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Andrew Locking @andrews-walks.bsky.social · 7d

A few pictures for Red Squirrel Awareness Week @uksquirrelaccord.bsky.social @northwildlife.bsky.social

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Northumberland Wildlife Trust @northwildlife.bsky.social · 7d

This #RedSquirrelAwarenessWeek we’re asking you to #RaiseForReds! 🐿️

Our woodland wonders need us - our native red squirrels are in danger of extinction.

Join 'Friends of the Red Squirrel' or donate today to protect our beloved red squirrels, find out more 👉 www.nwt.org.uk/raise-reds #DontBeShy!

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Northumberland Wildlife Trust @northwildlife.bsky.social · 7d

🎉 Thank you! 🎉

Our Rothbury Estate Match Appeal is 100% funded thanks to your generosity in September! 💚

Another big step for nature & towards our goal: keeping the Rothbury Estate whole for all time.

Still a way to go – but we’re getting there. 🌿

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Northumberland Wildlife Trust @northwildlife.bsky.social · 21d

⏳ 1 week to go!

Thanks to your generosity, we’re so close to unlocking £100k to protect Rothbury Estate. Help us make one final push to keep the land whole, safeguard wildlife & honour its heritage. 🌿

Donate here:- wildlifetrusts.org/rothbury-mat...

#NatureForFuture

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Northumberland Wildlife Trust @northwildlife.bsky.social · 22d

🎉 We’re 80% of the way to our £100k Rothbury Estate Match Appeal target! 💚

Over £80k raised already - every gift takes us closer to unlocking full matched funding & securing the whole estate for nature & people. 🌿

👉 Donate today: wildlifetrusts.org/rothbury-mat...

🙏 Thank you for your support!

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Northumberland Wildlife Trust @northwildlife.bsky.social · 22d

Wonderful sightings to hear of - and thank you! 💚

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northern-elliot.bsky.social @northern-elliot.bsky.social · 22d

#wildflowerhour Sea Buckthorn at Low Hauxley @northwildlife.bsky.social Amazing how Sea Buckthorn doesn't have more cultural significance in the autumn in UK.

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Northumberland Wildlife Trust @northwildlife.bsky.social · 27d

For this week’s #WilderWednesday post, we have a blog for you written by one of our Wilder Northumberland Network Members – Earsdon Hill Farm! Click the link below to read more!
www.nwt.org.uk/blog/silent-...

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Northumberland Wildlife Trust @northwildlife.bsky.social · Sep 9

🎉 Woooah, we’re halfway there! 🎉

Thanks to your generosity, we’ve raised over half of our £75k target for the Rothbury Estate Match Appeal 💚

Every donation brings us closer to unlocking full matched funding, securing this special place!

Donate today 👉 www.wildlifetrusts.org/rothbury-mat... 🙏

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Northumberland Wildlife Trust @northwildlife.bsky.social · Sep 8

🏃❤️ A huge thank you to our Great North Runners!

With your efforts and amazing supporters, we’ve raised almost £7,000 🌿✨

Every step helps protect local wildlife & wild places – you’re all champions in our eyes! 🏆

#GreatNorthRun | #InspiredByGreatness

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Northumberland Wildlife Trust @northwildlife.bsky.social · Sep 3

🌿💚 Incredible! In just 2 days we’ve raised £21,383 – that’s 29% of our £75k target to save Rothbury’s wild landscape.

Every £1 you give this Sept = £2 for nature 🌱✨

Help us keep the momentum - donate now 👉 wildlifetrusts.org/rothbury-mat...

#SaveRothbury #NatureForFuture

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Wild Card @wildcard.land · Sep 2

🐱 @northwildlife.bsky.social are advocating for the reintroduction of lynx into the region, supported by a study published in the Journal of Environmental Management that demonstrates the suitability of the landscape for lynx populations.

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Northumberland Wildlife Trust @northwildlife.bsky.social · Aug 21

Northumberland Wildlife Trust and Northumberland Recovery College are offering the exciting opportunity of free six week Nature and wellbeing sessions starting in September. Here's what a few former participants had to say about their experience.

www.nwt.org.uk/events

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NHSN @nenature.bsky.social · Sep 1

On 16 September, we're really looking forward to hosting Mike Pratt of @northwildlife.bsky.social for a talk about his life and career in North East nature - and a reading from his new book! Tickets available here: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/mike-pratt...

