BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//North Pennines National Landscape - ECPv6.15.11//NONSGML v1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-ORIGINAL-URL:https://northpennines.org.uk X-WR-CALDESC:Events for North Pennines National Landscape REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT1H X-Robots-Tag:noindex X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:Europe/London BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:+0000 TZOFFSETTO:+0100 TZNAME:BST DTSTART:20220327T010000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:+0100 TZOFFSETTO:+0000 TZNAME:GMT DTSTART:20221030T010000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:+0000 TZOFFSETTO:+0100 TZNAME:BST DTSTART:20230326T010000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:+0100 TZOFFSETTO:+0000 TZNAME:GMT DTSTART:20231029T010000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:+0000 TZOFFSETTO:+0100 TZNAME:BST DTSTART:20240331T010000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:+0100 TZOFFSETTO:+0000 TZNAME:GMT DTSTART:20241027T010000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:+0000 TZOFFSETTO:+0100 TZNAME:BST DTSTART:20250330T010000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:+0100 TZOFFSETTO:+0000 TZNAME:GMT DTSTART:20251026T010000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:+0000 TZOFFSETTO:+0100 TZNAME:BST DTSTART:20260329T010000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:+0100 TZOFFSETTO:+0000 TZNAME:GMT DTSTART:20261025T010000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20251126T193000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20251126T210000 DTSTAMP:20260503T151303 CREATED:20250917T125341Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251016T142151Z UID:10001958-1764185400-1764190800@northpennines.org.uk SUMMARY:Farming and nature talk: gamekeepers love the uplands DESCRIPTION:Please note: this date has changed from 5 November\nThis winter we are holding a series of evening talks with the theme of examining the links between farming and nature. The talks\, held at The Moorcock Inn in Eggleston\, 7.30pm to 9pm\, are open to farmers and landowners as well as members of the public. Each evening there will be an invited speaker with the opportunity of discussion afterwards. \nAt the final talk of the series\, on Wednesday 26 November\, Andrew Hyslop\, Raby Estates Head Gamekeeper will be discussing his upbringing on a hill farm in Weardale\, where a childhood surrounded by wildlife and time spent with local gamekeepers sparked a lifelong passion. He will discuss why Teesdale is such a special place to work and what a typical year looks like managing a moor. \nThe talk will highlight the parallels between farming and gamekeeping\, as well as the vital conservation and public education work carried out by gamekeepers. \nEveryone welcome\, booking required. If you are a Tees-Swale farmer you can come to this talk for free\, please email molly@northpennines.org.uk to get the code. \n\n\n\n \n \n\n\n  \n  \n  \nDelivered as part of the Tees-Swale: Naturally Connected programme. Tees-Swale is funded by The National Lottery Heritage Fund and led by the North Pennines National Landscape team in collaboration with the Yorkshire Dales National Park. \n  URL:https://northpennines.org.uk/event/farming-and-nature-talk-2-2/ LOCATION:Moorcock Inn\, DL12 0AU CATEGORIES:Talk ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://northpennines.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/Andrew-Hyslop-gamekeeper-scaled.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="North Pennines National Landscape":MAILTO:communications@northpennines.org.uk END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20251105T193000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20251105T210000 DTSTAMP:20260503T151303 CREATED:20250917T133129Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251027T152617Z UID:10001959-1762371000-1762376400@northpennines.org.uk SUMMARY:Farming and nature talk: why are rare plants rare DESCRIPTION:Please note: this date has changed from 26 November\nThis winter we are holding a series of evening talks with the theme of examining the links between farming and nature. The talks\, held at The Moorcock Inn in Eggleston\, 7.30pm to 9pm\, are open to farmers and landowners as well as members of the public. Each evening there will be an invited speaker with the opportunity of discussion afterwards. \nAt the second talk in our series\, on Wednesday 5 November\, local botanist John O’Reilly\, who has been working alongside the Teesdale Special Flora Trust will discuss why are rare plants rare. \nEveryone welcome\, booking required\, £4 per person. If you are a Tees-Swale farmer you can come to this talk for free\, please email  molly@northpennines.org.uk to get the code. \n\n\n\n \n \n\n\n  \n   \n  \nDelivered as part of the Tees-Swale: Naturally Connected programme. Tees-Swale is funded by The National Lottery Heritage Fund and led by the North Pennines National Landscape team in collaboration with the Yorkshire Dales National Park. \n  URL:https://northpennines.org.uk/event/farming-and-nature-talk-2-copy/ LOCATION:Moorcock Inn\, DL12 0AU CATEGORIES:Talk ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://northpennines.