Clennell Wood Walk
I’ve been a member of the Bewick Society (http://www.bewicksociety.org/) since I was first associated with Cherryburn, the artist and naturalist’s birthplace in the Tyne valley, and I’ve written about it here in the past. Recently I was amongst a small group of members who went on a walk from Tritlington, just north of Morpeth, to…
Hogs and Hirondelle
Following on from my last blog about hedgehog hibernating in the shelter I went down to the bottom of the garden at dusk to check for occupant activity. I was regaled with a fearsome snorting and eventually found the source in the undergrowth, a male hog foraging outside the shelter I’d set up a few…
April Hours
Two recent roadside artistic interventions between home and village caused some reflection. One – a pair of lost child’s woollen gloves displayed hands up at twigs end – has wit and style. The other hasn’t. Clearly a tall person altered the road sign lettering, or carried a stepladder in their vehicle to do so. I…
Walk on the Burn Side
A linear ramble on Sunday along a nearby burn was long overdue. Starting with a mooch around a distinctive abandoned farmhouse and outbuildings, more ruinous as each year passes, teetering on the cliff edge above the burn below. Descended to cross the river via a wooden footbridge, the land opened up again, and we’re at…
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STEPHEN TOMLIN 