North Pennines National Landscape

You can find out more about our Tees-Swale: naturally connected programme here: buff.ly/JneG5d6 #northpennines #TeesSwale #medicinalplants #NationalLottery #HeritageFund

Eyebright – used for hayfever, colds, and inflammation.
Self-heal – antibacterial, used for cuts, burns, and inflammation.
Great burnet – astringent, good for tummy troubles.

Ribwort plantain - used to make a balm to ease itchiness and inflammation.
Red clover - estrogenic, used to relieve symptoms of peri-menopause.
Meadowsweet – a mild pain reliever, good for headaches.
Yarrow – used to make a balm for inflammation.

Together with farmers, landowners and volunteers, we have successfully established a number of medicinal plants through green hay or by planting out wildflower plants, including:

Hay meadow in the North Pennines National Landscape. Trees and building in the background.

Hay meadow in the North Pennines National Landscape with pink and yellow flowers. Trees and fells in the background.

🏵️Today is #WorldWildlifeDay🏵️This year the theme is: medicinal and aromatic plants. These plants are essential for human health, well-being and ecological balance. Through our #TeesSwale : naturally connected programme we have been improving the biodiversity of our hay meadows.

Bird feeder covered in nuts and seeds and hanging from green string in a garden.

We have #familyfun resources on our website so you can enjoy #nature whether you are out and about or at home.🐦 Enjoy making a pinecone bird feeder this #halfterm and have a go at identifying birds that come to feed on it in your garden.

Find out how to make it here: buff.ly/2agPBUK

#thingstodo

Accessibly explore the dramatic High Force waterfall with a Tramper.

Book your Tramper adventure: bit.ly/North_Pennines_Mobility

#NorthPenninesNationalLandscape #accessibility #accessibleroutes #Tramper #highforcewaterfall #outdoormobility

Bowlees Visitor Centre & café re-open on Saturday 21 February to 1 March, 10am to 4pm.
Explore the site around Bowlees as part of your visit. There’s lots to do around the centre and it is a great place to start your visit to the North Pennines.
#northpennines #Bowlees #walking #familyoutings

Senior peatland field officer holding yellow canes and looking at a Trimble device in their left hand. They are wearing a green woolly hat and backpack. They are standing on a North Pennines peatland.

Smiling senior peatland field officer in a high-vis jacket, blue coat and orange and black gloves. They are standing on a North Pennines peatland.

📢 International Day of Women and Girls in Science

Enjoy reading this interview with our senior peatland field officers Lisa and Becka, so you can find out about their inspiring careers in science.
➡🔗 buff.ly/iFaphiJ

#February11 #womeninstem #womeninscience #northpenninespeatlands #peatlandsmatter

Last weekend at the Weardale Wassail, two colourful silk painted adders made their first graceful appearance.
Look out for more film footage of the project.
#northpennines #adders #wassail

Follow our social channels as we will highlight the successes and collaboration of the last 20 years as well as sharing information about ongoing restoration using the hashtag: #northpenninespeatlands

During the last 20 years we have:
✅Brought 50,000 hectares of damaged peatland under restoration
✅Generated £49 million of investment to fund restoration
✅Worked in partnership with landowners to deliver nature recovery #peatlandsmatter #peatlandrestoration #peatlands #forpeopleforplanet

🔔This year marks the 20th anniversary of our team's peatland work across the three counties of the North Pennines.➡️ buff.ly/NZiNKmG #northpenninespeatlands #peatlandsmatter #peatlandrestoration #peatlands #forpeopleforplanet #GreatNorthBog

In the North Pennines, we have vast expanses of land where you can find blanket bog peatlands. They consist of low-lying vegetation such as mosses and sedges and pools of standing water. #northpenninespeatlands #celebratingwetlands #peatlands #wetlands #peatlandsmatter

Not only do our peatlands support biodiversity, filter our drinking water and minimise the risk of floods downstream but also represent a key part of this place’s identity. #northpenninespeatlands #celebratingwetlands #peatlands #wetlands #peatlandsmatter

Pool of standing water on North Pennines peatland with patches of green sphagnum

North Pennines peatland with large pool of water and peat bunds in gully. Bright blue sky with minimal cloud.

North Pennines peatland with large pools of standing water. Fells in the background. Cloudy sky.

