Celebrating nature, heritage and the landscape
North Pennines NatureFest
NatureFest
In 2024 we are holding our very first North Pennines NatureFest, packed with events that celebrate nature, heritage and the landscape in the National Landscape and UNESCO Global Geopark.
The festival will run between Saturday 25 May and Sunday 9 June 2024.
It’s all about people discovering, enjoying and finding out about nature in the North Pennines. There are over 20 events to choose from – all celebrating the outstanding nature, wildlife, plants and rocks found in the area.
Programme
Saturday stroll – a guided walk, Westgate – Saturday 25 May
Adder-ation, Bowlees Visitor Centre – Sunday 26 May
Beneath the surface – river dipping, Bowlees Visitor Centre – Tuesday 28 May
Outdoor toddlers, Harehope Quarry – Tuesday 28 May
Tree seed collecting, Bowlees Visitor Centre – Wednesday 29 May
Volunteer day at Bowlees Tree Nursery, Bowlees Visitor Centre – Wednesday 29 May
Bee walk, Bowlees Visitor Centre – Wednesday 29 May
Making bug hotels, Bowlees Visitor Centre – Wednesday 29 May
Wych elm seed collecting and sowing, Bowlees Visitor Centre – Wednesday 29 May
High Helbeck nature walk, High Helbeck (near Brough) – Wednesday 29 May
Outdoor toddlers, Bowlees Visitor Centre – Thursday 30 May
Exploring peatlands through art, Bowlees Visitor Centre – Friday 31 May
Nature camp, Doe Park Caravan Site – Friday 31 May to Sunday 2 June – CANCELLED
Nature on track, South Tynedale Railway (Alston) – Saturday 1 June
Bigger, better, more connected – ecological restoration at RSPB Geltsdale, RSPB Geltsdale – Tuesday 4 June
Globeflowers and early-flowering delights, Bowlees Visitor Centre – Tuesday 4 June
Waterfalls and wildlife walk, Bowlees Visitor Centre – Wednesday 5 June
Ancient woodland walk, Tunstall reservoir / Backstone Bank Wood – Friday 7 June
Art in the meadows, Wynch Bridge End (meet at Bowlees Visitor Centre) – Saturday 8 June
Six Inches of Soil – film documentary, Mickleton – Saturday 8 June
Open Farm Sunday at Bowlees Farm, Teesdale – Sunday 9 June
Peatlands of the Pennines, nr Kirkby Stephen – Sunday 9 June
Talk – The bonny bits: minerals of the North Pennines, Hexham – Sunday 9 June
Reading the landscape – an introduction to geological mapping, Bowlees Visitor Centre – Saturday 22 June