Tees Rivers Trust
@teesriverstrust.bsky.social
From source to sea, the Tees Rivers Trust is committed to protecting, improving and conserving the River Tees and its tributaries!
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We are the only conservation body committed to the management and improvement of the whole Tees catchment 🌊 and we’re excited to share our invasive species, estuarine, habitat restoration, education and other work here 🐟
We are the only conservation body committed to the management and improvement of the whole Tees catchment 🌊 and we’re excited to share our invasive species, estuarine, habitat restoration, education and other work here 🐟
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Rain dodged ✅ Dolphins spotted 🐬 ✅ Eagles spotted 🦅 ✅ Seagrass spathes collected 🌱 ✅ What a week in Scotland with Mossy Earth @wilderfirths! 💙 We gathered vital seagrass material for future Tees restoration and started off the trip with a visit to @balancedhorizon to share ideas on spatting ponds 🌊💚
September 10, 2026 at 10:52 AM
Rain dodged ✅ Dolphins spotted 🐬 ✅ Eagles spotted 🦅 ✅ Seagrass spathes collected 🌱 ✅ What a week in Scotland with Mossy Earth @wilderfirths! 💙 We gathered vital seagrass material for future Tees restoration and started off the trip with a visit to @balancedhorizon to share ideas on spatting ponds 🌊💚
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This World Water Week, we want to draw attention to our rivers. We all want clean, healthy rivers and thriving surrounding landscapes, yet our rivers are under increasing pressure.🧵⬇️
August 24, 2026 at 1:23 PM
This World Water Week, we want to draw attention to our rivers. We all want clean, healthy rivers and thriving surrounding landscapes, yet our rivers are under increasing pressure.🧵⬇️
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The grasshopper warbler is named for its song which resembles an incredibly loud grasshopper. As we get older the first part of the hearing to deteriorate is the exact pitch the grasshopper warbler sings at! Sad to think most of us will stop hearing them at some stage in our lives.
#FactFriday
#FactFriday
August 21, 2026 at 7:20 AM
The grasshopper warbler is named for its song which resembles an incredibly loud grasshopper. As we get older the first part of the hearing to deteriorate is the exact pitch the grasshopper warbler sings at! Sad to think most of us will stop hearing them at some stage in our lives.
#FactFriday
#FactFriday
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🚨 Registration for #Ento26 closes on Monday - Don’t miss your chance to be part of this year’s conference.
From keynote talks to workshops and community events, it’s all happening in Cardiff this September.
⏳ Deadline: 17:00 (BST), Monday 24 August
Register now 🔽
buff.ly/RdVM7Rj
From keynote talks to workshops and community events, it’s all happening in Cardiff this September.
⏳ Deadline: 17:00 (BST), Monday 24 August
Register now 🔽
buff.ly/RdVM7Rj
Registration closes on Monday
www.royensoc.co.uk
August 21, 2026 at 8:00 AM
🚨 Registration for #Ento26 closes on Monday - Don’t miss your chance to be part of this year’s conference.
From keynote talks to workshops and community events, it’s all happening in Cardiff this September.
⏳ Deadline: 17:00 (BST), Monday 24 August
Register now 🔽
buff.ly/RdVM7Rj
From keynote talks to workshops and community events, it’s all happening in Cardiff this September.
⏳ Deadline: 17:00 (BST), Monday 24 August
Register now 🔽
buff.ly/RdVM7Rj
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Tackling pollution in Lough Neagh, the UK and Ireland’s largest freshwater lake, requires collaboration and robust scientific evidence.
🧪 The CLEAR-Neagh project, led by UKCEH, is using advanced DNA-based methods to trace pollution across the catchment.
Swipe for info about our recent workshop ➡️
🧪 The CLEAR-Neagh project, led by UKCEH, is using advanced DNA-based methods to trace pollution across the catchment.
Swipe for info about our recent workshop ➡️
August 21, 2026 at 2:41 PM
Tackling pollution in Lough Neagh, the UK and Ireland’s largest freshwater lake, requires collaboration and robust scientific evidence.
🧪 The CLEAR-Neagh project, led by UKCEH, is using advanced DNA-based methods to trace pollution across the catchment.
