{"id":23350,"date":"2022-12-15T11:11:32","date_gmt":"2022-12-15T10:11:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.discoverwildlife.com\/?p=72503"},"modified":"2022-12-15T12:42:26","modified_gmt":"2022-12-15T11:42:26","slug":"vote-for-your-favourite-wildlife-spot-in-the-north-east-and-north-west-of-england","status":"publish","type":"rss_feed","link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/bbcwildlife\/rss_feed\/vote-for-your-favourite-wildlife-spot-in-the-north-east-and-north-west-of-england\/","title":{"rendered":"Vote for your favourite wildlife spot in the North East and North West of England"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"rssexcerpt\"><\/p><p class=\"rssauthor\">By BBC Wildlife Magazine\n                \t\t<\/p><p class=\"rssbyline\">Published: Thursday, 15 December 2022 at 12:00 am<\/p><hr class=\"no-tts wp-block-separator\"\/><?xml version=\"1.0\" encoding=\"UTF-8\" standalone=\"yes\"?>\n<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\">\n<html><body> <p>To celebrate <em>BBC Wildlife<\/em> magazine\u2019s 60th birthday, we asked 60 people from our wonderful network of writers, presenters, photographers and conservationists to share their favourite places in the UK for wildlife.<span class=\"&quot;s1&quot;\"> Four of those places are in the north of England.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>This beautiful corner of the UK is famous for its beautiful, emote and wild countryside, all teeming with wildlife. Vote for the one you love the most from the list below.<\/p>\n<p>(Voting closes at midnight 10 March 2023)<\/p>\n<h2>Our favourite wildlife destinations in the North<\/h2>\n<h3 class=\"&quot;p1&quot;\">Farne Islands,\u00a0 Northumberland<\/h3>\n<div class=\"&quot;image-handler__container\" image-handler__container--aspect=\"\" style=\"&quot;padding-bottom:\" calc=\"\"> <picture><source media=\"&quot;(max-width:\" data-srcset=\"&quot;https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/23\/2022\/12\/gettyimages-168876720-594x594-da05f51.jpg?webp=true&amp;quality=90&amp;resize=299%2C199&quot;\" type=\"&quot;image\/webp&quot;\"><source media=\"&quot;(max-width:\" data-srcset=\"&quot;https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/23\/2022\/12\/gettyimages-168876720-594x594-da05f51.jpg?quality=90&amp;resize=299%2C199&quot;\" type=\"&quot;image\/jpeg&quot;\"><source media=\"&quot;(max-width:\" 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data-srcset=\"&quot;https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/23\/2022\/12\/gettyimages-168876720-594x594-da05f51.jpg?quality=90&amp;resize=556%2C370&quot;\" type=\"&quot;image\/jpeg&quot;\"><img class=\"&quot;wp-image-71856\" align=\"\" size-landscape_thumbnail=\"\" image-handler__image=\"\" image-handler__image--aspect=\"\" no-wrap=\"\" js-lazyload=\"\" data-src=\"&quot;https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/23\/2022\/12\/gettyimages-168876720-594x594-da05f51.jpg?quality=90&amp;resize=594%2C395&quot;\" width=\"&quot;620&quot;\" height=\"&quot;413&quot;\" alt=\"&quot;&quot;\" title=\"&quot;&quot;\"\/><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div><div class=\"&quot;caption-hold&quot;\"><figcaption class=\"&quot;wp-caption-text&quot;\"><span class=\"&quot;caption-copy&quot;\"><i class=\"&quot;icon-arrow\" icon-camera-circle=\"\"\/> Puffins return to the Farne Islands \u00a9 Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><span class=\"&quot;im-image-caption&quot;\"\/><\/div>\n<div class=\"&quot;row&quot;\"> <div class=\"&quot;col-10\" offset-1=\"\"> <div class=\"&quot;embed&quot;\"> <div class=\"&quot;template-article__pullquote\" mt-md=\"\" mb-md=\"\"> <blockquote class=\"&quot;pullquote\" heading-4=\"\"> <span class=\"&quot;pullquote__icon\" pullquote__icon--left=\"\" icon-pullquote=\"\" data-grunticon-embed=\"\"\/>One