Last Friday I posted an image of a dead lamb on the North Pennines AONB Partnership Facebook page. It was a sad casualty on the road between Edmundbyers and Stanhope in the North Pennines AONB. I hoped that it would encourage people to slow down on the unfenced moorland roads in the area and give … Continue reading The power of social media… →

I've been at a meeting at Derwent Waterside Park (Derwent Reservoir) this morning and on the journey back to Stanhope in Weardale it was distressing to see a number of dead lambs along the road across the unfenced moor. At this time of year lambs (and their mothers) are put out onto the fells in … Continue reading It’s that time of year again… →

Flying is predicted to grow at 3.5%pa and therefore will nearly quadruple between 2015 and 2050. Aviation is currently thought to be responsible for 2% of global CO2 emissions but this is forecast to grow to 22% by 2050. Even more worrying is that only 3% of the world's population flew in 2017 - a … Continue reading To fly or not to fly… →

Back in the heady days of March this year I discovered and joined the Litterati. It’s made me think differently about an age-old problem… This piece of litter was discarded 5 meters away from a bin. What gives? Littering is a massive issue in the UK. A quick internet search uncovers some, frankly, horrifying factoids: … Continue reading Joining the Litterati →