GLOBAL RECOGNITION FOR HOLISTIC CATCHMENT-SCALE PROJECT IN THE CENTRE OF BRITAIN.
Tyne Rivers Trust were delighted to host Yukihiro Shimatani and his research team from Japan in Haltwhistle this March, sharing project learning and expertise on catchment-scale improvements, citizen science and engagement. The day was full of energised conversation around how elements of The Haltwhistle Burn Project could be applied to tackling 2000km2 in Japan across different geography and community needs.
We delivered the holistic project over 3 years from 2012, tackling a wide range of issues including water quality, natural flood management and fish passage; we delivered tree planting, farm improvements, leaky dams and bank stabilisation across 42km2 and shared this work through guided walks, work with schools and a monitoring programme. Support from the local community and 9 partners was essential to its success. This work was completed nearly 10 years ago and is still functioning today!
It is both humbling and exciting that the project continues to grow global recognition and that others find the project, which was also featured as best practice at COP26 in Glasgow, instructive and inspirational. We look forward to hearing how the teams gets on in Japan and are taking the lessons learned to new projects such as flood alleviation work at Acomb.
More information here: https://research.ncl.ac.uk/haltwhistleburn/
