Public Places
The clay lined ponds were created to
slopes to increase the environmental nature of the project. Altogether the three lakes hold ten olympic swimming pools of water.
With work complete, the site opened in to the Land Trust to manage including a 100,000 visitors per year. Admission is is carried out on a day to day basis by Northumberland Wildlife Trust Estates
warden Wayne Henderson who organise the following regime:
landform, meadows, path edges and picnic areas.
Landform - Landscapes Ltd). Some of the slopes are It takes two days and is usually done just before the school holidays.
Management
The Land Trust - owns and manages public open spaces, such as country parks, nature reserves
- Takes endowments and invests that - events and landscape maintenance and improvements
manage a diverse range of land types
- Appoints appropriate local
Northumberland Wildlife Trust Northumberland, Newcastle and North Tyneside
- Non Government funded charity and the local managing agent for Northumberlandia
- Key aim is to educate the public about the value of nature - that’s why they’re involved at Northumberlandia. It blurs the lines between a formal park and the wilder countryside, providing an opportunity for the Wildlife Trust to engage with new audiences and, Northumberland.
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- The Banks Group is a family owned, employing over 400 people across Scotland and the north of England.
They develop land for a variety of uses including surface coal mining, necessary planning permissions.
- Their development with care approach ensures that our developments have environment and the local
the adjacent surface mine.
Blagdon Estate, Lord Ridley the same family ownership since 1700.
Meadows - these are cut by contractors at then thrown around with a tedder to shake the seeds out. The arisings are then bailed and removed to reduce the nutrient levels - nutrient poor soil encourages a greater Path edges and car park - whilst there is no the path edges need to be kept neat, and work is carried out throughout summer by contractors.
Picnic areas - these are cut by Northumberland Wildlife Trust Estates and mowers.
Maintenance - Other maintenance work on site is mostly done by the Wildlife Trust. This the landform, Typha removal from ponds, maintaining fences and gateways, clearing as part of a daily site check by volunteer wardens who dedicate over 250 days per the site since its opening).
Wildlife is in abundance and includes Roe the ponds, lapwing and skylark nest in
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