EXPLORE wildlife and the natural landscape to lift spirits, the Northumberland Wildlife Trust has urged.

There are huge challenges being faced by the country, but for many people, stuck at home for longer than they ever imagined, wildlife is providing an element of constancy that is lacked elsewhere.

Duncan Hutt, Head of Living Landscapes and Conservation at Northumberland Wildlife Trust says: “It is so easy to dwell in the negatives of a time like this, to seek problems even where there are none.

"It is surely now a time to cherish what nature can bring to our lives when the call of consumerism is temporarily pushed to one side.

"Perhaps you remain disinterested but the chance of a lungful of fresh air after a day indoors, and cleaner air than normal at that, will at least help reinvigorate you and help see you through another day of seclusion.”