Visitor & Events Guide SPRING / SUMMER 2017

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www.northumberlandnationalpark.org.uk guided walks • stargazing • astrophotography & more NorthumberlandNP @NlandNP To Find your adventure in EDINBURGH A1 National Park BERWICK-UPON-TWEED

Northumberland A1 Holy Island (Lindisfarne) National Park A698 B6354 National Park Information Point COLDSTREAM

A698 FORD Farne Islands KELSO B6350 B6525 BAMBURGH MILFIELD BELFORD B6396 B6351 SEAHOUSES

B6349 A697 B1342

B6436 TOWN AKELD B6348 BEADNELL YETHOLM KIRKNEWTON A1 B1340 B6401 KIRK COLLEGE YETHOLM VALLEY EMBLETON B6347 JEDBURGH HARTHOPE VALLEY B6346

SCOTLAND BREAMISH B1340 B1339 e VALLEY POWBURN INGRAM A697 UPPER COQUETDALE A68 NETHERTON B6341 A61068 A6088 Coquet island CATCLEUGH OTTERBURN THROPTON AMBLE RESERVOIR RANGES B6345 BYRNESS (MOD) A68 FOREST DRIVE LONGFRAMLINGTON (TOLL ROAD) SIMONSIDE A697 ROCHESTER A1 HILLS B6341 DARDEN LOUGH FONTBURN LONGHORSLEY KIELDER OTTERBURN RESERVOIR ELSDON KIELDER WATER & FOREST PARK NORTHUMBERLAND A696 B6320 LONGWITTON ASHINGTON B1337 FALSTONE GREENHAUGH WEST A197 WOODBURN SCOTS GAP B6343 B6342 MORPETH

A1068 BELLINGHAM B6524 A189 BOLAM SWEETHOPE LAKE WHALTON A1 LOUGHS BLYTH B6320 BELSAY B6309 WARK HALLINGTON STONEHAUGH A696 RESERVOIR NEWCASTLE CRAMLINGTON AIRPORT A19 A68 A19 CUMBRIA SIMONBURN A6079

GREENLEE BROOMLEE LOUGH A189 TYNEMOUTH LOUGH B6318 CHOLLERFORD Cawfields Steel Housesteads PONTELAND Walltown Quarry Rigg Brocolitia Country Park WALL A69 NEWCASTLE B6318 A1 WALLSEND A69 B6318 ACOMB SOUTH THE SILL A69 SHIELDS GREENHEAD A69 CORBRIDGE BARDON HAYDON A19 BRIDGE A695 A69 MILL B6305 PRUDHOE To A686 A68 A1 GATESHEAD To ALLENDALE To BLANCHLAND To CARLISLE To DURHAM SUNDERLAND

2 WELCOME

Often described as ‘the land of the far CONTENTS horizon,’ there is a wild beauty in Northumberland National Park that 02 MAP bestows a sense of wellbeing just from being immersed in open and tranquil 03 WELCOME countryside, surrounded by the sounds 04 THE SILL NATIONAL LANDSCAPE and sights of nature and the stars above. DISCOVERY CENTRE Northumbrians are passionate about 05 WALLTOWN QUARRY COUNTRY PARK their way of life and take pride in sharing 06 INFORMATION POINTS it with you. You’ll discover wonderful food, enjoy local festivals and be able 07 OTHER SOURCES OF INFORMATION to explore ancient sites of international 08 HADRIAN’S WALL COUNTRY significance. Picturesque towns and villages 10 NORTH TYNE & REDESDALE will provide everything you need to make your stay special. 12 COQUETDALE We are not standing still. This summer 14 THE CHEVIOTS will see the opening of the Sill - National 16 CALENDAR OF SHOWS & EVENTS Landscape Discovery Centre on Hadrian’s Wall. In partnership with the YHA, and 18 TOP 10 PICNIC & HISTORICAL SITES generously supported by the Heritage 20 INTERNATIONAL DARK SKY PARK Lottery Fund, this new discovery centre 22 NATURE NOTES & FARMING with its year-round programme of events will transform how people of all ages will 24 POEMS IN THE AIR understand and explore the landscapes, 25 NORTHUMBERLAND NATIONAL PARK history and heritage of Northumberland SPRING /SUMMER 2017 EVENTS and the wider North East. We look forward to seeing you soon.

Upper Coquetdale 3 THE SILL NATIONAL LANDSCAPE

DISCOVERY CENTRE The Centre will be a great destination for all the family, but the Sill project will also Opening in the summer of 2017, the Sill is provide you with exceptional experiences named after the famous geological feature, that introduce you to the natural beauty The Whin Sill, upon which the Emperor and fascinating human history of this area. Hadrian built his Wall in AD122. The Sill Keep an eye on our website or find out invites you to explore Northumberland more when you visit The Sill National National Park and other protected land- Landscape Discovery Centre, about the scapes in the region, with a walk-on grass year-round programme of events that will roof and public viewing platform overlooking hopefully inspire you try something new, or the Wall and surrounding countryside. deepen your interest in the great outdoors even further. An amazing interactive exhibition will help explain how our landscapes have changed over thousands of years, and how they continue to evolve. You will be able to relax in comfort and savour the local food being served in the café. Knowledgeable and friendly staff will help you get the best out of your day, with an exciting, new retail area selling a wide range of locally crafted gifts. Part of the building will be a new 86-bed Youth Hostel. OPENING SUMMER 2017 Youth Hostel i

Exhibition cafe & Shop

The Sill: National Landscape Discovery Centre is generously funded by the Heritage Lottery Fund

4 WALLTOWN QUARRY COUNTRY PARK i

Our Information team are on hand to help Walltown Quarry Country Park you plan your day with useful information Nr Greenhead and local insight.They can also book you Hadrian’s Wall CA8 7JD onto any Northumberland National Park event, including volunteer led walks and T: 01434 344396 stargazing activities.There is also free Wi-Fi E: [email protected] and a range of locally sourced gifts and April - October: Daily 9.30am - 5pm refreshments on offer. Winter: Weekends only 10am - 3pm Accessible by the AD122 Bus Walks Toilets

DUCKS Refreshments

1 hour drive 1/2 hour drive from Newcastle from Carlisle

Great Picnic spot

Walltown in Summer - Look out for the beautiful wildflowers here in early June!

5 NATIONAL PARK INFORMATION POINTS i National Park Information Points are Look out for the signs when you are located in friendly local businesses, out and about. The Locations are on such as pubs and tea rooms and have the map on page 2. a small range of visitor information about attractions and walks in the vicinity.

Valley Cottage Cafe Cafe Maelmin The Border Hotel Wooler Tourist Information Ingram NE66 4LT Milfield NE71 6JD Kirk Yetholm TD5 8PQ Centre NE71 6BL T: 01665 578948 T: 01668 216232 T: 01573 420237 T: 01668 282123

The Rose & Thistle Inn The Star Inn Coquetdale Centre Alwinton NE65 7BQ Harbottle NE65 7DG Tomlinsons T: 01669 650226 T: 01669 650221 Rothbury NE65 7UP

Old School Tea Room Camien Cafe Old School House Tea Falstone NE48 1AA Rochester NE19 1RH Room Elsdon NE19 1AA T: 01434 240459 T: 01830 520161 T: 01830 520389

Opening summer 2017

Greenhead Tea Room The Sill National Landscape Simonburn Tea Rooms Greenhead CA8 7HE Discovery Centre Simonburn NE48 3AW T: 01697 747400 Hadrian’s Wall NE47 7AN T: 01434 681321 6 OTHER SOURCES OF INFORMATION... i When you are out and about you may bump into one of our National Park Northumberland Rangers, who are always happy to stop for a chat about what to see and do in National Park Rangers the area. and Volunteers For more information about their work, email: [email protected] Our National Park Volunteers of all ages are involved in a wide arrange of activities, whether it is working with specialist staff in the care and conservation of the natural heritage, or leading a guided walk or helping out with school visits. All of them JANE share a passion for the area and will (Ranger) go that extra mile to make the best of your day. Many of the events in this programme are led by volunteers, see SALLY pages 25 to 47 for details. (Ranger) For more information about volunteering, email: [email protected] Downloading Ordnance Information Survey Maps

We wish we could say that mobile For walks in remote phone coverage in the National upland areas, we Park is wonderful, but sadly it isn’t always advise that you use and Wi-Fi is also limited in places. the appropriate Ordnance However many of our favourite circular Survey Explorer Map for the area. walks in the National Park are on View The main OS Maps for Northumberland Ranger App. View Ranger allows you to National Park are: download their landscape map; a free Hadrian’s Wall: terrain map for offline viewing without a OS Explorer OL43 1:25000 mobile or data signal. Based on Open Street Map, it shows contours, peaks, Kielder Water & Forest (and Simonside Hills): lakes, and popular trails. OS Explorer OL42 1:25000 Download the free ViewRanger App: Hills: www.viewranger.com/en-gb/get-the-app OS Explorer OL16 1:25000 Download the OS Map App: Northumberland National www.ordnancesurvey.co.uk/shop/ Park Walks on View Ranger os-maps-mobile.html 7 HADRIAN S WALL COUNTRY

Hadrian’s Wall World Heritage Site, A short stroll up from The Sill is Steel Rigg as Britain’s largest and longest ancient offering amazing views and a classic photo monument is a must-see’ experience! This opportunity against the crags of the Whin mammoth feat of engineering only took Sill. Or you could see it all by walking the three legions of Romans around six years 84 mile Hadrian’s Wall Path National Trail to build and the best bit is arguably in or cycling the 174 mile coast-to-coast Northumberland National Park. Hadrian’s Cycleway (R.72). 2017 will also mark the 30th anniversary There are some very picturesque towns and since the monument was inscribed as a villages such as Greenhead, Simonburn, World Heritage Site by UNESCO. Haltwhistle and Hexham to pop into for that See what the Romans did for us in the local flavour. fascinating museums at , Look out for a major new exhibition Carvoran, Vindolanda, Housesteads celebrating Hadrian’s Cavalry regiments and Chesters including the less known that once guarded this Roman frontier small mithraic temple site at Brocolitia. (8 April - 10 September).

