Wear Rivers Trust
@wearriverstrust.bsky.social
Our mission is to conserve and improve the watercourses and landscape within the Wear catchment, now and for the future! #Wearconserving 💙
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The River Wear spans 60 miles, beginning in Wearhead in the Pennine Hills and continuing all the way to meet the North Sea at Sunderland! 📍
At the Wear Rivers Trust, it is our mission to conserve and improve the watercourses and landscape in the Wear Catchment for both now and the future! 💙
At the Wear Rivers Trust, it is our mission to conserve and improve the watercourses and landscape in the Wear Catchment for both now and the future! 💙
Before ➡ During ➡ After
On the Smallhope Burn, we tackled riverbank erosion using willow and brash bundles alongside our amazing volunteers. 💙
Results? Reduced erosion, natural bank recovery & improved habitat. 💧
Nature-led restoration in action. 🌿
#RiverRestoration #GreenBankEngineering
On the Smallhope Burn, we tackled riverbank erosion using willow and brash bundles alongside our amazing volunteers. 💙
Results? Reduced erosion, natural bank recovery & improved habitat. 💧
Nature-led restoration in action. 🌿
#RiverRestoration #GreenBankEngineering
August 12, 2025 at 2:43 PM
Before ➡ During ➡ After
On the Smallhope Burn, we tackled riverbank erosion using willow and brash bundles alongside our amazing volunteers. 💙
Results? Reduced erosion, natural bank recovery & improved habitat. 💧
Nature-led restoration in action. 🌿
#RiverRestoration #GreenBankEngineering
On the Smallhope Burn, we tackled riverbank erosion using willow and brash bundles alongside our amazing volunteers. 💙
Results? Reduced erosion, natural bank recovery & improved habitat. 💧
Nature-led restoration in action. 🌿
#RiverRestoration #GreenBankEngineering
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🎉 Positive River News!
August is already underway but let's take a moment to look back at some of the brilliant things that happened around our rivers in July.
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August is already underway but let's take a moment to look back at some of the brilliant things that happened around our rivers in July.
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August 4, 2025 at 4:42 PM
🎉 Positive River News!
August is already underway but let's take a moment to look back at some of the brilliant things that happened around our rivers in July.
🧵
August is already underway but let's take a moment to look back at some of the brilliant things that happened around our rivers in July.
🧵
Small Balsam (Impatiens parviflora) is an invasive species of concern. Though typically <1m tall and less prominent than Himalayan Balsam, it spreads rapidly and can destabilise riverbanks due to its shallow roots. Last image shows comparison between Himalayan Balsam (left) & Small Balsam (right). 🌼
August 5, 2025 at 3:04 PM
Small Balsam (Impatiens parviflora) is an invasive species of concern. Though typically <1m tall and less prominent than Himalayan Balsam, it spreads rapidly and can destabilise riverbanks due to its shallow roots. Last image shows comparison between Himalayan Balsam (left) & Small Balsam (right). 🌼
We had an excellent morning out with our volunteers surveying the Fylands wetland, where the River Gaunless flows through. A huge thank you to all volunteers who contributed time and expertise to this valuable survey. Your efforts support ongoing research and local conservation strategies. 💙
July 30, 2025 at 1:21 PM
We had an excellent morning out with our volunteers surveying the Fylands wetland, where the River Gaunless flows through. A huge thank you to all volunteers who contributed time and expertise to this valuable survey. Your efforts support ongoing research and local conservation strategies. 💙
Our recent electrofishing demonstration showcased the use of electrofishing equipment in a live setting, highlighting how this method enables the temporary stunning and safe capture of fish for identification and data collection. Thank you to our attendees for contributing to an informative day. 🐟
July 29, 2025 at 2:58 PM
Our recent electrofishing demonstration showcased the use of electrofishing equipment in a live setting, highlighting how this method enables the temporary stunning and safe capture of fish for identification and data collection. Thank you to our attendees for contributing to an informative day. 🐟
📢 We're hiring!
Wear Rivers Trust are recruiting a SuDS+ Monitoring Support Officer! 💧
🔗 Find out more via: environmentjob.co.uk/.../106821-s....
📩 To apply, please send your CV and cover letter to: admin@wear-rivers-trust.org.uk
#JoinOurTeam #wearriverstrust #Environmentaljob #suds
Wear Rivers Trust are recruiting a SuDS+ Monitoring Support Officer! 💧
🔗 Find out more via: environmentjob.co.uk/.../106821-s....
