Wildlife watching in the North East
County by county
Recent North East news
- Bananas prove popular with hungry birds
- Rare crickets stop play
- Hen harrier’s future in England hangs in the balance
- Red kites spreading out from Cumbria
- Great time to see starling 'swarms'
- More than 60 endangered bats found in one small box
- Nesting crisis in UK’s coastal north
- Regional differences in UK butterfly count
- UK’s oldest Arctic tern discovered
- Birdcrime still on the rise in the UK – 384 reported incidents in 2009
- White-tailed eagle spotted on Farne Islands
- Why racecourses are good for the Lake District’s wildlife
- British kids clueless when it comes to nature – the shocking results of TV survey
- Very rare Marsh Dowd moth found at WWT Martin Mere
- A great breeding season for UK’s avocets
More North East news
- Historic ospreys ringed in Northumberland wilderness
- Puffins tracked at sea for the first time
- Marine conservation zone map needs your input
- Pine Marten rediscovered in England!
- £13,000 to protect red squirrels from their grey cousins
- Help monitor whales and dolphins of England’s north-east coast
- Stunning footage of Northumberland ospreys
- Grey partridge project launched in Durham & Yorkshire Dales
- Tawny owl tangled in fishing line put down
- White-beaked dolphin research around the Farne Islands
- Loch of the Lowes most visited nature reserve – On Wildlife Extra
- Unusual birdlife in residence after just 1 year at Saltholme
- Seals killed and beheaded in Northeast England
- Red squirrels given extra protection in Cumbria
- Where do British puffins go in the winter?
Birdcrime still on the rise in the UK – 384 reported incidents in 20092009 was another shocking year for the persecution of birds of prey with incidents of shooting, trapping and poisoning, according to the RSPB's 20th annual Birdcrime report.
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Pine Marten rediscovered in England! Conservationists are ecstatic at the news that England's rarest mammal, the pine marten, has been found in the Cheviot Hills in Northumberland.
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UK wildlife photography competition - 2009 - resultsSuccessful wildlife and wilderness photography does not necessarily involve long flights and equally long immigration queues. The inaugural Wildlife Extra UK wildlife photography competition is not only a fabulous example of just how beautiful the British Isles are, but also that it does not need a fat pay cheque to seduce talented photographers into wanting their work displayed. There are no remote cameras involved (yes, that is a dig) and no ludicrous Photoshop sorcery either, just a litany of belting images.
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Ospreys breed in Northumberland for first time in over two centuriesFor the first time in at least 200 years ospreys are nesting and are believed to have hatched chicks in Northumberland.
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Bird crime stats jump 40%July 2008. Reported crimes against birds of prey escalated to an unwelcome record in 2007, increasing by 40 per cent on 2006.
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Black Grouse turn the corner in England as numbers climb above 1000.Although times have been hard for the Black grouse, conservationists hope that the species may have turned the corner after years of decline thanks to more sensitive land management.
Kielder wildlife events
Celebration of wildlife in Kielder Forest
Date: March - May 2009.
- 29 March Goshawk
- 18 April Deer safari
- 3 May Dawn chorus -
- 9 May Badger
- 8 May Owl night
- 17 May Owl night
- 23 May Bat night
- 24 May Lakeside wildlife
- 27 May Deer safari
- 30 May Family Wildlife Day, Leaplish