Our Northumberland – Northern Wilds

The apparent ‘wild’ ness of rural places can be (and often is) represented as dangerous, scary and is therefore isolating. In Britain, as human society moves further from the land, a detachment and a fear of wild places grows. There is an antidote to this fear: Northern Wilds A few courageous souls have walked into Read more

Thanks to Wild Dog Outdoors

Our little company brings us so much joy (hard work, sweat and tears too).  Mainly, we have deep gratitude for being able to do what we love, and to share our passion for Northumberland, and the environment. We work with our amazing colleagues at Tale Trails and Northern Wilds, and we have so many wonderful clients…. going Read more

Our Company – Sara Robson

Sara Robson – loves exploring Northumberland Most of Sara’s time as a youngster was spent outside; finding frogspawn, lighting fires, camping, building dens and treehouses.  Having lived in Northumberland her whole life, Sara has explored the county’s castles, coast, and wild places since childhood. After school, Sara studied photography at Newcastle College, gaining a Foundation Read more

Our Company – Kevin Robson

Kevin Robson – snap him in half and he has the “great outdoors” written in the middle Born in County Durham, Kevin left school to work as a roofing apprentice.  At the age of eighteen he left home with £20 in his pocket and hitchhiked to the Lake District.  From there, he travelled the world Read more

Our Company – What?

What we do – in a nutshell! Tours in Northern England With a local guide explore: Hadrian’s Wall Castles of the Coast Standing Stones Medieval Monasteries Bushcraft Learn traditional skills such as: Fire lighting Foraging Making natural cordage School educational workshops We specialise in Prehistory Stone Age Bronze Age Iron Age and we look at Read more

Our Company – How?

How we do what we do! Using activities and traditional skills we help people connect to the landscape, the environment, and our shared cultural heritage so people develop a better relationship with the world around them. Using the finest storytelling on our tours we create links to our predecessors. Their tales echo across time, as Read more

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Our Company – Why?

Why we do what we do! We believe people are losing their connection to the outdoors and this is having a detrimental effect on our collective well-being.  Our company connects people to the landscape and the environment, through their cultural heritage. We believe that if people feel connected to the world around them they are Read more

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