🔵Today is #WorldWetlandsDay
Peatlands are wetland ecosystems and we have them across the uplands of the North Pennines National Landscape. #northpenninespeatlands #celebratingwetlands #peatlands #wetlands #peatlandsmatter

We're focusing on the different types of landscape that make up the North Pennines as part of our draft management plan.
Moorland fringe is a varied upland landscape including open moors and upper dales. Find out more: buff.ly/5SoHvDu
Give us your views on the draft Management Plan: buff.ly/gPgi5mC

*U-shaped valley

#FestivalofWinterWalks
Alston Geotrail. This short 1.5km (1 mile) trail leads you through the streets of this beautiful Cumbrian town pointing out several sites of geological and historical interest.
For route information - bit.ly/4j5C0c8

For the draft management plan 2026-31 we're highlighting the different types of North Pennines landscape: bit.ly/NPManagement...
Moorland escarpment - high & steeply sloping, divided by valleys, some deeply incised.
Horizontal outcrops of limestone & whinstone form steep scars: buff.ly/FxizUUV

Walkers on the Roof of England Walk in the North Pennines, wearing winter clothes. Hury Reservoir in the background.

⭐ Happy New Year 📌Why not try a new walk in 2026?
Challenge yourself to complete the #RoofofEnglandWalk , a 188-mile, multi-day #walkingroute with some of the country’s highest footpaths. See spectacular waterfalls and the jaw dropping V-shaped valley High Cup Gill. ▶️ buff.ly/C6tZUNM
#NorthPennines

We're focusing on the different types of landscape that make up the North Pennines as part of sharing our draft management plan for 2026-31: bit.ly/NPManagement...
Moorland ridge - includes remote upland landscapes of elevated moorland ridges & valleys, influenced by its geology: buff.ly/CtCi11O

#FestivalofWinterWalks
Blanchland Geotrail. The landscape around Blanchland has been over 300 million years in the making. From tropical seas and deltas to glaciers, minerals and miners. Find the route details here - bit.ly/4aSyvDz.

We're sharing the draft management plan for 2026-31 & the different landscape types that make up the #NorthPennines. Respond bit.ly/NPManagement...
Moorland plateau edge - long views west across the Eden valley. Shaped by geology which gives a stepped profile to low moorland slopes: buff.ly/CtCi11O

#FestivalofWinterWalks
High Force and Bowlees Geotrail. Geological features such as waterfalls are more obvious in winter. Discover rocks, ice age features, ancient settlements, lead mining heritage and wonderful wildlife. For route information click here - bit.ly/44vRcsP

Saturday stroll - a guided walk Enjoy the outdoors on a guided walk through a historical landscape on the last Saturday of every month. Join a small group of people taking in the surroundings, and learn about what shaped the…

Enjoy a guided winter walk with us through a historic landscape on Saturday 31 January, 10.30am to 1pm. The meeting point is Blanchland.
Book your place here - bit.ly/4qbySxl

#northpennines #guidedwalks #miningheritage

We're sharing the different types of North Pennines landscape alongside the draft management plan for 2026-31.
Middle dale - includes broad upland valleys often with moderately sloping sides where you'll find some of the rare flower-rich upland hay meadows: buff.ly/4eBwTcz
bit.ly/NPManagement...

In 2025 the #NorthPennines National Landscape team awarded grants to community organisations carrying out projects to explore the lead and silver mining heritage of the North Pennines: buff.ly/6KXC5W8
Community grants are available for 2026: bit.ly/LoLaScommuni...
#communitygrants #miningheritage

Management Plan What we do North Pennines National Landscape (AONB) Management Plan The North Pennines National Landscape partnership is consulting on a draft of the next iteration of the statutory AONB Management…

The North Pennines National Landscape partnership is consulting on a draft Management Plan for 2026-31. This draft plan identifies desired outcomes & measures that can be taken to support the conservation, enhancement & enjoyment of natural beauty in the North Pennines landscape: buff.ly/Nm2OOr0

Heather moorland on the Waskerley Way walking route in the North Pennines National Landscape. Waskerley Reservoir in the distance.

The Waskerley Way is an accessible route in the #NorthPennines. Passing through farms and heather moorland you can see rare plants and animals including black grouse. One of the most impressive railway structures in the North East, Hownsgill Viaduct, towers above the trees. 📽️Video: buff.ly/Hv7cOCJ