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Christmas
Picture Orienteering
Membership
nwt.org.uk/events Activities, walks, talks and courses for all ages throughout Newcastle, North Tyneside and Northumberland.
NWT relies on the generosity of its members, with every penny remaining in the region and being used to protect wildlife and green spaces throughout Northumberland, Newcastle and North Tyneside. Membership costs from just £3 per month and includes: ■ A guide to NWT’s 60 nature reserves. ■ A copy of ‘Roebuck’, NWT’s own full colour wildlife magazine, three times a year, packed with local features and national news. ■ A copy of our Wildlife Gardening leaflet to help you make your garden more wildlife friendly. ■ Monthly e-newsletters. ■ Information on volunteering opportunities. ■ Member-only access to hides at Hauxley, Big Waters and Holywell Pond. ■ Plus extended opening hours at Hauxley Wildlife Discovery Centre.
Hauxley Easter Egg Hunt
Hauxley Wildlife Discovery Centre NE65 0JR
Signs of spring mystery tour
21 December - 5 January, 10am - 3pm (excluding Christmas day) Find all the Christmas pictures to spell out the festive phrase and win a prize. Collect your question sheet from the Lookout Café and hand you answers in at reception.
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15 - 23 February, 10am - 3pm Hauxley Wildlife Discovery Centre, NE65 0JR
£3.50 per child
Follow the clues and see if you can unearth all the signs of spring to win a prize. Collect your question sheet from the Lookout Café and hand you answers in at reception.
Best of all, as a member, you will have the satisfaction of knowing that you are helping to safeguard some of the finest countryside and wildlife in the United Kingdom for yourself and future generations to enjoy.
Small cards
4 - 19 April, 10am - 3pm Hauxley Wildlife Discovery Centre NE65 0JR Find all the eggs and answer all the questions to get a prize. Collect your question sheet from the Lookout Café and hand you answers in at reception.
£3.50 per child
£3.50 per child
December 2019 - April 2020
Wildlife Events & Activities
For further information on membership visit our website nwt.org.uk/membership or call us on (0191) 284 6884.
North
South
Annstead Dunes Arnold Memorial Evelyn Howick Memorial Flodden Quarry Ford Moss Holburn Moss
East Big Waters Cresswell Foreshore Cresswell Pond Druridge Pools East Chevington East Cramlington Pond Fencerhill Wood Hauxley Holywell Pond Linton Lane Newsham Pond Northumberlandia Prestwick Carr St Nicholas Park Weetslade Country Park
Central
Beltingham River Gravels Briarwood Banks Close House Riverside East Crindledykes Quarry Greenlee Lough Grindon Lough Juliet’s Wood Priestclose Wood South Close Field Tony’s Patch Whittle Dene Williamston
Bakethin Barrow Burn Wood Bell Crag Flow Benshaw Moor Butterburn Flow Falstone Moss Fontburn Grasslees Burn Wood Harbottle Crags Holystone Burn Holystone North Wood Mill Burn Whitelee Moor
Bamburgh A1
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Alnwick Amble Rothbury
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Kielder
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Newcastle upon Tyne
More info at nwt.org.uk/reserves
Volunteers are an important part of NWT and we hope to give everyone a fun and rewarding experience. We have an action force of over 300 volunteers who contribute around 180 days of work for us each month. Whatever your background, we can find a position to match your interests and abilities.
If you are interested, then visit our website to see our current volunteer roles and please complete the online volunteer enquiry form at nwt.org.uk/volunteer.
Morpeth
Hexham
Anyone can volunteer with Northumberland Wildlife Trust. With over 60 nature reserves, an active events programme and a busy office, we appreciate help from people just like you.
How to sign up
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Whether you are happy to get your hands dirty creating and maintaining habitats on our reserves, enjoy helping out at events, or want to help at our new Wildlife Discovery Centre at Hauxley, we have a volunteering opportunity for you!
Berwick upon Tweed
Wooler
Volunteering
Once you are registered we’ll then invite you to a New Volunteer Session. This gives you the opportunity to meet with NWT staff and volunteers to discuss the role(s) in more detail and to book onto a trial activity. New volunteer sessions are held once a month, usually on a Thursday. Note: If you are already registered as a volunteer, you can log onto your online volunteer account to sign up for activities and tasks by visiting your profile on MyVolunteerPage.com.
Perfect Gift e h T
8 December 12 January 9 February 8 March 12 April
A unique way to show you love wildlife
Your leaf will be pinned to the tree at Hauxley Wildlife Discovery Centre and the more leaves the tree has, the more lovely it becomes. There is a minimum donation of £100 for a ‘bronze’ leaf, £250 for a ‘silver’ leaf and £500 for a ‘gold’ leaf.
10:00 - 16:00 each of the following Sundays: • • • • •
The Giving Tree Remember a special moment, place or person with a beautiful leaf with a personal inscription.
Join us each month at Hauxley Wildlife Discovery Centre where In Focus experts will be on-hand with a range of optical equipment such as telescopes and binoculars allowing you to try for free before you buy.
FREE EVEN T
Be part of the force for nature and leave your message on the Giving Tree.
1 YEAR MEMBERSHIP from
£30
Give the gift of membership to a friend or family member this Christmas. Visit, nwt.org.uk/membership or call, (0191) 284 6884
Cards featuring a red squirrel, black bird, mountain hare, robin and red fox. Packs of 10 (2 each of 5 designs) with envelopes. Message inside reads “Happy Christmas”. Cards measure 120 x 120 mm. £4 per pack of 10
Large cards Cards featuring a short eared-owl, brown hare, robin, red deer and blue tit. Packs of 10 (2 each of 5 designs) with envelopes. Message inside reads “Happy Christmas”. Cards measure 153 x 153 mm. £5 per pack of 10
Available at: Hauxley Wildlife Discovery Centre and Northumberlandia or nwt.org.uk/shop
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Your local reserves
Wildlife Trusts Christmas cards
For full details about the Giving Tree call (01665) 568 324 or visit: nwt.org. uk/givingtree.