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Saturday's are made for swanning about and I have to say, it was rather pleasant to have some respite from this spell of summer heat as cloud rolled in off the North Sea near where I live and brought temperatures down a degree or two. I do like the blue skies, sunshine and warmth that summer brings, but once the mercury starts climbing above 21°C, I definitely begin to wilt! Still warm today, but without the merciless sun beating down, quite enjoyable swanning about around Rainton Meadows nature reserve at Houghton-le-Spring, Sunderland in NE England. #sunderland #durhamwildlifetrust #countryside #summer #july #landscape #pond #photography

One thing is certain, the Sunderland East End skyline is going to change dramatically when the Lambton, Londonderry and Lumley Towers are finally demolished. It was last year that the announcement was made by Gentoo that the three blocks of flats would be bulldozed with repair costs of more than £15m needed for each block. Hi-rise living is perhaps not everybody's preferred choice, but I bet those living on the higher floors enjoy some cracking views looking out across the riverside and watching the big vessels coming and going into the Port of Sunderland. #england #sunderland #hirise #landscape #photography

Sailing towards spring with a River Wear vista in NE England, captured late afternoon during this week's Springtime taster. It was lovely to see the slight haziness diffusing the warmer hues of the sun's rays across Sunderland's city skyline. Bit of a weather blip today (Friday), but the sun is forecast to be back on Saturday. #england #sunderland #wearside #landscape #march2026 #weather #photography

High tide on the River Wear below Queen Alexander Bridge in Sunderland, NE England this afternoon. Officially opened by The Earl of Durham, on behalf of Queen Alexandra on 10 June 1909, at the time it initially held the record as the heaviest bridge in the United Kingdom. The bridge structure is also framing the central pylon further upstream of the Northern Spire crossing which opened to traffic on 29 August 2018. #england #sunderland #bridge #landscape #march2026 #photograph

After learning about the lack of sunlight hours during the start to 2026, it is fingers crossed for some sunnier days ahead as we head into the month of March. This fleeting glimpse of some February sunshine was captured at Sunderland's Herrington Country Park in NE England. This is one of the commissioned art installations situated around the popular open space, with Penshaw Monument, one of the region's best-known landmarks dominating the surrounding landscape. Still vividly recall standing around about here taking photographs when the site was just a huge opencast coal mine – what a transformation since then! The park today attracts many visitors with its safe cycling and walking paths, lakes and a café. In just a few weeks Herrington Country Park will also be the venue for the BBC's Radio 1 Big Weekend. #england #sunderland #bbc #radioonebigweekend #landscape #photography

If you're visiting Sunderland's National Glass Centre (NGC) on the banks of the River Wear and the weather is turning spring-like, make sure you include enough time to take in the installations along the nearby riverside footpath. There are some superb works on display, such as this, 'The Red House', just a few metres downstream from the NGC. This large stone sculpture represents the ground floor of a house, left open to the elements. Large blocks of red sandstone are carved into features such a fireplace, a coat hanging behind a door and a table. A rug on the floor has 'WHAT GOES AROUND COMES AROUND' carved around its edges This impressive outdoor sculpture was commissioned by Tyne and Wear Development Corporation as part of its regeneration of St Peter's Riverside, one of fifteen works in the area made by a team headed by Colin Wilbourn. It is a definite 'must see'. #sunderland #savethenationalglasscentre #sculpture #art #landscape #photograph

'Site Lines' is an installation in Sunderland's Herrington Country Park, NE England, created by David Paton in 2000. David, Senior Lecturer for MA Fine Art at Falmouth University, is described as an artist-researcher and a craftsperson with a specialism in Cornish granite. The sculpture at Herrington Country Park consists of seven standing stones with steel sighting boxes attached, and attached plaques let you how far away various local sites are, such as Durham Cathedral for example. Meanwhile, the popular outdoor space will soon be gearing up to host to BBC Radio 1's Big Weekend 2026, when thousands of music fans are expected to attend the live music spectacular from across the weekend of 22/24 May. Fingers crossed the event will be blessed with some decent spring-like weather! #england #sunderland #bbc #radio1bigweekend #sunset #sculpture #photography

After a day of strong winds and driving rain, it was all calm today in the wake of Storm Chandra, the UK's third named storm of the year. It was still a bit misty and murky along Sunderland's seafront in NE England, but infinitely better than what was being thrown our way 24 hours ago. These dog-walkers were pictured heading along the Seaburn/Roker promenade towards the Cat & Dog Steps beach at lunchtime today. #england #sunderland #coast #people #monochrome #photography