Greatham Marsh Site Visit | GREATHAM | IN-PERSON

Hosted by the CIWEM Tyne and Humber branch

Event description

Greatham Marsh Restoration is an Environment Agency project to restore Greatham Beck by restoring the watercourse to its historic alignment, remove the tidal sluice and complete earthworks to encourage natural formation of marshland. This will enable numerous benefits including carbon sequestration, nutrient reduction, allowing natural migration of the Tees estuary, enabling fish passage and completing Agency’s existing legal obligations.

This site visit is a chance to hear about the project through a presentation and Q&A followed by an opportunity to see the site up close mid-construction.

Part of the CIWEM Nature-based Solutions and Flood Resilience and Adaption series.

Who should attend

• Water and environmental industry professional and practitioners
• Early careers professionals
• Anyone with an interest in managed realignment, wetland creation or Biodiversity Net Gain, (BNG) units

Why you should attend

• Hearing about experiences and learning from restoring historic habitat on the Tees estuary
• Speak to those involved from concept to construction
• Two hours of CPD
• Opportunity to network with other practitioners

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About the speakers

Matt Rountree | Project Manager | Environment Agency

Matt Rountree is a Project Manager at the Environment Agency working on the Tees Tidelands subprogramme. He has worked at the Environment Agency for over five years, managing Greatham Marsh Restoration for two and a half plus years – from the design phase through to construction.

His expertise includes communication, contract management, negotiating agreements, stakeholder management, design management and Biodiversity units.

Rosie Hampson | Principal Analyst | JBA consulting

Booking and joining information

This event is open to members and non-members of CIWEM.

Please note there is limited capacity at this event. Bookings must be made through 'My CIWEM' using the above booking link. Non-members who have not registered for the MyCIWEM system can create an account on the booking page in order to reserve their place.

If you have any questions about your booking or would like to cancel your attendance, please contact branches@ciwem.org.

Please note that registrations close at 09:00, four working days before the event is to take place. If you have not registered by then, unfortunately we cannot add you to the event.

If you have any queries about this talk, please contact Matthew Rountree at Matthew.Rountree@environment-agency.gov.uk.

About the venue and getting there

The event will take place at Greatham Village, Greatham, County Durham, T25 2HW.

The site visit element of the event involves a lengthy walk on uneven ground so may be unsuitable for those with limited mobility.

PPE is not required for the presentation but full five point PPE is required for those doing the site walkover and needs to be brought, including gloves/glasses etc.

Travelling to the venue

As part of CIWEM’s commitment to tackling the climate and ecological emergency we would encourage delegates to use the most environmentally sustainable means of transport possible.

If you are coming by car or taxi, please consider sharing the journey with others to reduce your environmental footprint. Please note that there is car parking on site, but its limited.Therefore, car sharing is encouraged.

Attendees arriving by car should await permission at the entry point before accessing the site due to single lane access. Contact Matt at Matthew.Rountree@environment-agency.gov.uk if lifts are required to the site from railway station.