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Wooler, Northumberland
Joined June 2021
A pair of Stonechats on the coastal path....just being together ๐ŸคŽ
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The Grey Seal pupping season is underway and at this particularly vulnerable time please keep your distance and keep dogs on a short lead at all times. Refer to on site information. lifewader.co.uk/lindisfarne-โ€ฆ @NE_Northumbria
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The Spotted Flycatchers we were delighted to find nesting in the little wood next to the house must have fledged their young and moved on, no sign of them this week.
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One of the young leverets growing up in the fields around our house, I have spent many evenings watching them over the summer months. #leveret #brownhare #wildlife #northumberland
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On Saturday evening a fire ripped through the internationally important dune system on Holy Island. Thanks to the efforts of the emergency services the fire was restricted to 1.5 acres. Please refer to on site signs for more information on how to prevent wildfires.
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Sheltering from the sun - the last of the Ringed Plover chicks. @ne_northumbria @lifewader
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Following the damaging high tides and associated swell of late last week, bird numbers are once again building across the NNRs Shorebird Protection Areas.@lifewader @ne_northumbria
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The Shorebird Protection Scheme is underway with sites across the National Nature Reserve. Our staff and volunteers are on hand if you require more information. @ne_northumbria @lifewader
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Ringed Plovers are frantically defending their territories across the #NNR. To help ensure another successful breeding season please refer to on site signage. โฆ@NE_Northumbriaโฉ โฆ@LifeWaderโฉ
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Bandit of the woods, a Nuthatch looking dapper in the winter sunshine. #TwitterNatureCommunity
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Jenny Wren in the frost-hit garden this morning. #TwitterNatureCommunity
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'October Trees' by Siegfried Sassoon.
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Barnies galore, with in excess of 8000 at the roost this morning. Best views are from the white-railings- please do not enter the marsh. The annual Goose Festival is kicking off on the 28th October - more details to follow. โฆ@NE_Northumbriaโฉ
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To support the cattle and sheep grazing regimes we cut and hand rake some of the flower rich parts of the dune system.#duneflora โฆ@NE_Northumbriaโฉ
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The cattle are back! Theyโ€™ll be spending the next few months grazing the Links.#conservationgrazing โฆ@NE_Northumbriaโฉ
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Eurasian Curlew on a misty grey day on the Northumberland coast. #TwitterNatureCommunity
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Road trips to see family in Lancashire are often an opportunity to see Marsh Tits, this one caught in beautiful light. #TwitterNatureCommunity
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It's not until a Little Stint stands next to a Ringed Plover that you realise how small they really are! #TwitterNatureCommunity
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Mandy Fall retweeted
Scientists from @NE_Northumbria @newcastlemarine & @EnvAgencyYNE have been piloting different habitat-sensitive methods for removing ~2.6t macro algal mats from the intertidal area of Budle Bay @lindisfarne_nnr. Thanks to Sam Coates and crew from SCS East Anglia @LIFEprogramme
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A late brood of Barn Swallows huddled together in the rain this afternoon, fingers crossed for them. #TwitterNatureCommunity
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