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NEARLY 200 water voles have been released into the Kielder Water and Forest Park area.

A GRANT scheme has awarded over £1m to deserving communities, schools, businesses and individuals since its inception in 2018.

ONE of the largest programmes of water vole reintroduction ever undertaken in the UK has come to an end.

A Northumberland charity is holding a series of activities until December 2021 to mark its 50th anniversary. Launched in 1971 from a Portakabin behind Newcastle’s Hancock Museum, the Northumberland Wildlife Trust is now one of the largest conservation charities in the region and has logged over one million volunteering hours. The first event to mark the anniversary is on Thursday May 6. Northumberland Wildlife Trust – 50 and Fabulous will be held online and attendees able to find out more about wildlife in the region, how the trust is engaging with young people, and the Catch my Dri...

Sam and Red Kellie from First and Last Brewery enjoying ‘Ratty’ in the snow A PROJECT to reintroduce the water vole to a North-East forest has been given a cash boost from a microbrewery. As part of its ongoing support for the Restoring Ratty project, donations from sales of a very special ale brewed by The First and Last Brewery in Eldson, in Northumberland, have passed the £1,000 milestone. The friendship between the brewery and the Restoring Ratty project began in 2018 when owners Sam and Red Kellie created a beer called Ratty on behalf of Northumberland Wildlife Trust and offer...