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Watching the wildlife; Otter Safari 24/06/2013
Sunday morning, and the weather forecast of impending doom brought the not unexpected ‘phone call that saw clients transferring from Sunday’s to Monday’s Otter Safari. Monday afternoon, and the...
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Home from home
During our quieter times of the year, I spend much of each day dealing with NEWT’s admin stuff. I try to get out and enjoy some fresh air every day though… It’s mid-January and it really should be...
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Fantastic Mr Fox; Moorland and Coast 07/03/2014
One of the best bits of being outside and searching for wildlife is the how everything around you ties together to create an experience; the landscape, the wildlife and the weather all come together to...
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On silent wings; Northumberland coast 26/04/2014
There are some species that are favourites with particular clients, there are others that may be fairly common but still have good wildlife experience appeal, and then there are a select few that have...
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Damp, dark woodland; Badger safari 17/05/2014
During Thursday’s Otter Safari, we were chatting about the different mammals that can be encountered in Northumberland and Albert asked whether we had many Badgers in Northumberland. I described their...
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Zzzzzzzzzz; Badger mini-safari 31/05/2014
After dropping John, David and Sheila back in Alnwick after their bespoke photography trip to the Farne Islands, I met up with Sarah to have something to eat and then I was on my way to Alnmouth to...
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Putting the bite on; Bespoke safari 20/06/2014
Some wildlife is popular with everyone, some isn’t popular with many people at all, and some, despite the best efforts of Springwatch/Autumnwatch/Winterwatch… I met up with Niel and Nicky at Church...
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Batty; Cheviot valleys/Druridge Bay Bespoke Tour 08/06/2015
Looking back through previous blog posts I was reminded that we’ve done a few days combining the best of the hills and the best of the coast, and I headed towards Old Bewick to collect Helen for an...
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Eight year itch; Otter Safari 18/07/2015
It’s always a pleasure when clients who haven’t met before get on so well with each other. Of course they always have a shared interest in wildlife, and other shared interests feature regularly...
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Persistence; Druridge Bay Safari 13/09/2015
Birdwatching is a mosaic of challenges; gulls, raptors, waders and seawatching can all test your ID skills, but at least you can usually see the bird… I collected Clare and Peter from The Swan for the...
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Dread; Otter Safari 15/10/2015
The great thing or the worst thing (depending on your point of view…) with watching wildlife is the sheer unpredictability of it. There’s always something to watch though, and if you watch for long...
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Setting sun; Bespoke Wildlife Safari 05/02/17
Sunday was a second day out for Edward and Isabel, although this time a bespoke trip. I collected them from Greycroft and we headed south. Brambling was the first target on our list for the day and...
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A touch of gold
Our garden has a wealth of wildlife: Red Squirrel, Red Fox, Hedgehog, Common Pipistrelle and over 100 species of bird have turned up over the last 17 years that we’ve lived here. Of course this means...
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A walk in the woods 01/11/18
It’s been a difficult couple of weeks in the NEWT household. We’d had a week away in and around Glencoe checking locations for a landscape photography holiday I’m leading over Christmas, then a couple...
View ArticleFantastic Mr Fox; Another walk in the woods 02/11/18
Under a leaden overcast sky the cold air wraps its damp tendrils around every exposed bit of my skin. Jays are making their way across open ground between the plantations with a stuttering flight,...
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Wind-blasted; Bespoke Lindisfarne Safari 05/11/19
I collected Sue for her 10th NEWT safari and we headed north in weather that didn’t seem to be quite certain of what it was… Along the causeway, with the tide only just receding from the road,...
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