📩 To apply, please send your CV and cover letter to: admin@wear-rivers-trust.org.uk
#JoinOurTeam #wearriverstrust #Environmentaljob #suds
July 29, 2025 at 2:12 PM
📢 We're hiring!
Wear Rivers Trust are recruiting a SuDS+ Monitoring Support Officer! 💧
🔗 Find out more via: environmentjob.co.uk/.../106821-s....
📩 To apply, please send your CV and cover letter to: admin@wear-rivers-trust.org.uk
#JoinOurTeam #wearriverstrust #Environmentaljob #suds
Wear Rivers Trust are recruiting a SuDS+ Monitoring Support Officer! 💧
🔗 Find out more via: environmentjob.co.uk/.../106821-s....
📩 To apply, please send your CV and cover letter to: admin@wear-rivers-trust.org.uk
#JoinOurTeam #wearriverstrust #Environmentaljob #suds
Some snaps from leaky dam installation at Hetton Bogs yesterday, as part of our Links with Nature project. The channel had become deeply incised; these structures aim to slow flow, trap silt, rebuild the bed, and reconnect the stream with its wet woodland floodplain.💧🌳🪵🔨 #SlowTheFlow
June 20, 2025 at 1:08 PM
Some snaps from leaky dam installation at Hetton Bogs yesterday, as part of our Links with Nature project. The channel had become deeply incised; these structures aim to slow flow, trap silt, rebuild the bed, and reconnect the stream with its wet woodland floodplain.💧🌳🪵🔨 #SlowTheFlow
Last weekend, we joined the Durham Regatta to raise awareness of invasive species and promote the Check, Clean, Dry method. 💧
We also kick sampled upstream, showcasing river invertebrates to the public and highlighting their role in monitoring river health. 🌿
#INNS #RiverHealth #WearRiversTrust
We also kick sampled upstream, showcasing river invertebrates to the public and highlighting their role in monitoring river health. 🌿
#INNS #RiverHealth #WearRiversTrust
June 18, 2025 at 9:01 AM
Last weekend, we joined the Durham Regatta to raise awareness of invasive species and promote the Check, Clean, Dry method. 💧
We also kick sampled upstream, showcasing river invertebrates to the public and highlighting their role in monitoring river health. 🌿
#INNS #RiverHealth #WearRiversTrust
We also kick sampled upstream, showcasing river invertebrates to the public and highlighting their role in monitoring river health. 🌿
#INNS #RiverHealth #WearRiversTrust
World Environment Day 2025! 🌍
Plastic pollution is one of the most urgent threats facing our water environments. Without significant action, it is estimated that by 2050 there could be more plastic in our oceans than fish! 🐟
Plastic pollution is one of the most urgent threats facing our water environments. Without significant action, it is estimated that by 2050 there could be more plastic in our oceans than fish! 🐟
June 5, 2025 at 1:22 PM
World Environment Day 2025! 🌍
Plastic pollution is one of the most urgent threats facing our water environments. Without significant action, it is estimated that by 2050 there could be more plastic in our oceans than fish! 🐟
Plastic pollution is one of the most urgent threats facing our water environments. Without significant action, it is estimated that by 2050 there could be more plastic in our oceans than fish! 🐟
Invasive Non-Native Species (INNS) week has arrived! 🚨⚠️
Today, we're focusing on Himalayan Balsam! 🌿
To manage this invasive species, we host regular Balsam Bashing events throughout the Wear Catchment. These efforts focus on removing the plants before they set seed, preventing further spread.
Today, we're focusing on Himalayan Balsam! 🌿
To manage this invasive species, we host regular Balsam Bashing events throughout the Wear Catchment. These efforts focus on removing the plants before they set seed, preventing further spread.
May 12, 2025 at 3:58 PM
Invasive Non-Native Species (INNS) week has arrived! 🚨⚠️
Today, we're focusing on Himalayan Balsam! 🌿
To manage this invasive species, we host regular Balsam Bashing events throughout the Wear Catchment. These efforts focus on removing the plants before they set seed, preventing further spread.
Today, we're focusing on Himalayan Balsam! 🌿
To manage this invasive species, we host regular Balsam Bashing events throughout the Wear Catchment. These efforts focus on removing the plants before they set seed, preventing further spread.
