Chalk pen illustrations of native wildlife of the Breamish River. Grey heron, who can be seen stalking in the river, or flying low up the valley all year round. Oystercatcher, who migrate inland to breed on the stony banks and narrow islands of the river in spring before returning to the coast.
1 day willow weaving conservation task. Learn a new conservation skill! Open to 14-17 year olds.
At Walltown Quarry Country Park on Tuesday 19th September.
Free of charge!
Book through Eventbrite at the bottom of the link.
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Apply now for our Autumn voluntary young ranger placement programme. 10 days of conservation and land management experience with NNP rangers. Running September- November 2025. For more info and application form please visit www.northumberlandnationalpark.org.uk/about-us/job...
that's an exciting slug?... no, caterpillar? - no, rust fugus?!
Puccinia urticata – “nettle clustercup rust fungus”
which grows alternating between nettles and rushes – but only causes these “slug like” orange spotted galls on the stems and leaves of nettles.
Holystone, Northumberland
Opportunity now live - 2 x places on our young volunteer ranger placement programme for Autumn 2025. 10 days with the ranger team across September-November.
Please apply using the form on our website & send to abbi.gray@nnpa.org.uk by 1st August.
www.northumberlandnationalpark.org.uk/about-us/job...
Salix gracilistyla 'Melanostachys' - Black pussy willow. A striking willow species present in mix of catkins bursting into life in the Labarynth at Walltown Country Park. Can you find it there?
We are seeking multiple rangers to join our ranger team to preserve our fantastic National Park and one of the UK’s most iconic and historic national trails.
For more information and to apply, visit the 'Jobs' page on our website.
Last week to apply for Northumberland National Park's Young Ranger Placement, for this spring. See our website for details and application form. Good luck! www.northumberlandnationalpark.org.uk/about-us/job...
The rangers are met with the challenge of a damaged wall, with stones all in a heap. The first task is to sort through the stones and move them away from the wall to see the extent of the damage.
In this picture, all of the fallen stones have been sorted and laid out with similar stones grouped together. There is a walling line that has been positioned on the wall to act as a guide to where the large throughstones will go. These are the large stones that span across the wall at mid-height to help maintain the strength of the finished wall.
Here shows the completed wall, which ties in to the existing wall perfectly, finished with rounded coping stones along the top.
Another picture of the finished wall from the other side.
The rangers do more than just drystone walling, honestly! But we couldn't not share this section of wall we have repaired at the Steel Rigg car park near Hadrian's Wall. After damage from a vehicle caused a section to fall, our rangers carefully arranged the stones before building it back up again.
Our Young Volunteer Ranger Placements are back! 17-25 and looking for experience in the conservation and land management sector? 3 x posts at various locations available; Rothbury, The Sill, Hadrian's Wall Path.
10 days commitment (Monday-Friday only) from April-June 2025. Apply here!!!
Enjoying some "proper" January weather this week. Look at these marvellous ice crystals! Many roads are icy, please check before you travel. #winter #ice #snow
Happy Holidays everyone! From all the Ranger team at Northumberland National Park. Here are some illustrations bringing festive cheer to our information point! #HAPPYHOLIDAYS #FestiveSeason
A wintery scene of hogweed stems and bare trees contrasting against the cloudy sky. A welcome food source for birds and small mammals as well as overwintering homes for insects.
Our brilliant young nature rangers Guy and Lucy!
an autumnal scene of trees in a forest, golden leaves on the forest floor and sunlight streaming between the bare trees. Text reads: November Roundup
A huge thanks to our contributors who gave us their time, thoughts and expertise throughout November. If you missed any, catch up on the latest articles in our monthly roundup here c-js.uk/recap @nnprangers.bsky.social
Before and after - rebuilding the cheek end of a drystone wall at Peel cottage, with Hadrian's Wall in the background! A lovely collaboration between our northern and southern National Park team Rangers! #heritagecrafts #hadrianswall #drystonewall #ranger
We love our visitors, but its awful outside today! Please stay home and drink a nice hot beverage!
Met office yellow warning for rain and wind - please stay safe and only travel if necessary.
That looks beautiful Patrick, I hope you enjoyed exploring!
Bronze Age Stone Circle at Dun Moor Hill looking lovely in the low winter sunlight #northumberland