Ruth Starr-Keddle, North Pennines National Landscape team Farming and Nature Officer, has contributed to a paper on Wood Crane's-bill.
Read the paper below.
#HayMeadowRestoration #NorthPennines #UplandHayMeadows
Join our North Pennines National Landscape team as a Field Officer.
We are looking for someone to work with landowners, national agencies and contractors to deliver peatland restoration projects.
Closing date: 3 April 2026
For more details: bit.ly/NorthPennines-Jobs
#recruitment #NatureJobs
This spring, we are looking for volunteers to support nature, preserve cultural heritage and connect with this amazing landscape.
Read the latest volunteer newsletter to find out more about opportunities across the North Pennines. bit.ly/spring-volunteer-26
#NorthPennines #volunteering #nature
You can find out more about our Tees-Swale: naturally connected programme here: buff.ly/JneG5d6 #northpennines #TeesSwale #medicinalplants #NationalLottery #HeritageFund
Eyebright – used for hayfever, colds, and inflammation.
Self-heal – antibacterial, used for cuts, burns, and inflammation.
Great burnet – astringent, good for tummy troubles.
Ribwort plantain - used to make a balm to ease itchiness and inflammation.
Red clover - estrogenic, used to relieve symptoms of peri-menopause.
Meadowsweet – a mild pain reliever, good for headaches.
Yarrow – used to make a balm for inflammation.
Together with farmers, landowners and volunteers, we have successfully established a number of medicinal plants through green hay or by planting out wildflower plants, including:
🏵️Today is #WorldWildlifeDay🏵️This year the theme is: medicinal and aromatic plants. These plants are essential for human health, well-being and ecological balance. Through our #TeesSwale : naturally connected programme we have been improving the biodiversity of our hay meadows.
We have #familyfun resources on our website so you can enjoy #nature whether you are out and about or at home.🐦 Enjoy making a pinecone bird feeder this #halfterm and have a go at identifying birds that come to feed on it in your garden.
Find out how to make it here: buff.ly/2agPBUK
#thingstodo
Accessibly explore the dramatic High Force waterfall with a Tramper.
Book your Tramper adventure: bit.ly/North_Pennines_Mobility
#NorthPenninesNationalLandscape #accessibility #accessibleroutes #Tramper #highforcewaterfall #outdoormobility
Bowlees Visitor Centre & café re-open on Saturday 21 February to 1 March, 10am to 4pm.
Explore the site around Bowlees as part of your visit. There’s lots to do around the centre and it is a great place to start your visit to the North Pennines.
#northpennines #Bowlees #walking #familyoutings
📢 International Day of Women and Girls in Science
Enjoy reading this interview with our senior peatland field officers Lisa and Becka, so you can find out about their inspiring careers in science.
➡🔗 buff.ly/iFaphiJ
#February11 #womeninstem #womeninscience #northpenninespeatlands #peatlandsmatter
Last weekend at the Weardale Wassail, two colourful silk painted adders made their first graceful appearance.
Look out for more film footage of the project.
#northpennines #adders #wassail
Follow our social channels as we will highlight the successes and collaboration of the last 20 years as well as sharing information about ongoing restoration using the hashtag: #northpenninespeatlands
During the last 20 years we have:
✅Brought 50,000 hectares of damaged peatland under restoration
✅Generated £49 million of investment to fund restoration
✅Worked in partnership with landowners to deliver nature recovery #peatlandsmatter #peatlandrestoration #peatlands #forpeopleforplanet
🔔This year marks the 20th anniversary of our team's peatland work across the three counties of the North Pennines.➡️ buff.ly/NZiNKmG #northpenninespeatlands #peatlandsmatter #peatlandrestoration #peatlands #forpeopleforplanet #GreatNorthBog
In the North Pennines, we have vast expanses of land where you can find blanket bog peatlands. They consist of low-lying vegetation such as mosses and sedges and pools of standing water. #northpenninespeatlands #celebratingwetlands #peatlands #wetlands #peatlandsmatter
Not only do our peatlands support biodiversity, filter our drinking water and minimise the risk of floods downstream but also represent a key part of this place’s identity. #northpenninespeatlands #celebratingwetlands #peatlands #wetlands #peatlandsmatter
🔵Today is #WorldWetlandsDay
Peatlands are wetland ecosystems and we have them across the uplands of the North Pennines National Landscape. #northpenninespeatlands #celebratingwetlands #peatlands #wetlands #peatlandsmatter
We're focusing on the different types of landscape that make up the North Pennines as part of our draft management plan.
Moorland fringe is a varied upland landscape including open moors and upper dales. Find out more: buff.ly/5SoHvDu
Give us your views on the draft Management Plan: buff.ly/gPgi5mC
*U-shaped valley
#FestivalofWinterWalks
Alston Geotrail. This short 1.5km (1 mile) trail leads you through the streets of this beautiful Cumbrian town pointing out several sites of geological and historical interest.
For route information - bit.ly/4j5C0c8
For the draft management plan 2026-31 we're highlighting the different types of North Pennines landscape: bit.ly/NPManagement...
Moorland escarpment - high & steeply sloping, divided by valleys, some deeply incised.
Horizontal outcrops of limestone & whinstone form steep scars: buff.ly/FxizUUV
⭐ Happy New Year 📌Why not try a new walk in 2026?
Challenge yourself to complete the #RoofofEnglandWalk , a 188-mile, multi-day #walkingroute with some of the country’s highest footpaths. See spectacular waterfalls and the jaw dropping V-shaped valley High Cup Gill. ▶️ buff.ly/C6tZUNM
#NorthPennines
We're focusing on the different types of landscape that make up the North Pennines as part of sharing our draft management plan for 2026-31: bit.ly/NPManagement...
Moorland ridge - includes remote upland landscapes of elevated moorland ridges & valleys, influenced by its geology: buff.ly/CtCi11O
#FestivalofWinterWalks
Blanchland Geotrail. The landscape around Blanchland has been over 300 million years in the making. From tropical seas and deltas to glaciers, minerals and miners. Find the route details here - bit.ly/4aSyvDz.
We're sharing the draft management plan for 2026-31 & the different landscape types that make up the #NorthPennines. Respond bit.ly/NPManagement...
Moorland plateau edge - long views west across the Eden valley. Shaped by geology which gives a stepped profile to low moorland slopes: buff.ly/CtCi11O
#FestivalofWinterWalks
High Force and Bowlees Geotrail. Geological features such as waterfalls are more obvious in winter. Discover rocks, ice age features, ancient settlements, lead mining heritage and wonderful wildlife. For route information click here - bit.ly/44vRcsP
Enjoy a guided winter walk with us through a historic landscape on Saturday 31 January, 10.30am to 1pm. The meeting point is Blanchland.
Book your place here - bit.ly/4qbySxl
#northpennines #guidedwalks #miningheritage
We're sharing the different types of North Pennines landscape alongside the draft management plan for 2026-31.
Middle dale - includes broad upland valleys often with moderately sloping sides where you'll find some of the rare flower-rich upland hay meadows: buff.ly/4eBwTcz
bit.ly/NPManagement...
