Tees Valley Biodiversity Partnership

The Tees Valley Biodiversity Partnership held their 2009 Annual Gathering on 9th September at the Teesmouth Field Centre, followed by a tour of Saltholme RSPB Reserve by Assistant Reserves Manager Toby Collett.

The meeting was kindly sponsored by the Tees Valley Joint Strategy Unit.

Below is the programme of the day and copies of PowerPoint presentations of some the speakers.

Programme

I love NI197

Jeremy Garside – Tees Valley Wildlife Trust

Securing a future for the lost meadows of eastern Cleveland
Helen Herring -  Wildflower Ark

From EYE to ERIC – Working towards a regional biological records centre
Naomi Hewitt  – EYE Project

Biodiversity – from regional policy to local delivery
Malcolm Steele – Joint Strategy Unit

Newts and recycling – An example of a risk management project in Redcar and Cleveland
Jo Fearey – Redcar and Cleveland Borough Council

Urban cowslips – a successful example of urban meadow creation  in Albert Park, Middlesbrough
Francine Marshall – Middlesbrough Council

Tees Valley Pondscape – following a summer of pond survey, pond creation and management sites are planned for this winter
Rachel Jackson – Tees Valley Wildlife Trust

The North East Biodiversity Partnership has been developing a way forward for a much needed biological records centre to support biodiversity conservation in the region.  The Tees Valley Biodiversity Partnership is represented on a working group to develop the project.

Download their information sheet here

eric-information-sheet-

Local Sites (previously known as Sites of Nature Conservation Importance) are vital to conserving our biodiversity. This new page has been created as a reference point for Local Wildlife Sites. It includes the national framework, links to Defra resources and updates on what is happening on Local Wildlife Sites in the Tees Valley. Visit here

Click here to read notes for the Wetland and Coastal Action Group’s meeting in March 2008

Click here to read notes for the Wetland and Coastal Action Group’s meeting in January 2008

Click here to read notes for the Wetland and Coastal Action Group’s meeting in September 2007