Amy’s visit comes hot on the heels of her photography-based book ‘Forty Farms’, an homage to the iconic Cumbrian landscape and those who work tirelessly to maintain it. From the Herdwick-grazed Lake District commons to the big-sky Solway marshes; from isolated farmsteads, unchanged in generations, to businesses at the cutting-edge of innovation; from world-class sheep […]
Join Ellie Macdonald, an astronomer from Kielder Observatory as she explores the beauty of the night sky and our universe. Each individual member of the Kielder science team shares a united passion for astronomy, however their favourite parts differ - sometimes dramatically! Tonight Ellie will share with you her enthusiasm and guide you through her […]
Nigel Rowe was leader of the British Mackenzie River Expedition, a 2000km canoeing descent of the world's tenth-longest river across Arctic Canada, commencing from the Great Slave Lake and finishing at the remote settlement of Tuktoyaktuk in the Beaufort Sea. Six Metropolitan Police Officers on an old-fashioned adventure with paper maps and fishing rods, they […]
Andrea is the current head gardener at Lowther Castle. She'll talk about the gardens today andwill include current development projects and new maintenance strategies for one of the unique horticultural projects of the North. Andrea is an internationally trained horticulturist who began gardening with her grandparents in Germany, underwent a traditional German apprenticeship, studied botanical […]