A Year in the Life of the Town Moor
BBC Newcastle is collaborating with one of the world's top wildlife sound recordists - Chris Watson - and two local photographers - Kaleel Zibe and Jacky Longstaff - to document one year in the life of the city's Town Moor. Capturing the sounds, sights, birds, beasts and people in the green lungs of the city. Use the tabs above to explore the seasons. Production: Murphy Cobbing and Francesca Williams
Cows that 'elate the heart'
A hotel night watchman comes to the moor every day. To him, the cows are precious.
The moor's football stadium
St James' Park started off life as a sloping bit of grazing land on the Town Moor.
Nitroglycerin on the moor
The Town Moor witnessed a bizarre and devastating explosion in the 19th Century.
Winter footprints
Although close to the city centre, the moor can be a bleak and lonely place in winter.
Lakeside echolocation
A Daubenton's Bat has company as it hunts for insects over Exhibition Park lake.
Playing accordions on the Town Moor
There is an appreciative audience of cows for two accordion players on the Town Moor.
Recording cow pats
Award-winning sound recordist Chris Watson's down to earth aspirations.
The Town Moor's nosy cows
Farmer Brian Mannors explains one of his cows' more endearing - to some - qualities.
How the Town Moor protected Tynesiders during World War Two
Living under Newcastle, in the Victoria Tunnel, during an air raid.
Christmas decorations tangled in a tree
The detritus of Christmas blowing in the wind near Exhibition Park.
The sound of 50,000 people cheering
Sound recordist Chris Watson swaps dawn chorus for human chorus at St James' Park.
Mallard duck
Mallard ducks are so common in Britain it is easy to overlook how beautiful the male is.
Starling horror film
Have you ever wondered how wildlife sound recordists amuse themselves at Christmas?
From Christmas card to reality
The robin may look appealing on Christmas cards but it has a dark side, says Chris Watson.
Winter on the Town Moor
Winter's frosts and howling winds envelope Newcastle's Town Moor.
Stampeding humans
Sound recordist Chris Watson swaps wildlife for people at a winter Town Moor Park Run.
St James' Park
Sitting on the Town Moor, Newcastle's football stadium is one of the few in a city centre.
The Town Moor's dying trees
The avenues of trees which border the Town Moor are threatened by disease and age.
The story of witches hanged on the Town Moor
Author Terry Deary tells a horrible history tale for Halloween.
The family life of long tailed tits
Long tailed tits stick together in tribes, calling incessantly to each other.
The shy bird heard before it is seen
Wrens have a striking trill but are less keen on showing themselves.
Autumn bounty on Newcastle's Town Moor
Children from West Jesmond Primary School muck in on the Town Moor allotments.
There is a place in history for the sky above the Town Moor
Historian John Grundy reveals the Town Moor's aviation past.
Invisible bats
Bats can venture into cities and can even be heard on the Town Moor, with the right kit.