Today Wear Rivers Trust held a Riverfly Training session, on the River Gaunless! 💧
We spent the day in the sunshine learning how to monitor river health by identifying freshwater invertebrates such as mayfly, Caddisfly and Stoneflies! 🪳
#riverfly #wearconserving #citizenscience
We spent the day in the sunshine learning how to monitor river health by identifying freshwater invertebrates such as mayfly, Caddisfly and Stoneflies! 🪳
#riverfly #wearconserving #citizenscience
May 1, 2025 at 2:20 PM
Today Wear Rivers Trust held a Riverfly Training session, on the River Gaunless! 💧
We spent the day in the sunshine learning how to monitor river health by identifying freshwater invertebrates such as mayfly, Caddisfly and Stoneflies! 🪳
#riverfly #wearconserving #citizenscience
We spent the day in the sunshine learning how to monitor river health by identifying freshwater invertebrates such as mayfly, Caddisfly and Stoneflies! 🪳
#riverfly #wearconserving #citizenscience
Will you help restore our #rivers this week? Collect data with @theriverstrust's #BigRiverWatch!
It's simple:
1⃣Download the free app
2⃣Visit your local river
3⃣Fill in a short survey about what you see
👉 theriverstrust.org/take-action/...
It's simple:
1⃣Download the free app
2⃣Visit your local river
3⃣Fill in a short survey about what you see
👉 theriverstrust.org/take-action/...
April 25, 2025 at 12:48 PM
Will you help restore our #rivers this week? Collect data with @theriverstrust's #BigRiverWatch!
It's simple:
1⃣Download the free app
2⃣Visit your local river
3⃣Fill in a short survey about what you see
👉 theriverstrust.org/take-action/...
It's simple:
1⃣Download the free app
2⃣Visit your local river
3⃣Fill in a short survey about what you see
👉 theriverstrust.org/take-action/...
RiverFest 2025! 📣
Join Wear Rivers Trust for a FREE day of family fun, live music and all things rivers and nature! 💧
To secure your tickets, scan the QR code below or click the following link! 👇 www.tickettailor.com/events/wearr...
Join Wear Rivers Trust for a FREE day of family fun, live music and all things rivers and nature! 💧
To secure your tickets, scan the QR code below or click the following link! 👇 www.tickettailor.com/events/wearr...
April 24, 2025 at 3:06 PM
RiverFest 2025! 📣
Join Wear Rivers Trust for a FREE day of family fun, live music and all things rivers and nature! 💧
To secure your tickets, scan the QR code below or click the following link! 👇 www.tickettailor.com/events/wearr...
Join Wear Rivers Trust for a FREE day of family fun, live music and all things rivers and nature! 💧
To secure your tickets, scan the QR code below or click the following link! 👇 www.tickettailor.com/events/wearr...
Wildlife Wednesdays! 🌿 Meet the European Bullhead (Cottus gobio), a unique fish found in the River Wear. 🐟 With their broad heads and wide fins, they thrive in fast, stony waters, feeding on invertebrates like Mayfly larvae. At Wear Rivers Trust, we’re working to protect these vital habitats! 💧
April 23, 2025 at 1:58 PM
Wildlife Wednesdays! 🌿 Meet the European Bullhead (Cottus gobio), a unique fish found in the River Wear. 🐟 With their broad heads and wide fins, they thrive in fast, stony waters, feeding on invertebrates like Mayfly larvae. At Wear Rivers Trust, we’re working to protect these vital habitats! 💧
Happy Earth Day 2025! 🌍
Earth Day serves as an important reminder of our collective responsibility to protect the environment, but at Wear Rivers Trust, our commitment to conserving and improving the health of our rivers extends far beyond a single day! 💙
#wearconserving #EarthDay2025 #riverwear
Earth Day serves as an important reminder of our collective responsibility to protect the environment, but at Wear Rivers Trust, our commitment to conserving and improving the health of our rivers extends far beyond a single day! 💙
#wearconserving #EarthDay2025 #riverwear
April 22, 2025 at 1:57 PM
Happy Earth Day 2025! 🌍
Earth Day serves as an important reminder of our collective responsibility to protect the environment, but at Wear Rivers Trust, our commitment to conserving and improving the health of our rivers extends far beyond a single day! 💙
#wearconserving #EarthDay2025 #riverwear
Earth Day serves as an important reminder of our collective responsibility to protect the environment, but at Wear Rivers Trust, our commitment to conserving and improving the health of our rivers extends far beyond a single day! 💙
#wearconserving #EarthDay2025 #riverwear
