{"id":774,"date":"2011-06-10T23:22:41","date_gmt":"2011-06-10T22:22:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mikecollier.eu\/?p=774"},"modified":"2020-08-12T00:07:42","modified_gmt":"2020-08-11T23:07:42","slug":"a-summer-walk-up-the-tyne-and-the-north-tyne","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/mikecollier.co.uk\/index.php\/2011\/06\/10\/a-summer-walk-up-the-tyne-and-the-north-tyne\/","title":{"rendered":"A Summer Walk up the Tyne and the North Tyne"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>In nine walks over five weekends in May and June 2011, I walked with natural historians Keith Bowey, Matt Hawkins, Steve Westerberg and Tina Wiffen from the mouth of Tyne, via Hexham up the North Tyne to Thorneyburn. Each walk averaged between six and eight miles in length and was graded \u2018easy to moderate\u2019, taking place over footpaths, beside riverbanks, across fields and along public roads.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"rl-gallery-container rl-loading\" id=\"rl-gallery-container-1\" data-gallery_id=\"799\"> <div class=\"rl-gallery rl-basicmasonry-gallery rl-hover-icon-3\" id=\"rl-gallery-1\" data-gallery_no=\"1\"> <div class=\"rl-gutter-sizer\"><\/div><div class=\"rl-grid-sizer\"><\/div> <div class=\"rl-gallery-item rl-gallery-item-width-4\" > <div class=\"rl-gallery-item-content\"> <a href=\"http:\/\/mikecollier.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/IMG_8627.jpg\" title=\"\" data-rl_title=\"\" class=\"rl-gallery-link\" data-rl_caption=\"\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/mikecollier.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/IMG_8627-300x225.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a> <\/div> <\/div> <div class=\"rl-gallery-item\" > <div class=\"rl-gallery-item-content\"> <a href=\"http:\/\/mikecollier.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/IMG_8626.jpg\" title=\"\" data-rl_title=\"\" class=\"rl-gallery-link\" data-rl_caption=\"\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/mikecollier.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/IMG_8626-300x225.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a> <\/div> <\/div> <div class=\"rl-gallery-item\" > <div class=\"rl-gallery-item-content\"> <a href=\"http:\/\/mikecollier.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/IMG_8624.jpg\" title=\"\" data-rl_title=\"\" class=\"rl-gallery-link\" data-rl_caption=\"\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/mikecollier.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/IMG_8624-300x225.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a> <\/div> <\/div> <div class=\"rl-gallery-item\" > <div class=\"rl-gallery-item-content\"> <a href=\"http:\/\/mikecollier.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/IMG_8621.jpg\" title=\"\" data-rl_title=\"\" class=\"rl-gallery-link\" data-rl_caption=\"\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/mikecollier.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/IMG_8621-300x225.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a> <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Each walk lasted between six and eight hours. We walked with over thirty members of the public, stopping regularly along the way to look at and identify flora and fauna, and sharing local knowledge of social history as we walked.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:38px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Sat 21st May<\/strong><br>South Shields &#8211; Bill Quay Farm <br><strong><em>approx. 7.5 miles<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Sat 22nd May<\/strong><br>Blaydon &#8211; Bill Quay Farm<br><strong><em>approx. 7.0 miles<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Sat 28th May<\/strong><br>Blaydon &#8211; Wylam<br><strong><em>approx. 5.5 miles<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Sun 29th May<\/strong><br>Wylam &#8211; Riding Mill<br><strong>approx. 7.0 miles<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Sat 4th June<\/strong><br>Riding Mill &#8211; Hexham<br><strong><em>approx 6.5 miles<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Sun 5th June<\/strong><br>Hexham &#8211; Humshaugh<br><strong><em>approx. 6.0 miles<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Sat 11th June<\/strong><br>Chollerton &#8211; Wark<br><strong>approx. 6.0 miles<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Sun 12th June<\/strong><br>Wark &#8211; Bellingham <br><strong>approx. 6.5 miles<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Sat 18th June<\/strong><br>Bellingham to Thorneyburn <br><strong>approx. 6.9 miles<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-layout-1 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>From this walk, I produced a large piece consisting of 33 images \u2013 annotations taken from field notes made during each walk. In 2013, the whole piece was shown in the Customs House Gallery, South Shields (close to where the walk began) and in the Barn Gallery at VARC (Highgreen in North Northumberland) near to where the walk ended.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"rl-gallery-container rl-loading\" id=\"rl-gallery-container-2\" data-gallery_id=\"775\"> <div class=\"rl-gallery rl-basicmasonry-gallery rl-hover-icon-3\" id=\"rl-gallery-2\" data-gallery_no=\"2\"> <div class=\"rl-gutter-sizer\"><\/div><div class=\"rl-grid-sizer\"><\/div> <div class=\"rl-gallery-item rl-gallery-item-width-4\" > <div class=\"rl-gallery-item-content\"> <a href=\"http:\/\/mikecollier.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Walk3caforsimonsmall-1.jpg\" title=\"\" data-rl_title=\"\" class=\"rl-gallery-link\" data-rl_caption=\"\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-2\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/mikecollier.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Walk3caforsimonsmall-1-212x300.jpg\" width=\"212\" height=\"300\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a> <\/div> <\/div> <div class=\"rl-gallery-item\" > <div class=\"rl-gallery-item-content\"> <a href=\"http:\/\/mikecollier.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Walk4aforsimonsmall-1.jpg\" title=\"\" data-rl_title=\"\" class=\"rl-gallery-link\" data-rl_caption=\"\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-2\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/mikecollier.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Walk4aforsimonsmall-1-212x300.jpg\" width=\"212\" height=\"300\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a> <\/div> <\/div> <div class=\"rl-gallery-item\" > <div class=\"rl-gallery-item-content\"> <a href=\"http:\/\/mikecollier.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Walk4bforsimonsmall-1.jpg\" title=\"\" data-rl_title=\"\" class=\"rl-gallery-link\" data-rl_caption=\"\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-2\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/mikecollier.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Walk4bforsimonsmall-1-212x300.jpg\" width=\"212\" height=\"300\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a> <\/div> <\/div> <div class=\"rl-gallery-item\" > <div class=\"rl-gallery-item-content\"> <a href=\"http:\/\/mikecollier.