Cawfields

A Guided Walk at Walltown Milecastle 39 and Hadrian’s Wall 8 P Hadrian’s Wall Car Park Information Your Chariots Await! Point Northumberland Hadrian’s Wall Bus AD122: An hourly National Park River Irthing service between Hexham and Haltwhistle,

P BROCOLITIA visiting all the main Roman attractions and STEEL RIGG Birdoswald CAWFIELDS P HOUSESTEADS P TO The Sill National Landscape Discovery Centre, WALLTOWN Gilsland P NEWCASTLE HADRIAN’S P between Easter and the end of September. THE SILL WALL Greenhead www.simplygo.com/ad122

TO CARLISLE Bus Route 185, Bus Route 10 and Tynedale Express services provide connections to the AD122 Bus. The Tyne Valley Train Service connects with the AD122 Bus service at Haltwhistle and Hexham. www.traveline.info Housesteads Key Hadrian s Wall Sites Parking made easy Carvoran – Roman’ Army Museum A One Year Hadrian’s Wall Car Park See what is was like to be a Roman Pass can save you money and can be soldier on the Wall. (CA8 7JD) used at all six National Park car parks www.vindolanda.com along Hadrian’s Wall every day of the Vindolanda – Roman Fort & Museum year and costs £30. Home to the famous ‘Vindolanda tablets’. The car parks are at: Live Digs throughout summer. (NE47 7JN) Walltown (CA8 7JD) www.vindolanda.com Cawfields (NE46 4EJ) Housesteads – Roman Fort & Museum Steel Rigg (NE47 7AN) One of the best preserved forts on the Wall. Fine views. (NE47 6NN) The Sill National Landscape Discovery www.hadrianswallcountry.co.uk Centre (NE47 7AN) * Opening Summer 2017

Brocolitia – Roman Temple Housesteads (NE47 6NN) Temple of Mithras with numerous alters. Brocolitia (NE46 4DB) OS GR: NY 861 712 (NE46 4DB) You can buy the Hadrian’s Wall car park Greenlee Lough – National Nature pass from Walltown Quarry Country Park, Reserve Glacial lake, reached by a Haltwhistle Library and Tourist Informa- walk through reed beds to the bird hide. tion Centre, Haltwhistle Post Office and OS GR: NY 748 690 Housesteads Shop.

Greenlee Lough

9 Skimming stones, River North Tyne

Elsdon, historic ‘capital of Redesdale

Hareshaw Linn waterfall NORTH TYNE AND REDESDALE

There’s a wonderful charm about the valleys Bellingham, often regarded as the capital of the North Tyne and Rede; here sheep of the North Tyne, is a picturesque town farming, timber production and wildlife with shops, cafes, and a fascinating conservation go hand-in-hand. Large Heritage Centre that tells the story of the forests provide red squirrels with a secure . Why not take a picnic and home. You may even catch a glimpse of walk up to Hareshaw Linn, through ancient otters or salmon leaping in the rivers. woodland to reach the 30ft waterfall. Scattered through this untamed landscape, Elsdon, near Otterburn, has many medieval once home to notorious Border Reiver buildings around a village green. There clans, are ruined castles and historic are some lovely family walks to explore. bastles (fortified farmhouses). Follow the Further up the North Tyne Valley towards Bastle Trail starting at Greenhaugh, or Kielder Water & Forest Park, take time imagine the scene in front of the Percy Cross, to discover the wild secrets of the near Otterburn, that commemorates the valley and Falstone, where you’ll experience fierce 14th century Anglo-Scottish battle fine views and warm hospitality in local that took place nearby. pubs and tearooms.

10 Information Point

TO Northumberland JEDBURGH National Park

TO ROTHBURY Otterburn Ranges - red flag flying today so please keep out of the Controlled Access Area! Otterburn Ranges

Otterburn Ranges is a Military Training Area Northumberland and one of ’s remotest upland National Park regions.The breathtaking landscape is rich

TO in history and wildlife, and offers you miles HEXHAM of wild walks and cycle rides. Firing Notices governing public access are Public Transport published fortnightly in advance and are posted in local National Park Information You can plan your journey by public Points and online. You can also view them transport in Northumberland by using by scanning this QR code on your phone. Traveline North East.Traveline is provided by a partnership of councils and public Otterburn Ranges transport operators, and includes details Firing Times for stops on all routes throughout . Traveline: 0871 200 2233 There are two zones on Otterburn Ranges www.traveline.info where different access arrangements apply. 1. The OPEN ACCESS AREA Bastle Trail You are free to explore this area any day of the year. 2. The CONTROLLED ACCESS AREA When red flags are flying on the edge of this area the roads are CLOSED. Training with live ammunition is taking place. NOTE: When no red flags are flying you can drive, ride or walk along the footpaths and bridleways in this area. Do obey all signs and red flags on the Otterburn Ranges. If in any doubt about access please contact the Training Safety Gatehouse North Bastle House officer on: 0191 239 4201

11 Coquetdale

On the banks of the , the Follow the river back down to Alwinton, charming town of Rothbury provides a the start of numerous breathtaking high gateway into the brooding Simonside hills walks, and home every October to Hills and glorious Upper Coquet Valley. the famous Border Shepherd’s Show. This traditional, but vibrant little town hosts its own walking and music festivals There is a great family circular walk, during the summer months. The Simonside starting from Harbottle which takes in the Hills is proper heather country, dotted mythical Drake Stone overlooking the with rugged sandstone crags amongst village and it’s 12th century castle (ruins). the purple hues, offering outstanding Further down the valley is Holystone and views across the Cheviots to the north. the Lady’s Well, dedicated to the Virgin Head up into remote Upper Coquetdale Mary. The 17th century Woodhouses and discover some really magnificent Bastle (fortified ) is close by. countryside. In June, the hay meadows The Sandstone Way Mountain Bike Trail around Barrowburn are full of wildflowers passes through Coquetdale, go to: and a joy to see. www.sandstoneway.co.uk

Alwinton

Rothbury River Coquet 12 Lordenshaws ‘cup & rings’

Information Point Northumberland Ingram National Park Barrowburn

TO JEDBURGH

Byrness TO Otterburn MORPETH Ranges Rochester

Darden Lough Otterburn Elsdon TO HEXHAM Transport Ancient carvings www.traveline.info At Lordenshaws, situated above Rothbury and lying in the shadow of the Simonside Hills, you will find some of the best preserved The Proposal Stone ‘cup and ring’ markings carved into the sand- Listen to the poem by Simon Armitage stone by our ancient ancestors that will trans- about The Proposal Stone on Simonside port you back in time to prehistory. Nearby by downloading the ‘Poems in the Air’ is the impressive Iron Age hill fort built app from the App Store or Google Play. 2,000 years ago. You can still see the www.poemsintheair.co.uk double ramparts and the impressions of Poems in the Air round houses on the ground. Lying to the north east of the Lordenshaws hill fort, Bronze Age burial mounds house the remains of people buried between 3,000 and 4,000 years ago.

The Simonside Hills

13 View from St Gregory’s Hill

Wild Cheviot Goat River Breamish near Ingram The Cheviots

Eruptions of lava, then 400 million years To find true tranquillity and more remains of ice, wind and rain has left the distinctive of ancient settlements and cultivation, why rounded hills of the Cheviots. Now criss- not wander along the single track from crossed with miles of bridleways and Hethpool into the awe-inspiring landscape footpaths, you can walk or mountain of the College Valley. Hillforts, such as bike the routes of ancient cattle drovers. Ring Chesters, were built in the Iron Age, The whale-backed shape of Cheviot at but the area also contains rich remains 2,674 feet (815 metres), is the highest dating back to the Bronze Age. point in Northumberland. Harthope Valley (signposted from Wooler) We recommend a walk up Yeavering Bell, is another wonderful destination to explore near Wooler (‘hill of the goats’) with its and picnic in by the quiet waters of the Iron Age stone fortifications at the summit. Harthope Burn. From here, you’ll have stunning views to For more inspiration, pop in to Wooler the coast and into Scotland. Below its Tourist Information Centre in The Cheviot towering presence is Gefrin, the site of Centre. the first Royal Centre of Anglo Saxon Northumbria.

14 TO COLDSTREAM Information Linhope Spout Point

TO Kilham BERWICK-UPON-TWEED

TO ALNWICK Linhope Spout Branton

Northumberland National Park TO ROTHBURY Breamish Valley

Further south of Wooler, the Breamish Valley is Transport one of the most popular family destinations in the Cheviots, with Café and toilets at Ingram. Explore Wooler and the gateway to the Ideal for riverside picnics, where kids can Cheviots with the 267 and 464 routes paddle safely, or for the more adventurous, operated by Glen Valley Tours and walks into the hills. Many choose to walk up Perrymans. The 470 route operated by to the lovely waterfall at nearby Linhope Spout. Travelsure runs on school days and links Wooler with Chillingham, Chatton and From Bulby’s Wood Car Park you can take a Alnwick. 40 minute walk up to the summit of Brough www.traveline.info Law, where you can see the massive stone walls of the Hillfort. The views from the top For cyclists of all ages a bike ride from are superb. Wooler into any of the Cheviot valleys Visit the Valley Cottage Café and pick up a is simply glorious, whatever your age! copy of the ‘Discover the Breamish Valley’ leaflet with its self-guided hillfort trail.

