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North Sea Surprise
National Trust wildlife ranger David Steel has lived and worked on the remote Farne Islands in the North Sea for twelve years. He has seen a lot of unusual things over this time but none so rare as the...
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Baby news!
Remember this lovely pair? Twin grey seal pups born on the Farne Isles in October Researchers from the Sea Mammal Research Unit at the University of St Andrews have taken a DNA sample to test if the...
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Saint Cuthbert and the seabirds
On Thursday 8th August, I saw the Lindisfarne Gospels up in Durham – as near to their original home with as the British Library will let them go. This amazing book of four gospels dates from the 10th...
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Fish out of water
Today’s news about an extraordinary fish caught in the River Tyne made me think about a variety of sea-creatures found in unexpected places. I refer to the swordfish found in salmon nets close to...
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Sea coal
Recording a north-eastern tradition of gathering sea-coal. Commercial Sea Coal collecting using old army vehicles. The coal is gathered, taken to a yard where sand and other items are removed and it is...
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