Practical Conservation Update
11th November 2020
Since we returned from lockdown in July our volunteers have been carrying out many practical conservation tasks throughout the Northumberland Coast Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. ...
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21 Ways to Help Wildlife over Winter
20th October 2020
Like so many of us, our activities here at Coast Care have been curtailed by Covid-19. Our natural world still needs our help though, so we’ve put together a list of things you can do to help the environment in a safe, socially distanced way....
The Regeneration of Embleton Quarry Nature Reserve
7th October 2020
Our most recent plant survey at Embleton Quarry Nature Reserve uncovered 23 species that we haven’t seen there before. ...
The Farne Islands Trip That Never Was
30th September 2020
Today 40 of our most dedicated volunteers were due to set sail from Seahouses Harbour for a socially distanced trip around the Farne Islands as our way of thanking them for the time they give to Coast Care. ...
Volunteers increase Bamburgh Castle’s Biodiversity
11th September 2020
A recent plant survey undertaken by Coast Care volunteers has revealed that our work at Bamburgh Castle has increased the diversity of this iconic historic location. ...
The Impact of Volunteering at Beadnell Bay
4th September 2020
This summer a team of Coast Care volunteers surveyed an area of fixed dune within the SSSI at Beadnell Bay....
Lockdown Diaries - part 4
1st September 2020
And now for the Project Assistants; what did we get up to while we were furloughed?...
Lockdown Diaries - part 3
28th August 2020
Welcome back to our blog series on what we got up to during lockdown. ...
Lockdown Diaries - part 1
21st August 2020
Welcome to the first in a series of blogs about how we at Coast Care spent lockdown....
Boulmer Wildflower Meadow
7th August 2020
Recently, a group of volunteers returned to Boulmer to survey a very special area....
How to help wildlife during lockdown
28th July 2020
Lockdown has been a strange time for all of us, with many people missing the freedom to spend unlimited time outdoors and a sense of purpose or fulfilment....
Micro-volunteering!
10th March 2020
Micro-volunteering is a growing trend, but what is it and how can you get involved?...
Meet Our New Project Assistant, Rob!
13th February 2020
I am really excited to be starting at Coast Care - my first job in conservation! I can’t wait to work alongside the volunteers and get stuck into some practical conservation work....
How our Volunteers are Helping to Save the Bees
11th February 2020
We received a visit recently from Professor John Hobrough, local bee expert with sixty years of beekeeping and research behind him. He very kindly gave a talk to our volunteers to feed back to them about the results of a study we were involved in last summer. It was fascinating to hear about what the survey found and how it can help to protect our bees and other pollinating insects in the future. ...
Project Update - 2019
27th January 2020
The team would like to give some feedback from 2019 as it has been an amazing year which has seen an increase in volunteer engagement and also plenty of new opportunities for everyone to get involved and contribute to the conservation efforts along the Northumberland coastline....
Bringing Biodiversity Back to Bamburgh Castle
18th September 2019
One of the many tasks that Coast Care volunteers have been working on is to clear the ivy (Hedera helix) from the ramparts outside Bamburgh Castle....
Hello from the Newest Member of the Team!
10th September 2019
Hello! I’m Em Witcutt, Coast Care Project Assistant (Volunteer Engagement and Communication) and I started the role in August 2019....