Learning To Live Alongside The Erchin
Welcome guest and gardener's friend, or egg thief and harbinger of evil? ANTHONY JOISCE looks at our complex relationship with the hedgehog.
In The Fields And Woods About Us
SUSAN BURKE meets an artist and essayist who believes in sharing the natural beauty of the River Wansbeck and its wildlife.
The Purrfect Place For A Prowl Around
SUSIE WHITE travels to Allendale to visit a garden which has been influenced by the Americas - and the owner's cats.
Return Of The Long-haul Flyers
IAN KERR looks forward to the arrival of bar-tailed godwits, and is staggered by the distances they can cover.
Life-saving Subjects Of The Yellow Sea King
HELEN HOLMES meets crew members from RAF Boulmer who regularly take to the skies in their helicopter on search-and-rescue missions.
A Lead Miners' Castle, And A Wayside Pie Stop
JOHN SURGEY enjoys a circular moorland walk which begins at Blanchland.
Why Going Wild Is The Healthy Option
MIKE PRATT, chief executive of Northumberland Wildlife Trust, urges us all to get out and enjoy the county's wild places - for our own good.
King Kev's Farewell And Fairs Cup Memories
CHRIS HAYES, of Bonhams Sporting Department, highlights recent football-linked items sold at auction with a distinct black-and-white emphasis.
Brought To Book After Half A Century
Children's literature researcher JIM MACKENZIE has located a missing fictional character with links to Holy Island and a well-known TV presenter
Mr Grumpy Goes To Corbridge
What was it that made John Grundy so ill-humoured about this historically important jewel of Tynedale? Certainly not the shopping or the catering...
Blisters Can Be A Blessing!
LAURENCE SHELLEY planned to walk the 84 miles of the Hadrian's Wall Path but, thanks to blisters, the walk turned into the different kind of journey described in his book Off-the-Wall Walking. He explains how it evolved.
Listening Out For A Healthy Tree
ED ROBINSON explains how new technology is helping the National Trust to save trees at Cragside.
Local Artists Play Host On Midsummer Weekends
Professional artists living and working in Northumberland will once again be opening their studios and welcoming visitors into their creative worlds over six weekends this summer.
Keeping Local Names In The Picture
STEWART BONNEY hears the story behind the creation of two interpretive panels on Bamburgh's Heritage Trail.
Life Abounds In A Cheviot Meadow
ALLAN POTTS heads for the hills at a particularly colourful time of year.
Anything From A Hay Rake To A Drum Kit
AILSA FORTUNE tells the story of John Smail & Sons, one of Morpeth's longest established and most distinctive shops.
Nothing's Too Much Trouble At T'mill
STEWART BONNEY visits a small country pub where home-produced beer and meals are proving a powerful attraction.
Past A Witch's Haunt Into A Narrow Valley
GEOFF HOLLAND follows a new public right of way on a circular hill walk near Wooler.
Also In This Issue...
BOOK REVIEWS
Aspects of Belford
The Northumberland Coast
Battlefield Walks: Northumberland
Waterside Walks in Northumberland
Cassini historical maps of Northumberland
READERS' LETTERS
NEWS VIEW
The Roman Wall Sheep Show
Alnmouth on Foot
Kielder Forest Observatory
Chirapatre Appeal update
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