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/Flower-rich-hay-meadow-Upper-Teesdale-June-2011-cRebecca-Barrett-165.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="North Pennines National Landscape":MAILTO:communications@northpennines.org.uk END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20251015T193000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20251015T210000 DTSTAMP:20260503T151303 CREATED:20250916T151503Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250923T123336Z UID:10001957-1760556600-1760562000@northpennines.org.uk SUMMARY:Farming and nature talk: regenerating the uplands DESCRIPTION:This winter we are holding a series of evening talks with the theme of examining the links between farming and nature. The talks\, held at The Moorcock Inn in Eggleston\, 7.30pm to 9pm\, are open to farmers and landowners as well as members of the public. Each evening there will be an invited speaker with the opportunity of discussion afterwards. The first talk is Wednesday 15 October. \nAt the first talk\, Dan Herdman will give us an overview of his experiences of nature-friendly farming\, and how he has altered his farming practices over the last seven years towards a more ‘regenerative system’. Dan is a farmer from Acton Farm in Blanchland within the North Pennines National Landscape. \nThe first talk of the season will be slightly shorter as we will be holding the High Nature Value (HNV) awards ceremony after Dan’s talk. Professor Sir John Lawton will be presenting the winners of the High Nature Value (HNV) farming awards. \nDelivered as part of the Tees-Swale: naturally connected programme. Tees-Swale is funded by the National Lottery Heritage Fund and led by the North Pennines National Landscape in collaboration with the Yorkshire Dales National Park. \nEveryone welcome\, booking required. If you are a Tees-Swale farmer you can come to this talk for free\, please email Molly@northpennines.org.uk to get the code. \n\n\n\n \n \n\n\n  \n  \n  \nDelivered as part of the Tees-Swale: Naturally Connected programme. Tees-Swale is funded by The National Lottery Heritage Fund and led by the North Pennines National Landscape team in collaboration with the Yorkshire Dales National Park. \n  URL:https://northpennines.org.uk/event/farming-and-nature-talk-1/ LOCATION:Moorcock Inn\, DL12 0AU CATEGORIES:Talk ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://northpennines.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/Cattle_bale_grazing_DanHerdman-e1758630795711.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="North Pennines National Landscape":MAILTO:communications@northpennines.org.uk END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20241127T193000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20241127T210000 DTSTAMP:20260503T151303 CREATED:20240903T100701Z LAST-MODIFIED:20241009T111320Z UID:10001112-1732735800-1732741200@northpennines.org.uk SUMMARY:Farming and nature talk: hefted to the floristic fells DESCRIPTION:This winter we are holding a series of evening talks with the theme of examining the links between farming and nature. The talks\, held at The Moorcock Inn in Eggleston\, 7.30pm to 9pm\, are open to farmers and landowners as well as members of the public. Each evening there will be an invited speaker with the opportunity of discussion afterwards. \nAt the third talk in our series\, Dr Margaret Bradshaw will talk about her knowledge of the floristic treasures of Upper Teesdale and how important farming is to keep these botanical hotspots conserved into the future. \nDr Margaret Bradshaw is a well-known\, 98 year-old botanist who has campaigned tirelessly to raise the profile of Upper Teesdale’s species-rich flora\, and the importance of managing these areas through sensitive grazing. She has helped to set-up the Teesdale Special Flora Trust: https://www.teesdalespecialflora.uk/ \nEveryone welcome\, booking required. If you are a Tees-Swale farmer you can come to this talk for free\, please email Ruth Starr-Keddle or Patrick Oulton to get the code. \n\n\n\n \n \n\n\n  \n  \n  \nDelivered as part of the Tees-Swale: Naturally Connected programme. Tees-Swale is funded by The National Lottery Heritage Fund and led by the North Pennines National Landscape team in collaboration with the Yorkshire Dales National Park. \n  URL:https://northpennines.org.uk/event/farming-and-nature-talk-2/ LOCATION:Moorcock Inn\, DL12 0AU CATEGORIES:Talk ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://northpennines.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/Flower-rich-hay-meadow-Upper-Teesdale-June-2011-cRebecca-Barrett-165.