Cycling up the Breamish Valley

15 COUNTRYSIDE SHOWS, BOOK AND FOOD FESTIVALS APRIL JUNE AUGUST SEPTEMBER

Friday 28 April Saturday 10 June Saturday 5 August Saturday to Sunday 7 May Roman Wall Show Powburn Show 2 September Hexham Book engb.facebook.com/ powburnshow.com Harbottle Show Festival The-Roman-Wall-Show- harbottleshow.com 124329624306231 hexhambookfestival.co.uk Sunday 6 August Saturday Sunday 11 June to Gilsland 9 September Saturday 17 June Agricultural Show gilslandshow.org Ingram Show Yetholm ingrambreamishvalley. Summer Festival Sunday 6 August co.uk www.facebook.com/ YetholmFestivalWeek College Valley Show Saturday www.collegevalley.co.uk 16 September

Saturday 12 August Thropton Show throptonshow.co.uk Glanton Show MAY glanton.org.uk Saturday 23 September Monday 1 May Saturday 19 August Upper Redesdale Rothbury Food Falstone Border Show (At Rochester) and Craft Festival Shepherds Show rothburyfoodandcraft JULY falstoneshow.com festival.co.uk Saturday 22 to Saturday 26 August Monday 29 May Sunday 23 July Bellingham Show Northumberland Glendale Festival bellinghamshow.co.uk County Show www.facebook.com/ northcountyshow.co.uk Glendale-Festival-Wooler Monday 28 August Glendale Show OCTOBER glendaleshow.com Saturday 14 October Monday 28 August Alwinton Border Elsdon Village Fete Shepherds Show elsdononline.co.uk alwintonshow.co.uk

16 SPORTING EVENTS, MUSIC FESTIVALS AND FARMERS MARKETS APRIL JUNE JULY SEPTEMBER

Saturday 22 April Saturday 3 June Saturday 1 July Saturday Nordic Walk Alwinton Summer Alwinton Summer 2 September Challenge Concert (7.30pm) Concert (7.30pm) Cheviot Challenge shepherdswalks.co.uk alwintonconcerts.org alwintonconcerts.org Take one of two challenges and help Saturday 22 April Saturday 10 June Friday 7 to raise funds for the to Monday 1 May Sunday 8 July mountain rescue team Hadrian Hundred nnpmrt.org Haltwhistle Cycle Sportive Corbridge Festival Walking Festival haydonhundred.co.uk corbridge-festival.co.uk Saturday haltwhistlewalking 2 September festival.org Saturday 10 June Friday 14 July to Sunday 16 July Kielder Challenge Clennell Colossus Walk MTB Challenge Rothbury Traditional shepherdswalks.co.uk highfellevents.co.uk Music Festival rothburymusicfestival. Saturday 9 to Friday 16 June co.uk Sunday 10 September to Sunday 18 June Sunday 16 July Baafest Cyclone Festival baafest.co.uk of Cycling Ingram Trail Run highfellevents.co.uk cyclonecycling.com Sunday 17 September Saturday 29 July Breamish Behemoth Sunday 18 June XC Challenge Alwinton Summer Mestival Hesleyside highfellevents.co.uk Concert (3.00pm) mestival.co.uk alwintonconcerts.org

Saturday 24 June Coquet Valley Challenge Walk shepherdswalks.co.uk MAY AUGUST FARMERS MARKETS Saturday 13 May Sunday 6 August GREENHEAD Wooler Wheel Clennell Trail Run Hadrian’s Wall Borderlands highfellevents.co.uk woolerwheel.co.uk Alnwick Saturday 12 and Saturday 20 May Sunday 13 August Hexham Alwinton Summer St Cuthbert’s Way Concert (7.30pm) Challenge Morpeth alwintonconcerts.org shepherdswalks.co.uk visitnorthumberland. com/shopping/markets 17 Our Rangers Top 10 picnic spots

THE CHEVIOTS COQUETDALE THE CHEVIOTS

INGRAM AND THE BREAMISH VALLEY THE DRAKE STONE, HETHPOOL AND A stunning location for a riverside picnic. HARBOTTLE COLLEGE VALLEY Take a breathtaking walk up to Brough Law Take a short walk, A lovely family walk hillfort from Bulby’s Wood (car park and with your picnic, up to Hethpool Linn toilets). The Valley Cottage Cafe is nearby to the mythical Drake waterfall. Look out in Ingram. Stone. Star Inn and for the wild Cheviot small shop in village. goats!

NORTH TYNE COQUETDALE NORTH TYNE & REDESDALE

GREENHAUGH THE SIMONSIDE HARESHAW LINN, BELLINGHAM Hay meadows and HILLS AND FOREST A lovely walk up to Hareshaw Linn waterfall, a stream nearby, Heather covered through an ancient woodland, known for its with lovely views hills, and forest with fantastic lichen and mosses. Look out for red across the beautiful numerous waymarked squirrels high in the trees! Afterwards pop Tarset valley. Park woodland routes. in to Bellingham Heritage Centre and the opposite the Holly Only 5 minutes drive Carriages Tea Room. Bush Inn. from Rothbury.

HADRIAN’S WALL THE CHEVIOTS REDESDALE

WALLTOWN QUARRY COUNTRY PARK HARTHOPE VALLEY ELSDON Great for kids, easy footpaths, a duck pond, Beautiful, remote Picturesque village refreshment kiosk, toilets and picnic area. valley, 10 minutes green, with history all CAWFIELDS drive from Wooler. around! A tea room Lakeside, crags and picnic area on a former Ideal for a picnic, and Pub alongside. quarry site alongside Hadrian’s Wall. 5 minute with woodland and Circular walks into walk up to Milecastle 42 on the Wall. moorland walks. the countryside. 18 Our top 10 historical sites

THE CHEVIOTS COQUETDALE HADRIAN’S WALL

YEAVERING BELL & AD GEFRIN MONUMENT WOODHOUSES Yeavering Bell, Hill of the Goats, is the largest BASTLE Medieval Hillfort in Northumberland. Ad Gefrin, the A perfectly restored built from Roman site of the 7th Century Anglo-Saxon Royal Bastle (fortified farm- stones taken from Township and site of early Christianity lies house) of the Border nearby Hadrian’s Wall at it’s base. (Near Kirknewton and Wooler) Reivers. (Near Elsdon (Near Greenhead) and Holystone)

COQUETDALE THE CHEVIOTS COQUETDALE THE CHEVIOTS

LORDENSHAWS COLLEGE VALLEY BIDDLESTONE BREAMISH VALLEY Cup & Ring ‘Rock Art’ A valley steeped in CHAPEL INGRAM FARM The largest collection history with a stone Site of the Selby Hillforts, ancient farms of ancient ‘rock art’ on circle, hillforts, Colling- Mansion; former and fields are all one site in Northum- wood Oaks and the Bastle, Chapel and visible at England’s berland. Burial Cairns World War II air crash Air Raid Shelter, and largest ‘Scheduled and Hillfort visible. memorial. historic parkland. Monument’, including (Near Rothbury) (Near Kirknewton) (Near Alwinton) Wether Hill.

COQUETDALE THE CHEVIOTS HADRIAN’S WALL

HARBOTTLE CASTLE ST GREGORY’S HADRIAN’S WALL - WORLD HERITAGE SITE A Medieval Castle CHURCH Kirknewton The World famous northern frontier of the and Tudor fortress, A Medieval Church Roman Empire. 17 Roman miles of breath- stronghold of the with later 19th century taking landscape, with the Wall, the forts, Norman Umfraville nave designed by milecastles, temples and turrets, even a family, now in ruins. Newcastle architect Roman toilet! (Near Haltwhistle, Bardon Mill, (Near Rothbury) John Dobson. Haydon Bridge and Hexham) 19 Aurora at Sycamore Gap NORTHUMBERLAND INTERNATIONAL DARK SKY PARK

Northumberland is unique in having the Solar Gazing most pristine dark skies in England. In 2013, the whole of Northumberland National Park and most of the adjacent Star Gazing at Cawfields Kielder Water & Forest Park was designated as England’s first and largest International Dark Sky Park (Gold Tier). Because there is little light pollution here, on a clear night you can see the Milky Way and other galaxies, meteor showers and distant planets. Observatories such a Kielder and Battlesteads offer you the chance to use their powerful telescopes to get a closer look, but you can also use your eyes and a lie back in awe-struck wonder to gaze upon the heavens - Enjoy!

