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Patrick Norris @patricknorris.bsky.social · 17/05/2026

I thought I would share photographs of a couple of my favourite rocks in Northumberland @cerysmatthews.bsky.social as it all things rocks on your show today. An erratic, a real monster and listed by the Royal Geographical Society. The second photo of the mysterious cup and ring rock on Bewick Moor.

An erratic on Bewick Moor deep in rural Northumberland

Cup and ring 'rock art' carved into rocks in the late Neolithic period, a mystery, unsolved.

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Patrick Norris @patricknorris.bsky.social · 26/04/2026

Good morning @cerysmatthews.bsky.social from Northumberland on a bright and sunny Spring morning. I'm bound for the Pilgrim's Way to the Holy Island of Lindisfarne this afternoon. This means, I get to listen to the whole of your show, before I go plodging barefooted across the sea.

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Patrick Norris @patricknorris.bsky.social · 21/12/2025

Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year @cerysmatthews.bsky.social thanks for all the great music, wonderful interviews and joy in 2025. Yesterday was bright and sunny, so it was the perfect day to be on the wilder side of Lindisfarne.

Emmanual Head on the Holy Island of Lindisfarne.

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Patrick Norris @patricknorris.bsky.social · 26/10/2025

Sitting in Northumberland on a rainy Sunday and looking forward to hearing about Lindisfarne on the @cerysmatthews.bsky.social It's a timeless landscape and one that I know well, having led hundreds of people across the Pilgrim's Way on hundreds of guided walks over the years.

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Patrick Norris @patricknorris.bsky.social · 20/07/2025

Good morning @cerysmatthews.bsky.social from a damp and overcast Northumberland. A rare day at home, letting my feet recover from a rainy barefooted walk across the Pilgrim's Way to Holy Island yesterday. I'm looking forward to your show, as ever.

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Patrick Norris @patricknorris.bsky.social · 22/06/2025

Sheer perfection @cerysmatthews.bsky.social thanks for sharing the call of the Kakapo, a true night bird.

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Patrick Norris @patricknorris.bsky.social · 29/01/2025

Published yesterday 28 Jan 25, this is the new website for the Northumberland Coast National Landscape. The Northumberland Coast is one of 46 Protected Landscapes in England and Wales. www.northumberlandcoast-nl.org.uk

northumberlandcoast-nl.org.uk

Northumberland Coast National Landscape: Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty

The Northumberland Coast National Landscape is a legally protected Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty

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Patrick Norris @patricknorris.bsky.social · 27/01/2025

We had snow today, mind you it was 600+ metres up in the Cheviot Hills. Looking forward to the show.

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Patrick Norris @patricknorris.bsky.social · 25/01/2025

Probably the finest view on the Northumberland Coast, looking south across Embleton Bay towards Dunstanburgh Castle today, 25 November 25. Burns Night as it happens, I heard a golfer address the haggis from the 15th tee, his recital was better than his golf!

Dunstanburgh Castle in the Northumberland Coast National Landscape

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Patrick Norris @patricknorris.bsky.social · 25/01/2025

@calidius.bsky.social Hi Stefan, nice to catch up with you on Bluesky.

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Patrick Norris @patricknorris.bsky.social · 21/01/2025

Thanks for a brilliant Blues Show last night @cerysmatthews.bsky.social listening to the conversation with Candi Staton and hearing the music is life affirming. What a life she has lived.

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Patrick Norris @patricknorris.bsky.social · 19/01/2025

I love St. Cuthbert's Way, a perfect long distance Trail, crossing borders and crossing the Sea.

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Patrick Norris @patricknorris.bsky.social · 15/01/2025

I don't think we had celebrities when I was at school.

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Patrick Norris @patricknorris.bsky.social · 13/01/2025

What a great Blues Show @cerysmatthews.bsky.social full of happy music. Perfect for a Monday evening.

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Patrick Norris @patricknorris.bsky.social · 13/01/2025

It's been a long time since I walked on Dartmoor, but I would suggest looking at the village centres with the usual facilities and plan from there. It's an ancient landscape as well, everything from tin mining to potato caves to discover.

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Patrick Norris @patricknorris.bsky.social · 10/01/2025

High in the Cheviot Hills in Northumberland National Park. Deep snow, bright sunshine and some glorious winter views. @sianushka.bsky.social

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Patrick Norris @patricknorris.bsky.social · 30/12/2024

Today, I led four visitors from Tasmania across the Pilgrims Way to the Holy Island of Lindisfarne. At the halfway point, we paused to watch the sunrise and a blood red sun crept over the far horizon, silhouetting Bamburgh Castle and all was well on the Northumberland Coast as the new day began.

A mid-winter sun rises behind Bamburgh Castle on the Northumberland Coast.

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Patrick Norris @patricknorris.bsky.social · 09/12/2024

Ralph McTell played Candyman on The Folk Show last week. A pleasant coincidence for sure.

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Patrick Norris @patricknorris.bsky.social · 09/12/2024

Good morning from Northumberland, calm and cool this morning after a blustery few days.

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Patrick Norris @patricknorris.bsky.social · 04/12/2024

A bit bleak up on the summit of The Cheviot today. The fog swirled around us, the sun peeped out occasionally and a bitter wind blew from the west. No rain though and no other people other than Paul and I braving the Winter weather. Great days out in Northumberland.

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Patrick Norris @patricknorris.bsky.social · 02/12/2024

There was a torrent of water flowing off the Cheviot Hills in Northumberland National Park today, typified by the Carey Burn and its cascades of waterfalls tumbling through the Valley today.

The Carey Burn in Northumberland National Park

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Patrick Norris @patricknorris.bsky.social · 01/12/2024

Good morning @cerysmatthews.bsky.social from Northumberland as a line of 'blue sky' peeps out between the grey clouds, a promise of a brighter day to come. I've got some bread making lined up, kneading to some great music has to be the ideal way to spend a Sunday morning.

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Patrick Norris @patricknorris.bsky.social · 30/11/2024

I was walking in the Carding Mill Valley in the Shropshire Hills National Landscape when I spotted this sheep very much on lookout duty, just what she was looking out for, well, who knows.

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Patrick Norris @patricknorris.bsky.social · 29/11/2024

Right place, right time to spot one of two black guillemots just off the Bamburgh Coast this afternoon. Thanks to Space for Shorebirds for pointing them out. A pod of dolphins was also pretty cool to see. Life in the Northumberland Coast National Landscape.

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Patrick Norris @patricknorris.bsky.social · 27/11/2024

I'm heading for London tomorrow, early train, to attend the AGM and Chair's Conference for the National Landscape Association. It's going to be a long day, but it's great to representing the Northumberland Coast National Landscape Partnership.

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Patrick Norris @patricknorris.bsky.social · 26/11/2024

A great day on the @ingramsafaris.bsky.social today, some excellent weather, the calm after the storm. The cattle were on the move, the tups are with the ewes and our red deer were looking resplendent in their winter coats. Our guests enjoyed this unique experience in Northumberland National Park.

Ingram Valley Farm Safari in Northumberland National Park

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Patrick Norris @patricknorris.bsky.social · 25/11/2024

Last Friday, I explored the Hen Hole deep in the College Valley in Northumberland National Park. The waterfalls were mostly frozen making for some dramatic scenery.

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