SCHOOLCHILDREN SHOW SPADES OF ENTHUSIASM FOR ENVIRONMENT
3rd July 2018SCHOOLCHILDREN SHOW SPADES OF ENTHUSIASM FOR ENVIRONMENT We’ve been working with community groups and schoolchildren to landscape the banks of the Bede Burn following work to reduce the risk of flooding by the Environment Agency and South Tyneside Council. Focusing on species that thrive in wet areas such as yellow flag iris, yellow loosestrife and […]
Team members qualify as River Habitat surveyors
26th April 2018Team members qualify as River Habitat surveyors Liz Walters and Jack Bloomer who are both project managers for the Trust have completed a River Habitat Survey qualification and are now certified to carry out surveys on behalf of the Trust. The River Habitat Survey is used as a standard methodology for assessing hydromorphology as part […]
CHARITY CALENDAR CLICKS INTO ACTION FOR THIRD YEAR
CHARITY CALENDAR CLICKS INTO ACTION Tyne Rivers Trust is launching its third charity calendar and is asking for anyone who enjoys the river Tyne to submit their best photos of the Tyne catchment to fill it. The theme is My Tyne so images can cover anything from people enjoying the river to wildlife to scenic […]
NEW FUND WILL HELP FARMERS TO IMPROVE LOCAL RIVERS
15th February 2018February 2018 NEW FUND WILL HELP FARMERS TO IMPROVE LOCAL RIVERS Tyne Rivers Trust has successfully bid to set up and run its second Farming Facilitation Fund which will see both the environment and farmers in the South Tyne benefit from incentives to slow the flow of water into the river system and improve water […]
WINNING IMAGE ILLUMINATES THE TYNE
8th November 2017October 2017 A striking image of the River Tyne created using a photography technique known as painting with light has won its place on the front cover of the River Tyne’s very own charity calendar. The picture taken by amateur photographer, Norma McKellar captures the NewcastleGateshead quayside in all its glory and is now […]
Volunteer update
November 17 Our volunteers have helped us to achieve some great work over the past few months – here’s a snapshot month by month. In August a group spent five days clearing Himalayan balsam at Mohope, the furthest point upstream where it’s been found in the West Allen river so it will be interesting to see […]
Farming fund exceeds 50 members
November 2017 We’re now working with more than 50 farmers through our Countryside Stewardship Fund. The fund is set up to focus on natural flood management and help local farmers and land managers to use techniques which improve soil structure, reduce sediment transport into waterways and slow down the flow of water through the river system. […]
FUNDING SEES SCHOOLCHILDREN SET TO GET THEIR FEET WET
2nd November 2017Friday 3 November 2017 Schoolchildren across the north east are set to benefit from a Tyne Rivers Trust outdoor education programme thanks to two successful funding applications to the Ernest Cook Trust and Enviresearch. The Ernest Cook Trust funding of £7,905 will allow us to develop and test an education package aimed at teachers and children at […]