20 Astronomical calender 2017

11th April FULL MOON An easy way to help you navigate your way around the sky at night 23rd April LYRID METEOR SHOWER (minimum interference from the Moon) NORTH

26th April NEW MOON

6th May ETA-AQUARID METEOR SHOWER (some interference from the Moon)

10th May FULL MOON NORTH 25th May NEW MOON

9th June FULL MOON

21st June SUMMER SOLSTICE

23rd June NEW MOON

8th July FULL MOON SOUTH 15th July CAPRICORNID METEOR SHOWER (some interference from the Moon)

23rd July NEW MOON

7th August FULL MOON

13th August PERSEID SOUTH METEOR SHOWER (some interference from the Moon)

21st August NEW MOON

5th September FULL MOON

19th September NEW MOON Adapted from original design by Forestry Commission, Scotland for Dark Sky Discovery

21 Nature notes Mountain Bumblebee

Buff-tailed Bumblebee Moss Carder Bumblebee Cotton Grass Hay Meadow

BUMBLEBEES BOGS HAY MEADOWS Including the rare mountain bumblebee. Where: Hadrian’s Wall Where: North Tyne Where and when: Willows and flowering trees, and the Border Mires. at Greenhaugh and and shrubs in spring. Hay meadows and road- When: Anytime for Upper Coquetdale side verges in summer, heather moorland in Sphagnum mosses. at Barrowburn late summer. Throughout Northumberland May for cotton grass. When: Mid June - National Park. July for bog asphodel. Mid July

Trout Curlew Wild Cheviot Goats

RIVERS CURLEW WILD CHEVIOT GOATS Where: North Tyne, Where: Un-enclosed Where: The especially around Coquet, and Heth- moorland around the Yeavering Bell and the College Valley. pool Linn for salmon. National Park and When: All year but maybe lower down the Breamish for sea trout moorland edge. hill in winter. Look out for kids (young goats) and brook lamprey. Hadrian’s Wall, in the spring. You may smell the goats long When: Salmon and Cheviots, Simonside. before you see them! trout in autumn. When: March - July Emperor Moth

Red Squirrel Nibbled cones! Heather and Red Grouse Scarlet Waxcap

RED SQUIRRELS HEATHER MOORLAND WAXCAPS Where: Hareshaw Linn woodland, Harwood Where: The Simonside Where: Hadrian’s around Simonside and Falstone near Kielder. Hills and the Cheviot Wall grasslands. When: All year, especially spring and autumn Hills covering the hills When: These waxy when leaves are off the trees. Look out for in purple. topped fungi occur nibbled fir cones at the base of pine trees, a When: August and from September to sure sign that squirrels are nearby. September November. 22 Autumn Farming Winter calendar

Summer Spring

Autumn Spring Start of the upland hill shepherd’s year: Ewes Controlled burning can be carried out (from (female sheep) are gathered into the fields Autumn into Spring), by gamekeepers and close to the farm (in-bye). Rams or tups shepherds to ensure that mixed-age vegeta- (male sheep) are put out to mate with them. tion benefits sheep, wildlife and game birds You may see some tups wearing a harness such as red grouse. that contains a block of dye, which marks Lambing in the hills usually takes place during the backs of any ewes that have been mated, April/May. Please keep your dogs on a lead. allowing shepherds to tell when their sheep are going to lamb, 5 months later. Summer The autumn is very important to upland Cows and calves are returned to the hill for farmers as there are numerous special summer. Cows are very protective of their sheep and cattle sales at local livestock offspring, so please keep away from them. markets in the area. This is the time when farmers find out if all the year’s hard work Sheep must be clipped to stop them from has paid off. over-heating, becoming stuck on their backs and getting parasites. They are then dipped Winter to prevent parasites and other illnesses. Agri-environment schemes are Government The National Park has some spectacular programmes set up to help farmers manage hay meadows, where wild flowers bloom their land in an environmentally-friendly way. and set seed. The meadow is cut and the Some require that cattle are taken off the hay is turned until it dries. Hay is vital to hills in winter months to benefit vegetation farmers as it is used to feed the livestock and the species they support. Cattle are during the Winter months. often housed until April/May.

23 A POETS INSPIRATION ‘Poems in the Air’ is a collection of six new poems by famous English Poet Simon Armitage, which were inspired by serene locations within Northumberland National Park. Download the free ‘Poems in the Air’ mobile app (iphone & Android) and follow in Simon’s footsteps and listen to him reading his poems in the exact places that inspired them. Simon Armitage Old Middleton Dove Crag NEAR WOOLER HARBOTTLE

Shepherd’s Cairn The Proposal Stone EWARTLY SHANK SIMONSIDE

Riverside Walk Hollywell Cottage GREENHAUGH STONEHAUGH Scan the QR code with your smartphone

Dear Dog Owners Please keep your Dogs are very welcome in Northumberland National Dog on a lead and Park; however, there are times when dogs should be under control kept on leads, especially around pregnant sheep and sheep with lambs. If you do find a lamb on its own please leave it alone, it’s mother knows where she left it and will be back to look after it soon. Thank you.

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in NORTHUMBERLAND NATIONAL PARK SPRING & SUMMER 2017

Our events programme is listed These events are aimed at families by date for Spring and Summer with children 12 years and under. 2017. We often add extra events Adults go free! or walks to the programme so please keep an eye out on Wild Wednesdays are a way for Facebook/Twitter and our website children to explore, play, discover for updates and new events. and enjoy Northumberland National Park. These events are aimed at To avoid disappointment we families. Please ensure that you all recommend that you book your wear suitable clothing and footwear. event in advance online. Places are limited and will be allocated Guided Walk - please see over on a first come first served basis. the page for important information.

Events www.northumberlandnationalpark.org.uk/events & Walks NorthumberlandNP @NlandNP 25 HADRIAN S WALL GUIDED WALK AND EVENT START POINTS 1 GREENHEAD’ Tea Room 2 WALLTOWN QUARRY 1 34 START COUNTRY PARK POINTS National Park Car Park Choose your event then look on the 3 CAWFIELDS National Park Car Park map to find where it starts from. Go 4 THE SILL: National to our website for Landscape Discovery Centre a full description and details of 33 32 5 STEEL RIGG how to get there. 34 31 National Park Car Park THE CHEVIOTS 30 6 HOUSESTEADS National Park Car Park 28 27 29 26 7 NEWBROUGH Town Hall COQUETDALE 8 SIMONBURN Car Park 24 25 23 9 HEXHAM 22 National Park HQ 15 21 20 19 17 18 NORTH TYNE 14 North Tyne and Redesdale and REDESDALE 16 10 STONEHAUGH Forestry Car Park 13 12 11 BELLINGHAM Heritage Centre 11 12 HARESHAW LINN 10 National Park Car Park HADRIAN S WALL 8 13 GREENHAUGH Car Park ’ 5 6 14 ROCHESTER Camien Cafe 2 3 7 1 4 9 15 CATCLEUGH RESERVOIR Entrance

16 ELSDON Old School House Tea Room Keep up to date with our events programme Scan the QR code with your smartphone www.northumberlandnationalpark.org.uk/events for our Events

26 Coquetdale SOME IMPORTANT INFORMATION 17 ROTHBURY Riverside Car Park GUIDED WALK GRADES AND NOTES 18 SIMONSIDE Forestry Car Park EASY 19 TOSSON LIME KILN National Park Car Park Short flat walks of 2-3 miles (3-5km). Usually suitable for pushchairs. 20 HOLYSTONE Forestry Car Park EASY + Short walks of 2-5 miles (3-8km). Paths may be 21 HARBOTTLE rough or uneven with some short ascents and Forestry Car Park descents. 22 ALWINTON MODERATE National Park Car Park Medium length walks of 3-10 miles (5-16km) on hilly ground with rising and falling levels. A reasonable 23 WEDDER LEAP National Park Car Park level of fitness is required. STRENUOUS 24 BUCKHAM’S BRIDGE National Park Car Park Long and energetic walks up to 11 miles (18km). Some ascents and descents may be quite steep and 25 ALNHAM CHURCH on loose material. A good level of fitness is needed.

B WALK MUST BE BOOKED IN ADVANCE www.northumberlandnationalpark.org.uk/events The Cheviots or telephone: 01434 344396 26 INGRAM Valley Cottage Cafe Trained National Park Volunteers lead the Guided Walks. They will be at the Meeting Point well before 27 INGRAM BRIDGE National Park Car Park the start time to welcome you. Dress for changeable weather, waterproofs and 28 BULBY’S WOOD National Park Car Park sun screen can often be needed on the same day, and good footwear is essential. HARTSIDE Breamish Valley 29 Please bring refreshments such as lunch, or a snack 30 CAREY BURN BRIDGE and don’t forget to bring a drink. grass verge Dogs are not allowed on some of our walks. Please 31 WOOLER COMMON visit our website for further details. Forestry Car Park

32 WOOLER Cheviot Centre To avoid disappointment we recommend that 33 KIRKNEWTON Village Hall you book your tickets in advance online as places are limited and will be allocated on HETHPOOL 34 a first come first served basis. National Park Car Park www.northumberlandnationalpark.org.uk/events

27 Our Events are listed by date from March to October 2017. For further information log on to our website: www.northumberlandnationalpark.org.uk/events

NEW FOR STORYTELLING 2017 MARCH TO AUGUST

Saturday MARCH 25 Keep an eye out on Tales of the forgotten North (Elsdon) 1pm - 4pm our website for lots more storytelling Thursday APRIL 13 Come and find the story events including... (Greenhead) 10am - 12 & 1pm - 3pm Book at Bedtime & Sunday MAY 14 One eye in the other world! Gone Cuckoo (Hethpool) 10.30am - 2.30pm

