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Swifts spend almost all their time in the air and can reach heights of up to 20,000 feet. They feed, drink, mate and sleep on the wing and only land to breed!

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Planting Trees at Blaydon Burn Nature Reserve at an Autumnwatch Tree Party

Did you know that over half of Gateshead is made up of Countryside?

The council cares for over 20 nature reserves and country parks for the benefit of people and wildlife. These wonderful places include ancient woodlands, wildflower meadows, ponds and riverbanks and most are just a bus ride away.

There is lots to see and do in Gateshead's Countryside, you can take a walk, watch wildlife and escape from the stresses of modern life. Why not come along to one of our walks and events which take place throughout the year? Our Rangers are always willing to answer questions and give advice about wildlife and the countryside.

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A girl enjoying an educational programme at Thornley Woodlands Centre
Every year 100s of children benefit from our educational programmes on our sites and in schools. We also hope that our nature reserves have an impact on health and wellbeing and improve the quality of people's lives.

We are involved in special projects such as Next to Nature, which is bringing people and wildlife together, and the Northern Kites project.

If you want to get more involved in our work you can help us by joining our Countryside Volunteers. We also produce a number of publications and most of these are free.

Our aim is to, "Conserve, enhance and promote our countryside for the benefit of people and wildlife."

All wildlife photography used on our countryside pages is courtesy of Darin Smith.

 

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