Giving Tuesday
Photography Posts Campaign | Help Us Capture the Tyne’s Changing Story
The River Tyne is always moving, always changing—shaped by weather, wildlife, and the communities that live along its banks. To understand how the river evolves throughout the year, we’re launching an exciting new initiative: 10 permanent Photography Posts installed along the Tyne, enabling anyone to capture a simple snapshot that becomes part of a powerful long-term environmental record.
With these Photography Posts (also known as Fixed Point Photography Posts), local people, walkers, school groups, anglers, and visitors can contribute directly to monitoring the river’s health. Each photo helps us track changes in erosion, vegetation, flood patterns and the effects of climate and land use — creating an invaluable 12-month-a-year picture of the Tyne’s story.
But we need your help to make it happen.
Your gift today will help fund the design, installation and maintenance of 10 Photography Posts across the Tyne — giving communities the tools they need to protect the river for generations to come.
Be part of this inspiring community-science effort: Support the Photography Posts campaign and put the future of the Tyne in focus
Photography Posts involve taking photographs from the same location at regular intervals to document changes in the landscape. This method is incredibly useful for monitoring environmental changes, such as vegetation growth, erosion, and habitat development. By comparing images taken over time, observers can visually assess the impact of various factors, including climate change and restoration efforts.
Environmental Monitoring: These posts are widely used in projects related to river restoration, coastal erosion, and habitat management. It helps track measurable changes in landscapes.
Community Engagement: These posts will rely on and encourage community involvement, who can take photos using designated smartphone cradles at specific locations, contributing to a collective record of environmental changes across 12 months of the year.
Research and Conservation: We can therefore monitor habitat changes, allowing for informed conservation management decisions. Volunteers play a crucial role in capturing images that document seasonal variations and long-term ecological.
Photos taken from these locations will help us track the changes in the landscape over time, allowing us to get a better understanding of how the physical landscapes around our rivers may change, and help us keep a record of changes, inform decisions and involve our communities.
It’s quick and easy for people to get involved once installed- simply place your smartphone in the cradle with the camera facing through the hole, take a picture, and share via the QR code on the post or put it on your social media account using #TRTphotoposts, or email them to hello@tyneriverstrust.org
You can donate from today and help us tell the story of a living river — one photo at a time.