Swipe for info about our recent workshop ➡️
🧪 The CLEAR-Neagh project, led by UKCEH, is using advanced DNA-based methods to trace pollution across the catchment.
Swipe for info about our recent workshop ➡️
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Farm Advice: Catchment Sensitive Farming Adviser with @naturalengland.bsky.social 2 Permanent roles, 1 Fixed Term role for 12 months. Covering Northumberland, Durham, Tyne & Wear and Teesside c-js.uk/4wASY6Y
Natural England: Farm Advice: Catchment Sensitive Farming Adviser advertised with CJS
Salary: £33,780 2 Permanent roles, 1 Fixed Term role for 12 months Covering Northumberland, Durham, Tyne & Wear and Teesside Natural England is looking for motivated individuals with agricultural…
c-js.uk
August 20, 2026 at 11:04 AM
Farm Advice: Catchment Sensitive Farming Adviser with @naturalengland.bsky.social 2 Permanent roles, 1 Fixed Term role for 12 months. Covering Northumberland, Durham, Tyne & Wear and Teesside c-js.uk/4wASY6Y
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A common misconception is that Riverfly monitoring is only for those living in rural areas, with access to gorgeous streams teeming with fly life...
The Urban Riverfly scheme was developed to allow more meaningful monitoring to be done on rivers where sensitive riverflies are less commonly found.
The Urban Riverfly scheme was developed to allow more meaningful monitoring to be done on rivers where sensitive riverflies are less commonly found.
August 20, 2026 at 10:30 AM
A common misconception is that Riverfly monitoring is only for those living in rural areas, with access to gorgeous streams teeming with fly life...
The Urban Riverfly scheme was developed to allow more meaningful monitoring to be done on rivers where sensitive riverflies are less commonly found.
The Urban Riverfly scheme was developed to allow more meaningful monitoring to be done on rivers where sensitive riverflies are less commonly found.
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New analysis shows that 44% of English constituencies are nature-deprived, meaning more than 20% of households are more than a 15-minute walk from a green or blue space.
Read more from The Wildlife Trusts 👇
www.wildlifetrusts.org/blog/matt-br...
Read more from The Wildlife Trusts 👇
www.wildlifetrusts.org/blog/matt-br...
Too many people are stuck without access to nature | The Wildlife Trusts
In a joint blog, Matt Browne of The Wildlife Trusts and Elliot Chapman-Jones of Liberal & Democrats for Nature & Climate publish new data analysis laying bare England’s lack of access to nature.
www.wildlifetrusts.org
August 20, 2026 at 11:44 AM
New analysis shows that 44% of English constituencies are nature-deprived, meaning more than 20% of households are more than a 15-minute walk from a green or blue space.
Read more from The Wildlife Trusts 👇
www.wildlifetrusts.org/blog/matt-br...
Read more from The Wildlife Trusts 👇
www.wildlifetrusts.org/blog/matt-br...
🌱⛈️ Seagrass: 1. Thunderstorms: 0.
A perfectly timed seed collection at Lindisfarne means these tiny seeds are now heading through our Hartlepool nursery, ready to support future restoration in the Tees.
Thanks to to our volunteers, NIFCA and Lindisfarne NNR.! 💚🌊
A perfectly timed seed collection at Lindisfarne means these tiny seeds are now heading through our Hartlepool nursery, ready to support future restoration in the Tees.
Thanks to to our volunteers, NIFCA and Lindisfarne NNR.! 💚🌊
August 20, 2026 at 12:08 PM
🌱⛈️ Seagrass: 1. Thunderstorms: 0.
A perfectly timed seed collection at Lindisfarne means these tiny seeds are now heading through our Hartlepool nursery, ready to support future restoration in the Tees.
Thanks to to our volunteers, NIFCA and Lindisfarne NNR.! 💚🌊
A perfectly timed seed collection at Lindisfarne means these tiny seeds are now heading through our Hartlepool nursery, ready to support future restoration in the Tees.
Thanks to to our volunteers, NIFCA and Lindisfarne NNR.! 💚🌊
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🌍 The Government's first Youth Climate and Nature Panel is now recruiting 15 young people (16-25) to help shape policy & influence decisions on climate & nature.
This is your chance to become a powerful voice for our rivers.