Saturday JUNE 3 Spiders’ Eyes (Ouseburn Farm, Newcastle) Throughout the day

Monday JUNE 12 What does the River say? (Featherstone) 10.30am - 4pm

Saturday JULY 8 Falstone Cakewalk (Falstone) 10am - 12.30pm & 1.30pm - 4pm

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ART GUIDED WALK GUIDED WALK

Thursday 6.30pm Sunday 10.30am Wednesday 10.30am MARCH 23 - 9.00pm APRIL 2 - 1.30pm APRIL 5 - 3.30pm B Spring into Print Hethpool Linn & Newbrough & FROGS, TOADS & SNAKES! St Gregory’s Hill Hadrian’s Wall Hands on Gelli Printing event Delightful walk up the College Discover the World's first Boy based on wonderful reptiles Valley taking in a waterfall and Scout Camp at Carr Edge and amphibians that live in an ancient hillfort. You may and explore Brocolitia the National Park. Gelli also see wild Cheviot goats! Roman Temple. printing is simple and fun! Meet: Kirknewton Village Meet: Newbrough Town All materials supplied. Hall (NE71 6XF) Hall (NE47 5AR) At: National Park HQ, OS Grid Ref: NT 914 303 OS Grid Ref: NY 874 679 Eastburn, Hexham (NE46 1BS) Grade: Easy+/4.5 miles Grade: Moderate/8 miles Cost: £20 per person Cost: £8 per person Cost: £8 per person 9 34 7 F A M I L Y F U N F A M I L Y F U N DROP IN Saturday 11.00am Wednesday 10.00am APRIL 8 - 3.00pm APRIL 12 - 12.00pm School School AND Early Easter Holiday Wild Holiday 1.00pm - 3.00pm Eggstravaganza NAVIGATION Wednesday Take part in our Geocache Mission Explore Easter Egg Hunt and see Sunday 10.30am Become an explorer, APRIL - 3.30pm if you can find tasty Easter 9 B natural navigator and treats.There is a short walk wildlife watcher. Draw, rub, so wear warm clothing and Hill Skills & Navigation smear, write, colour and suitable footwear. A friendly introduction to print. Start the journey to At: Valley Cottage planning and navigating for mission explore. Wear Cafe, Ingram hill walking and learn some suitable clothing! (NE66 4LT) valuable hill skills. *See web- At: Bellingham Cost: site for combined price offer! Heritage Centre £5 child Meet: Stonehaugh - Forestry (NE48 2DG) Car Park Cost: £8 child OS Grid Ref: NY 789 762 Its sure to Grade: Easy+ / 5 miles be eggciting!! Cost: £25 per person* 26 29 10 11 APRIL

Easter Bank Sunday Holiday RANGERS FAVOURITE WALK GUIDED WALK GUIDED WALK

Wednesday 1.00pm Sunday 10.30am Monday 10.30am APRIL 12 - 3.00pm APRIL 16 - 4.00pm APRIL 17 - 3.30pm How many Walls Aesica Roman Fort The River Coquet to can you see? & Thirlwall Castle Tosson Hill Join the National Trail Ranger Our route follows some Climb to the summit of along Hadrian’s Wall looking impressive bits of Hadrian’s Tosson Hill for splendid at the different walls! Wall, and visits a Roman altar views of the Cheviot Hills, Meet: Steel Rigg - National and a 14th Century castle. and Coquetdale. Park Car Park (NE47 7AN) Meet: Walltown Quarry Meet: Tosson Lime Kiln - OS Grid Ref: NY 751 677 Country Park (CA8 7JD) National Park Car Park Grade: Moderate/3.5 miles OS Grid Ref: NY 669 659 OS Grid Ref: NU 027 009 (some short steep bits) Grade: Strenuous/8.5 miles Grade: Strenuous/9 miles Cost: £8 per person Cost: £8 per person Cost: £8 per person 5 2 19 FAMILY FUN

Wednesday 10.30am APRIL 19 - 11.30am AND 1.00pm Wild - 2.00pm Wednesday GUIDED WALK GUIDED WALK Pond Dipping Wednesday 10.30am Sunday 10.00am Be amazed and learn about APRIL - 5.00pm APRIL - 4.30pm the wonderful creatures that 19 B 23 are specially adapted to live B in an underwater world. The Schil Celebrating the Wear wellies! A strenuous walk which Pennine Way (52 years old)! At: Walltown climbs up to the Border Linear walk from Bellingham Quarry Ridge and then The Schil, over moorland then on to Country Park returning along the tranquil Hadrian's Wall. Transport is (CA8 7JD) College Valley. provided to start of walk. Cost: £5 child Meet: Hethpool - National Meet: Housesteads - Park Car Park (College Valley) National Park Car Park OS Grid Ref: NT 893 280 OS Grid Ref: NY 794 685 Grade: Strenuous/11 miles Grade: Strenuous/12.5 miles School Cost: £8 per person Holiday Cost: £8 per person 2 30 34 6 MAY

Bank Holiday GUIDED WALK GUIDED WALK GUIDED WALK

Wednesday 10.30am Sunday 10.30am Monday 10.30am APRIL - 5.00pm APRIL - 2.00pm MAY - 3.30pm 26 B 30 1 Woden Law, in the Brigantium & ‘Cup & Ring’ rock art footsteps of the Legions Roman Fort around Wooler Follows in the footsteps of Visit these two sites and then Visit three ancient rock art Roman soldiers along Dere march along , up sites including Routing Linn, Street, and visit the camps at towards Otterburn Ranges largest decorated rock in Woden Law and Chew Green. now patrolled by the Army. Northern England. Meet: Buckham’s Bridge - Meet: Camien Cafe, Meet: Cheviot Centre, National Park Car Park Rochester (NE19 1RH) Wooler (NE71 6BL) OS Grid Ref: NT 824 107 OS Grid Ref: NY 829 981 OS Grid Ref: NT 989 281 Grade: Strenuous/10.5 miles Grade: Moderate/5 miles Grade: Easy+/5 miles Cost: £8 per person Cost: £8 per person Cost: £8 per person 24 14 32

GUIDED WALK Gill Ecologists FAVOURITE WALK

Wednesday 10.00am Sunday 5.30am note the MAY - 4.00pm MAY - 8.00am early start! 3 7 B Search for St Ethelreda Dawn Chorus Walk at Hareshaw Linn Climb up to Laddies Knowe Breakfast buttie and hot drink included in price! then down to Elsdonburn- To celebrate International Dawn Chorus Month join our shank on the way to one National Park Ecologist at Hareshaw Linn to listen to the of the possible sites of beautiful dawn chorus and observe the wonderful flora St Ethelreda’s Chapel. and fauna in this special woodland, including red squirrels. Meet: Hethpool - National Meet: Bellingham Heritage Centre (NE48 2DG) Park Car Park (College Valley) OS Grid Ref: NY 841 833 OS Grid Ref: NT 893 280 Grade: Easy+/ 3.5 miles Grade: Strenuous /9 miles Cost: £10 Adult / £5 Child *must be accompanied by Adult Cost: £8 per person 34 31 11 MAY

Hidden Histories GUIDED WALK

Sunday 1.30pm Sunday 10.30am MAY 7 - 3.30pm MAY 7 - 3.00pm Tony Visit the last Black House at Catcleugh A Roman Aqueduct Find out about the fascinating history of Catcleugh Reservoir Take a look at the aqueduct and visit the Black House, the last remaining dwelling that that once supplied water to was built to house the reservoir construction workers in the Aesica Roman Fort, and late 19th Century. Lovingly restored it contains many artefacts walk the highest section of of the period. We will also take a short stroll through the Hadrian’s Wall. woodland to the Dam Wall to view the reservoir, passing some Meet: Cawfields - National remarkable features of Victorian engineering on the way. Park Car Park (Hadrian’s Wall) Meet: Catcleugh Reservoir entrance (NE19 1TX) OS Grid Ref: NY 713 666 OS Grid Ref: NT 752 032 Grade: Easy/1.5 miles Grade: Moderate/ 7 miles Cost: £8 per person Cost: £8 per person 15 3

Paget RANGERS FAVOURITE WALK GUIDED WALK GUIDED WALK

Wednesday 2.00am Sunday 10.30am Wednesday 10.30am MAY 10 - 4.00pm MAY 14 - 4.00pm MAY 17 - 4.00pm A walk along the Wall & Sewingshields and Join our Head Ranger on a Tarsetdale Haughton Green gentle walk around Walltown A chance to see two castles A walk north of Hadrian's Quarry Country Park and built when this turbulent area Wall with superb views and then head up a short steep was disputed by the English archaeology from the bronze path to Hadrian’s Wall. and Scottish Crowns. age to the 19th Century. Meet: Walltown Quarry Meet: Greenhaugh Car Park Meet: Housesteads - Country Park (CA8 7JD) (NE48 1PW) National Park Car Park OS Grid Ref: NY 669 659 OS Grid Ref: NY 795 873 OS Grid Ref: NY 794 685 Grade: Easy / 3 miles Grade: Moderate/10 miles Grade: Moderate / 9 miles Cost: £8 per person Cost: £8 per person Cost: £8 per person 2 32 13 6 MAY

GUIDED WALK NAVIGATION GUIDED WALK

Sunday 10.30am Sunday 10.30am Wednesday 10.30am MAY 21 - 1.30pm MAY 21 - 4.30pm MAY 24 - 4.00pm B B The Natural History of Basic Navigation Windy Gyle & Hareshaw Linn, Bellingham Introduction to navigation, Davidsons Linn Find out about the industrial giving you confidence to A walk over moorland to history of this tranquil wood- explore the countryside on Davidsons Linn waterfall land, once home to blast your own. *See website for then up to the Border Ridge furnaces and coke ovens! price offer! and Windy Gyle. Meet: Hareshaw Linn - Meet: Alnham Church Meet: Wedder Leap - National Park Car Park (NE66 4TL) National Park Car Park OS Grid Ref: NY 840 834 OS Grid Ref: NT 990 109 OS Grid Ref: NT 866 103 Grade: Easy+/ 3 miles Grade: Moderate/7 miles Grade: Strenuous/9 miles Cost: £8 per person Cost: £25 per person* Cost: £8 per person 12 25 23

