Outdoors
Hundreds of goshawk feathers are providing the key to unlocking the private lives of one of the UK’s rarest and most persecuted birds. With no more than around 400 breeding pairs* in the UK and an instinct to steer clear of people it takes an expert to track the creature down, let alone study its [...]
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Ambitious plans for a £10 million development at the leading outdoor activity centre for disabled and able- bodied people in the North East have been submitted for planning permission. The proposals, being considered by Northumberland County Council, are for extensive additions and alterations to the Calvert Trust centre in Kielder Water & Forest Park, Northumberland. [...]
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Kielder Water & Forest Park has been named as prime site to discover the stars by a pioneering new initiative. Dark Sky Discovery is a UK-wide partnership of astronomy and environmental organisations wanting to inspire people of all ages and backgrounds to enjoy the night sky by highlighting top places to safely view the heavens. [...]
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After everybody’s over indulgence over Christmas now is the time to get into training for one of the many Challenge Walks in the region. Over recent years the popularity of Challenge Walks has grown massively. These are organised walks (which some people run) where participants make their way through the countryside over varied distances. Many [...]
Are you planning to leap into action and pop the big question to your loved one this Leap Year? Tradition holds that this February, ‘normal order’ is reversed with women able to propose to their Prince Charming, and where better than at one of English Heritage’s idyllic properties in the North East? English Heritage is [...]
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