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Our rivers are in crisis! ⚠️
It is almost time for Big River Watch, which is running from April 25th-May 1st! 💧
With the @theriverstrust.bsky.social Big River Watch app, you can help identify issues and contribute to a national data set that will help us build a picture of river health! 🤳
It is almost time for Big River Watch, which is running from April 25th-May 1st! 💧
With the @theriverstrust.bsky.social Big River Watch app, you can help identify issues and contribute to a national data set that will help us build a picture of river health! 🤳
April 8, 2025 at 1:10 PM
Our rivers are in crisis! ⚠️
It is almost time for Big River Watch, which is running from April 25th-May 1st! 💧
With the @theriverstrust.bsky.social Big River Watch app, you can help identify issues and contribute to a national data set that will help us build a picture of river health! 🤳
It is almost time for Big River Watch, which is running from April 25th-May 1st! 💧
With the @theriverstrust.bsky.social Big River Watch app, you can help identify issues and contribute to a national data set that will help us build a picture of river health! 🤳
Take a look at our staff and volunteers carrying out green bank protection on a stretch of the Hummerbeck, in West Auckland! 🌿
If only 3 hours of work really took 30 seconds! 💧
#wearcatchment #wearconserving #GreenEngineering #erosion #volunteers
If only 3 hours of work really took 30 seconds! 💧
#wearcatchment #wearconserving #GreenEngineering #erosion #volunteers
April 22, 2025 at 9:21 AM
Take a look at our staff and volunteers carrying out green bank protection on a stretch of the Hummerbeck, in West Auckland! 🌿
If only 3 hours of work really took 30 seconds! 💧
#wearcatchment #wearconserving #GreenEngineering #erosion #volunteers
If only 3 hours of work really took 30 seconds! 💧
#wearcatchment #wearconserving #GreenEngineering #erosion #volunteers
Green Bank Protection! 🌿
On Tuesday, Wear Rivers Trust staff were accompanied by our volunteers to undertake green bank protection on a stretch of the Hummerbeck! 💧
This task was completed as part of our Hummerbeck and Lower Gaunless Bluespaces Project, funded by Northumbrian Water! 🌊
On Tuesday, Wear Rivers Trust staff were accompanied by our volunteers to undertake green bank protection on a stretch of the Hummerbeck! 💧
This task was completed as part of our Hummerbeck and Lower Gaunless Bluespaces Project, funded by Northumbrian Water! 🌊
April 17, 2025 at 5:40 PM
Green Bank Protection! 🌿
On Tuesday, Wear Rivers Trust staff were accompanied by our volunteers to undertake green bank protection on a stretch of the Hummerbeck! 💧
This task was completed as part of our Hummerbeck and Lower Gaunless Bluespaces Project, funded by Northumbrian Water! 🌊
On Tuesday, Wear Rivers Trust staff were accompanied by our volunteers to undertake green bank protection on a stretch of the Hummerbeck! 💧
This task was completed as part of our Hummerbeck and Lower Gaunless Bluespaces Project, funded by Northumbrian Water! 🌊
Wildlife Wednesdays! 🌿
We found otter footprints along the riverbank! 🐾 These creatures are hard to spot, so this was a special moment! 🦦
At Wear Rivers Trust, it is our mission to conserve our local waterways, ensuring they are safeguarded and thriving for the wildlife that depends on them! 💙
We found otter footprints along the riverbank! 🐾 These creatures are hard to spot, so this was a special moment! 🦦
At Wear Rivers Trust, it is our mission to conserve our local waterways, ensuring they are safeguarded and thriving for the wildlife that depends on them! 💙
April 16, 2025 at 2:24 PM
Wildlife Wednesdays! 🌿
We found otter footprints along the riverbank! 🐾 These creatures are hard to spot, so this was a special moment! 🦦
At Wear Rivers Trust, it is our mission to conserve our local waterways, ensuring they are safeguarded and thriving for the wildlife that depends on them! 💙
We found otter footprints along the riverbank! 🐾 These creatures are hard to spot, so this was a special moment! 🦦
At Wear Rivers Trust, it is our mission to conserve our local waterways, ensuring they are safeguarded and thriving for the wildlife that depends on them! 💙
Yesterday, we were out on the Stanley Burn with our fantastic volunteers, repairing leaky dams as part of our SuDS+ Project! 💧
Leaky dams help to 'slow the flow', alleviating down-stream flooding, and having the added benefit of helping the channel to re-naturalise and creating new habitats. 🐟