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Walk5bforsimonsmall1.jpg\" title=\"\" data-rl_title=\"\" class=\"rl-gallery-link\" data-rl_caption=\"\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-2\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/mikecollier.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Walk5bforsimonsmall1-212x300.jpg\" width=\"212\" height=\"300\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a> <\/div> <\/div> <div class=\"rl-gallery-item\" > <div class=\"rl-gallery-item-content\"> <a href=\"http:\/\/mikecollier.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Walk6acroppedsmall-1.jpg\" title=\"\" data-rl_title=\"\" class=\"rl-gallery-link\" data-rl_caption=\"\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-2\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/mikecollier.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Walk6acroppedsmall-1-212x300.jpg\" width=\"212\" height=\"300\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a> <\/div> <\/div> <div class=\"rl-gallery-item\" > <div class=\"rl-gallery-item-content\"> <a href=\"http:\/\/mikecollier.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Walk7aforSimonsmall-1.jpg\" title=\"\" data-rl_title=\"\" class=\"rl-gallery-link\" data-rl_caption=\"\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-2\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/mikecollier.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Walk7aforSimonsmall-1-212x300.jpg\" width=\"212\" height=\"300\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a> <\/div> <\/div> <div class=\"rl-gallery-item\" > <div class=\"rl-gallery-item-content\"> <a href=\"http:\/\/mikecollier.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Walk8acroppedsmall-1.jpg\" title=\"\" data-rl_title=\"\" class=\"rl-gallery-link\" data-rl_caption=\"\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-2\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/mikecollier.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Walk8acroppedsmall-1-212x300.jpg\" width=\"212\" height=\"300\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a> <\/div> <\/div> <div class=\"rl-gallery-item\" > <div class=\"rl-gallery-item-content\"> <a href=\"http:\/\/mikecollier.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Walk8bcroppedsmall-2.jpg\" title=\"\" data-rl_title=\"\" class=\"rl-gallery-link\" data-rl_caption=\"\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-2\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/mikecollier.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Walk8bcroppedsmall-2-212x300.jpg\" width=\"212\" height=\"300\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a> <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Unison pastel on digital print<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>From Mike\u2019s \u2018VARC diary\u2019 in which he recorded all the flora and fauna seen and heard on the journey in May\/June 2011, from the mouth of Tyne, up the Tyne, and the North Tyne finishing at Tarset<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Walk 3a<br><em>Sat. 28 May 2011: Blaydon to Wylam; page 1<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Walk 4a<br><em>Sun. 29 May 2011: Wylam to Riding Mill; page 1<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Walk 4b<br><em>Sun. 29 May 2011: Wylam to Riding Mill; page 2<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Walk 5b<br><em>Sat. 4 June 2011: Riding Mill to Hexham; page 1<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Walk 5c<br><em>Sat. 4 June 2011: Riding Mill to Hexham; page 2<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Walk 7a<br><em>Sat. 11<sup>th<\/sup> June 2011: Chollerton to Wark; page 1<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Walk 7b<br><em>Sat. 11<sup>th<\/sup> June 2011: Chollerton to Wark; page 2<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"595\" src=\"http:\/\/mikecollier.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Resilience.Wild06-1024x595.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-844\" srcset=\"http:\/\/mikecollier.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Resilience.Wild06-1024x595.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/mikecollier.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Resilience.Wild06-300x174.jpg 300w, http:\/\/mikecollier.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Resilience.Wild06-768x446.jpg 768w, http:\/\/mikecollier.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Resilience.Wild06-1536x893.jpg 1536w, http:\/\/mikecollier.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Resilience.Wild06-2048x1190.jpg 2048w, http:\/\/mikecollier.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Resilience.Wild06-600x349.jpg 600w, http:\/\/mikecollier.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Resilience.Wild06-508x295.jpg 508w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>These walks were part of an art project funded by VARC (Visual Art in Rural Communities) and supported by the Customs House, South Tyneside Council, The University of Sunderland and Northumberland National Park.&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In nine walks over five weekends in May and June 2011, I walked with natural historians Keith Bowey, Matt Hawkins, Steve Westerberg and Tina Wiffen from the mouth&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":798,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"image","meta":{"footnotes":"","_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false},"categories":[7],"tags":[],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_featured_media_url":"http:\/\/mikecollier.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/summer.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/mikecollier.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/774"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/mikecollier.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/mikecollier.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/mikecollier.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/mikecollier.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=774"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"http:\/\/mikecollier.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/774\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":845,"href":"http:\/\/mikecollier.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/774\/revisions\/845"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/mikecollier.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/798"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/mikecollier.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=774"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/mikecollier.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=774"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/mikecollier.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=774"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}