Learn more & apply 👇
shorturl.at/M8Iil
This is your chance to become a powerful voice for our rivers.
Learn more & apply 👇
shorturl.at/M8Iil
August 12, 2026 at 12:48 PM
🌍 The Government's first Youth Climate and Nature Panel is now recruiting 15 young people (16-25) to help shape policy & influence decisions on climate & nature.
This is your chance to become a powerful voice for our rivers.
Learn more & apply 👇
shorturl.at/M8Iil
This is your chance to become a powerful voice for our rivers.
Learn more & apply 👇
shorturl.at/M8Iil
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Join us as an Agricultural Projects Officer and work with farmers to deliver practical projects that benefit farms, rivers, wildlife and communities.✔ 4 or 5-day week✔ £30,000 FTE + pension✔ Fixed-term contracts: Fellside 3 years, Upper Caldew 18 months+📍 Penrith, Cumbria
🔗https://loom.ly/H6PLIuc
🔗https://loom.ly/H6PLIuc
August 12, 2026 at 12:30 PM
Join us as an Agricultural Projects Officer and work with farmers to deliver practical projects that benefit farms, rivers, wildlife and communities.✔ 4 or 5-day week✔ £30,000 FTE + pension✔ Fixed-term contracts: Fellside 3 years, Upper Caldew 18 months+📍 Penrith, Cumbria
🔗https://loom.ly/H6PLIuc
🔗https://loom.ly/H6PLIuc
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Our Seasons of Connection sessions feature a range of fun and fascinating activities!
July's session saw the group trying their hand at Thatching a new roof for a bug hotel that had been damaged. We harvested reeds , processed and tied them before attaching to the bug hotel 🐞🪲
July's session saw the group trying their hand at Thatching a new roof for a bug hotel that had been damaged. We harvested reeds , processed and tied them before attaching to the bug hotel 🐞🪲
July 30, 2026 at 1:38 PM
Our Seasons of Connection sessions feature a range of fun and fascinating activities!
July's session saw the group trying their hand at Thatching a new roof for a bug hotel that had been damaged. We harvested reeds , processed and tied them before attaching to the bug hotel 🐞🪲
July's session saw the group trying their hand at Thatching a new roof for a bug hotel that had been damaged. We harvested reeds , processed and tied them before attaching to the bug hotel 🐞🪲
🌱 Early encouraging signs for Tees seagrass restoration! Six weeks after transplanting seagrass plants in the estuary, some plants are not only surviving but producing seed pods. 🌾💚 Huge thanks to all the volunteers and partners helping make this community effort possible! 🌊 #nationalmarineweek
July 28, 2026 at 10:19 AM
🌱 Early encouraging signs for Tees seagrass restoration! Six weeks after transplanting seagrass plants in the estuary, some plants are not only surviving but producing seed pods. 🌾💚 Huge thanks to all the volunteers and partners helping make this community effort possible! 🌊 #nationalmarineweek
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*Your local stream/river/pond needs you!*
Take part in #GreatUKWaterBlitz this autumn. You don’t need any experience and @earthwatcheurope.bsky.social will send everything you need to collect data that helps protect fresh waterbodies.
Sign up today: buff.ly/08wRYzh
Take part in #GreatUKWaterBlitz this autumn. You don’t need any experience and @earthwatcheurope.bsky.social will send everything you need to collect data that helps protect fresh waterbodies.
Sign up today: buff.ly/08wRYzh
July 21, 2026 at 7:30 AM
*Your local stream/river/pond needs you!*
Take part in #GreatUKWaterBlitz this autumn. You don’t need any experience and @earthwatcheurope.bsky.social will send everything you need to collect data that helps protect fresh waterbodies.
Sign up today: buff.ly/08wRYzh
Take part in #GreatUKWaterBlitz this autumn. You don’t need any experience and @earthwatcheurope.bsky.social will send everything you need to collect data that helps protect fresh waterbodies.