Shaun RANGERS FAVOURITE WALK GUIDED WALK GUIDED WALK

Sunday 10.00am Monday 10.30am Wednesday 10.30am MAY 28 - 2.00pm MAY 29 - 3.30pm MAY 31 - 3.30pm By Woodland & Stream North Cheviot Circuit Bastles of Tarsetdale around Kirknewton A strenuous walk in the A chance to look at Bastles, Join a National Park Ranger Northern Cheviots returning reminders of the turbulent on this springtime walk along a section of the past in this area, and visit a around the woodlands and St Cuthbert's Way, with church with connections to streams near Kirknewton. lovely views on the route. the Napoleonic wars! Meet: Kirknewton Village Meet: Wooler Common Meet: Greenhaugh Car Hall (NE71 6XF) Car Park (NE71 6RL) Park (NE48 1PW) OS Grid Ref: NT 914 303 OS Grid Ref: NT 976 272 OS Grid Ref: NY 795 873 Grade: Easy /5 miles Grade: Strenuous /8.5 miles Grade: Moderate/7.5 miles Cost: £8 per person Cost: £8 per person Cost: £8 per person 33 33 31 13 MAY FAMILY FUN FAMILY FUN JUNE School Holiday Wednesday 10.30am Friday 10.30am MAY - 12.00 JUNE - 12.00 31 2 AND AND 1.00pm 1.30pm RangerWild - 2.30pm - 3.00pm Treasure Wednesday Trail Challenge Safari on Foot Have fun following our trail. Discover the wildlife There will be ‘treasure’ to (big and small) that can be found find and clues to solve. at Walltown, from mammals to mini-beasts. Have a go Wear suitable footwear. at tracking them down and get an insight into how At: Wooler Common they live. Wear suitable footwear. Car Park (NE71 6RL) At: Walltown Quarry Country Park (CA8 7JD) OS Grid Ref: NT 976 272 OS Grid Ref: NY 669 659 Cost: £5 Child Cost: £5 child

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ART Hidden Histories GUIDED WALK

Sunday 10.00am Sunday 1.30pm Sunday 10.30am JUNE 4 - 4.00pm JUNE 4 - 3.30pm JUNE 4 - 3.00pm Print the View! Visit the last Black Hadrian’s Wall, GREENLEE LOUGH House at Catcleugh Crags & Loughs Be inspired by the view at Please see Sunday May 7 for A walk along a spectacular Greenlee Lough, a hidden a full description of this event stretch of Hadrian's Wall, haven for wildlife. Workshop (on Page 32). that goes past the famous with artist Lindsay Duncanson. Meet: Catcleugh Reservoir tree at Sycamore Gap. Involves a short walk. entrance (NE19 1TX) Meet: Steel Rigg - National Meet: Twice Brewed Inn, OS Grid Ref: NT 752 032 Park Car Park (NE47 7AN) Hadrian’s Wall (NE47 7AN) Grade: Easy/1.5 miles OS Grid Ref: NY 751 677 Lunch and transport provided Cost: £8 per person Grade: Moderate/6 miles Cost: £40 per person Cost: £10 per person 4 34 15 5 JUNE

Jane GUIDED WALK RANGERS FAVOURITE WALK GUIDED WALK

Wednesday 10.30am Sunday 10.30am Wednesday 10.30am JUNE 7 - 3.30pm JUNE 11 - 1.30pm JUNE 14 - 3.00pm Ravensheugh Crag Harthope Valley & Sewingshields & & Hopeshield Burn Old Middleton Broomlee Lough Lots of Bronze Age remains, Join a National Park Ranger Visit Broomlee Lough a spectacular views and some on a walk to Old Middleton, remnant of the last ice age unusual plants in this remote where we will listen to one 12,000 years ago, now area, and the Goatstones! of the poet Simon Armitage’s home to otters and crayfish. Meet: Simonburn Car Park ‘Poems in the Air.’ Meet: Housesteads - (NE46 3AS) Meet: Carey Burn Bridge National Park Car Park OS Grid Ref: NY 872 735 OS Grid Ref: NT 975 249 OS Grid Ref: NY 794 685 Grade: Moderate/7.5 miles Grade: Moderate/4.5 miles Grade: Moderate/7.5 miles Cost: £10 per person Cost: £8 per person Cost: £10 per person 8 30 6

GUIDED WALK GUIDED WALK GUIDED WALK

Sunday 10.30am Wednesday 10.30am Saturday 10.30am JUNE 18 - 3.00pm JUNE 21 - 5.00pm JUNE 24 - 2.00pm B Aesica Roman Fort The Schil The Drake Stone & Hadrian’s Wall A strenuous walk which & Fascinating walk to a Roman climbs up to the Border Hear about stories and myths Fort complete with altar, Ridge and then The Schil, connected with the Drake and a house with links to an returning along the tranquil Stone and the castle that executed bishop. College Valley. dominates Harbottle village. Meet: Walltown Quarry Meet: Hethpool - National Meet: Harbottle - Forestry Country Park (CA8 7JD) Park Car Park (College Valley) Car Park OS Grid Ref: NY 669 659 OS Grid Ref: NT 893 280 OS Grid Ref: NT 926 049 Grade: Moderate/6 miles Grade: Strenuous/11 miles Grade: Moderate/5 miles Cost: £10 per person Cost: £10 per person Cost: £8 per person 2 35 34 21 JUNE JULY F A M I L Y F U N DROP IN Saturday 10.30am JULY 1 - 3.00pm Flower Fun Day JULY NAVIGATION GUIDED WALK It's National Meadow Day and Sunday 10.30am Wednesday 10.30am what better to do than follow JUNE - 3.30pm JUNE - 2.30pm a self-led trail discovering 25 B 28 the beautiful flowers that can Hill Skills & Flowers of Walltown be found at Walltown. Take part in a mini-beast hunt and Navigation & the Whin Grassland get crafty with a flower theme. A friendly introduction to A wide range of plants to see Meet: Walltown Quarry planning, navigating and including four species of Country Park (CA8 7JD) understanding hill skills. orchid and the bonus of fab OS Grid Ref: NY 669 659 *See website for price offer. views of Hadrian’s Wall! Cost: £5 Child Meet: Rothbury - Riverside Meet: Walltown Quarry Car Park Country Park (CA8 7JD) OS Grid Ref: NU 057 015 OS Grid Ref: NY 669 659 Grade: Easy+/5 miles Grade: Easy+/4.5 miles Cost: £25 per person* Cost: £8 per person 17 2 2 F A M I L Y F U N JULY Saturday 1.00pm JULY 1 - 3.00pm Secret life of a Sally hay meadow Hidden Histories RANGERS FAVOURITE WALK It’s National Meadow Day Sunday 1.30pm Sunday 10.30am so take a look at the flowers JULY - 3.30pm JULY - 12.30pm and insects that are to be 2 2 found in one of our best hay meadows in Upper Visit the last Black Poems, Meadows & Burns Coquetdale. House at Catcleugh A Rangers favourite walk Meet: Wedder Leap - Please see Sunday May 7 for that visits a magnificent National Park Car Park a full description of this event hay meadow and follows a OS Grid Ref: NT 866 103 (on Page 32). babbling burn! Listen to a Cost: £5 Child Meet: Catcleugh Reservoir ‘Poem in the Air’ on the way. entrance (NE19 1TX) Meet: Greenhaugh Car Park OS Grid Ref: NT 752 032 (NE48 1PW) Grade: Easy/1.5 miles OS Grid Ref: NY 795 873 Cost: £8 per person Grade: Easy / 3 miles Cost: £8 per person 23 36 15 13 JULY

GUIDED WALK GUIDED WALK GUIDED WALK

Wednesday 10.30am Sunday 10.30am Wednesday 10.30am JULY - 2.00pm JULY - 3.30pm JULY - 5.00pm 5 9 12 B The Natural History Seldom Seen Woden Law, in the of the Cheviots Walk along some of the footsteps of the Legions From its turbulent geological lesser known paths south of Follows in the footsteps of past, to spectacular wildflower Hadrian's Wall including a Roman soldiers along Dere meadows, this is a land- visit to Muckle Moss, a Street, and visit the camps at scape with a story to tell. National Nature Reserve. Woden Law and Chew Green. Meet: Wedder Leap - Meet: Housesteads - Meet: Buckham’s Bridge - National Park Car Park National Park Car Park National Park Car Park OS Grid Ref: NT 866 103 OS Grid Ref: NY 794 685 OS Grid Ref: NT 824 107 Grade: Moderate/4.5 miles Grade: Moderate / 8 miles Grade: Strenuous/10.5 miles Cost: £8 per person Cost: £10 per person Cost: £10 per person 23 6 24

