CHOIR SINGS FOR THE RIVER NORTH TYNE
9th March 2022A local choir will perform along the River North Tyne as part of a new project by Tyne Rivers Trust to celebrate what is interesting and unique about this part of the river. The Native North Tyne project was awarded £153,380 by The National Lottery Heritage Fund in order to help people to discover the […]
WORKING WITH FARMERS ON THE RIVER REDE
8th February 2022As part of the Environment Agency’s, Water Environment Improvement Fund, we’ve been working with farmers near to the River Rede to look at ways to become more environmentally friendly and improve water quality. Simple solutions like moving a muck bay away from the river or fencing animals away from the river can make a big difference. Once our research from […]
NATURAL FLOOD MANAGEMENT WORK UNDERWAY IN NORTHUMBERLAND VILLAGE
1st February 2022Work to install natural features to better protect residents in a Northumberland village from flooding is underway. The Environment Agency is working with Tyne Rivers Trust and landowners to use natural materials to slow the flow of water on the Birkey Burn and Red Burn catchments upstream of Acomb. The low-carbon project includes a series […]
RIVER SAFARI WALKS AROUND STOCKSFIELD BURN
19th January 2022We know that time spent in nature is a wonderful thing. Rivers are inspiring and our natural places are important for wildlife and for our own wellbeing. We want to encourage people to observe and enjoy their local rivers so we’ve created three walks around Stockfield Burn. The walks have highlighted points of interest – […]
Research Opportunity: Monitoring the impact of Green Infrastructure using Citizen Science in Urban Rural Catchments
2nd December 2021Project title: Monitoring the Impact of Green Infrastructure using Citizen Science in Urban andRural Catchments(Ref: OP2212) Lead Supervisor: Dr Claire Walsh, National Green Infrastructure Facility, Newcastle University Project Description: Urban and rural environments face a range of pressures and impacts as aresult of extreme weather events, including flooding, which are projected to increase in frequencyand […]
HALTWHISTLE PROJECT SHOWN AT COP26
2nd November 2021Our natural Flood Management (NFM) project in Haltwhistle is being highlighted as an example of international best practice at the COP26 summit in Glasgow this week. The three-year project to improve water quality and relieve flooding impact of Haltwhistle Burn has been captured as part of a short film which will be shown to delegates […]
FISHING REPORT – 21 OCTOBER 2021
21st October 2021The fish counter at Riding Mill recorded 20,001 counts for the year to the 20th October. The recorded count for October to the 20th is 1200. The recorded count is the combined total for salmon and sea trout. Both of these counts are below average , which is reflected in the reported beat catches. However […]
A THRIVING VOLUNTEER FORCE
14th October 2021Our weekly volunteering tasks are growing in popularity and with such an enthusiastic and hardworking group we have made great strides in improving habitat. September marked an end to balsam bashing season with more than 5,000km of riverbank cleared of Himalayan balsam. Volunteers have also been busy clearing water soldier and snowberry (two non-native species) from ponds in […]