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="North Pennines National Landscape":MAILTO:communications@northpennines.org.uk END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20241106T193000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20241106T210000 DTSTAMP:20260503T151303 CREATED:20240903T095444Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240920T135353Z UID:10001111-1730921400-1730926800@northpennines.org.uk SUMMARY:Farming and nature talk: trees in the farmed landscape DESCRIPTION:This winter we are holding a series of evening talks with the theme of examining the links between farming and nature. The talks\, held at The Moorcock Inn in Eggleston\, 7.30pm to 9pm\, are open to farmers and landowners as well as members of the public. Each evening there will be an invited speaker with the opportunity of discussion afterwards. \n“Trees in the farmed landscape”\, Wednesday 6 November\, with guest speaker Pete Leeson will cover the many aspects of working with people at all scales to bring trees back into the landscape where they can help us with farming\, water management\, biodiversity and adaptation to climate change. \nPete has been at the Woodland Trust for over 30 years. In his first 15 years at the Trust he worked as a surveyor on land and woodland acquisition – trying to build the Trust’s estate – but having gained more interest in farming and the uplands he switched roles to that of an adviser working with farmers and land managers on areas like regenerative agriculture\, wood pastures and more tree’d landscapes in Northern England. Pete also has a podcast ‘Tree Amble’: https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/tree-amble/id1693567978 \nEveryone welcome\, booking required. If you are a Tees-Swale farmer you can come to this talk for free\, please email Ruth Starr-Keddle or Patrick Oulton to get the code. \n\n\n\n \n \n\n\n  \n  \n  \nDelivered as part of the Tees-Swale: Naturally Connected programme. Tees-Swale is funded by The National Lottery Heritage Fund and led by the North Pennines National Landscape team in collaboration with the Yorkshire Dales National Park. \n  URL:https://northpennines.org.uk/event/farming-and-nature-talk-copy/ LOCATION:Moorcock Inn\, DL12 0AU CATEGORIES:Talk ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://northpennines.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/Kexwith-photo-cred-Hamish-Carrick-1.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="North Pennines National Landscape":MAILTO:communications@northpennines.org.uk END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20241016T193000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20241016T210000 DTSTAMP:20260503T151303 CREATED:20240903T090242Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240920T135226Z UID:10001110-1729107000-1729112400@northpennines.org.uk SUMMARY:Farming and nature talk: Can farming ever be truly nature-friendly? DESCRIPTION:This winter we are holding a series of evening talks with the theme of examining the links between farming and nature. The talks\, held at The Moorcock Inn in Eggleston\, 7.30pm to 9pm\, are open to farmers and landowners as well as members of the public. Each evening there will be an invited speaker with the opportunity of discussion afterwards. \n“Can farming ever be truly nature-friendly”\, Wednesday 16 October\, with guest speaker Neil Heseltine will give us an overview of his experiences of nature-friendly farming. Neil is a farmer from Hill top farm near Malham and the previous Chair of the Yorkshire Dales National Park Authority. He works closely with The Pasture-Fed Livestock Association (PFLA) and The Nature Friendly Farming Network (NFFN). \nThe first talk of the season will be slightly shorter as we will be holding the High Nature Value (HNV) awards ceremony afterwards with Professor Sir John Lawton presenting the winners of the High Nature Value (HNV) farming awards. \nEveryone welcome\, booking required. If you are a Tees-Swale farmer you can come to this talk for free\, please email Ruth Starr-Keddle or Patrick Oulton to get the code. \n\n\n\n \n \n\n\n  \n  \n  \nDelivered as part of the Tees-Swale: Naturally Connected programme. Tees-Swale is funded by The National Lottery Heritage Fund and led by the North Pennines National Landscape team in collaboration with the Yorkshire Dales National Park. \n  URL:https://northpennines.org.uk/event/farming-and-nature-talk/ LOCATION:Moorcock Inn\, DL12 0AU CATEGORIES:Talk ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://northpennines.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/Kexwith-photo-cred-Hamish-Carrick-1.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="North Pennines National Landscape":MAILTO:communications@northpennines.org.uk END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20231129T193000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20231129T220000 DTSTAMP:20260503T151303 CREATED:20230914T144533Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231123T124937Z UID:10000271-1701286200-1701295200@northpennines.org.uk SUMMARY:Farming and nature talk: What we didn’t know DESCRIPTION:This winter we are holding a series of evening talks with a general theme of the links between farming and nature. Held at The Moorcock in Eggleston\, the hour-long talks will be followed by a half hour discussion. \n‘What we didn’t know’\, led by Nic Renison\, is the third talk in the series on 29 November and will be followed by the presentation of the High Nature Value Farming Awards. Please arrive from 7.15pm ahead of the talk starting at 7.30pm. \nNic Renison