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Boosting Wildlife Along the Ouse Burn Way with New Ecologist
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Boosting Wildlife Along the Ouse Burn Way with New Ecologist

Exciting news for nature in Newcastle! We welcome Emily Anderson to the Ouse Burn Way team as the city’s first dedicated Ouse Burn Ecologist, a role aimed at improving wildlife habitats and connecting local communities with the Ouse Burn Way….

27 February 2026

Ellie Davison | Gosforth Nature Reserve | Ouse Burn Way

Stung by Surprise: Mediterranean Nettle Arrives in Newcastle
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Stung by Surprise: Mediterranean Nettle Arrives in Newcastle

A chance find during a New Year Plant Hunt reveals a Mediterranean Nettle thriving on a residential street. A vice county first!…

11 January 2026

Botany | BSBI | Citizen Science | Ouse Burn Way | The Ouse Burn Way | Wildlife Ways

Wildlife Ways: New Funding To Help Communities and Nature Thrive Together Along the Ouse Burn
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Wildlife Ways: New Funding To Help Communities and Nature Thrive Together Along the Ouse Burn

Communities, wildlife and wellbeing will thrive along the Ouse Burn thanks to support from the Reece Foundation. The Natural History…

17 December 2025

Ouse Burn Way | Wildlife Ways

Walking the Ouse Burn Part 4: ‘The Call of the Peewit’
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Walking the Ouse Burn Part 4: ‘The Call of the Peewit’

This instalment of ‘Walking the Ouse Burn’ was an interesting one! We started at Gosforth Nature Reserve, a place I’ve…

21 February 2025

Botany | Fungi | Heathery Lane | Lapwing | Ouse Burn | Ouse Burn Way | Ouseburn | The Ouse Burn Way

Walking the Ouse Burn Part 3: ‘Kingfishers and Cave Spiders’
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Walking the Ouse Burn Part 3: ‘Kingfishers and Cave Spiders’

I was really excited for this instalment of ‘Walking the Ouse Burn’. Jesmond Dene in particular holds many fond childhood…

3 February 2025

Botany | Fungi | Jesmond Dene | Kingfisher | Ouse Burn | Ouse Burn Way | Ouseburn | Paddy Freeman | The Ouse Burn Way

Walking the Ouse Burn Part 2: ‘Fabulous Fungi’
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Walking the Ouse Burn Part 2: ‘Fabulous Fungi’

Join Urban Naturalist, Ellie Davison, for a walk along the Ouse Burn from from Jesmond Vale, through Armstrong and Heaton Park, and on towards Benton Bank to look at some of the flora, fauna and funga….

21 January 2025

Armstrong Park | Botany | Fungi | Heaton Park | Ouse Burn | Ouse Burn Way | Ouseburn | The Ouse Burn Way

Walking the Ouse Burn Part 1: ‘Urban Gems’
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Walking the Ouse Burn Part 1: ‘Urban Gems’

Join Urban Naturalist, Ellie Davison, for a walk from Lower Ouseburn to Heaton Park to learn about the ecology of this bustling area of Newcastle….

13 January 2025

Botany | Fungi | Heaton Park | Ouse Burn Way | Ouseburn | The Ouse Burn Way

NHSN’s New Urban Naturalist Hits the Ground Running
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NHSN’s New Urban Naturalist Hits the Ground Running

Ellie Davison, Urban Naturalist, in her new role supported by the Reece Foundation expresses her excitement at the nature and…

10 October 2024

Ellie Davison | Gosforth Nature Reserve | Ouse Burn Way

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