Northumberland Green Hub

Category: Biodiversity and Wildlife

  • NGH event highlights nature projects

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    The latest NGH Community Event took place on June 7th, marking the start of Great Big Green Week. The morning featured talks from Duncan Hutt, Director of Conservation, and Graham Holyoak, Nature Recovery Manager, from the Northumberland Wildlife Trust. Duncan, who is leading the project to purchase the Rothbury Estate, explained how the project will…

  • NGH members take the stage

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    The first Community Event of the year took place on Saturday March 22nd and the audience was treated to four talks from NH members covering a wide range of subjects. Local farmer Judy Fortescue talked about her plans to increase the biodiversity on her family’s organic farm, including the vital role that hedgerows, field margins…

  • 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…