GUIDED WALK NAVIGATION GUIDED WALK

Saturday 10.30am Sunday 10.30am Wednesday 10.30am JULY 15 - 1.30pm JULY 16 - 4.30pm JULY 19 - 4.00pm B Flowers & Birds at Basic Navigation Iron Age Hillforts & Greenlee Lough Introduction to navigation, the Breamish Valley A walk just north of Hadrian’s giving you confidence to Step back in time to see how Wall through the reed bed to explore the countryside on prehistoric people lived at the lough and the bird hide. your own. *See website for Wether Hill, and the hillfort Meet: Steel Rigg - National price offer! of Brough Law. Park Car Park, Hadrian’s Wall Meet: Alnham Church Meet: Ingram Bridge - (NE47 7AN) (NE66 4TL) National Park Car Park OS Grid Ref: NY 751 677 OS Grid Ref: NT 990 109 OS Grid Ref: NU 017 163 Grade: Easy+/4.5 miles Grade: Moderate/7 miles Grade: Strenuous/9.5 miles Cost: £8 per person Cost: £25 per person Cost: £10 per person 5 37 25 27 National Parks Week 2017 JULY F A M I L Y F U N JULY Saturday DROP IN GUIDED WALK JULY 22 Sunday 10.30am JULY - 2.30pm School 23 Wooler Fun Holiday DO IT TOGETHER Crag Lough & Join us at the Sycamore Gap Glendale Festival Walk some spectacular parts for food, fun and of Hadrian's Wall, appreciate festivities! what a formidable defensive At: Scotts Park, barrier it was! Wooler (NE71 6NJ) Meet: Steel Rigg - National Park Car Park (NE47 7AW) OS Grid Ref: NY 751 677 Grade: Moderate/4.5 miles Cost: £10 per person 31 5 F A M I L Y F U N JULY Wednesday 10.00am JULY 26 - 11.30am AND 1.00pm School Wild - 2.30pm Holiday Wednesday GUIDED WALK

Mini-beast Safari Wednesday 10.30am - 3.00pm Come along and discover the JULY 26 multitude of mini-beasts which live down in the grass and amongst the Looking down on flowers. Grass bugs, scorpion flies, frog hoppers Elsdon; an ancient village and more, all should be catchable Find out about one of the in our sweep nets! most complete examples At: Walltown Quarry of a medieval settlement Country Park (CA8 7JD) in the National Park. OS Grid Ref: NY 669 659 Meet: Elsdon - Old School Cost: £5 Child Tea Room (NE19 1AA) OS Grid Ref: NY 936 933 Grade: Moderate/8.5 miles Cost: £10 per person 38 2 16 National Parks Week 2017 Book your Tickets in School Holiday advance 3 DAYS OF FAMILY FUN AND ADVENTURE online JULY

BOOK ONLINE FOR AN EARLYBIRD TICKET

Thursday 10.00am Friday 10.00am Saturday 10.00am JULY 27 - 5.00pm JULY 28 - 5.00pm JULY 29 - 5.00pm Walltown Family Adventure DO IT TOGETHER DROP IN Our Family Days are filled with adventure, high-energy activities like climbing, bushcraft and archery. AND MORE! At: Walltown Quarry Country Park (CA8 7JD) OS Grid Ref: NY 669 659

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Wednesday Monday Thursday 10.30am MAY JULY 31 AUGUST 3 - 12.30 AND RangerMeet the 1.30pm GUIDED WALK Flintstones - 3.30pm

Sunday 10.30am Learn all about land art and School JULY 30 - 1.30pm how people of the Stone Age lived. Holiday Step into our time machine and go Upper Coquet Valley back to the Stone Age. Live life as it & its History would have been. Help develop the White Curlew which will be a Discover the history of this summer feature at Walltown! wild remote area, and visit At: Walltown Quarry Murder Cleugh, site of a Country Park (CA8 7JD) dreadful murder in 1610! OS Grid Ref: NY 669 659 Meet: Wedder Leap - Cost: £10 child National Park Car Park OS Grid Ref: NT 866 103 Grade: Moderate/4.5 miles Cost: £8 per person 23 2

AUGUST FAMILY FUN

Wednesday 10.30am School Holiday AUGUST 2 - 12.00 RangerWild Wednesday GUIDED WALK

Safari on Foot Wednesday 10.30am Come along and discover AUGUST - 3.00pm what wildlife can be found at 2 Hareshaw Linn. From mammals Holystone to mini-beasts have a go at High & Low tracking them down and get A walk highlighting some of an insight into how they live. the diverse uses of land Wear suitable footwear. within the National Park, At: Hareshaw Linn - National Park including forestry and wildlife. Car Park, Bellingham (NE48 2DA) Meet: Holystone - Forestry Cost: £5 child Car Park OS Grid Ref: NT 951 026 Grade: Moderate/6 miles Cost: £10 per person 40 12 20 AUGUST

GUIDED WALK Hidden Histories GUIDED WALK

Saturday 10.30am Sunday 1.30pm Sunday 10.30am AUGUST 5 - 2.00pm AUGUST 6 - 3.30pm AUGUST 6 - 4.00pm The Armstrong Terraces Visit the last Black Three Loughs at Rothbury House at Catcleugh Walk to Greenlee, Crag Lord Armstrong created these Please see Sunday May 7 for and Broomlee Loughs, terraces at Cragside. Join us a full description of this event all relics of the last Ice and share the delightful views (on Page 32). Age more than 10,000 over Rothbury and Simonside. Meet: Catcleugh Reservoir years ago. Meet: Rothbury - Riverside entrance (NE19 1TX) Meet: Steel Rigg - National Car Park OS Grid Ref: NT 752 032 Park Car Park (NE47 7AN) OS Grid Ref: NU 057 015 Grade: Easy/1.5 miles OS Grid Ref: NY 751 677 Grade: Easy+/5.5 miles Cost: £8 per person Grade: Strenuous/8.5 miles Cost: £8 per person Cost: £10 per person 17 15 5

JULY STORYTELLING Keep an eye out on our website for lots more storytelling events GUIDED WALK GEOCACHING www.northumberland Wednesday 10.30am Sunday 10.30am nationalpark.org.uk/ AUGUST - 4.30pm AUGUST - 2.30pm events 9 13 B B Linhope Spout & Introduction to Hedgehope Geocaching A walk up Hedgehope, the Geocaching is a fun outdoor second highest hill in the activity using a smartphone, county, and a visit to the or dedicated GPS to hunt for wonderful Linhope Spout. hidden caches. Give it a try! Meet: Hartside, near Ingram Meet: Walltown Quarry Park considerately on grass Country Park (CA8 7JD) OS Grid Ref: NT 977 162 OS Grid Ref: NY 669 659 Grade: Strenuous/9 miles Grade: Easy+/5 miles Cost: £10 per person Cost: £8 per person 41 29 2 AUGUST FAMILY FUN

Wednesday 10.30am School AUGUST - 12.00 Holiday 16 AND 1.00pm Wild - 2.30pm Wednesday GUIDED WALK

Dipping Delights Wednesday 10.30am Come along and find out what creepy-crawlies lurk in the AUGUST - 3.30pm hidden depths of the River Breamish. Learn about life in the 16 river, who lives here, who eats what and what they River Coquet to all become! We will supply all Tosson Hill the equipment - nets and Climb to the summit of identification charts. Tosson Hill for splendid Wear wellies or shoes views of the Cheviot Hills, that you can paddle in! and Coquetdale. At: Bulbys Wood - Meet: Tosson Lime Kiln - National Park Car Park, National Park Car Park near Ingram (NE48 2DA) OS Grid Ref: NU 027 009 OS Grid Ref: NU 007 163 Grade: Strenuous/9 miles Cost: £5 child Cost: £10 per person 28 19 FAMILY FUN

Saturday 10.00am School AUGUST - 11.30am AND Holiday 19 1.00pm RangerMini-beast Safari - 2.30pm Safari on Foot GUIDED WALK

Come along and discover the multitude Sunday 10.30am of mini-beasts which live down in the grass AUGUST - 3.30pm and amongst the flowers.Grass bugs, 20 scorpion flies, frog hoppers and more The North Cheviots should all be about and catchable in our sweep nets. & Yeavering Bell At: Walltown Quarry Country Park Climbs to the summit of (CA8 7JD) Yeavering Bell, site of the OS Grid Ref: NY 669 659 largest and most impressive Cost: £5 child hill fort in Northumberland. Meet: Kirknewton Village Hall (NE71 6XF) OS Grid Ref: NT 914 303 Grade: Strenuous/8 miles Cost: £10 per person 42 2 33 FAMILY FUN AUGUST

Wednesday 10.30am School AUGUST - 12.00 Holiday 23 AND 1.00pm Wild - 2.30pm Wednesday GUIDED WALK

Orien’tree’ing Wednesday 10.30am Come along and navigate your AUGUST - 3.30pm way around Simonside Forest. 23 Find out more about these Birdoswald Roman Fort mighty giants and see if you & the Irthing Gorge can name a few. Its sure to A walk to a Roman fort, be ‘treemendous’ fun! bridge and milecastle on Wear wellies or suitable Hadrian's Wall, and a footwear. 14th Century Castle. At: Simonside - Forestry Meet: Greenhead Car Park, near Rothbury Tea Room (CA8 7JD) OS Grid Ref: NZ 037 997 OS Grid Ref: NY 660 654 Cost: £5 child Grade: Moderate/8.5 miles Cost: £10 per person 18 1

