It does not necessarily reflect the view of The Herald. A new 25-acre woodland at Ushaw Historic House has been named Avery Wood in tribute to a painter and decorator. The name was chosen after a ...

The 10-hectare (25 acre) woodland, made up of more than 20,000 trees, was planted at Ushaw Historic House earlier this year and a competition on social media saw it named after one its former ...

Ushaw, the charity which operates the site, said despite the delay it was looking at the best use of the site "moving forward". The story of the fire may even be worked into the future of the ...