A beautiful sunny September day. A visit to Allenheads to look for nature special to the area and often tolerant of the lead remaining in the soil. The fungi were in great abundance.

Fantastic walking trails, countless waterfalls and pools of water for kids to splash about in and not forgetting some of the most amazing views in the North East rivalling the Cheviots and North Yorkshire Moors

This area is just lovely. We called at the Langdon Beck Hotel for a quick lunchtime bevy, then drove to Cow Green Reservoir car park. From there we walked to Cauldron Snout. We were fortunate, as despite the dry summer, there was a lot of...More

Sshhh.... Don't tell everyone, or they'll all want to visit! So much there to see and do. Rain or shine!

The North Pennines are criss-crossed with foot paths, but you need to be a map reader because there are so few walkers that you cannot just follow trampled grass across the fields. Lots of birds, from flocks of goldfinches to a rare Goshawk. Enough public...More

I walk every saturday with my son who is autistic and really enjoys the freedom of being away from people. The north pennines AONB is one of our favourite areas, and the wear valley is lovely peaceful and has mostly well signed walking routes. Still,...More

This is a beautiful area of the country. I drive through it on a regular basis. I have stopped and walked around and explored. There are lots of black & brown grouse and a great area to explore and air very long dog walks.