BE IT EVER SO UMBEL ...
BILL PICKERING provides some observer's notes on one of the county's most widespread families of wildflowers.
WHERE WORK IS HALF A MINUTE'S WALK AWAY
ALISTAIR COCHRANE meets two furniture makers celebrating 25 years of successful business in the village of Etal.
GREAT SHIPS, BUILT IN A WORLD FAMOUS SHIPYARD
NIGEL GREEN discovers that the celebrated name of Swan Hunter will live on in an archive soon to be made available on the internet.
TELLING US ABOUT PLANTS - IN PLAIN ENGLISH
SUSIE WHITE pays tribute to William Turner of Morpeth, 'the father of English botany', whose 500th anniversary is being marked this year by a series of events.
FOR SUCH WELCOME SUPPORT, PRAISE THE LORD
STAN BECKENSALL enters Hexham Abbey to appreciate the workmanship involved in the creation of a special kind of wooden seat.
AIRCRAFT WHIPLASH: OR WAS IT A PARTRIDGE?
JOHN SURGEY follows a walkers' route through largely open country from Newcastle Airport to Newburn and the River Tyne below Lemington.
OLD FASHIONED CHARM WHERE THE ROAD BENDS
STEWART BONNEY visits one of the smallest and oldest pubs in Northumberland.
PROSPERITY AND SQUALOR WERE CLOSE NEIGHBOURS
GLEN LYNDON DODDS concludes his history of North Shields by looking at its development over the past two centuries.
VANISHING RED SPRITES OF MY HOME WOODS
ADRIAN MANNING finds that during an 11-year absence, one of his favourite childhood sights has disappeared.
LET'S BE PROUD, BUT NOT TOO COMPLACENT
MIKE PRATT, chief executive of Northumberland Wildlife Trust, celebrates the diversity of the county's fauna.
BIRD-HAUNTED MOORLAND CROSSED BY QUIET LANES
SUSAN BURKE enjoys exploring the historic and once-heavily wooded Hexhamshire landscape.
A GENTLEMAN GYPSY PASSES BY
BRIAN WOOD reads the colourful account of a caravan journey through Victorian Northumberland.
THAT'S BETTER: THE MIST IS CLEARING ...
Guilt-ridden JOHN GRUNDY, worried that he may have given an unfavourable opinion about Berwick, set out to clarify the position.
A GROWTH INDUSTRY
Planting trees and hedges is unquestionably good for the environment and for wildlife. To find out what species to plant and what shelter and soil conditions they need requires advice from experts such as Hazel Huddlestone and Harry Frew.
A RARE PASSION FOR TAMWORTHS
A passion for Britain's oldest indigenous pig has resulted in Sarah Dodds building up one of the largest rare breed herds in the country. She explained to STEWART BONNEY why Tamworths are tops.
20/20 VISION - SHAPING A LANDSCAPE FOR LIVING AND WORKING
Tony Gates became chief executive of Northumberland National Park in November 2005, at a time when the government imposed a funding freeze that left the authority with severely limited resources. Fortunately a recent decision to give improved support to the UK's national parks means that he - and the authority's 100 staff - are looking ahead to a more positive future which he discussed with STEWART BONNEY.
20/20 VISION - CLIMATE CHANGE AS A MATTER OF TRUST
David Ronn talked to STEWART BONNEY about the National Trust's current and long-term plans in the region, including a national pilot study which could provide some positive answers to help combat the threat of climate change.
THE EARLY BIRDS WHICH BEAT THE BAD WEATHER
IAN KERR explains why, unlike many of its close relatives, the long-tailed tit had a very successful 2007.
OUT OF AFRICA, TO THE NORTH SEA COAST
Auctioneer JULIAN THOMSON of Anderson & Garland looks back on some of his firm's important discoveries across Northumberland last year.
PREDATORS AND PREY
ALLAN POTTS witness the daily struggle for survival among wildlife on land near his home.
ALSO IN THIS ISSUE...
ENGLISH HERITAGE READERS OFFER
Two for One Entry at Belsay Hall, Castle & Gardens
A TASTE OF NORTHUMBERLAND
Pizza - keep it simple
NEWS VIEW
Farm shop celebrates 30 years
Help still needed in Kumasi
Changes afoot at Cragside
READERS LETTERS
BOOK REVIEWS
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