LIFE WADER

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

Watch our 4-minute film youtu.be/SgTmobee-BU 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

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

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

@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

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

@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

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

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

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

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 🐦🦭🌊 bit.ly/4dRxn2E

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

Coaxing Northumberland river off the straight and narrow. @NE_Northumbria @EnvAgencyYNE @tweed_forum @NlandNP @NorthWildlife @Mike_Pratt_NWT culturednortheast.co.uk/p/river-restor…

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 bit.ly/4jBJX7p @LIFEprogramme 🌊

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 innsmapper.org to record management activity. @InvasivesSp

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

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

The Northumberland dunes are a rare and important habitat for many plants and animals. LIFE WADER is working to protect this ecosystem from the impacts of invasive non-native plants @InvasiveSp @NE_Northumbria @NorthWildlife @coast_care @LIFEprogramme #INNSweek

We're asking everyone that spends time on or in the water to Check-Clean-Dry boats, clothing, footwear and equipment after use to keep them free of invasive non-native species nonnativespecies.org/what-can-i-do/… #INNSweek @newcastlemarine @EnvAgencyYNE @tweed_forum @NE_Northumbria

Help us to control invasive non-native plants like pirri-pirri along the Northumberland coast – please check your clothing and dog’s fur to make sure you’re not spreading plant material. @InvasiveSp @LIFEprogramme #INNSweek @lindisfarne_nnr