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  • Kielder Reservoir 30 anniversary

    Celebrating 30 years of Kielder Reservoir (Mon, 14th May 2012)

      CELEBRATING THIRTY YEARS OF KIELDER RESERVOIR The ‘jewel in the water crown’ is set to celebrate a special...

  • owls at kielder

    Feathered friends and foes (Fri, 4th May 2012)

      FEATHERED FRIENDS … AND FOES INVESTIGATING THE TANGLED RELATIONSHIPS OF KIELDER'S BIRDS OF PREY A 26 year old research student...

  • Kielder ospreys

    High egg-citement over Kielder osprey footage (Tue, 1st May 2012)

      KIELDER OSPREY WATCH 2012 1 May 2012     15437 Image attached: Screen grab from the latest osprey...

  • Pirelli Rally Kielder Water & Forest Park

    Killer Kielder gears up for rally classic (Wed, 25th Apr 2012)

    Escorts, Chevettes and Porche 911’s will be turning back the clock in Kielder Water & Forest Park on Saturday (28 April) for an...

  • Crossbills in Kielder Water & Forest Park

    Crossbills turn up the volume in Kielder (Mon, 23rd Apr 2012)

      CROSSBILLS TURN UP THE VOLUME IN KIELDER ...

  • Janus Chairs

    State of the ART website (Tue, 6th Mar 2012)

    06.03.12 State of the ART website The largest open air art and architecture gallery in the country has been brought to life with an interactive...

  • Kielder Observatory

    Kielder - Centre of star gazing universe (Fri, 17th Feb 2012)

      Image: New images just released of the night sky from Kielder taken by amateur astronomer Mike Dickson, from Kelso.   ...

  • calvert trust kielder plans

    Development plans for new visitor centre (Fri, 17th Feb 2012)

      Image: Architect drawings of the new visitor and activity hub DEVELOPMENT PLANS FOR NEW VISITOR CENTRE Ambitious plans for...

  • Salomon Kielder Marathon 2012

    Britain's most beautiful marathon returns (Wed, 15th Feb 2012)

      Picture shows: Olympic medallist Steve Cram with last year's male and female winners, Jane Hodgson and Ricky Lightfoot. 15.02.2012 ...

  • goshawks at Kielder Water & Forest Park

    A FEATHER IN THE CAP FOR VETERAN GOSHAWK WATCHER (Mon, 13th Feb 2012)

      10 February 2012 Image: Martin Davison with feathers from his collection which help identify individual goshawks in Kielder...

  • Junior star gazing nights at Kielder Observatory

    Schools out for star struck students (Tue, 31st Jan 2012)

      SCHOOLS OUT FOR STAR STRUCK STUDENTS Parents can thank their lucky stars for one of Northumberland’s top visitor attractions...

  • Kielder Downhill

    Toughs of the track (Mon, 23rd Jan 2012)

      Picture by Mark Pinder TOUGHS OF THE TRACK KIELDER GOES DOWNHILL TO CHALK UP ANOTHER RECORD Hardy trail builders are going up in...

  • kielder viaduct

    Kielder Viaduct - New Year's Day Walk (Wed, 21st Dec 2011)

    Kielder Viaduct - 150th anniversary New Year's Day Walk Visitors are invited to celebrate the 150th anniversary of the spectacular...

  • Kielder Marathon 2011

    Salomon Kielder Marathon (Thu, 20th Oct 2011)

      Salomon athlete Lightfoot makes a welcome return to form After a difficult 2011, Salomon International Team runner Ricky Lightfoot...

  • Dressed as Cool Runnings for Kielder Marathon

    One dream. Four Jamaicans. Twenty below zero. (Tue, 27th Sep 2011)

      27.09.11 ONE DREAM. FOUR JAMAICANS. TWENTY BELOW ZERO. (One dream. Four lads from Hexham. Hoping for nice weather) Four school...

  • mushrooms in kielder forest

    Mushrooms sprouting forth (Mon, 19th Sep 2011)

    Forestry Commission ranger Steve Palmer casts his eye over this year’s fungi crop. MUSHROOMS SPROUTING FORTH AS AUTUMN COMES EARLY IN THE...

  • Run geordie run in the Kielder Marathon

    Running back to his roots (Tue, 30th Aug 2011)

    30.08.11 RUNNING BACK TO HIS ROOTS Mark Allison, the Run Geordie Run hero, has planned his next challenge a little closer to home. The...

  • Killer Kielder

    Most gruelling mountain bike race (Thu, 25th Aug 2011)

    BRITAIN’S MOST GRUELLING MOUNTAIN BIKE RACE IS BACK …..AND IRON MAN MATT IS READY Just a few hours in the saddle is enough to inspire...

  • osprey chicks in kielder water & forest park

    A date with record breaking ospreys (Wed, 20th Jul 2011)

      KIELDER OSPREY WATCH 2011 19 July 2011 STOP PRESS! Two chicks found in the new nest - both healthy. A DATE WITH RECORD BREAKING...

  • kielder ospreys

    Flying high! (Tue, 5th Jul 2011)

    FLYING HIGH! RECORDS TUMBLE AS SECOND OSPREY PAIR BREED IN KIELDER WATER & FOREST PARK A second pair of ospreys has produced at least one...

  • Kielder 10K launch

    Dare you run the bull?! (Thu, 30th Jun 2011)

      Picture shows: Steve Cram MBE doffing his matador hat while coming face to face with a real live bull.  DARE TO RUN THE BULL! ...

  • mountain biking in kielder water & forest park

    NORTH FOREST TRAILS AMONGST NATION’S BEST (Wed, 15th Jun 2011)

      www.forestry.gov.uk/NorthEastEngland Media calls to Richard Darn on 01226 246351, mobile 0775 367 0038.   ...

  • Rare falcons ringed (Tue, 14th Jun 2011)

      RARE FALCONS RINGED…BUT WEATHER AND RAIDERS TAKE THEIR TOLL Forest chiefs are working to ensure that rare peregrine falcons...

  • kielder ospreys

    Osprey pair reunited at Kielder (Mon, 18th Apr 2011)

    OSPREY PAIR REUNITED AT KIELDER  Rangers in Kielder Water & Forest Park have their fingers crossed for some rather more unusual eggs...

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