Sign up today: buff.ly/08wRYzh
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Need To Know Tees, Co. Durham & N. Yorkshire
Need To Know Tees, Co. Durham & N. Yorkshire
Amy Oakden speaks to Judy Power from the Tees River Trust about the molluscs.
www.bbc.co.uk
July 20, 2026 at 3:13 PM
Need To Know Tees, Co. Durham & N. Yorkshire
A major milestone! Thanks to the team at @AVDawson, we've installed the first native oyster hoist nursery in the main River Tees. These mighty molluscs improve water quality and create refuge habitat. We'll monitor them monthly as we work towards creating an oyster reef in the estuary.
🦪💙
🦪💙
July 20, 2026 at 10:48 AM
A major milestone! Thanks to the team at @AVDawson, we've installed the first native oyster hoist nursery in the main River Tees. These mighty molluscs improve water quality and create refuge habitat. We'll monitor them monthly as we work towards creating an oyster reef in the estuary.
🦪💙
🦪💙
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A new study using datasets including those from the Marine Biological Association’s Continuous Plankton Recorder (CPR) Survey has found there were no habitats assessed as being of ‘Good Environmental Status’ in a region stretching from Portugal to Norway.
www.mba.ac.uk/decline-in-p...
www.mba.ac.uk/decline-in-p...
June 29, 2026 at 12:02 PM
A new study using datasets including those from the Marine Biological Association’s Continuous Plankton Recorder (CPR) Survey has found there were no habitats assessed as being of ‘Good Environmental Status’ in a region stretching from Portugal to Norway.
www.mba.ac.uk/decline-in-p...
www.mba.ac.uk/decline-in-p...
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The mixed media #exhibition ‘Adder’ at Bowlees Visitor Centre is a celebration of #adders in the #NorthPennines: buff.ly/VqsGDM2
Open 10-5 daily until 8 July 2026, it is part of the Adders Up project, funded by The National Lottery Heritage Fund and Northumbrian Water’s Branch Out Fund.
Open 10-5 daily until 8 July 2026, it is part of the Adders Up project, funded by The National Lottery Heritage Fund and Northumbrian Water’s Branch Out Fund.
Adder exhibition at Bowlees Visitor Centre
News Exhibition at Bowlees Visitor Centre - Adder Adder - 23 May to 8 July 2026 The exhibition 'Adder' is a celebration of adders in the North Pennines that delves into themes such as vanishing…
northpennines.org.uk
June 10, 2026 at 4:22 PM
The mixed media #exhibition ‘Adder’ at Bowlees Visitor Centre is a celebration of #adders in the #NorthPennines: buff.ly/VqsGDM2
Open 10-5 daily until 8 July 2026, it is part of the Adders Up project, funded by The National Lottery Heritage Fund and Northumbrian Water’s Branch Out Fund.
Open 10-5 daily until 8 July 2026, it is part of the Adders Up project, funded by The National Lottery Heritage Fund and Northumbrian Water’s Branch Out Fund.
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Are you a youth group leader who would like to deliver more activities outdoors? Join one of our free workshops with mountain leader Rachel Tweddle - online 29 June, in-person 6 July - to go through the process of leading outdoor experiences for groups. More info & book: bit.ly/NPennyouthle...
June 11, 2026 at 10:39 AM
Are you a youth group leader who would like to deliver more activities outdoors? Join one of our free workshops with mountain leader Rachel Tweddle - online 29 June, in-person 6 July - to go through the process of leading outdoor experiences for groups. More info & book: bit.ly/NPennyouthle...
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📣From concept to capability🌊
A major milestone has been achieved in the transition of carbon capture and storage (CCS) monitoring from research → industry practice, with NOC's innovative seafloor sensor system successfully completing 6 months of continuous monitoring.
Keep reading ⬇️
A major milestone has been achieved in the transition of carbon capture and storage (CCS) monitoring from research → industry practice, with NOC's innovative seafloor sensor system successfully completing 6 months of continuous monitoring.
Keep reading ⬇️
June 11, 2026 at 10:44 AM
📣From concept to capability🌊
A major milestone has been achieved in the transition of carbon capture and storage (CCS) monitoring from research → industry practice, with NOC's innovative seafloor sensor system successfully completing 6 months of continuous monitoring.
Keep reading ⬇️
A major milestone has been achieved in the transition of carbon capture and storage (CCS) monitoring from research → industry practice, with NOC's innovative seafloor sensor system successfully completing 6 months of continuous monitoring.
