Father and son develop film careers

A fledgling creative media company in Northumberland is tasting commercial success with the production of a series of promotional films for businesses and music videos for local bands.
With support from Northumberland Business Service Ltd (NBSL), father and son partnership Ian and Matthew Brown have joined forces to create Flashlight Films, combining experience to develop their [...]

Be friendly to bees

Bumblebees and honeybees keep our countryside alive and beautiful, and ensure we can harvest our grain, seeds, fruit and nuts.

Without them it would be a very bleak world indeed.  Climate change, intensive farming practices and disease epidemics have made times tough for our native bee populations and they need all the help they can get [...]

Osprey chicks take a bow at Kielder

The Kielder Partnership has announced that the first ospreys to nest successfully in Northumberland for over two centuries have had three chicks.
The first image of the historic nest has been released, showing the female sitting proudly on the artificial nesting platform, erected on the estate by the Forestry Commission last year.
Also visible are the heads [...]

The Ospreys have landed

For the first time in at least 200 years ospreys are nesting and are believed to have had chicks in Northumberland.
A long-term project to encourage the species back to the region has struck gold with a pair of birds nesting on a platform specially erected for the purpose in Kielder Water and Forest Park.
The development [...]

Goshawks on the flight path

A campaign to celebrate stunning wildlife gets off to a flying start as experts bid to track down the magnificent goshawk in Kielder Water and Forest Park.
The formidable bird of prey, which became extinct in the 19th century, but which has since clawed its way back after being reintroduced 50 years ago, has made the [...]