That’s a wrap! #letslearnmoor 2024 is complete. We had over 300 students travel up to the fells and spend a day learning all about countryside life, what species live here and some of the important work carried out by our… Read More »Let’s Learn Moor ’24
We were very please to host another charity clay shoot this year and what a fantastic turn out we had. Thank you to all who attended and participated. We would like to extend a special thank you to all our… Read More »Charity Clay Shoot ’24
It is always sad to see birds caught up in road traffic accidents, they are especially vulnerable at the moment as the young birds will be learning to fly. If you are on a dale road or near a moor… Read More »Slow down in the dales
That’s a wrap! #letslearnmoor 2023 is complete. We had nearly 300 students travel up to the fells and spend a day learning all about countryside life, what species live here and some of the important work carried out by our… Read More »Let’s Learn Moor ’23
“Merrick” a female Golden Eagle photographed by Gordon MacPherson was spotted in Weardale. This huge bird of prey, with only the White-tailed Eagle larger in the UK. With its broad wings, it has a different outline to the smaller Buzzard.… Read More »Golden Eagle visits Weardale
We were very pleased to support the Why Moorlands Matter project for 2023, together we produced a photography book that captured many species that live and depend on managed moorland. The WMM project held three events this year hosting over… Read More »Why Moorlands Matter
Keen ornithologists including members of Durham Bird Club are currently looking for additional help with a Regional Woodcock Survey. This group of amateur field ornithologists are hoping to capitalise on this years national interest in this cryptic species by undertaking… Read More »Woodcock Survey
Happy World Curlew Day! Our group tagged ten of these magnificent birds last year, 5 of these have already returned to the Pennines ready for nesting. Some of the birds travelled to the west of Ireland with one travelling for… Read More »Happy Curlew Day
Many estates are now restoring their peatland to help contain carbon. Peatland traps carbon and if left unmanaged peat can become damaged, some North Pennines estates have been restoring their land to help with carbon capture. To restore damaged peatland… Read More »Peat restoration
At the North Pennines Moorland Group we love to educate people on the uplands, the communities and the wildlife. Recently we have been educating through out socials some of the different jobs that take place during the shooting season. Gamekeepers… Read More »Shooting Season Jobs