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In Search of Bumblebees at Prudhoe Riverside
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In Search of Bumblebees at Prudhoe Riverside

Last week, North East naturalists and the Bumblebee Conservation Trust set out in search of bees at Prudhoe Riverside. Charlotte Rankin takes a look back at what they discovered….

6 July 2021

Bees | Invertebrates | North East Bee Hunt

Bees and Bee Orchids at Silverlink
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Bees and Bee Orchids at Silverlink

Last week, NHSN members set out in search of bees and Bee Orchids at Silverlink Biodiversity Park. Here, James Common takes a look back at what they discovered….

29 June 2021

Bee Orchids | Insects | James Common | Silverlink

The Power of Bugs
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The Power of Bugs

Nick Wilson-Smith shares news of an exciting new project taking place at the National Trust’s stunning Gibside property. …

23 June 2021

Gibside | Insects | National Trust | Power of Bugs

A Ringers Year: May 2021
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A Ringers Year: May 2021

Ornithologist, Phil Hanmer, shares an May update summarising bird monitoring across Northumberland throughout the month….

7 June 2021

Bird Ringing | Birds | Phil Hanmer

Get to know your Red-tailed Bumblebees
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Get to know your Red-tailed Bumblebees

Local naturalist, Charlotte Rankin, provides a short guide to the red-tailed bumblebees that you could spot across the North East….

4 June 2021

Bees | Invertebrates | Nature in the North East | North East Bee Hunt

Meet the Specialist Ladybirds
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Meet the Specialist Ladybirds

Take a closer look at the specialist ladybirds that you could spot in the North East with naturalist, Charlotte Rankin….

28 May 2021

Invertebrates | Ladybirds | Nature in the North East | North East Ladybird Spot

The North East Bee Hunt: Spring highlights
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The North East Bee Hunt: Spring highlights

Take a look back at your North East Bee Hunt highlights so far in a new blog from local naturalist, Charlotte Rankin….

19 May 2021

Bees | Invertebrates | North East Bee Hunt

The North East Ladybird Spot: Spring Highlights
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The North East Ladybird Spot: Spring Highlights

Take a look back at your North East Ladybird Spot highlights so far in a new blog from local naturalist, Charlotte Rankin….

19 May 2021

Invertebrates | Ladybirds | North East Ladybird Spot

Meet the Willow Specialists
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Meet the Willow Specialists

Local naturalist, Charlotte Rankin, introduces a group of bees found in the North East that depend on Willow for their survival….

18 May 2021

Bees | Invertebrates | North East Bee Hunt

English Perennial Flax, by June Cleal
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English Perennial Flax, by June Cleal

Local naturalist, June Cleal, shares a delightful poem inspired by the discovery of English Perennial Flax on the Hartondown Hills….

12 May 2021

Botany | Poem

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