September’s Urban Nature session was all about red squirrels. We learned about where squirrels live and why it is particularly important to look after Newcastle’s red squirrels. We got creative making red squirrel posters before taking a walk in Havannah Nature Reserve to see the squirrels dashing about on the forest floor, chasing each other … [Read more…]
Our latest Urban Nature NE session ‘Small Mammals’ was full of surprises. We were lucky to have Northumbria Mammal Group’s Veronica Carnell, who kindly set some small mammal traps in the run up to our event, to take us around Havannah Nature Reserve and introduce us to the little creatures that live in the undergrowth. … [Read more…]
On Sunday, 6th August, at 2pm, we will hold a public demonstration against Newcastle Great Park Consortium’s plans for 1,200 houses and two schools just metres from Havannah and Three Hills Nature Reserve.Come and learn what this development would mean for people and wildlife – particularly the important red squirrel population in the reserve – … [Read more…]
The millionaire houses currently under construction by Gosforth Park Hotel are set to have sedum grass and zinc roofs, ‘to mirror the leafy surroundings and former greenhouses of the Walled Gardens’. When the application was submitted, more than 1,500 people signed a petition against the plans. The houses would constitute inappropriate development in the green … [Read more…]
There is still time to object to the application for 1,200 houses and two schools within metres of Havannah and Three Hills Nature Reserve, in Cell A and B1 of Newcastle Great Park. If you object to the plans, please submit your comments to Newcastle City Council by logging in or registering here: https://publicaccessapplications.newcastle.gov.uk/online-applications/applicationDetails.do?activeTab=makeComment&keyVal=OPOK2PBS0EQ00 Or email … [Read more…]
The legal agreement for the Newcastle Great Park Masterplan stipulated Newcastle City Council and Newcastle Great Park Consortium were obliged to set up and support a representative steering group to oversee the monitoring and management of open space in the Great Park. One of the roles of this proposed group was to monitor the impact … [Read more…]
Our first Urban Nature NE session, ‘Brilliant Birds’ spread its wings this week. We got our hands dirty making some tasty bird treats with pine cones and coconut shells and planting sunflower seeds. Everyone had something to take home at the end of the session, including a free pack of wildflower seeds from 38 Degrees, … [Read more…]