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We are a private estate and the distillery is currently open only by appointment or by booking on one of our experiences or bespoke tours. Please do get in touch if you would be interested in visiting.

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General Inquiries
hello@hepplewilds.com

Tours, events & volunteering

richard@hepplewilds.com

The second our of our two offerings with the brilliant @markcocker_author - a bespoke two-day nature writing course right here at Hepple running April 30th - May 1st. Nature writing has never been more popular or more necessary, but how do you begi
SO excited to announce that we are hosting two events with the one and only @markcocker_author ! The first is a new creation: an in-depth day of noticing nature and exploring why it's so important to us. Running on 29th April 2026 with limited ticket
Well that was a lot of fun! Did you see us last night on Robson Green's Weekend Escapes? Our ecologist @rich_wildlife gave Robson a short tour before giving him a taste of our animal tracking experiences. They did some Nature Detective work, looking
We're on TV (again!)! Really excited to announce that we will be on BBC2 Tonight at 18:30 as a part of the final episode of this series of Robson Green's Weekend Escapes with the brilliant North-East ambassador @robsongreenonthegram. Tune in to see w
In the some of the recent snowfall we found this immense avenue of animal tracks. Funnelled between some dense bits of birch regeneration we found this busy highway and we think there are no less than 6 species in this short section... any guesses? W
Gather round the fireside at Hepple as we host a special event as part of the North East Dark Skies Festival 2026 with @visitkielder - Rewild the Night. Starting at 17:30 we will meet with a hot chocolate or Hepple Spirits cocktail before heading out
Did you catch us last night?! We were so pleased to be featured as part of the most recent episode of BBC Countryfile. The team visit Hepple to capture some of the brilliant work our volunteers do, as well as efforts on juniper propogation by our won
BBC1 Tonight!! Very excited to share with you that we will be on BBC1 tonight as part of this week's Countryfile episode. We had such a great time with the team on the estate and we're excited for you to see what we got up to. Make sure to tune in 6p
While the main fungi season of autumn has passed, there is still plenty of fungi kicking around throughout winter. This is Xylaria hypoxylon, or Candlesnuff fungus. It grows on deadwood and does indeed look like a snuffed out candlewick. Ironically,
2025 what can we say...! It's been an absolute pleasure welcoming so many people to the wilds at Hepple this year. Fabulously nature-centric visits from lovely groups such as @youngwilders_, @northeastnature_ and @wildernorthumberland1, as well as to

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