Tees Rivers Trust
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From source to sea, the Tees Rivers Trust is committed to protecting, improving and conserving the River Tees and its tributaries!
Rain dodged ✅ Dolphins spotted 🐬 ✅ Eagles spotted 🦅 ✅ Seagrass spathes collected 🌱 ✅ What a week in Scotland with Mossy Earth @wilderfirths! 💙 We gathered vital seagrass material for future Tees restoration and started off the trip with a visit to @balancedhorizon to share ideas on spatting ponds 🌊💚
This World Water Week, we want to draw attention to our rivers. We all want clean, healthy rivers and thriving surrounding landscapes, yet our rivers are under increasing pressure.🧵⬇️
The grasshopper warbler is named for its song which resembles an incredibly loud grasshopper. As we get older the first part of the hearing to deteriorate is the exact pitch the grasshopper warbler sings at! Sad to think most of us will stop hearing them at some stage in our lives. #FactFriday
🚨 Registration for #Ento26 closes on Monday - Don’t miss your chance to be part of this year’s conference. From keynote talks to workshops and community events, it’s all happening in Cardiff this September. ⏳ Deadline: 17:00 (BST), Monday 24 August Register now 🔽 buff.ly/RdVM7Rj
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Tackling pollution in Lough Neagh, the UK and Ireland’s largest freshwater lake, requires collaboration and robust scientific evidence. 🧪 The CLEAR-Neagh project, led by UKCEH, is using advanced DNA-based methods to trace pollution across the catchment. Swipe for info about our recent workshop ➡️
Farm Advice: Catchment Sensitive Farming Adviser with @naturalengland.bsky.social 2 Permanent roles, 1 Fixed Term role for 12 months. Covering Northumberland, Durham, Tyne & Wear and Teesside c-js.uk/4wASY6Y
Natural England: Farm Advice: Catchment Sensitive Farming Adviser advertised with CJS
Salary: £33,780 2 Permanent roles, 1 Fixed Term role for 12 months Covering Northumberland, Durham, Tyne & Wear and Teesside Natural England is looking for motivated individuals with agricultural…
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A common misconception is that Riverfly monitoring is only for those living in rural areas, with access to gorgeous streams teeming with fly life... The Urban Riverfly scheme was developed to allow more meaningful monitoring to be done on rivers where sensitive riverflies are less commonly found.
New analysis shows that 44% of English constituencies are nature-deprived, meaning more than 20% of households are more than a 15-minute walk from a green or blue space. Read more from The Wildlife Trusts 👇 www.wildlifetrusts.org/blog/matt-br...
Too many people are stuck without access to nature | The Wildlife Trusts
In a joint blog, Matt Browne of The Wildlife Trusts and Elliot Chapman-Jones of Liberal & Democrats for Nature & Climate publish new data analysis laying bare England’s lack of access to nature.
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🌱⛈️ Seagrass: 1. Thunderstorms: 0. A perfectly timed seed collection at Lindisfarne means these tiny seeds are now heading through our Hartlepool nursery, ready to support future restoration in the Tees. Thanks to to our volunteers, NIFCA and Lindisfarne NNR.! 💚🌊
🌍 The Government's first Youth Climate and Nature Panel is now recruiting 15 young people (16-25) to help shape policy & influence decisions on climate & nature. This is your chance to become a powerful voice for our rivers. Learn more & apply 👇 shorturl.at/M8Iil
Join us as an Agricultural Projects Officer and work with farmers to deliver practical projects that benefit farms, rivers, wildlife and communities.✔ 4 or 5-day week✔ £30,000 FTE + pension✔ Fixed-term contracts: Fellside 3 years, Upper Caldew 18 months+📍 Penrith, Cumbria 🔗https://loom.ly/H6PLIuc
Our Seasons of Connection sessions feature a range of fun and fascinating activities! July's session saw the group trying their hand at Thatching a new roof for a bug hotel that had been damaged. We harvested reeds , processed and tied them before attaching to the bug hotel 🐞🪲
🌱 Early encouraging signs for Tees seagrass restoration! Six weeks after transplanting seagrass plants in the estuary, some plants are not only surviving but producing seed pods. 🌾💚 Huge thanks to all the volunteers and partners helping make this community effort possible! 🌊 #nationalmarineweek
*Your local stream/river/pond needs you!* Take part in #GreatUKWaterBlitz this autumn. You don’t need any experience and @earthwatcheurope.bsky.social will send everything you need to collect data that helps protect fresh waterbodies. Sign up today: buff.ly/08wRYzh
A major milestone! Thanks to the team at @AVDawson, we've installed the first native oyster hoist nursery in the main River Tees. These mighty molluscs improve water quality and create refuge habitat. We'll monitor them monthly as we work towards creating an oyster reef in the estuary. 🦪💙
A new study using datasets including those from the Marine Biological Association’s Continuous Plankton Recorder (CPR) Survey has found there were no habitats assessed as being of ‘Good Environmental Status’ in a region stretching from Portugal to Norway. www.mba.ac.uk/decline-in-p...
