Footsteps - walking the beauty of Northumberland

07/06/2024

A brief pause on Hadrian's Wall Path National Trail as we walked from the Portgate to Heddon on the Wall today. A cool day, (always nice), showers and sunshine but with the wind always at our backs.

05/06/2024

At the end of the day and on the approach to Steel Rigg on Hadrian's Wall Path National Trail, the way ahead was illuminated by a double rainbow. It moved eastwards with the rain and we watched it disappear over Sewingshields; magical moments for us all.

03/06/2024

It’s Volunteers’ Week and a perfect time to celebrate the Conservation Team. We’ve reached a record number of volunteers, and engagement hours are more than double what they were this time last year.

Volunteers do nature recovery tasks, beach cleans, habitat
management, wildlife surveying, and practical conservation, as well as looking after parts of the Northumberland Coast Path and providing shorebird breeding season support to Space for Shorebirds .

Volunteer Sophie Barber says: “It’s a dream come true to be doing such varied activities in the name of conservation every day. Volunteering brings real positivity to my life and it’s a gift to be able to help this way.”

Keep an eye out for a deeper insight into what the Conservation Team does this week.

https://www.northumberlandcoast-nl.org.uk/celebrating-the-conservation-team-on-volunteers-week/b348

03/06/2024

Timeless, sheep sheltering beneath a parkland tree on Hadrian's Wall Path National Trail today.

03/06/2024

Through the round window on Hadrian's Wall Path National Trail today. An excellent day of walking from Carlisle to Lanercost, 15-miles in 8-hours, my favourite day on the Trail.

01/06/2024

Warm welcome, good ale

28/05/2024

Described by many of our guests as a 1300kg love machine, our bonny Aberdeen Angus bull waits to greet our guests on the You can learn more about this unique experience in get to meet our livestock, discover a prehistoric landscape and enjoy a great adventure all at the same time.

24/05/2024

Looking across to Dunmoor and Cunyan Crags from the top of Cochrane Pike on our this morning. It looks like a giant wave, black against the tumbling clouds, spilling down from the fell tops.

24/05/2024

Our guests today on followed the advice of and enjoyed a brilliant Ingram Valley Farm Safari meeting all the livestock, spotting brown hares and curlews and of course our magnificent red deer stags. It could be you next, so book a Safari in the Breamish/Ingram Valley in and discover an amazing landscape in Northumberland.

20/05/2024

Mute swans on the South Low north of the Holy Island causeway this morning. Another great place for wildlife and wild landscapes in

18/05/2024

What a brilliant today. In beautiful sunshine, beneath a blue and cloudless sky, we explored the unique landscape in the Breamish Valley in Fab guests, celebrating a 60th birthday joined me on this amazing experience where we listened to curlews calling and sky larks singing, away from the hurley burley of everyday life. Search for the Ingram Valley Farm Safari and book your place, you'll be glad you did.

17/05/2024

The Holy Island of Lindisfarne in is surrounded by a sea of pink in May. Thrift is in bloom all along the causeway, across the salt marshes and here on St. Cuthbert's Island. On our Footsteps in Northumberland guided walk yesterday, we took the opportunity to stand and stare amongst the flowers and soak up the beauty of Northumberland Coast National Landscape.

10/05/2024

Still waiting, but it's a nice sky.

10/05/2024

Waiting for the Aurora Borealis at Bowden Doors.

08/05/2024

We were lucky to spot a female adder warming up on St. Cuthbert's Way in today. She wasn't going to move off the path, so we took our photos and moved quietly and quickly off her spot. Fantastic animals to see.

05/05/2024

Stepping out on the Pilgrims Way to the Holy Island of Lindisfarne this evening on my first sunset walk in 2024. We didn't get that blazing red sky, but the light was soft, the company was joyful and the reflections just perfect. Another fine walk in the Northumberland Coast National Landscape

02/05/2024

Live from the Farne Islands, guests on the .co.uk Discovery Tour in Northumberland get up close to some of the 80,000 puffins and a whole lot more. Making memories on a superb day out.

01/05/2024

That's what you need........

30/04/2024

Waiting..........
At Wallington Hall.......
A moment in time........

30/04/2024

Here be dragons.

30/04/2024

This morning, I'm at Warkworth Castle with .co.uk exploring a medieval castle, part of a Discovery Tour in Northumberland.

26/04/2024

A contrasting walk on the Pilgrims Way to the Holy Island of Lindisfarne today. Grey skies and hail on the way over, blue skies and sunshine on the way back. Everyday is different.

24/04/2024

A cold day on the Pilgrims Way to the Holy Island of Lindisfarne today. With the wind in the North, we pushed on to the Island, although there was a bit of sunshine along the way. Coffee and cake of course, then a visit to St. Cuthbert's Island, the harbour and the lime kilns. We got the bus back, standing room only to the mainland. Great company and a very enjoyable day in the

20/04/2024

It was lovely to see and hear lapwings today on the A pair were flying their courtship display over Ewe Hill, their black and white plumage clear to see against the bright blue sky. Join us on Safari in to see lapwing, curlew, sky larks and a whole lot more on this unique experience in

17/04/2024

Wild, windy and chilly on the today. Three guests this morning and two this afternoon exploring and enjoying Spring on the farm. We spotted our first new born lamb, curlews, oystercatcher and lots of brown hares. More Safaris to come this week, more visitors discovering this remarkable landscape in The warmed us up with great coffee and cake at the end of each Safari, the perfect place to gather and reflect on our Safari adventure.

11/04/2024

High Force and Low Force today, just a stroll to see these impressive waterfalls. We heard our first willow warblers today.

11/04/2024

10/04/2024

On our walk to High Cup Nick in the North Pennines National Landscape, we saw: short eared owl, kestrel, dipper, goosander, golden plover, lapwing, curlew, grey lag goose, common sandpiper, oystercatcher, meadow pipit, wheatear and redshank. All in good numbers apart from the sandpiper and wheatear, of which we saw just one. This is an amazing place to see birds, it's a busy time of year with the breeding season just around the corner, although what they are thinking about the weather is anyone's guess. The photo is the overflow at Cowgreen Reservoir, there's a lot of water out there!

10/04/2024

Today, Paul and I walked up High Cup Nick, following the Pennine Way from Cowgreen Reservoir. Grim weather, but not as grim as yesterday. High Cup Nick is an awe inspiring place I have to say. Coffee and cake in Alston to aid recovery!!!!!!

09/04/2024

Today, I'm in the North Pennines and for the next two days as well. Paul and I headed up the Miners Track aiming to summit Cross Fell, we reached Gregs Hut, but it started to snow and the wind chill higher up was suggesting -8C so we turned around and left Cross Fell for another day. Rain all day, windy all day and wet underfoot, like much of the North as far as I can see. Highlights, curlew and lapwing on the moors and occasionally when the cloud lifted, some great views as well. The Hostel in Alston is a delight I have to add.