Bookings open for Tees Nature Conference 18th of June 2021 - What Can Nature Do For Us?

The hugely successful annual Tees Nature Conference, hosted by Tees Valley Nature Partnership & Your Tees Catchment Partnership is being held online again this year!

We're thrilled to welcome this year's keynote speaker Emma Marsh Director of RSPB England.

As well as contributors from Business, arts and culture: Paul Booth OBE Chair of Tees Valley Local Enterprise Partnership, Beatrix Schlarb-Ridley Head of Innovation at the British Antarctic Survey, Laura Sillars Director and Dean MIMA School of Art & Design, Shahda Kahn Director of Borderlands arts program, internationally acclaimed artists Mikhail Karikis and Simon Mckeown, internationally acclaimed curator Sarah Perks, and Dominic Luscardi Non-Exec Director Animmersion.

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We are the local Nature Partnership for the Tees Valley, designated by the Secretary of State. With over 40 organisations, we work together to support nature so it can support us.

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Tees Valley Nature Partnership is made up of over 40 member organisations and groups, you can learn more on our members page below.

Campaign to Protect Rural England work for a countryside that’s rich in nature, accessible to everyone.

The Canal and River Trust look after and bring to life 2,000 miles of waterways across Britain.

Clervaux offers care places to young people and adults with complex learning and behavioural difficulties.

Cleveland Bat Group is a local group set up in 2017 by Tees Valley Wildlife Trust and the Bat Conservation Trust.

A friendly, thriving association of over 100 beekeepers living in Cleveland, North Yorkshire and County Durham.

Using all available skills we aim to rescue, treat and then rehabilitate all our hedgehogs back into the wild.

The Club promotes an interest in Natural History and assists members in finding out about the local wildife.

The local authority for the town of Darlington and the surrounding villages in North East England.

The Club studies all aspects of natural history including plants, insects, mammals, birds and geology.

Founded in 1981 the Group exists to protect and study the Eurasian badger in its natural habitat.

The agency works to create better places for people and wildlife, and support sustainable development.

EPICH work on projects in and around the Hurworth to improve the habitat for birds, bats, insects, bees, etc.

ERIC North East works with wildlife recording groups and individuals to collate environmental and manage data which is used to inform nature conservation.

For over 100 years, Forestry England have been growing, shaping and caring for over 1,500 of our nation’s forests for the benefit and enjoyment of all, for this generation and the next.

Every September inspirational speakers join forces with skill sharers and ethical traders to help place creativity at the heart of our shared sustainable future and a new way of ethical living.

Groundwork North East & Cumbria's mission is to inspire people and deliver positive sustainable change in places of need across the North East and Cumbria.

Hartlepool Borough Council is the local authority of the Borough of Hartlepool in Tees Valley.

INCA works to ensure that nature conservation is addressed in economic development projects.

The UK’s leading charity for the protection of our seas, shores and wildlife.

Middlesbrough Council is the local council for the Borough of Middlesbrough.

MEC works across Middlesbrough to promote and encourage healthy and sustainable living.

The National Lottery Community Fund distributes over £600m a year to communities across the UK.

The government’s adviser helping to protect England's nature and landscapes for people to enjoy.

A group of enthusiasts from all disciplines who meet regularly for forays, workshops and events.

Northumbrian Water’s goal is to be the national leader in the provision of sustainable water and wastewater.

The North York Moors is a special place, forged by nature, shaped over generations.

We exist to protect and improve the nation’s health and wellbeing, and reduce health inequalities.

The council covers areas including Redcar, Guisborough, Saltburn and East Cleveland.

The RSPB is the UK's largest nature conservation charity, inspiring everyone to give nature a home.

Stockton-on-Tees Borough Council is the local authority of the Borough of Stockton-on-Tees.

The Stockton greenspaces forum provides opportunities for networking and sharing good practice.

The Teesmouth Bird Club was founded in 1960 and is a recognised authority on birds in Tees Valley.

TVCA is the combined authority for the Tees Valley urban area consisting of five unitary areas.

The group encourages the appreciation, conservation and promotion of Geological Sites.

Teesmouth Field Centre offers an exciting range of visits for educational and recreational groups

Committed to delivering active, innovative, experiential learning, experiences outdoors in Tees Valley.

An independent group covering Hartlepool, Stockton-On-Tees, Middlesbrough and Darlington.

We have a long-established track record of delivering high-quality education, research and consultancy.

We are a charitable organisation committed to improving and conserving the River Tees.

TVRA has been providing support to communities across Tees Valley since 1999.

Tees Valley Sport work with partners across the Tees Valley to deliver Sport England initiatives.

Tees Valley Wildlife Trust is part of the influential UK-wide partnership of 47 Wildlife Trusts.

The Woodland Trust want to see a UK rich in woods and trees. For wildlife. For people.

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