of my favourite places for wildlife in the UK is a group of islands off the Northumberland coast where, in spring, you are guaranteed to see puffins. But puffins are not the only A-listers. The Farnes support a cast of thousands: razorbills, guillemots, shags, cormorants, kittiwakes, terns, grey seals and so much more. <span class=\"&quot;pullquote__icon\" pullquote__icon--right=\"\" icon-pullquote=\"\" data-grunticon-embed=\"\"\/> <footer class=\"&quot;pullquote__author\" body-copy-small=\"\">Michaela Strachan, BBC presenter<\/footer><\/blockquote> <\/div> <\/div> <\/div>\n<\/div> <h3 class=\"&quot;p1&quot;\">Winter Hill,\u00a0Greater Manchester<\/h3>\n<div class=\"&quot;image-handler__container\" image-handler__container--aspect=\"\" style=\"&quot;padding-bottom:\" calc=\"\"> <picture><source media=\"&quot;(max-width:\" data-srcset=\"&quot;https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/23\/2022\/12\/GettyImages-1404619865-2529fe1.jpg?webp=true&amp;quality=90&amp;resize=298%2C199,\" https:=\"\" type=\"&quot;image\/webp&quot;\"><source media=\"&quot;(max-width:\" data-srcset=\"&quot;https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/23\/2022\/12\/GettyImages-1404619865-2529fe1.jpg?quality=90&amp;resize=298%2C199,\" https:=\"\" type=\"&quot;image\/jpeg&quot;\"><source media=\"&quot;(max-width:\" data-srcset=\"&quot;https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/23\/2022\/12\/GettyImages-1404619865-2529fe1.jpg?webp=true&amp;quality=90&amp;resize=354%2C236,\" https:=\"\" type=\"&quot;image\/webp&quot;\"><source media=\"&quot;(max-width:\" data-srcset=\"&quot;https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/23\/2022\/12\/GettyImages-1404619865-2529fe1.jpg?quality=90&amp;resize=354%2C236,\" https:=\"\" type=\"&quot;image\/jpeg&quot;\"><source media=\"&quot;(max-width:\" data-srcset=\"&quot;https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/23\/2022\/12\/GettyImages-1404619865-2529fe1.jpg?webp=true&amp;quality=90&amp;resize=403%2C269,\" https:=\"\" type=\"&quot;image\/webp&quot;\"><source media=\"&quot;(max-width:\" data-srcset=\"&quot;https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/23\/2022\/12\/GettyImages-1404619865-2529fe1.jpg?quality=90&amp;resize=403%2C269,\" https:=\"\" type=\"&quot;image\/jpeg&quot;\"><source media=\"&quot;(max-width:\" data-srcset=\"&quot;https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/23\/2022\/12\/GettyImages-1404619865-2529fe1.jpg?webp=true&amp;quality=90&amp;resize=553%2C369&quot;\" type=\"&quot;image\/webp&quot;\"><source media=\"&quot;(max-width:\" data-srcset=\"&quot;https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/23\/2022\/12\/GettyImages-1404619865-2529fe1.jpg?quality=90&amp;resize=553%2C369&quot;\" type=\"&quot;image\/jpeg&quot;\"><source media=\"&quot;(min-width:\" data-srcset=\"&quot;https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/23\/2022\/12\/GettyImages-1404619865-2529fe1.jpg?webp=true&amp;quality=90&amp;resize=619%2C413&quot;\" type=\"&quot;image\/webp&quot;\"><source media=\"&quot;(min-width:\" data-srcset=\"&quot;https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/23\/2022\/12\/GettyImages-1404619865-2529fe1.jpg?quality=90&amp;resize=619%2C413&quot;\" type=\"&quot;image\/jpeg&quot;\"><source media=\"&quot;(min-width:\" data-srcset=\"&quot;https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/23\/2022\/12\/GettyImages-1404619865-2529fe1.jpg?webp=true&amp;quality=90&amp;resize=406%2C271,\" https:=\"\" type=\"&quot;image\/webp&quot;\"><source media=\"&quot;(min-width:\" data-srcset=\"&quot;https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/23\/2022\/12\/GettyImages-1404619865-2529fe1.jpg?quality=90&amp;resize=406%2C271,\" https:=\"\" type=\"&quot;image\/jpeg&quot;\"><source