Environment

  • Hugh’s views: Wildlife wipeout

    15th May 2025

    Up until the time when the woodland beside the A1068 was obliterated to make way for…

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  • Rosy Sets Sail

    15th May 2025

    The RSPB have taken possession of a new amphibious boat for their Coquet Island wardens. The…

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  • 25 Years of Roseate Tern terraces

    28th March 2025

    This year marks a milestone year for Coquet Island’s Roseate Tern success story. In 2000, Dr…

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  • Volunteers help conservation work on Coquet Island

    27th March 2025

    The breeding birds may have left the island for the winter, but RSPB Coquet Island is…

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  • Hugh’s views: Stinging Nettles: A Plant For All Seasons

    27th March 2025

    At the moment, at the end of a cold February, stinging nettles are once again becoming…

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  • Some new hope for Coquet Island’s seabirds

    11th February 2025

    Some good news in a recent sea of worry. A colony of one of the UK’s…

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  • Coquet Island update

    11th December 2024

    The breeding season on Coquet Island went well and most species produced more chicks per pair…

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  • Allegations against RSPB warden ‘unfair and unproven’

    29th November 2024

    A Coquet Island manager who was sacked by the RSPB, has now received a substantial undisclosed…

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  • BBC documentary features ‘seal whisperer’ Amble GP

    25th September 2024

    As many residents may know, Amble GP Dr. Ben Burville is also a keen seal diver….

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  • Hugh’s views: Butterflies and dragons

    25th September 2024

    The year started quite promisingly with a single peacock and a small tortoiseshell on my allotment…

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