The independent publication inspiring discovery across Northumberland
Journal
The independent publication inspiring discovery across Northumberland
Journal
Kielder Forest has opened Deadwater Mile Down, England's longest downhill mountain bike trail. Dropping 1.69 miles from the summit of Deadwater Fell, the red-graded route caps a two-decade vision, delivering flowing lines, big views and gravity-fuelled excitement to the Scottish Borders.
Deep in the Cheviot Hills, the Wilson family have turned 6,000 years of farming history into one of Northumberland's most extraordinary experiences. Guided by the brilliant Patrick Norris, the Ingram Valley Safari takes you off-road through 12,000 years of human history, past red deer, roaming Aberdeen Angus cattle, and Bronze Age burial cairns, to a 360-degree panorama from the summit of Cochrane Pike.
After more than 150 years, golden eagles are coming back to Northumberland. With government funding secured and birds already crossing the border from Scotland, England's most magnificent bird of prey is on its way home.
Two years after the deliberate felling of the iconic Sycamore Gap tree at Hadrian’s Wall, a powerful new exhibition at The Sill: National Landscape Discovery Centre honours its legacy. From memorial art installations to the National Trust’s Trees of Hope initiative, discover how resilience and renewal have grown from loss in Northumberland.
Northumberland remains one of the last strongholds of England’s native red squirrel. In this article, naturalist David Dinsley ventures deep into the county’s woodlands in search of one of Britain’s most cherished, yet most threatened, creatures.
To thank you for your support at this crucial stage of the project, every pre-ordered copy of This Is Northumberland 2026 will count as one entry into our prize draw to win one of three exclusive prizes.
Just like books can transport you to other realms, so, too, can the best bookshops - and none more so than Barter Books in Alnwick.
Within the hallowed grounds of St. Cuthbert’s churchyard in Bellingham, a peculiar elongated stone marks a grave that is steeped in North Tyne Valley folklore. This flat stone is a tangible reminder of the ‘’The Lang Pack’, a tale that has intrigued for generations.