Jo Lonsdale

1 month ago | envirolink.org | Jo Lonsdale

After years of absence, golden eagles are beginning to venture back into England from the south of Scotland, leading to hopes they might nest. Among those crossing the border in 2025 was a young male called Talla. Wildlife enthusiast Ian Glendinning has seen the UK’s second biggest bird of prey many times in the Scottish Highlands, but he never expected to encounter one in his home county of Northumberland.

1 month ago | bbc.com | Jo Lonsdale

Golden eagles soaring south back to English skiesJo LonsdaleBBC North East and Cumbria InvestigationsJohn WrightA golden eagle named Talla, photographed here in Scotland, was seen on a crag in Northumberland in March After years of absence, golden eagles are beginning to venture back into England from the south of Scotland, leading to hopes they might nest. Among those crossing the border in 2025 was a young male called Talla.

1 month ago | envirolink.org | Jo Lonsdale

In October 2024 the government announced it was cancelling a project to widen part of the A1 in Northumberland, years after its National Highways agency had spent more than £4m on the purchase of houses and land in the way of the scheme. The affected families – including one couple who had to start afresh miles away in Cumbria – said they had “been through hell” as they saw their properties “left to rot” unnecessarily.

1 month ago | bbc.com | Jo Lonsdale

'Our homes were taken for a road that was never built'Jo LonsdaleBBC North East & Cumbria InvestigationsBBCMartin Beal's former home, which he lost to the now cancelled A1 road scheme, has been empty since 2022 In October 2024 the government announced it was cancelling a project to widen part of the A1 in Northumberland, years after National Highways had spent more than £4m on the purchase of houses and land in the way of the scheme.

2 months ago | bbc.com | Jason Murugesu |Jo Lonsdale

National park cuts will axe rangers, bosses sayJason Arunn Murugesu & Jo LonsdaleBBC News, North East and CumbriaLDNPANine staff were made redundant at the Brockhole-on-Windermere siteThe head of a national park has said budget cuts mean the public can expect to see fewer rangers and fewer rights of way being maintained.