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Tom Jackson Online (Free subscription) | 22/11/2008
Otter tracks have been found for the first time on the Farne Islands off the North-Northumberland coast. The tracks were found on Brownsman Island, which recently hosted the BBC's Autumn Watch series who were filming the native grey seal colony. National Trust warden David Steel called the discovery was a "rare event" and said he was surprised the creature could swim the 3-miles from...
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Greg Laden's Blog (Free subscription) | 22/11/2008
An otter has survived a "perilous" three-mile sea crossing to the Farne Islands for the first time, the National Trust has said. The animal, more commonly found in rivers, has swum from the coast of Northumberland despite rough seas. Head warden David Steel said he was stunned to find 60 yards of otter tracks on Brownsman Island, which is famed for its bird colonies. The mammal has not...
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Daily Mail (Free subscription) | 21/11/2008
Plucky otter braves the North Sea to reach the Farne IslandsLast updated at 5:11 PM on 21st November 2008An otter has braved storm force gales and the 'perilous' North Sea currents to make the three mile journey to reach Brownsman, one of the Farne Islands. It is the first recorded sighting of an otter on the Farne Islands, which are known for their bird colonies.Head warden David Steel...
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Metro.co.uk (Free subscription) | 21/11/2008
Intrepid otter in incredible journeyAn otter has survived gale force conditions to make the "perilous journey" to the Farne Islands off Northumberland for the first time, the National Trust has said. Some 60 yards of otter tracks were found on a muddy path on Brownsman, one of the Farne Islands, which is about three miles off the Northumberland coast. National Trust head warden David Steel...
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Times Online (Free subscription) | 17/11/2008
... injured forty-three people. Lexa Hilliard, the lawyer acting for the claimants, told Mr Justice David Steel at the High Court that as Total had already accepted responsibility for the blast it was "quite clear the claimants had been successful". Related LinksThey were therefore entitled to some of the money immediately, she said. Ms Hilliard added that Total had made offers of interim...
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Times Online (Free subscription) | 20/11/2008
... journey out to the Farne Islands, especially Brownsman, which is a long way from the mainland,” David Steel, the National Trust head warden for the islands, said.Related Links“We almost had to rub our eyes with disbelief when we discovered the tracks.”Paul Chanin, an otter expert at the Mammal Society, said: “To find them so far off shore shows that they have a remarkable ability...
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Blogger News Network (Free subscription) | 14/11/2008
Gordon Gumpertz has done a great job of intertwining what are really three separate stories into one. We have the ‘disaster’ aspect of a predicted tsunami, we have David Steel trying to solve how huge amounts of cheap illegal weapons of Asian origin are finding their way to the west coast of the US, and we have Harley Wamp who stands to make or lose billions of dollars on a land development...
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The Telegraph (Free subscription) | 13/11/2008
... people visit the islands every year between April and the end of September to see the wildlife. David Steel, National Trust head warden on the Farne Islands, said: "Many sea bird colonies have suffered badly this year with the cold spring and wet summer and through a lack of sand eels, the staple food of the seabirds, which can be catastrophic for any seabird colony. "It's been a...
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intheboatshed.net (Free subscription) | 25/10/2008
A yawl for HMS Victory, build by Stirling & Son . Even the supports Will Stirling of Morewellham has sent us these photo of the striking yawl his company Stirling & Son has just built for HMS Victory . She was built to a Ministry of Defence contract using drawings dating back to 1793 supplied by the National Maritime Museum , and a specification from David Steel’s book Naval Architecture...
