A SPARROW’S HOP DOWN THE COAST

Art historian MARSHALL HALL explains how a painting in America long thought to picture a scene in Tynemouth turned out to be of Cullercoats.


CLEAN WATER FLOWS FROM THE WOODWORK

SUSAN BURKE reports from Kielder Forest, where the Forest Streams Project aims to ensure the purity of water in the tributaries which feed the River North Tyne.


NATURE’S HEDGE FUND

ALLAN POTTS stresses the importance of maintaining traditional hedgerows to benefit both wildlife and the farming landscape.