Northumberland Green Hub

Author: lizhazon

  • Consultation on Green Spaces

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    As part of its Environmental Policy Statement, Northumberland County Council has made several commitments to support Nature Recovery & Biodiversity, including reviewing its own land management and grounds maintenance practices to identify opportunities to support nature recovery and biodiversity whilst maintaining an attractive and safe environment. They have recently announced a project titled ‘Supporting Nature in our…

  • Space for Nature

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    Space for Nature – a Developer’s Perspective NGH and CRAG combined to co-host an event where an audience of more than 50 heard two fascinating talks from David Abercrombie (Technical Director of Taylor Wimpey North East) and Vicki Mordue (Managing Director of Biodiverse Consulting). David’s talk about Sustainable Urban Drainage Systems explained what SUDs are…

  • Hedgehog Project comes to Rothbury

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    Rothbury has been chosen as the newest site to be part of the National Hedgehog Monitoring Programme[i] (NHMP). HEDGEHOGS ARE IN DECLINE Sadly, our much-loved hedgehogs have undergone considerable population decline in recent decades. To reverse this trend, we need to remove the threats they face and put in place practical conservation measures. But before…

  • Research Opportunity for Members

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    Fiona Campbell is an academic based within the Population Health Sciences Institute at  Newcastle University and a member of NGH. Fiona says that the NIHR (the research branch of the NHS) are funding research teams to look at ways to decarbonise the health and social care sector. The NHS has a target to achieve net zero…

  • Bus Keeps Going!

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    After campaigning for more than eighteen months, Swarland and Newton Action on Climate (SNAC) were finally successful in persuading NCC to commission a Saturday service for the village. After running for nearly a year, providing a service between Morpeth and Alnwick, the new service has been so successful that it’s been extended until March 2026.…

  • Happy Birthday CRAG!

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    Coquet River Action Group (CRAG) is nearly a year old. The group has been regularly testing water quality along the Coquet since April last year. With nearly 40 locations, testing is taking place from the upper part of the river all the way to the coast, together with several key burns. The results are showing…