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Art, heritage, nature... Indoors or outdoors... Active play or creative crafting... However you want to spend your February half-term, head on down to the Tyne Derwent Way!

New community space opens with must-see exhibition of photos showing the Staiths in action in the 1970s.

In this series of monthly blogs, Wild Intrigue share how after a period of rest, January heralds natural signs of the new year to come and is a perfect time to visit the woodlands of the Tyne Derwent Way.

Our Telling Tales project is underway! Find out more with Naz, our Heritage Engagement Officer.

In this series of monthly blogs, Wild Intrigue share ecological insights as well as the best places and times to see curlews on the Tyne Derwent Way.

A new creative project, bringing together neurodiverse young people and professional artists, will get underway in January.

In this blog by Dr Katie Liddane, Kate delves back into the local folklore collections for a look at the traditions and beliefs that people in the 19th-century North East held about trees.

In this blog by Dr Katie Liddane, Kate explores the superstitions and traditions held by North East folk in the 1800s.

Work is underway at St Mary's Heritage Centre to improve access and energy efficiency, and to carry out repairs and restoration.

Read budding ornithologist Bobby's take on how our nature events are a fantastic way to discover the wonderful wildlife and wild places on your doorstep.