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The island is owned by the Duke of Northumberland.The Royal Society for the Protection of Birds manages the island as a bird reserve, for its important seabird colonies.. The most numerous species is the puffin, with over 18,000 pairs nesting in 2002, but the island is most important for the largest colony of the endangered roseate tern in Britain, which, thanks to conservation measures ...
This is a list of Sites of Special Scientific Interest (SSSIs) in Northumberland, England. [1] English Nature, the designating body for SSSIs in England, uses the 1974-1996 county system, and this list follows the same approach. Some sites one may expect to find here could therefore be in the County Durham or Tyne and Wear lists.
The Northumberland Coast National Landscape is a designated Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB) covering 40 miles (64 km) of coastline from Berwick-Upon-Tweed to the River Coquet estuary in the Northeast of England.
Seahouses attracts many visitors, mainly from the north east area. However national and international tourists often come to Seahouses whilst visiting the Northumberland National Park, Northumberland Coast and the Farne Islands. Seahouses also has a working fishing port, which also serves the tourist trade, being the embarkation point for ...
The Atlantic coast at North Hampton, New Hampshire In this 2018 map by the N.H. Department of Transportation, New Hampshire's seacoast region (in lighter blue) lies at the southeastern corner of the state. The Seacoast Region is the southeast area of the U.S. state of New Hampshire that is centered around the city of Portsmouth.
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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 ...
The New York Times' recent game, "Strands," is becoming more and more popular as another daily activity fans can find on the NYT website and app. With daily themes and "spangrams" to discover ...