I’ve just had an email from Cheltenham-based photographer David Hanks who has recently been staying at the River Breamish Caravan Club site.
He’s created a stunning 360-degrees aerial view of Branton Lakes Nature Reserve.
If you want to see the Branton Lakes and the immediate surrounding area like (I suspect) you’ve never seen before then take a look at David’s work here:
The end-of-winter light at night creates some wonderful Powburn skies.
The above header image was taken from my back garden in Powburn, as is the one below.
It’s that time of the year again – when snowdrops appear seemingly everywhere along the Breamish Valley and throughout Northumberland.
The conditions seem to have been just right as there is a spectacular display of snowdrops this year.
Well…will it be a white one? I’m dreaming of one, are you?
2017 seems to have gone so quickly…but it’s been fun!
I’d like to take this opportunity to wish everyone…
Having enjoyed the photos of the Snowy Dene a couple of weeks ago, Jacqui Knighton has kindly sent some of her own photos of Powburn from her walks around in the snow.
Jacqui moved to Powburn in the summer and is really enjoying life her in the Breamish Valley.
Well, it didn’t take long after the winter brew stormy skies for the snow to fall in the Breamish Valley.
The Crawley Dene was looking particularly Dickensian with its blanket of snow:
Yes, winter’s brewing! Well, the meteorological winter, anyway. It began on 1 December 2017 and it’ll end on 28 February 2018. Of course, if you have a preference for the astronomical seasons, then winter won’t begin until 21 December 2017 and won’t ends until 20 March 2018. Mmm…choices, choices!
The iconic Lion Bridge has been a favourite of photographers for decades. And, at this time of the year, given the right light, the scene looks wonderful nestled as it is close to Alnwick Castle.
According to the SCRAN online learning service of Historic Environment Scotland, the bridge (built by Robert Adam to replace a previous bridge that was demolished in floods during 1770) is called the Lion Bridge because…