media=\"&quot;(min-width:\" data-srcset=\"&quot;https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/23\/2022\/12\/GettyImages-1404619865-2529fe1.jpg?webp=true&amp;quality=90&amp;resize=555%2C370&quot;\" type=\"&quot;image\/webp&quot;\"><source media=\"&quot;(min-width:\" data-srcset=\"&quot;https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/23\/2022\/12\/GettyImages-1404619865-2529fe1.jpg?quality=90&amp;resize=555%2C370&quot;\" type=\"&quot;image\/jpeg&quot;\"><img class=\"&quot;wp-image-71862\" align=\"\" size-landscape_thumbnail=\"\" image-handler__image=\"\" image-handler__image--aspect=\"\" no-wrap=\"\" js-lazyload=\"\" data-src=\"&quot;https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/23\/2022\/12\/GettyImages-1404619865-2529fe1.jpg?quality=90&amp;resize=619%2C413&quot;\" width=\"&quot;620&quot;\" height=\"&quot;413&quot;\" alt=\"&quot;&quot;\" title=\"&quot;&quot;\"\/><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div><div class=\"&quot;caption-hold&quot;\"><figcaption class=\"&quot;wp-caption-text&quot;\"><span class=\"&quot;caption-copy&quot;\"><i class=\"&quot;icon-arrow\" icon-camera-circle=\"\"\/> Northern lapwing (<em>Vanellus vanellus<\/em>) \u00a9 Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><span class=\"&quot;im-image-caption&quot;\"\/><\/div>\n<div class=\"&quot;row&quot;\"> <div class=\"&quot;col-10\" offset-1=\"\"> <div class=\"&quot;embed&quot;\"> <div class=\"&quot;template-article__pullquote\" mt-md=\"\" mb-md=\"\"> <blockquote class=\"&quot;pullquote\" heading-4=\"\"> <span class=\"&quot;pullquote__icon\" pullquote__icon--left=\"\" icon-pullquote=\"\" data-grunticon-embed=\"\"\/>When I climb to the summit of Winter Hill, which dominates the Smithills Estate, I feel like I\u2019m on top of the world. Wildlife to look out for includes deer, common lizards and cuckoos, while walking through woodlands replete with wonderful fungi, trees and plants. I\u2019ll never forget seeing two glorious lapwings swirling in the skies one afternoon, singing their hearts out above the wild west Pennine moors. It was a sight and sound that made my heart soar.<span class=\"&quot;pullquote__icon\" pullquote__icon--right=\"\" icon-pullquote=\"\" data-grunticon-embed=\"\"\/> <footer class=\"&quot;pullquote__author\" body-copy-small=\"\">Anita Sethi, nature writer<\/footer><\/blockquote> <\/div> <\/div> <\/div>\n<\/div> <h3 class=\"&quot;p1&quot;\">Brockholes, Lancashire<\/h3>\n<div class=\"&quot;image-handler__container\" image-handler__container--full=\"\" style=\"&quot;padding-bottom:\" calc=\"\"> <picture><source media=\"&quot;(max-width:\" data-srcset=\"&quot;https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/23\/2022\/12\/GettyImages-619487846-9b3476e.jpg?webp=true&amp;quality=90&amp;resize=300%2C134,\" https:=\"\" type=\"&quot;image\/webp&quot;\"><source media=\"&quot;(max-width:\" data-srcset=\"&quot;https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/23\/2022\/12\/GettyImages-619487846-9b3476e.jpg?quality=90&amp;resize=300%2C134,\" https:=\"\" 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type=\"&quot;image\/webp&quot;\"><source media=\"&quot;(min-width:\" data-srcset=\"&quot;https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/23\/2022\/12\/GettyImages-619487846-9b3476e.jpg?quality=90&amp;resize=556%2C248,\" https:=\"\" type=\"&quot;image\/jpeg&quot;\"><img class=\"&quot;wp-image-71864\" align=\"\" size-landscape_thumbnail=\"\" image-handler__image=\"\" image-handler__image--full=\"\" no-wrap=\"\" js-lazyload=\"\" data-src=\"&quot;https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/23\/2022\/12\/GettyImages-619487846-9b3476e.jpg?quality=90&amp;resize=620%2C277&quot;\" width=\"&quot;620&quot;\" height=\"&quot;413&quot;\" alt=\"&quot;&quot;\" title=\"&quot;&quot;\"\/><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div><div class=\"&quot;caption-hold&quot;\"><figcaption