‘Puffin-cam’ goes live on Farne Islands to give public bird’s eye view of seabird breeding spectacle The National Trust is offering a live stream that clocked a quarter of a million views last breeding season The Independent UK · May 5
‘Puffin cam’ returns to give viewers bird’s eye view of the Farne Islands The National Trust is bringing back a live stream that clocked a quarter of a million views last breeding season. Evening Standard · May 5
Puffin numbers down by almost a quarter on Farne Islands, annual survey shows The National Trust has said it will closely monitor numbers and that several factors could be behind the decline. Evening Standard · Nov 26, 2025
Puffin numbers plummet on conservation islands in ‘concerning’ new survey The National Trust says the data alone doesn’t tell the whole story The Independent UK · Nov 26, 2025
Farne Islands’ seabird spectacular to be shown on webcams The National Trust is celebrating 100 years of caring for islands off the coast of Northumberland. Evening Standard · May 13, 2025
UK islands reopen to visitors just in time for return of famous puffins The archipelago provides a sanctuary for about 200,000 seabirds The Independent UK · Apr 1, 2025
Visitors welcomed back to the Farnes Islands for spectacular puffin show The National Trust acquired the internationally important wildlife sanctuary 100 years ago this year. Evening Standard · Apr 1, 2025
Northumberland islands named among the most beautiful in the UK by TimeOut The Farne Islands and Holy Island were both named among the UK's most beautiful islands by the renowned travel magazine Chronicle Live · Jun 15, 2023
‘We feel more prepared’: Farne Islands face another season battling avian flu Hazmat suits have replaced tourists at the important UK sanctuary for breeding seabirds off coast of Northumberland The Guardian - UK · May 4, 2023
Farne Islands to remain closed after three new cases of bird flu detected National Trust rangers brace for second year of mass deaths on islands off Northumberland coast The Guardian - UK · Apr 25, 2023
Farne Islands to remain closed until end of summer following devastating avian flu outbreak The disease has killed thousands of birds on Northumberland's internationally important breeding colony, with a 'strong likelihood' that thousands more will be affected this year Chronicle Live · Apr 25, 2023
Farne Islands closed until end of August after bird flu outbreak An outbreak last year killed more than 6,000 birds on the islands Wales Online · Apr 25, 2023
Northumberland visitors able to visit Grace Darling's bedroom where she spotted stricken ship on unique Farne Islands tour Only one tour company can land on Longstone Island - and they've seen a massive increase in bookings since opening the tour up online last year Chronicle Live · Mar 30, 2023
Chronicle Live · Nov 12, 2022 Meet the man who lived remotely off Northumberland coast and left once a week to shower Duncan Halpin has been carrying out conservation work since 2013 - having a stint on the Farne Islands
The Independent UK · Aug 11, 2022 Bird flu outbreak on Farne Islands ‘could kill up to 50,000 birds’ Experts fear virus could spread to internationally significant populations of other types of birds coming to UK
The Guardian - UK · Aug 10, 2022 Birdwatch: colonies hit by avian flu on Farne Islands sound warning At first nothing seems to have changed among the puffins, shags and guillemots, but then the corpses appear on the cliffs
Manchester Evening News · Jul 25, 2022 The Northern Agenda: Flu outbreak killing seabirds in their thousands 'Unprecedented wildlife tragedy' hits islands off Northumberland coast
Chronicle Live · Jul 25, 2022 'Wildlife tragedy' as bird flu devastates vital colony with thousands dying on Farne Islands Rangers wearing white protective suits have so far collected more than 3,000 dead birds for incineration from the Farne Islands
Daily Mirror · Jul 25, 2022 Thousands of birds fall to death from cliffs in "unprecedented wildlife tragedy" National Trust rangers have donned hazmat suits to collect the carcasses of birds that have perished in the latest outbreak, which has already killed more than 3,000 birds
The Independent UK · Jul 25, 2022 Bird flu outbreak devastates Farne Islands in ‘unprecedented wildlife tragedy’ National Trust rangers collect more than 3,000 dead seabirds for incineration
The Guardian - UK · Jul 25, 2022 Bird flu outbreak on Farne Islands risks ‘unprecedented wildlife tragedy’ Thousands of bird carcasses collected from vital bird habitat as infection jumps from domestic flocks to wildlife
The Independent UK · Jul 24, 2022 ‘Wildlife tragedy’ as bird flu devastates important island colony National Trust rangers who work on the Farne Islands off Northumberland have so far collected more than 3,000 dead seabirds for incineration.
Chronicle Live · Jul 12, 2022 Bird flu rips through internationally-important seabird colony off Northumberland coast Four species of terns on Coquet Island have been severely affected by an outbreak of avian influenza - with two thirds of chicks dying
The Independent UK · Jul 1, 2022 Bird flu could have a ‘devastating impact’ on UK’s seabirds, RSPB warns The conservation charity spoke out after the Farne Islands were closed to visitors following a serious outbreak.