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Saturday 10.30am Sunday 10.00am Monday 10.30am AUGUST - 3.30pm AUGUST - 3.30pm AUGUST - 3.00pm 26 27 B 28 Clennell Street & Celebrating the Hadrian’s Wall, Biddlestone Chapel Pennine Way (52 years old)! Crags & Loughs This walk gives wonderful Linear walk from Gibshiel to Walk along a spectacular views with the opportunity to Bellingham along the Pennine stretch of Hadrian's Wall, find out about the history of Way and over moorland. and to Sycamore Gap. Alwinton and Border Reivers. Transport provided to start. Meet: Steel Rigg - National Meet: Alwinton - National Meet: Hareshaw Linn - Park Car Park (NE47 7AN) Park Car Park National Park Car Park OS Grid Ref: NY 751 677 OS Grid Ref: NT 919 063 OS Grid Ref: NY 840 834 Grade: Moderate/6 miles Grade: Strenuous/8 miles Grade: Strenuous/9 miles Cost: £10 per person Cost: £10 per person Cost: £10 per person 22 3843 12 5 AUGUST FAMILY FUN

Wednesday 10.30am School AUGUST - 11.30am Holiday 30 AND 1.00pm Wild - 2.00pm GUIDED WALK Wednesday

Wednesday 10.30am Pond Dipping AUGUST 30 - 4.00pm Be amazed and learn all about the creatures that are B especially adapted to live in an underwater world. Windy Gyle & Find out what creepy-crawlies lurk in the Davidsons Linn hidden depths of Walltown ponds. Wear wellies! A walk over moorland to All other gear supplied, the delightful Davidsons Linn including nets and waterfall then up to the Border identification charts. Ridge and Windy Gyle. At: Walltown Quarry Meet: Wedder Leap - Country Park (CA8 7JD) National Park Car Park OS Grid Ref: NY 669 659 OS Grid Ref: NT 866 103 Cost: £5 child Grade: Strenuous/9 miles Cost: £10 per person 23 2 FAMILY FUN

Wednesday 2.00pm School AUGUST 30 - 3.30pm Holiday RangerWild Wednesday TWILIGHT WALK

Spider Hunt Thursday 7.30pm Come along and discover the amazing AUGUST - 10.00pm and often complex world of these 31 intriguing creatures – no Tarantulas or Batty about Bats Black Widows but the many equally Join our Ecologist and bat interesting species found all around expert Tina Wiffin for a short us. Wear sensible shoes! twilight walk to Thirlwall At: Simonside - Forestry Car Park, Castle, a known bat roost. near Rothbury Meet: Walltown Quarry OS Grid Ref: NZ 037 997 Country Park (CA8 7JD) Cost: £5 child OS Grid Ref: NY 669 659 Grade: Easy /1 mile Cost: £15 Adult / £10 Child 44 18 2 SEPTEMBER

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Sunday 10.30am Sunday 1.30pm Wednesday 10.30am SEPTEMBER 3 - 2.00pm SEPTEMBER 3 - 3.30pm SEPTEMBER 6 - 2.00pm The Drake Stone & Visit the last Black Hareshaw Common & Harbottle Castle House at Catcleugh the Pennine Way Hear about stories and myths Please see Sunday May 7 for Some superb views on this connected with the Drake a full description of this event walk in a quiet area north of Stone and the castle that (on Page 32). Bellingham over the moor- dominates Harbottle village. Meet: Catcleugh Reservoir land towards The Shanks. Meet: Harbottle - Forestry entrance (NE19 1TX) Meet: Hareshaw Linn - Car Park OS Grid Ref: NT 752 032 National Park Car Park OS Grid Ref: NT 926 049 Grade: Easy/1.5 miles OS Grid Ref: NY 840 834 Grade: Moderate/5 miles Cost: £8 per person Grade: Moderate/5 miles Cost: £8 per person Cost: £8 per person 21 15 12

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Sunday 10.30am Wednesday 10.30am SEPTEMBER 10 - 3.30pm SEPTEMBER 13 - 2.00pm SEPTEMBER 7TO10 A Walk along Carey Burn, Broad- Explore Hidden Places Hadrian’s Wall struther & Cold Law Every September some A walk along the Wall with Shortish walk with strenuous 40,000 volunteers across many ups and downs (but a climb to the summit of Cold England organise 5,000 much easier return route), Law. A remote spot but well events to celebrate our passing Sycamore Gap. worth the effort for the views! fantastic history and culture. Meet: Steel Rigg - National Meet: Carey Burn Bridge It's your chance to see hidden Park Car Park (NE47 7AN) OS Grid Ref: NT 975 249 places and try out new OS Grid Ref: NY 751 677 Grade: Strenuous/6 miles experiences – all of which Grade: Strenuous / 8 miles Cost: £8 per person are FREE to explore. Cost: £10 per person www.heritageopendays.org.uk 5 45 30 SEPTEMBER FAMILY FUN

Sunday 10.30pm SEPTEMBER - 12.00 AND 24 1.00pm Dipping Delights - 2.30pm GUIDED WALK World Rivers Day Join us on World River Day and find out what creepy-crawlies Sunday 10.30am SEPTEMBER - 4.00pm lurk in the hidden depths of the River Breamish. Learn about 17 life in the River - who lives here, what eats what and what Whisky, Waterfalls, they all become! By identifying what lives in the river we will also be able to determine how clean Drovers & Dark Deeds the river is. Wear wellies! Walk into the remote Usway All other gear supplied, Burn Valley, then climb to a including nets and point overlooking site of an identification charts. illicit ‘Black Rory’ whisky still. At: Bulbys Wood - Meet: Wedder Leap - National Park Car Park, National Park Car Park near Ingram (NE48 2DA) OS Grid Ref: NT 866 103 OS Grid Ref: NU 007 163 Grade: Strenuous/8.5 miles Cost: £5 child Cost: £10 per person 23 28

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Wednesday 10.30am Sunday 10.30am Wednesday 10.30am SEPTEMBER 20 - 3.00pm SEPTEMBER 24 - 3.00pm SEPTEMBER 27 - 2.00pm Aesica Roman Fort The high point of Wether Hill & & Hadrian’s Wall Hadrian’s Wall Prehistoric peoples lives Fascinating walk to a Roman Visit the ‘Mare & Foal’ Magnificent views, as we Fort complete with altar, standing stones and enjoy follow a Drover’s road to and a house with links to an superb views from the Wall. Wether Hill hillfort, and then executed bishop. Meet: The Sill - National on to Brough Law hillfort. Meet: Walltown Quarry Landscape Discovery Centre Meet: Ingram Bridge - Country Park (CA8 7JD) (NE47 7AN) Hadrian’s Wall National Park Car Park OS Grid Ref: NY 669 659 OS Grid Ref: NY 753 669 OS Grid Ref: NU 017 163 Grade: Moderate/6 miles Grade: Moderate/7 miles Grade: Moderate/4.5 miles Cost: £10 per person Cost: £10 per person Cost: £8 per person 2 46 4 27 Walk to Wellbeing

Helping Healthy Walkers Go Further West Tynedale Health Walk Volunteer leaders have designed 12 walks from May to October for local Walking for Health participants wanting to extend their walks or anyone wanting a gentle introduction to walking in a more challenging landscape. Walks are around 4 miles and cost £4 a person.

For further details: www.northumberlandnationalpark.org.uk/events

This publication is produced by Northumberland National Park Authority. Details are believed to be correct at the time of going to print (March 2017). Front cover: Den making in the North Tyne Valley © Alasdair Mackenzie. Photographs ©: Paul Buxton, Laurie Campbell, Roger Clegg, Hexham Courant, Deve Photography, Nigel Eve, Simon Fraser, Jason Friend/Alamy, Jim Gibson/Alamy, Andrew Heptinstall, Simon Kovacic, Andy MacCandlish, Alasdair Mackenzie, Will Nicholls, North East Wildlife, NNP Mountain Rescue Team, Linda Pitkin/NPL, Brian Rogers, Cain Scrimgeour, Shutterstock, David Taylor, Joan Thirlaway, Alan Wrigley/Alamy, NNP Volunteers & NNPA Staff. Illustrations ©: Cathy Brett, Joanna English, Tony Hopkins. This publication includes mapping data licensed from Ordnance Survey. © Crown Copyright and database right 2017. Ordnance Survey 100022521. Please recycle.

47 Northumberland National Park Mountain Rescue Team Northumberland National Park Mountain BEFORE YOU SET OUT FOR A WALK Rescue Team is a volunteer organisation (Registered Charity no. 511313) that provides a vital life saving service 24/7, 365 days Always tell someone where you are a year. The team provides search and going, when you expect to be back, and mountain rescue services to Northumbria who to call if you do not return on time. Police, over an operational area that covers all of Northumberland and the Tyne and CARRY THE 10 ESSENTIALS Wear conurbations (some 2159 sq miles). Calls for assistance include search and 1 Map & Compass (know how to mountain rescue, and also search and use them) rescue of missing children and vulnerable adults in both rural, and urban settings. 2 Whistle (to signal searchers if you are lost) If you would like to help the Mountain Rescue Team by making a donation go to: 3 Torch (with spare batteries and bulb www.nnpmrt.org to signal searchers at night)

4 First Aid Kit

5 Warm Drink & Food

6 Wind & Waterproof Clothing

7 Hat & Gloves

8 Extra Warm Clothes

9 Emergency Rations

10 Emergency Shelter (a large poly bag big enough to get into)

Search & Rescue at work WHAT TO DO WHEN YOU NEED ASSISTANCE FROM MOUNTAIN RESCUE Call the Police on 999 AND ask for Mountain Rescue. If you are lost, stay where you are. The Mountain Rescue Team will soon be out looking for you, even in the dark. Tess - Search & Rescue dog