What we do
Tees-Swale: Naturally Connected
Tees-Swale: Naturally Connected is a unique collaboration between the North Pennines National Landscape and the Yorkshire Dales National Park Authority, and those who manage the land. The £8.5million programme is largely funded by The National Lottery Heritage Fund and working across an area of 845 km2 of the largest semi-natural habitats in England.
Tees-Swale: Naturally Connected is enhancing and restoring unique hay meadows and grasslands, sensitively creating and restoring woodland and hedging, improving the quality of watercourses and restoring peat. All part of the programme to deliver public benefits, including tackling biodiversity loss, climate change mitigation and, most crucially, connecting precious habitats across these uplands.
Recent posts
Artist opportunities exploring the land of lead and silver
Community arts exploring the North Pennines mining heritage
Discover the land of lead and silver
A new project to unearth the hidden stories of lead mining in the North Pennines
First tree grown at the Bowlees nursery planted
Wych elm grown from seed at Bowlees nursery planted
There’s no such thing as bad weather
Learning photography skills in torrential rain
Last link restored in flood hit northern dales
Bridge built to complete four-year programme of flood recovery work.
Reducing pollution from abandoned metal mines
First phase of two projects to reduce pollution from metal mine waste entering the River Tees completed.
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The map below shows the Tees-Swale boundary edged in red however, we will be working with communities and groups both within and outside the programme area.
Thanks to National Lottery players
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