euVue has moved into nature’s
backyard to bring readers a unique
look at the diverse and wonderful
world of nature in the north east.
euVue North East Nature Watch will
present news, views, and live coverage
of what’s happening throughout the
region…and elsewhere.
Working closely with the region’s Wild
Life Trusts and conservation
organisations our new section will
present news, features and viewpoints
to help us appreciate and learn more
about our natural heritage.
Conservation and care of nature has
never been more important, and in the
north east we have plenty to shout
about….from Northumberland National
Park to England’s last great wilderness
that is Teesdale, from the Farne Islands
to Seal Sands on Teesside.
Technological advances continue to
allow us to get closer to the natural
world than ever before. Who would
have thought – even 15 years ago -
that you would be able to sit and watch
otters splashing around the Ouseburn
in Newcastle live from a computer
screen in the comfort of your own
home.
Well now you can do that and much,
much more with euvue North East
Nature Watch.
In co-operation with the Urban Wild
Places project North East Nature
Watch is linked up with cameras,
strategically located throughout the
north east, to monitor urban wildlife –
and it’s much closer thank you would
imagine!
Grant helps secure rare wildlife habitat
One of the UK’s rarest types of wildlife habitat will be expanded following the announcement of a
grant to be paid to Durham Wildlife Trust.
The Trust has received £6,000 from the County Durham Environment Trust (CDENT), which will
help conserve and expand magnesian limestone fenland at the Trust’s reserve at Raisby Hill, near
Coxhoe, County Durham.
The reserve lies on magnesian limestone rock, which outcrops to create a very scarce type of
grassland and ever rarer wetlands, the magnesian limestone fens. This occurs in very few places
in Britain. Previous projects delivered by the Trust with support from (DENT identified the location
of the area’s few remaining fens, including sections of the Trust’s Raisby Hill grassland nature
reserve. Now, financial support from (DENT is allowing the Trust to create new areas of
magnesian limestone fen at Raisby Hill.
Crimes against wild birds soar
Wild birds are suffering from near record levels of persecution.
During 2008 the RSPB received 1,206 reports of shooting, poisoning, trapping and disturbance of
birds and of the theft of birds and their eggs.
While the figure is slightly down from the all-time high of 1,228 reports in 2007, it remains the
second highest we’ve ever recorded. Many more incidents are believed to have gone undetected
and unreported and the figures include 210 reports of shooting and destruction of birds of prey.
As a result, the RSPB is using its annual Birdcrime report to repeat its call for a fundamental
shake-up of the way such crimes are policed... Read more here
Bringing you closer to nature
in your own backyard and
regionwide.
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In association with the region’s Wildlife Trusts
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