is charming Hilltop Cottage, Thorpton, near Rothbury, Northumberland. This lovely old cottage has all you need for an exceptionally comfortable holiday and is perfect for a couple or small family. It offers unforgettable views across the hills of Northumberland and has a lovely garden. Well-behaved pets are welcome, too!
Stunning holiday cottage in Northumberland
This 15th Century Bastle House has been sympathetically renovated to provide a stunning place for couples to stay. Bastles were two-storey stone farmhouses where families would hide behind the metre thick walls during times of trouble. Livestock were housed downstairs. The property is one of the very few remaining complete Bastle Houses in Northumberland. [...]
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