Our Coast, Our Sea - Learning on the Northumberland and Berwickshire Coast
The Northumberland and Berwickshire coast is a wonderful area to visit with lots to learn and enjoy. ‘Our Coast Our Sea’ aims to make it even better, offering inspiring ideas for your visit and helping you discover providers of exciting activities for adults and children.
Explore
Use the map to find out about the places you can visit in the North Northumberland Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty and the Berwickshire and North Northumberland Coast European Marine Site.
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Noticeboard
- 14 MAY
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Plastic debris on the increase in North Pacific
Recent research from the Scripps Institution of Oceanography (published in the journal, Biology Letters) has shown a big rise in the amount of plastic litter floating in Pacific waters – a 100 fold increase over the past 40 years. Patches of rubbish turn into large conglomerations, which have a huge impact on marine ecosystems.
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- 4 MAY
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GRACE DARLING: A STAGE CELEBRATION OF A NORTH EAST HEROINE.
The story of North East sea rescue heroine Grace Darling is to be brought to the stage by two of the region’s top playwrights
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- 4 MAY
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Lighthouse keeper’s allotments restored 100 years on
Allotment plots that were last used by lighthouse keepers on the Farne Islands over 100 years ago are being put back into production thanks to a team of organic gardeners from the National Trust’s Nunnington Hall in Yorkshire.
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Learning resources
Find learning resources and providers of activities for schools, families, youth and adult groups. Discover more about learning and teaching in coastal and marine locations.
Inspire me
Stuck for ideas? Here you will find some fun activities for your friends, family or school trip.
Get involved
Find events in the calendar, connect with other people and get more involved in looking after the cultural and environmental heritage of this beautiful area.
Events
Seashore Safari
- When:
- 23 May 2012
- Where:
- Coldingham
Spring in the Gertrude Jekyll Garden
- When:
- 24 May 2012
- Where:
- Holy Island
What's Behind that Door?
- When:
- 27 May 2012
- Where:
- Alnmouth
Lend a hand
Beach Clean-up and Survey
- When:
- 16 June 2012
- Where:
- Spittal
Beach walk and a litter pick task
- When:
- 19 August 2012
- Where:
- Holy Island
Beach Walk & Litter Pick
- When:
- 19 August 2012
- Where:
- Holy Island