class=\"&quot;wp-caption-text&quot;\"><span class=\"&quot;caption-copy&quot;\"><i class=\"&quot;icon-arrow\" icon-camera-circle=\"\"\/> \u00a9 Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><span class=\"&quot;im-image-caption&quot;\"\/><\/div>\n<div class=\"&quot;row&quot;\"> <div class=\"&quot;col-10\" offset-1=\"\"> <div class=\"&quot;embed&quot;\"> <div class=\"&quot;template-article__pullquote\" mt-md=\"\" mb-md=\"\"> <blockquote class=\"&quot;pullquote\" heading-4=\"\"> <span class=\"&quot;pullquote__icon\" pullquote__icon--left=\"\" icon-pullquote=\"\" data-grunticon-embed=\"\"\/>A vast quarry in its former life, Brockholes is now a thriving 100ha nature reserve and wild haven right next to the M6 and River Ribble, managed by the Lancashire Wildlife Trust. It\u2019s a wonderful place to connect with nature, and I particularly enjoy reading all the latest sightings in the bird hide. Ospreys are seen relatively often, though I haven\u2019t managed to spot one yet. I have, however, seen kestrels, herons, deer and my first ever weasel (a lucky encounter) at Brockholes.<span class=\"&quot;pullquote__icon\" pullquote__icon--right=\"\" icon-pullquote=\"\" data-grunticon-embed=\"\"\/> <footer class=\"&quot;pullquote__author\" body-copy-small=\"\">Rhiane Fatinikun, Black Girls Hike<\/footer><\/blockquote> <\/div> <\/div> <\/div>\n<\/div> <h3>Tidal River Tees, Middlesbrough<\/h3>\n<div class=\"&quot;image-handler__container\" image-handler__container--full=\"\" style=\"&quot;height:\" max-height:=\"\" calc=\"\"> <picture><source media=\"&quot;(max-width:\" data-srcset=\"&quot;https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/23\/2022\/12\/gettyimages-141449348-170667a-fb55981.jpg?webp=true&amp;quality=90&amp;resize=300%2C225&quot;\" type=\"&quot;image\/webp&quot;\"><source media=\"&quot;(max-width:\" 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title=\"&quot;&quot;\"\/><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div><div class=\"&quot;caption-hold&quot;\"><figcaption class=\"&quot;wp-caption-text&quot;\"><span class=\"&quot;caption-copy&quot;\"><i class=\"&quot;icon-arrow\" icon-camera-circle=\"\"\/> Along beach at South Gare in Tees river mouth.<\/span><\/figcaption><span class=\"&quot;im-image-caption&quot;\"\/><\/div>\n<div class=\"&quot;row&quot;\"> <div class=\"&quot;col-10\" offset-1=\"\"> <div class=\"&quot;embed&quot;\"> <div class=\"&quot;template-article__pullquote\" mt-md=\"\" mb-md=\"\"> <blockquote class=\"&quot;pullquote\" heading-4=\"\"> <span class=\"&quot;pullquote__icon\" pullquote__icon--left=\"\" icon-pullquote=\"\" data-grunticon-embed=\"\"\/>When I was growing up on Teesside in the 1980s, the tidal Tees was the UK\u2019s most polluted river. Today, it\u2019s very different. Grey seals bob, cormorants dry their wings, skuas and terns fly overhead and, at the transporter bridge, otters feast on salmon. This burgeoning of life in what was a poisoned wasteland shows how we can restore nature.<span class=\"&quot;pullquote__icon\" pullquote__icon--right=\"\" icon-pullquote=\"\" data-grunticon-embed=\"\"\/> <footer class=\"&quot;pullquote__author\" body-copy-small=\"\">Steph Wray, chair of The Mammal Society<\/footer><\/blockquote> <\/div> <\/div> <\/div>\n<\/div> <div class=\"&quot;riddle_target&quot;\" data-rid-id=\"&quot;464814&quot;\" data-fg=\"&quot;#17819B&quot;\" data-bg=\"&quot;#FFFFFF&quot;\" style=\"&quot;margin:0\" auto=\"\" data-auto-scroll=\"&quot;true&quot;\" data-auto-scroll-offset=\"&quot;0&quot;\">\n<script src=\"&quot;https:\/\/www.riddle.com\/embed\/files\/js\/embed.js&quot;\"\/><link href=\"&quot;https:\/\/www.riddle.com\/embed\/files\/css\/embed.css&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;stylesheet&quot;\"\/><iframe style=\"&quot;width:100%;height:300px;border:1px\" solid=\"\" src=\"&quot;https:\/\/www.riddle.com\/embed\/a\/464814?