LIFE WADER

A major nature recovery project to reverse the decline of habitats on the Northumberland Coast. Led by @NaturalEngland & funded by @Lifeprogramme

[LIFE WADER @LifeWader]

This Invasive Species Week help S2 and Second Level pupils learn about invasive non-native species with the TweedWATCH Education Pack. Download the Riverbank Plants topic pack inspired by the River Tweed @TForumlearning @DestTweedUK @tweed_forum @LIFEProgramme #INNSweek

[LIFE WADER @LifeWader]

New @TForumlearning Education Pack is now available for KS2 & Second Level learners: packed with activities on river wildlife, trees, plants, pollution, flooding and local heritage.
Download @DestTweedUK today!
@tweed_forum
@LIFEprogramme
#Outdoorlearning

[LIFE WADER @LifeWader]

Celebrating 95,000 trees planted by @tweed_forum hitting project target 64ha native riparian woodlands to improve water quality of the River Tweed buffering 8km of watercourse. Thanks Keith, Treeline Scotland @ForestryLS @LIFEprogramme #RiparianWoodlands #Ecologicalrestoration

[LIFE WADER @LifeWader]

World Wetlands Day #WWD2026 celebrating the impact of small wet areas in the landscape. With Haywood Contracting we constructed 15 settlement ponds around Budle Bay, Northumberland @lindisfarnennr to capture excess nutrients before they enter the bay
@LIFEprogramme
#Natura2000

[LIFE WADER @LifeWader]

Watch our 4-minute film https://t.co/0cIqQIqITK showing scientists from @NE_Northumbria and @newcastlemarine piloting habitat-sensitive methods for removing macro algal mats from the intertidal area of Budle Bay @lindisfarnennr @LIFEprogramme #Natura2000

[LIFE WADER @LifeWader]

In #NationalTreeWeek we celebrate > 42,000 native broadleaf trees planted by @tweed_forum along the River Tweed to buffer diffuse agricultural pollution & improve water quality - 49,000 more to go! #ScottishForestry #Forestrygrantscheme @LIFEprogramme #Natura2000

[LIFE WADER @LifeWader]

Today @lindisfarne_nnr welcomed Utrecht University to the Lindisfarne coast where they have been modelling sea level rise scenarios as part of a @Belmont_Forum Climate Change project alongside @newcastlemarine @clare_fitz @lifeprogramme #natura2000 @NE_Northumbria

[LIFE WADER @LifeWader]

@lindisfarne_nnr welcome @utrechtuniversity who have been modelling sea level rise scenarios for the Lindisfarne coast, part of a @Belmont_Forum project with @newcastlemarine - great for them to visit the sites in person @lifeprogramme #natura2000 @NE_Northumbria @clare_fitz

[LIFE WADER @LifeWader]

Team @newcastlemarine Networking and Replicating our early response toolkit for detecting marine Invasive Species in the North Sea with @Havforskningen and @NIVAforskning @LIFEprogramme #Natura2000 #INNS

[LIFE WADER @LifeWader]

@newcastlemarine Networking and Replicating our early response toolkit for detecting marine Invasive Species in the North Sea with Flødevigen Research Station @Havforskningen and @NIVAforskning @LIFEprogramme #Natura2000

[LIFE WADER @LifeWader]

@ecology_ncl Networking and Replicating our early response toolkit for detecting marine Invasive Species in the North Sea with @Havforskningen and @NIVAforskning @LIFEprogramme #Natura2000

[LIFE WADER @LifeWader]

Fantastic day looking at amazing contributions citizen scientists make to our work on water quality & invasive species. Thank you Coquet River Action Group & Greener Berwick @EnvAgencyYNE @NE_Northumbria @tweed_forum @TyneRiversTrust @LIFEprogramme & Catchment Sensitive Farming

[LIFE WADER @LifeWader]

Scientists from @NE_Northumbria @newcastlemarine & @EnvAgencyYNE have been piloting different habitat-sensitive methods for removing ~2.6t macro algal mats from the intertidal area of Budle Bay @lindisfarne_nnr. Thanks to Sam Coates and crew from SCS East Anglia @LIFEprogramme

[LIFE WADER @LifeWader]

It's #NationalVolunteersWeek! We're celebrating all our wonderful @lindisfarne_nnr volunteers who play a vital role in supporting wildlife on the #northumberlandcoast @LIFEprogramme @NE_Northumbria 🐦🦭🌊 https://t.co/h8IrZHa6sA

[Tony Henderson @Hendrover]

Work starts on major nature restoration scheme for special Northumberland river. In The Journal today, @NE_Northumbria @NorthWildlife @Mike_Pratt_NWT @EnvAgencyYNE @tweed_forum @_Northumberland @LifeWader

[Tony Henderson @Hendrover]

Coaxing Northumberland river off the straight and narrow. @NE_Northumbria @EnvAgencyYNE @tweed_forum @NlandNP @NorthWildlife @Mike_Pratt_NWT https://t.co/xj5caX52Ye

[LIFE WADER @LifeWader]

Breaking nature news! One of the largest river restoration projects in the UK has commenced in the Breamish Valley, Northumberland. Reinstating the meandering system - the project will bring huge benefits for wildlife, ecology and man https://t.co/3dgFdUvrNS @LIFEprogramme 🌊

[LIFE WADER @LifeWader]

Managing invasive species is vital to protecting our environment. It's also important to record and share INNS management data as well as sitings, to support all of our efforts to tackle INNS effectively. Use https://t.co/vmQzJHbsau to record management activity. @InvasivesSp

[LIFE WADER @LifeWader]

Be plant wise! - Planning on picking some wild garlic this spring? make sure you pick the right one or you could accidentally spread invasive non-native plants in our woodlands @InvasiveSp @ecology_ncl @NE_Northumbria @tweed_forum @EnvAgencyYNE @LIFEprogramme #INNSweek

[LIFE WADER @LifeWader]

Be Plant Wise! - Invasive plant removal in action today at Druridge Bay, Northumberland with @coast_care @ecology_ncl @InvasiveSp @LIFEprogramme
#INNSweek