Blogs and latest news
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CRAG in the Community – Riverfly Sampling
CRAGs Rothbury WI and Rothbury CAN water quality groups were out on a fine morning in May, riverfly sampling with the Dr Thomlinson C of E Middle School Biodiversity Group. The event marked the launch of CRAG’s riverfly kick sampling project, to collect data on riverfly numbers at different sites along the Coquet. Riverfly kick…
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Meeting The Boatman On the River Path
A poem by Ali Rowland We meet him just after a heatwave has broken, and the air feels as thick as honey, difficult to breathe. Perhaps that’s why we wonder if he’s an apparition, maybe the ancient ferryman, although he says he rows the dinghy that takes tourists to the hermit’s cave, across the spot…
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The Little Shore application is in
On 13th May 2025, CRAG launched a public consultation supporting a bid for bathing water status for Amble’s Little Shore Beach. You can read about that on our previous blog post, but here is what we’ve been up to since! Amble Puffin Festival on the 24th May was the perfect opportunity to get our Puffins…
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CRAG Adore Amble’s Little Shore – Launch
CRAG has been super busy these last months launching and supporting a bid for bathing water status for Amble’s much loved Little Shore beach. This beach at the mouth of the River Coquet has become the focus of a community-led effort to obtain the Environment Agency’s important Bathing Water Designation (BWD), bringing a boost to…
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Coquet Notes: Occasional reflections, and reflections on particular occasions
Guest blog from Ali Rowland It’s fantastic to be able to contribute to this website from the point of view of someone who often finds myself observing the river, usually while waiting for my husband and the dog to return from their adventures. Usually I’m watching from a particular viewpoint: across the Coquet from the…
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