Seeds of Change is an article for Wild Tees Magazine. Ian Wilson (Wilder Middlesbrough Officer) tells us about his new role. Tree planting has taken a front seat in recent years, with political parties and local authorities aiming to increase tree cover and fight climate change. Trees are great at storing carbon, but they...
Our new Naturally Native project officer, Mark Slaughter, tells us about the significant threat American Mink poses to our Great British water vole. The fur industry brought American mink to the UK from North America in 1929. Some escaped from mink farms and others have been intentionally released. By 1956 they were breeding in...
In an article from our national Wildlife Trust’s magazine, Natural World, Kate Bradbury talks about how we can make more space for wildlife through community gardening. Even if it’s just maintaining your local high street planters, there’s a lot of good reasons to get involved in community gardening. It can help bring communities together...
In an article from our national magazine, Ellie Brodie tells us about the huge potential benefit of sustainable farming, working with nature and for natural recovery. What if UK farmland was a thriving home for wildlife, whilst also supporting the needs of a growing population? Picture wild-flowering upland hay meadows and lowland verges buzzing...
The Brotton Bird Buddies project came about during the last year of lockdowns. It successfully managed to combat social isolation while also being of benefit to wildlife. Feeding garden birds is a great way for people to get up close with wildlife in their area. Funding was provided by the Tees Valley Nature Partnership,...
A donation has paid for a new bench at Portrack Marsh SSSI nature reserve. Thank you to Good Nature News Teesside and North Yorkshire and all their members! They gave £300 for a new oak bench, made and installed entirely by Tees Valley Wildlife Trust volunteers and staff. You can find it situated on...
Members receive a free copy of Wild Tees Magazine three times a year. You can read all the best news stories from Teesside and nationally. Luckily, membership is available for as little as £1.25 (giving more can help us do more). See our efforts to protect wildlife for the future and learn how to...
Bring Back Our Beetles is part of the Wild About Gardens campaign. We are calling all gardeners to make better habitat for our wonderful species of beetle. Not all are as imposing as the stag beetle (Lucanus cervus), which is our largest beetle (it is also the largest European beetle) with males measuring up...
Kathryn Brown, Interim Director of Climate Action at The Wildlife Trusts says: “Today, the IPCC’s climate report gives a stark warning that a global temperature increase of at least 1.5C by 2040 is now largely inevitable, with consequent increases in extreme heat, flooding, sea level rise, drought and wildfire. However, the report also says that...
Meet the tompot blenny – ‘The small fish with a big personality’ Marine wildlife expert Paul Naylor dives into the world of one of his favourite fish How best to introduce the tompot blenny? Most people who explore the seashore meet the tompot’s relative, the common blenny (also known as the shanny), which is...
Minke whale – Holderness Offshore (c)Eleanor Stone The Wildlife Trusts cheer long fought-for arrival of first ever sea sanctuaries where all damaging activities will be banned Last year, the Benyon review of Highly Protected Marine Areas (HPMAs) was published by Defra. The Wildlife Trusts backed its recommendations that HPMAs should be an essential part...
American mink are non-native species that pose a threat to water voles in our region. But what can we do to help restore ‘Ratty’ to North East waterways? If you have ever found yourself thinking, “There really ought to be a week to raise awareness about invasive species”, you will be pleased to hear...