Environment
We’re in the midst of a climate and ecological crisis. What can we do locally to create a greener tees area that works for people and the planet? Photo by Jemima Stubbs.
Litter on the rise during pandemic
A Norton litter-picking group has seen an increase in rubbish during the pandemic and they are determined to continue cleaning up their local area. Oil terminal maintenance planner Wayne Martin, 45, started a Norton-based litter picking group, Norton clean up your...
Spotting the elusive Snow Bunting at South Gare
The summer plumage of the male Snow Bunting is the most distinctive, being all black and white, with a little black bill (leading to it being described once, by a non-birder, as “a penguin the size of a sparrow”) but in the winter they are still mostly whitish… This...
The Joys of ‘Patch Birding’
This month I am going to share with you some of the joy I get from bird-watching (or birding as we tend to call it these days) on my local patch – a scrap of grassland, wetland and woods along a 1-mile stretch of Ormesby Beck in Middlesbrough – by describing a typical...
Engineering Power Women: Laura Hepburn
Greenology is at the forefront of new and innovative ways to reduce plastic sent to incineration/landfill whilst producing energy and valuable bi-products. Laura Hepburn is the founder and Director of a significant new Tees Valley business, Greenology...
Thirteen pledges to reduce its carbon footprint
Thirteen has launched a campaign to pledge its commitment to reducing its environmental impact. To make the organisation more environmentally conscious and get colleagues on board in helping stamp out its direct carbon emissions, in turn reducing the negative impact...
Ivy – Villain or Hero?
The familiar lobed leaves, which give the name to several other unrelated plants (such as Ivy-leaved Toadflax and Ivy-leaved Speedwell) are found on young plants only. More mature plants have simply oval-shaped leaves. What comes to mind when you think of Ivy? For...