CALLING ALL PHOTOGRAPHERS! Do you love taking photos of nature? Submit your photos taken across Northumberland County for a chance to be featured in Northumberland Land Trusts (NLT’s) new 2026 Calendar! Photos can be of landscapes, plants, and animals at one of our nature reserves or across Northumberland County! If your picture is selected you will be featured in our 2026 calendar [...]

Wilson/Leckie donation will be called the Willow Lane Nature Reserve. Cobourg, ON, April 8, 2025 – The Northumberland Land Trust (NLT) today announced that it has completed the acquisition of more than 140 acres of land near Beagle Club Road and County Road 9.  It will be called the Willow Lane Nature Reserve. This donation creates the 17th nature reserve under the [...]

Hello there!   We are almost at the end of a long snowy winter.   To celebrate, let's take a look back on fun trail camera videos catching wildlife moving around while we were out shovelling snow,  and some the beautiful images that have been shared with us of winter scenes on NLT's nature reserves. Enjoy! [...]

Nature in Northumberland is the name of our new show, which highlights our 14 beautiful nature reserves and the people who look after them. You can listen to previous episodes on the podcast here, or listen to new shows twice weekly on 89.7 FM Cobourg. Shows air at 6:05 PM Mondays and 12:05 PM Wednesdays. Interviews paint a fascinating behind the scenes [...]

The partnership between Northumberland Land Trust and Ducks Unlimited Canada was highlighted in this segment broadcast on Chex TV/ Global News Peterborough, ahead of World Wetlands Day.  Watch here

Northumberland Land Trust is looking to hire an Executive Director to champion our vision to conserve more spaces across Northumberland County. If you are a leader with a passion for nature, we'd love to hear from you. Executive Director Applications Due: March 1, 2025 View job description (PDF)

Cobourg, ON – January 30, 2025 – In advance of World Wetlands Day on February 2nd, Ducks Unlimited Canada (DUC) and the Northumberland Land Trust (NLT) are celebrating the recent acquisition a 304.7 acres (123.31 hectares) property in Brighton, Ontario. The newly established Biddy Creek Wetland Nature Reserve is an ecologically rich area, with 65% of its landscape covered by wetlands, including a [...]

MEDIA RELEASE For Immediate Release Northumberland Land Trust meets fundraising target to co-purchase property Biddy Creek’s 300 acres contains rare wetlands for southern Ontario Cobourg, ON, January 6, 2025 – The Northumberland Land Trust (NLT) met its fundraising target of $190,000 to fund its half of the purchase of a property in Northumberland County. The not-for-profit charity reached its target just before [...]

Thank you for your support of Northumberland Land Trust this year. Here is a recap of 2024, highlighting the beauty and diversity of life in our 14 nature reserves. Each one of you has played a part in ensuring these natural spaces and the creatures that live in them are protected now and in the future.  Trail Camera Highlights First, [...]

November 27 the  Northumberland Land Trust announced a $40,000 matching gift challenge to support its purchase of the Biddy Creek Wetland. The not-for-profit charity needs to raise $190,000 in order to complete the purchase, scheduled for the end of January 2025. Update: As of December 20 the NLT has raised more than $141,600 towards the acquisition of the Biddy Creek Wetland, and [...]