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.

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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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14 MAY

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

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

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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