Surfers Against Sewage River Clean up at Monkton Burn
11th October 2018We’re joining with SurfersAgainstSewage to host an autumn beach and river clean up at Monkton Burn on Thursday 25th October from 10.30am-2.30pm. It’s a drop-in event so come for as little or long as you can. We will be getting in the river to remove all the debris so wellies are a must! It is […]
FROM WASTE TO WHEAT
3rd September 2018FROM WASTE TO WHEAT A farmer is using sediment that would have ended up in the river to enrich his soil as part of a project to improve water quality in the Ouseburn. David Fretwell from West Farm has installed a sediment trap which not only reduces pollution entering the river but benefits his […]
FISH PASS AT SHOTLEY GROVE SET TO IMPROVE FISH POPULATIONS
FISH PASS AT SHOTLEY GROVE SET TO IMPROVE FISH POPULATIONS A project to improve fish populations on the River Derwent is set to begin this autumn. A rockpool fish pass will be built at Shotley Grove weir to provide a route for fish to move past the 2.5m structure, opening up more than 12km of […]
A few words from our Fisheries Manager, Aidan Pollard – July 2018
19th July 2018July 2018 – A few words from our Fisheries Manager, Aidan Pollard The Tynes desperately need a lot of rain, in fact the EA says that the South Tyne is one of three rivers in England classified as exceptionally low. The North Tyne level has been supported by additional releases from Kielder reservoir , these releases encourage […]
Hurrah for our volunteers!
12th July 2018Hurrah for our volunteers! Our volunteers have helped us to achieve some great work over the past few months. There has a been a mammoth effort in June to tackle Himalayan balsam, pulling 44,500 plants in only 2 days! We started at Tipalt Burn wh ich is at the top of the catchment – a more efficient […]
Helping the water vole return to Kielder
Helping Ratty back to Kielder As part of our work on the Restoring Ratty project to bring the water vole back to Kielder, we’ve been monitoring for its main predator, mink by installing mink rafts in the Rede. A mink raft is a floating platform which encourages mink to leave evidence of their presence in the form of footprints. The […]
HOW TO MEASURE FLOW IN YOUR LOCAL BURN
10th July 2018HOW TO MEASURE FLOW IN YOUR LOCAL BURN Tyne Rivers Trust is calling on the public to help gauge the extent of the current drought by measuring the flow in their local burn. The Trust which looks after the Tyne Catchment says that data collected now can help to form a picture of the river […]
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 […]