Keep reading ⬇️
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Some good news for our oceans this #WorldOceansDay. 🙌
We're replanting the UK’s seabed. 🦀
Working across 7 countries to rescue coral reefs. 🪸
Protecting turtles in Fiji by working with local communities.🐢
And championing the High Seas Treaty, to help protect 30% of the ocean by 2030. 🐋
We're replanting the UK’s seabed. 🦀
Working across 7 countries to rescue coral reefs. 🪸
Protecting turtles in Fiji by working with local communities.🐢
And championing the High Seas Treaty, to help protect 30% of the ocean by 2030. 🐋
June 8, 2026 at 9:00 AM
Some good news for our oceans this #WorldOceansDay. 🙌
We're replanting the UK’s seabed. 🦀
Working across 7 countries to rescue coral reefs. 🪸
Protecting turtles in Fiji by working with local communities.🐢
And championing the High Seas Treaty, to help protect 30% of the ocean by 2030. 🐋
We're replanting the UK’s seabed. 🦀
Working across 7 countries to rescue coral reefs. 🪸
Protecting turtles in Fiji by working with local communities.🐢
And championing the High Seas Treaty, to help protect 30% of the ocean by 2030. 🐋
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🦔 #MondayMotivation
Small actions can make a big difference.
A gap in a fence, access to clean, fresh water, or a wild corner left untouched - simple changes can help hedgehogs find food, shelter & safe routes through our neighbourhoods.
This week, do something for wildlife 👉 buff.ly/acZZWUZ
Small actions can make a big difference.
A gap in a fence, access to clean, fresh water, or a wild corner left untouched - simple changes can help hedgehogs find food, shelter & safe routes through our neighbourhoods.
This week, do something for wildlife 👉 buff.ly/acZZWUZ
June 8, 2026 at 9:01 AM
🦔 #MondayMotivation
Small actions can make a big difference.
A gap in a fence, access to clean, fresh water, or a wild corner left untouched - simple changes can help hedgehogs find food, shelter & safe routes through our neighbourhoods.
This week, do something for wildlife 👉 buff.ly/acZZWUZ
Small actions can make a big difference.
A gap in a fence, access to clean, fresh water, or a wild corner left untouched - simple changes can help hedgehogs find food, shelter & safe routes through our neighbourhoods.
This week, do something for wildlife 👉 buff.ly/acZZWUZ
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What a week!
First up, a few photos from our balsam bash with the Jennings Brewery team. 🍻🌿
It was great to meet the people behind the pints and see them get stuck into pulling Himalayan balsam ahead of our first public bash of the season.
More photos to come!
First up, a few photos from our balsam bash with the Jennings Brewery team. 🍻🌿
It was great to meet the people behind the pints and see them get stuck into pulling Himalayan balsam ahead of our first public bash of the season.
More photos to come!
June 8, 2026 at 9:19 AM
What a week!
First up, a few photos from our balsam bash with the Jennings Brewery team. 🍻🌿
It was great to meet the people behind the pints and see them get stuck into pulling Himalayan balsam ahead of our first public bash of the season.
More photos to come!
First up, a few photos from our balsam bash with the Jennings Brewery team. 🍻🌿
It was great to meet the people behind the pints and see them get stuck into pulling Himalayan balsam ahead of our first public bash of the season.
More photos to come!
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Our ocean hosts incredible, resilient ecosystems, but it needs help 💙🌊
We've launched a new 12 Steps to Marine Rewilding guide on #WorldOceansDay – for individuals, coastal communities & organisations:
https://f.mtr.cool/jqyjabkfhi
We've launched a new 12 Steps to Marine Rewilding guide on #WorldOceansDay – for individuals, coastal communities & organisations:
https://f.mtr.cool/jqyjabkfhi
June 8, 2026 at 10:31 AM
Our ocean hosts incredible, resilient ecosystems, but it needs help 💙🌊
We've launched a new 12 Steps to Marine Rewilding guide on #WorldOceansDay – for individuals, coastal communities & organisations:
https://f.mtr.cool/jqyjabkfhi
We've launched a new 12 Steps to Marine Rewilding guide on #WorldOceansDay – for individuals, coastal communities & organisations:
https://f.mtr.cool/jqyjabkfhi