&quot;\" allow=\"&quot;autoplay&quot;\" title=\"&quot;Multi-poll\" vote=\"\" for=\"\" your=\"\" favourite=\"\" place=\"\" to=\"\" spot=\"\" wildlife=\"\" in=\"\" the=\"\" north=\"\"\/>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"&quot;riddle_target&quot;\" style=\"&quot;margin:\" auto=\"\" data-rid-id=\"&quot;464003&quot;\" data-fg=\"&quot;#D82A2A&quot;\" data-bg=\"&quot;#FFFFFF&quot;\" data-auto-scroll=\"&quot;true&quot;\" data-auto-scroll-offset=\"&quot;5&quot;\">\n<section class=\"&quot;highlight\"><div class=\"&quot;highlight__content\" editor-content=\"\"> <p><strong>Vote for your favourite places in the rest of the UK using the links below.<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul><li><a href=\"\/\/www.discoverwildlife.com\/animal-facts\/best-wildlife-reserves-scotland\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">Scotland<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"\/\/www.discoverwildlife.com\/animal-facts\/best-wildlife-reserves-north-england\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">North<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"\/\/www.discoverwildlife.com\/animal-facts\/best-wildlife-reserves-yorkshire-and-humberside\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">Yorkshire and Humberside<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"\/\/www.discoverwildlife.com\/animal-facts\/best-wildlife-reserves-uk-east-and-jersey\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">East and Jersey<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"\/\/www.discoverwildlife.com\/holidays-days-out\/uk\/vote-for-your-favourite-wildlife-spot-in-wales\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">Wales<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"\/\/www.discoverwildlife.com\/animal-facts\/best-wildlife-sreserves-midlands\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">Midlands<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"\/\/www.discoverwildlife.com\/animal-facts\/best-wildlife-reserves-south-east-uk\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">South East<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"\/\/www.discoverwildlife.com\/animal-facts\/best-wildlife-reserves-south-west\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">South West<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"\/\/www.discoverwildlife.com\/animal-facts\/best-wildlife-reserves-london\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">Greater London<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"\/\/www.discoverwildlife.com\/holidays-days-out\/uk\/best-wildlife-reserves-northern-ireland\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">Northern Ireland<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul><p><strong><span style=\"&quot;vertical-align:\" inherit=\"\"><span style=\"&quot;vertical-align:\" inherit=\"\">Thank you for your vote! To be notified of the winners,\u00a0<\/span><\/span><a href=\"&quot;https:\/\/www.discoverwildlife.com\/news\/how-to-subscribe-to-the-bbc-wildlife-magazine-newsletter-2\/&quot;\"><span style=\"&quot;vertical-align:\" inherit=\"\"><span style=\"&quot;vertical-align:\" inherit=\"\">sign up to our mailing list here<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p> <\/p><\/div> <\/section><\/div> <\/body><\/html>\n<hr class=\"no-tts wp-block-separator\"\/>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By BBC Wildlife Magazine Published: Thursday, 15 December 2022 at 12:00 am To celebrate BBC Wildlife magazine\u2019s 60th birthday, we asked 60 people from our wonderful network of writers, presenters, photographers and conservationists to share their favourite places in the UK for wildlife. Four of those places are in the north of England. 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