Work Experience with Tyne Rivers Trust 2023
3rd August 2023We’re delighted to be able to support a small number of work experience applicants within our own small team, and this year we’ve been delighted to meet new students looking to find out whether a career in conservation and environmental causes is for them. We invited Adam, Luke and Jack to share their story.
Take Action: How to report something not right
11th July 2023A lot has been published in the media lately – and rightly so – about the health of our rivers. This is a conversation we are delighted to have as it is an opportunity to raise awareness about river health, but also share some useful guidance about who the best person is to alert, when […]
Tyne Rivers Trust 2024 Calendar – Entries Now Open!
3rd July 2023It seems like no time at all has passed since we opened submissions for this years’ calendar and we can’t wait to do it all again! Our 2024 photo competition is now open for entries and we’re inviting you to send us your river images from the Tyne catchment to be in with a chance […]
Natural flood defences installed in Acomb child’s play?
5th June 2023MP for Hexham, Tynedale and Ponteland, Guy Opperman visited Acomb to find out how the game Kerplunk is providing inspiration for flood defences dedicated to reducing flood risk to the community after devastating storm damage by Storm Desmond in 2015. Tyne Rivers Trust have been delivering natural flood management interventions for over 10 years throughout the Tyne catchment […]
Future Farm Payments, Defra Test Workshop
15th May 2023DUNTERLY WETLAND CREATION
24th April 2023We recently worked with a farmer and landowner in the North Tyne Valley to create this 580-metre-long wetland next to the river. The site had previously been drained by a large ditch running through the middle which is the darker green line in the first photo. Blocking the ditch in key places allowed the water […]
TIPALT BURN RESTORED
20th April 2023We recently completed an exciting remeandering project on an important tributary of the Tipalt Burn, near Haltwhistle. This project involved restoring a deepened and straightened channel to its original, highly sinuous route and also re-routed the bulk of the flow to a wetland. As a result, the channel is now 100m longer and is more […]
FISHING REPORT SPRING 2023
Not unexpectedly upstream salmon counts were very low in the first quarter of 2023. A combination of high flows and low water temperatures did not offer ideal migratory conditions. There is a decreasing number of early Atlantic salmon in general and the Tyne is no exception, however the Tyne still offers a chance of a […]