will talk about her farming journey\, from dairy farming\, working within the industry\, moving to an upland sheep and beef farm in the Pennines in 2012. Realising the conventional system wasn’t going to pay the mortgage\, big changes have happened over the last 10 years at the farm Cannerheugh\, both between the ears and in the field. \nHigh Nature Value Farming Awards ceremony\, 9-10pm. At this last talk of the series\, we will be presenting the High Nature Value Farming Awards to the winners. \nEveryone welcome\, booking required. If you are a Tees-Swale farmer you can come to this talk for free\, please email Ruth Keddle-Starr or Patrick Oulton to get the code. \n\n\n\n \n \n\n\n  \n \n  \nDelivered as part of the Tees-Swale: Naturally Connected programme. Tees-Swale is funded by The National Lottery Heritage Fund and led by the North Pennines National Landscape team in collaboration with the Yorkshire Dales National Park. URL:https://northpennines.org.uk/event/farming-and-nature-talk-what-we-didnt-know/ LOCATION:Moorcock Inn\, DL12 0AU ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://northpennines.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/Barugh_Cottage_NRennison-e1695051509819.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="North Pennines National Landscape":MAILTO:communications@northpennines.org.uk END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20231107T193000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20231107T210000 DTSTAMP:20260503T151303 CREATED:20230914T143816Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230918T160147Z UID:10000270-1699385400-1699390800@northpennines.org.uk SUMMARY:Farming and nature talk: This networking life DESCRIPTION:This winter we are holding a series of evening talks with a general theme of the links between farming and nature. Held at The Moorcock in Eggleston\, the hour-long talks will be followed by a half hour discussion. \n‘This networking life’\, led by Adam Day\, is the second talk in the series on 7 November. Please arrive from 7.15pm ahead of the talk starting at 7.30pm. \nAdam Day is the Managing Director of the Farmer Network Ltd and an auctioneer. He will share some tales from the auction\, discuss the work of the Farmer Network\, and look ahead to the future of farming. \nEveryone welcome\, booking required. If you are a Tees-Swale farmer you can come to this talk for free\, please email Ruth Keddle-Starr or Patrick Oulton to get the code. \n\n\n\n \n \n\n\n  \n \n  \nDelivered as part of the Tees-Swale: Naturally Connected programme. Tees-Swale is funded by The National Lottery Heritage Fund and led by the North Pennines AONB Partnership in collaboration with the Yorkshire Dales National Park. \n  \n  URL:https://northpennines.org.uk/event/farming-and-nature-talk-this-networking-life/ LOCATION:Moorcock Inn\, DL12 0AU ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://northpennines.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/Barugh_Cottage_NRennison-e1695051509819.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="North Pennines National Landscape":MAILTO:communications@northpennines.org.uk END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20231016T193000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20231016T210000 DTSTAMP:20260503T151303 CREATED:20230914T140302Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230918T160347Z UID:10000268-1697484600-1697490000@northpennines.org.uk SUMMARY:Farming and nature talk: Black grouse\, cattle and curlews DESCRIPTION:This winter we are holding a series of evening talks with a general theme of the links between farming and nature. Held at the Moorcock Inn in Eggleston\, the hour-long talks will be followed by a half hour discussion. \n‘Black grouse\, cattle and curlews’\, led by Patrick Laurie\, is the first talk in the series on 16 October. Please arrive from 7.15pm ahead of the talk starting at 7.30pm. \nPatrick Laurie has spent fifteen years working on upland conservation projects across the UK\, alongside running a hill farm in his native Galloway. In this talk\, he will discuss the links between farming and wildlife\, and identify opportunities where cattle can be used to provide a boost for biodiversity in the uplands. \nEveryone welcome\, booking required. If you are a Tees-Swale farmer you can come to this talk for free\, please email Ruth Keddle-Starr or Patrick Oulton to get the code. \n\n\n\n \n \n\n\n  \n \n  \nDelivered as part of the Tees-Swale: naturally connected programme. Tees-Swale is funded by The National Lottery Heritage Fund and led by the North Pennines AONB Partnership in collaboration with the Yorkshire Dales National Park. \n  \n  URL:https://northpennines.org.uk/event/farming-and-nature-talk-patrick-laurie-black-grouse-cattle-and-curlews/ LOCATION:Moorcock Inn\, DL12 0AU ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://northpennines.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/Barugh_Cottage_NRennison-e1695051509819.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="North Pennines National Landscape":MAILTO:communications@northpennines.org.uk END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR