We were really fortunate today to have Dr Chris Hill talk to the workshop about the depositional environments and terrestrial life of the Middle Jurassic. For most of East Cleveland the the Middle Jurassic geology forms the ground underneath out
The first of our Landscape History Workshops with Tees Archaeology got underway today with great attendance at the Skelton Methodist Church. After exploring reconstructiong a large 3 D geological model of the Cleveland area, Skeltons’ geological past , when the
Our second pop up event in the woodlands at Kirkleatham Hall. A wonderful setting and the stall looked great. Family groups passed by and shared some memories and filled out our questionnaires. We gathered new records of historic sightings of
The first of our pop events this summer was held at Saltburn Farmer’s market. Visitors to the market were asked to share a wildlife memory and complete our rhyming couplet questionnaire on the activities they did as children. Our props
The Friends of Loftus Cemetery are a volunteer group who work to make the historic cemetery a pleasant and serene place in the local community. They work to improve access and the appearance of the site with plantings and gardening
Second year digital media and the web students at Teesside University have been working with the Trust to develop innovative solutions for sharing wildlife memories. Last week three teams presented their different recommendations for our consideration. The work done by the students has thrown up a
On a bright cold winter morning 13 people turned up to learn more about getting the best from wildlife cameras and to help create new wildlife records. Participants ranged from beginners wanting to know more about wildlife in their
How is the tiny harvest mouse faring in East Cleveland? To help us answer this question we ran a harvest mouse discovery day to find out about the biology and ecology of harvest mice, ways to look for them and
Saltburn and Guisborough U3A members are using the Where the Wild Things Project as the foundation of a U3A shared learning project with the Tees Valley Wildlife Trust. ten members attended an oral history workshop led by Janette Hilton from Living
Volunteers working towards the restoration of Gisborough Priory’s historic gardens were interested to discover which small mammals were using the gardens. After a slide show in a stable – a first for the Trust – members learnt how to handle