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The Farne Islands are associated with the story of Grace Darling and the wreck of the Forfarshire.Grace Darling was the daughter of Longstone lighthouse-keeper (one of the islands' lighthouses), William Darling, and on 7 September 1838, when she was aged 22, with her father she rescued nine people from the wreck of the Forfarshire in a strong gale and thick fog, the vessel having run aground ...
Staple Island is a small rocky island, or skerry, that is one of the Outer Group of the Farne Islands in Northumberland, England. The Farne Islands are a designated National Nature Reserve. [1] Staple Island is an important wildlife habitat known for its prolific breeding colonies of Atlantic puffins, razorbills and kittiwakes.
Farne Islands 55°38′38″N 1°36′39″W ... (until 1984), National Trust: South Foreland Upper Lighthouse ... Map all coordinates using OpenStreetMap.
National Trust rangers working on the Farne Islands off the Northumberland coast delve into puffin burrows to look for signs that they are occupied. National Trust rangers working on the Farne ...
Farne Lighthouse is a lighthouse on the southern tip of Inner Farne (one of a group of islands off the coast of North Northumberland). Built in the early 19th century, it still functions as a lighthouse and is managed by Trinity House (England's general lighthouse authority). In 1910 it was one of the first Trinity House lighthouses to be ...
National Trust rangers carried out the first full count of the seabird species since 2019 after the pandemic and bird flu disrupted conservation work. Puffin population declared ‘stable’ on ...
It is sparsely populated and includes sandy beaches, sand dunes, rugged cliffs and isolated islands. It includes two National Nature Reserves. Fortresses and peel towers along the coast are evidence of past conflicts between the English and Scots in this border area. Coal fields are nearby and sea coal is washed up on the beaches.
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