Leaky dams help to 'slow the flow', alleviating down-stream flooding, and having the added benefit of helping the channel to re-naturalise and creating new habitats. 🐟
April 11, 2025 at 12:13 PM
Yesterday, we were out on the Stanley Burn with our fantastic volunteers, repairing leaky dams as part of our SuDS+ Project! 💧
Leaky dams help to 'slow the flow', alleviating down-stream flooding, and having the added benefit of helping the channel to re-naturalise and creating new habitats. 🐟
Leaky dams help to 'slow the flow', alleviating down-stream flooding, and having the added benefit of helping the channel to re-naturalise and creating new habitats. 🐟
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April 10, 2025 at 5:17 AM
Green Bank Protection! 🌿Today we headed to Herrington Burn, alongside @durhamwildlife.bsky.social and volunteers, to install green bank protection on a stretch of the burn! 💧We used an array of nature-based solutions, in order to stabilise the riverbank in order to prevent further erosion! 🪵
April 9, 2025 at 3:39 PM
Green Bank Protection! 🌿Today we headed to Herrington Burn, alongside @durhamwildlife.bsky.social and volunteers, to install green bank protection on a stretch of the burn! 💧We used an array of nature-based solutions, in order to stabilise the riverbank in order to prevent further erosion! 🪵
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A very good morning from NE England, where at the moment the seasons seem to be changing every few minutes.
This morning's image is local, the weir on the River Wear with Prebends Bridge behind. The bridge dates from 1772.
#photooftheday #photographer
This morning's image is local, the weir on the River Wear with Prebends Bridge behind. The bridge dates from 1772.
#photooftheday #photographer
March 13, 2025 at 9:34 AM
A very good morning from NE England, where at the moment the seasons seem to be changing every few minutes.
This morning's image is local, the weir on the River Wear with Prebends Bridge behind. The bridge dates from 1772.
#photooftheday #photographer
This morning's image is local, the weir on the River Wear with Prebends Bridge behind. The bridge dates from 1772.
#photooftheday #photographer
Wildlife Wednesdays 🌿
Today’s focus: the stonefly! 🪰 From nymph to adult, stoneflies play a crucial role in our river ecosystems.💧Sensitive to pollution, they help us to monitor water quality and assess the impact of environmental changes within the Wear Catchment! 🔍 #riverfly #invertebrate #rivers
Today’s focus: the stonefly! 🪰 From nymph to adult, stoneflies play a crucial role in our river ecosystems.💧Sensitive to pollution, they help us to monitor water quality and assess the impact of environmental changes within the Wear Catchment! 🔍 #riverfly #invertebrate #rivers
April 9, 2025 at 1:05 PM
Wildlife Wednesdays 🌿
Today’s focus: the stonefly! 🪰 From nymph to adult, stoneflies play a crucial role in our river ecosystems.💧Sensitive to pollution, they help us to monitor water quality and assess the impact of environmental changes within the Wear Catchment! 🔍 #riverfly #invertebrate #rivers
Today’s focus: the stonefly! 🪰 From nymph to adult, stoneflies play a crucial role in our river ecosystems.💧Sensitive to pollution, they help us to monitor water quality and assess the impact of environmental changes within the Wear Catchment! 🔍 #riverfly #invertebrate #rivers
Our rivers are in crisis! ⚠️
It is almost time for Big River Watch, which is running from April 25th-May 1st! 💧
With the @theriverstrust.bsky.social Big River Watch app, you can help identify issues and contribute to a national data set that will help us build a picture of river health! 🤳
It is almost time for Big River Watch, which is running from April 25th-May 1st! 💧
With the @theriverstrust.bsky.social Big River Watch app, you can help identify issues and contribute to a national data set that will help us build a picture of river health! 🤳
April 8, 2025 at 1:10 PM
Our rivers are in crisis! ⚠️
It is almost time for Big River Watch, which is running from April 25th-May 1st! 💧
With the @theriverstrust.bsky.social Big River Watch app, you can help identify issues and contribute to a national data set that will help us build a picture of river health! 🤳
It is almost time for Big River Watch, which is running from April 25th-May 1st! 💧
With the @theriverstrust.bsky.social Big River Watch app, you can help identify issues and contribute to a national data set that will help us build a picture of river health! 🤳