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Gosforth Nature Reserve | Living North
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Skip to main content. Win Win Win and Offers. Arts and What's On. A barely-known nature reserve adjacent to Newcastle Racecourse is being vigorously protected by a society of volunteers which dates back nearly 200 years. Living North put their wellies on to find out why. Charles Brandling, who was head of the family, overindulged in coal speculation and they effectively went bust’. The story begins in 1509, when the land of Gosforth Park, including the area on which the reserve now sits, was bought by th...
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