The mixed media #exhibition ‘Adder’ at Bowlees Visitor Centre is a celebration of #adders in the #NorthPennines: buff.ly/VqsGDM2 Open 10-5 daily until 8 July 2026, it is part of the Adders Up project, funded by The National Lottery Heritage Fund and Northumbrian Water’s Branch Out Fund.
Adder exhibition at Bowlees Visitor Centre
News Exhibition at Bowlees Visitor Centre - Adder Adder - 23 May to 8 July 2026 The exhibition 'Adder' is a celebration of adders in the North Pennines that delves into themes such as vanishing…
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Are you a youth group leader who would like to deliver more activities outdoors? Join one of our free workshops with mountain leader Rachel Tweddle - online 29 June, in-person 6 July - to go through the process of leading outdoor experiences for groups. More info & book: bit.ly/NPennyouthle...
📣From concept to capability🌊 A major milestone has been achieved in the transition of carbon capture and storage (CCS) monitoring from research → industry practice, with NOC's innovative seafloor sensor system successfully completing 6 months of continuous monitoring. Keep reading ⬇️
Some good news for our oceans this #WorldOceansDay. 🙌 We're replanting the UK’s seabed. 🦀 Working across 7 countries to rescue coral reefs. 🪸 Protecting turtles in Fiji by working with local communities.🐢 And championing the High Seas Treaty, to help protect 30% of the ocean by 2030. 🐋
🦔 #MondayMotivation Small actions can make a big difference. A gap in a fence, access to clean, fresh water, or a wild corner left untouched - simple changes can help hedgehogs find food, shelter & safe routes through our neighbourhoods. This week, do something for wildlife 👉 buff.ly/acZZWUZ
What a week! First up, a few photos from our balsam bash with the Jennings Brewery team. 🍻🌿 It was great to meet the people behind the pints and see them get stuck into pulling Himalayan balsam ahead of our first public bash of the season. More photos to come!
Our ocean hosts incredible, resilient ecosystems, but it needs help 💙🌊 We've launched a new 12 Steps to Marine Rewilding guide on #WorldOceansDay – for individuals, coastal communities & organisations: https://f.mtr.cool/jqyjabkfhi
More photos from last week trialing core transplanting in Cumbria! We headed out on a second day to continue transplanting cores of seagrass and to monitor completed cores. Photos 3 and 4 show the cores looking healthy. These will soon start spreading to surrounding areas. #CumbriaWT #TeRT
Sign up to our online Wildflower Course - whether you are already a wildflower fanatic or just beginning your journey into the world of wildflowers 🌼🌿 Receive an email a day, each one filled with facts about a different type of plant! Find out more 👇 www.durhamwt.com/wildflower-c...
VOTE NOW for Britain's Favourite Butterfly! 🦋 Flashy, adventurous or fantastically freaky. The UK is home to 60 species of butterfly, each with their own unique story. But who will be crowned the nation's favourite? 👑 Vote for your favourite 👉 britainsfavouritebutterfly.co.uk?utm_source=S...
Want to learn more about the wildflowers of magnesian limestone grasslands? 🌼 Sign up to our free online beginner’s course this summer! By signing up you will receive a series of bite-sized lessons on how to identify a range of wildflowers PLUS where to find them and when to see them in flower..
It's Endangered Species Day & we're inviting you to learn more about the amazing spiny mammals that are...HEDGEHOGS 🦔 While not classified as 'endangered', hedgehogs in the UK are classified as 'vulnerable to extinction' - a dangerous place to be. 🦔 👇️ www.britishhedgehogs.org.uk/helping-hedg...