footbridge across the Long Nanny

Long Nanny is the name of the burn that runs down to the  sea across Beadnell Bay in Northumberland

Saint Ebba

St. Ebba III, an abandoned boat at Beadnell, Northumberland. Saint Ebba  was a sister of St. Oswald and Oswi, both kings of Northumberland in the 9th Century. She and her fellow religious sisters were to die as martyrs at the hands of Danish raiders from across the North Sea.

Terns at Long Nanny

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yesterday at Long Nanny

electric fence

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this shows a solar powered battery which powers the orange electric fence to keep foxes and other animals off the tern nesting site at Long Nanny

birders

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"Birdwatching or birding is the observation and study ofbirds with the naked eye or through a visual enhancement device like binoculars". THis couple were observing the terns at Long Nanny, Northumberland.

Beadnell Bay

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Beadnell Bay on the Northumberland coast is a 3km long dune backed sandy beach. From late spring through summer it plays host to the largest mainland colony of Arctic Tern in the UK. Over the weekend the area had blazing sunshine and was also breeze free, rare for the North-East coast, as can be seen from the calm waters in this photo.

Terns at Long Nanny

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terns at Long Nanny nesting site, spooked by a crow ( not visible here ) which has taken several eggs recently

Long Nanny

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This is the warden's hut at the bird sanctuary at Long Nanny, near Newton Links and on Beadnell Bay on the Northumberland coast. A large number of Arctic Terns and smaller numbers of Little Terns breed there. National Trust wardens mount a 24-hour watch to prevent
disturbance to the colony there during the breeding season