Mike Pratt: Infinite Wonder - book talk

Mike Pratt in conversation about his new book 'Infinite Wonder: Loving Nature Back to Health' and career as an author and conservationist

www.eventbrite.co.uk

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Northumberland Wildlife Trust @northwildlife.bsky.social · Sep 1

A beautiful walk that is! 🙏❤️

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Northumberland Wildlife Trust @northwildlife.bsky.social · Sep 1

🌿 A wild Northumberland landscape is at risk. 🌿

This September, your gift goes twice as far – every donation doubled (up to £75k).

⏳ Deadline: 30 Sept
👉 Donate today: www.wildlifetrusts.org/rothbury-match-appeal

#SaveRothbury #NatureForFuture @the-wildlifetrusts.bsky.social

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UK Squirrel Accord @uksquirrelaccord.bsky.social · Aug 27

Join @northwildlife.bsky.social as an Evaluation Consultant evaluating the impact achieved by the Red Squirrel Recovery Network project. Contribute to #redsquirrel #conservation efforts. #wildlife #Northumberland #job #jobalert

Deadline 15 #September: www.nwt.org.uk/jobs/red-squ...

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Northumberland Wildlife Trust @northwildlife.bsky.social · Aug 27

You can find out more about the Biodiversity Boost project and watch our project videos on our project page www.nwt.org.uk/what-we-do/p...

#WilderWednesday

Biodiversity Boost | Northumberland Wildlife Trust

Northumberland Wildlife Trust are delighted to receive £750,000 from DEFRA and the National Lottery Heritage Fund’s Species Survival Fund, to increase biodiversity in the Druridge area.

www.nwt.org.uk

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Northumberland Wildlife Trust @northwildlife.bsky.social · Aug 27

In mid September we will welcome a small herd of four highland cattle who will stay throughout winter to graze the meadow and incorporate the seed into the soil. Our meadow will continue to increase in biodiversity in years to come, providing food for pollinators, small mammals and birds.

Biodiversity Boost | Northumberland Wildlife Trust

Northumberland Wildlife Trust are delighted to receive £750,000 from DEFRA and the National Lottery Heritage Fund’s Species Survival Fund, to increase biodiversity in the Druridge area.

www.nwt.org.uk

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Northumberland Wildlife Trust @northwildlife.bsky.social · Aug 27

Later, in early summer we planted 240 plug plants and opened the meadow up with a mown path. Despite a particularly dry summer we were pleased to find that many of the species sown and planted have germinated and flowered and as we head towards autumn they are being left to dry and drop their seed.

Biodiversity Boost | Northumberland Wildlife Trust

Northumberland Wildlife Trust are delighted to receive £750,000 from DEFRA and the National Lottery Heritage Fund’s Species Survival Fund, to increase biodiversity in the Druridge area.

www.nwt.org.uk

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Northumberland Wildlife Trust @northwildlife.bsky.social · Aug 27

Visitors to Hauxley Wildlife Discovery Centre may have had the opportunity to walk through our newly improved meadow which has been created as part of the Biodiversity Boost Project. Last autumn it was sown with wildlflower seed while our Exmoor ponies grazed the grass and churned up the soil.

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Emily Beament @emilybeament.bsky.social · Aug 7

Lynx could thrive if released in Northumberland - and the return of the elusive cat is backed by majority of people in the area where they would roam, research finds @the-wildlifetrusts.bsky.social @northwildlife.bsky.social @lifescape.bsky.social
www.independent.co.uk/climate-chan...

Bringing lynx back to Northumberland backed by 72% of locals, consultation finds

Northumberland is the only area of England and Wales with enough woodland to support the cat species.

www.independent.co.uk

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Cumbria Wildlife Trust @cumbriawildlife.bsky.social · Aug 19

We're looking for a Development Officer to join the team on our Wilder Hadrian's Wall project with @northwildlife.bsky.social! Drive nature's recovery at landscape scale along the Hadrian's Wall corridor.

Info 👇
https://www.cumbriawildlifetrust.org.uk/jobs/wilder-hadrians-wall-development-officer

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Ade @scrufftyguy.bsky.social · Aug 24

Female Common Darter, near Hexham, Northumberland this afternoon. #Dragonfly #Dragonflies #Hexham #Northumberland @britishdragonflies.bsky.social @northwildlife.bsky.social

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Northumberland Wildlife Trust @northwildlife.bsky.social · Aug 21

Northumberland Wildlife Trust and Northumberland Recovery College are offering the exciting opportunity of free six week Nature and wellbeing sessions starting in September. Here's what a few former participants had to say about their experience.

www.nwt.org.uk/events

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