ERIC North East

24/06/2026

The Invasive Species Strategy has been updated for the North East!
Find out more about it below or on our dedicated INNS page https://ericnortheast.org.uk/nenns/

📢NEW NE INVASIVE SPECIES STRATEGY IS HERE🌱

Our new North East invasive non-native species (INNS) strategy and action plan is here!

Working alongside the North East Biosecurity partnership, we have updated the regional strategy which aims to develop and maintain cost-effective strategic approaches to prevent, detect, control and eradicate specified INNS in North East landscapes through coordinated action.

The new strategy can be found on our website here: https://www.tyneriverstrust.org/project/invasive-species/

Created with Wear Rivers Trust The Tees Rivers Trust Tweed Forum ERIC North East Newcastle University

28/04/2026

Amazing final results for City Nature Challenge! Almost twice as many observations as last year, right across the region. Massive thanks to everyone who took part, particularly our co-organisers Durham University and Newcastle University.

27/04/2026

Last day of City Nature Challenge and we've got 45% more wildlife records than last year!!!
Let's see how many more we can collect. Simply download an app from iNaturalist.org, go out and take photos of all the wildlife you can spot - plants, trees, insects, fungi, birds - anything will do. And all that data comes to us here at ERIC so it can be used in research, strategic planning and decision-making - so it's genuinely useful for wildlife!

25/04/2026

Thanks to all that have taken part in City Nature Challenge so far! Over 2.5k observations submitted since the start. find out about events in the region on our website at https://ericnortheast.org.uk/citynaturechallenge/

24/04/2026

City Nature Challenge, the international nature search, is under way! You can join in from wherever you are just by downloading the iNaturalist.org app and taking photos of whatever wildlife you can see. But over the weekend, there's a programme of pop-up stalls, nature walks, expert talks and other events across the region - find out more here.

People in regions across the world will take part by logging their sightings on the iNaturalist platform with a view to recording as much wildlife as they can! You don’t actually have to be in a city.

24/04/2026

City Nature Challenge 2026 is well underway! almost 500 observations this mrining already. Fund out how the North East and other regions are getting on below.

Cities all over the UK are taking part in City Nature Challenge. Is yours?City Nature Challenge is back. Join residents of 650+ cities across the world in an epic, global mission: to record as much wildlife as possible. Take part by making local wildlife records using iNaturalist from Friday 24th Ap...

20/04/2026

Not long now before City Nature Challenge - the international wildlife search! You can join it from wherever you are, or you can come along to one of the many nature walks and drop-in events over the course of the weekend. Find out more below!

People in regions across the world will take part by logging their sightings on the iNaturalist platform with a view to recording as much wildlife as they can! You don’t actually have to be in a city.

17/04/2026

Only a week to go until the 2026 city nature challenge. There's loads of events all over the region from Friday to Monday.
Find out more at https://ericnortheast.org.uk/citynaturechallenge/

City Nature Challenge is an annual global event to track the wildlife people can spot over four days, with free events running throughout.

01/04/2026

Less than a month to go before this year's City Nature Challenge! We'll be joining in the international nature hunt in collaboration with Newcastle University and Durham University. Over the course of the weekend there'll be events taking place all over our region. As they're organised, we'll be adding them to our website here.

People in regions across the world will take part by logging their sightings on the iNaturalist platform with a view to recording as much wildlife as they can! You don’t actually have to be in a city.