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Rothbury CAN is the umbrella term for a variety of several small action groups, based in Rothbury, Northumberland.

Katie Scott
Dec 30, 20244 min read
2025 - A Momentous Time for Nature in Rothbury. Here's to a Wilder Future!
When the news came through that the Wildlife Trust had purchased an upland area of the Rothbury Estate - including the beloved Simonside...
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Katie Scott
Oct 31, 20244 min read
Ooops! Soggy Boggy Bottom time!
Rothbury CAN's latest adventure was a rather wet and misty one! We all had a fabulous and informative time visiting Moss Peteral Farm,...
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Katie Scott
Sep 29, 20242 min read
Something we can all be part of!
(Image created by AI!) Rothbury CAN was recently asked by Rothbury Parish Council to comment on their draft Biodiversity Policy . This...
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Katie Scott
Sep 21, 20242 min read
Where did you get that hat?!
Rothbury Rubbish Friends meet once a month for a community litter pick. Today, Cynthia arrived wearing a fantastic hat. I asked her where...
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Katie Scott
Sep 16, 20242 min read
Fabulous Photos, Fantastic Friends
14th September 2024 - the third annual Rothbury Great Big Green Event was bigger and better than ever before. The talks were all well...
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Katie Scott
Sep 15, 20243 min read
Food, Fun, Fantasies, (and Realities). What Happens Next is up to us....
Another successful community event hosted by Rothbury CAN. Six Inches of Soil is a story of courage, vision, and hope. Our screening was...
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Katie Scott
Aug 26, 20241 min read
Coming Soon!
There are not many spaces left for this film and discussion. Book your place for free, but a donation would be most welcome, please, to...
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Katie Scott
Aug 11, 20243 min read
House-building for Hedgehogs!
Rothbury Climate and Nature host or create a number of community events throughout the year. On Saturday 10th August, we held a superb...
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Katie Scott
Jun 10, 20244 min read
Ouch! That looks sore! And.. Take care of the trees, please!
One of the five standards bought by NCC, planted to commemorate Rothbury becoming the first town in Northumberland to be part of the Tree...
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Katie Scott
May 19, 20243 min read
Passion, Pollinators, and Pastels. This week's Rothbury CAN's events. May 2024.
Mark Welfare showing a pollinator to the group. At the end of the pastels workshop. A closer look. Experimentation with pastels. During...
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Katie Scott
Apr 23, 20242 min read
Ancient Wildwood. The remarkable Yardhope Oaks.
Many thanks to Glenn Thompson for the fantastic photographs. Sessile Oak Woodland - unusually high altitude, about 200m. The reserve is...
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Katie Scott
Apr 7, 20241 min read
We are likin' the lichens!
Rothbury CAN is the umbrella name for a lot of smaller groupings of people, who share an interest in taking part in activities related to...
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Katie Scott
Mar 25, 20241 min read
Would you like to help hedgehogs?
Rothbury Climate and Nature has signed up to the The New National Hedgehog Monitoring Programme. Now we need people in Rothbury and...
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Katie Scott
Jan 18, 20241 min read
Welcome all to Rothbury CAN's website and blog.
January 2024 and the world can seem quite bleak. Quite frightening, really. A great deal of things to worry about, not least the climate...
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