County Councillor Report
Apr 2020
by Wendy Pattison
wendy.pattison@northumberland.gov.uk – Tel. 07779 983072
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When the Light Breaks Through
When the sun’s light breaks through at Thrunton
Competition for sunlight among trees leads to a remarkably consistent pattern of tree sizes in woodlands. And all sorts of animals and plants that live in the shade of trees are also reliant on the sun breaking through the canopy at some times in order for them to survive.
Bringing Home the Bacon
Bringing home the bacon
idiom
- Supplying material provision or support
- Achieving desired results; having success
Golden-Ringed Dragonfly
Golden-ringed dragonfly: Hepburn Wood
Not in Beanley Wood this time but in Hepburn Wood, a Forestry England managed forest just a few miles east of Lilburn Tower. Out exercising again – and so much to see at this time of the year.
NHS Test and Trace Advice
Test and Trace Advice: Northumbria Police
We have received the following advice from Northumbria Police today.
If you’re worried about fraudsters claiming to be from NHS Test and Trace – take note of this advice.
Contrails
What are contrails?
Contrails (a word blended from ‘condensation trails’) are the wispy, cloud-like white lines that zig-zag across the sky in the wake of jets engines. They are made up of water droplets and/or ice crystals.
Fire Risk Breamish Valley!
Fire risk in Breamish Valley
Following the UK Government’s recent easing of the coronavirus lockdown restrictions, there have been reports of visitors to Breamish Valley not following guidance on social distancing, dropping litter and lighting barbecues. Consequently, Northumberland National Park Authority has issued instructions that, during the current hot spell, no barbecues should be lit anywhere along the Breamish Valley. To this end, a mobile roadside information panel was installed on the road into Breamish Valley just after passing through Brandon Village and shortly after the footbridge.
Beanley’s Wood
Beanley’s wood stacked
wood stack
log pile
logs
chunks
timber
lengths
Chocolate Shadows
Chocolate shadows?
What colour are shadows, actually?
When I was a kid, and the only cameras available used actual film – no such thing as digital cameras then, oh no – you had to shoot in bright light. Well, not strictly true – but if you didn’t have the means to buy an expensive camera and an expensive film that could be used in low light, well, you simply had to shoot in bright light. That’s why so many of us have old black and white photos in our family collections that appear to be over-exposed, burned out or with far too much contrast between the blacks and the whites. Too much contrast and you loose the detail: those subtle textures and structures that lurk in the shadows.
In Beanley Wood
In Beanley Wood where I sat down
One day I sat in the wood…