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Great article in the FBA's newsletter this month from Glen George about ancient names for #lakes and #rivers. They can tell us a lot about the historic #environment which may not hold true today, but which can provide important clues and inform #restoration. www.fba.org.uk/articles/anc...

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Literally from the car window! Nearly ran these two over. Interrupted a sparrowhawk attempting to make a woodcock its dinner 😱 Spoiler...the woodcock got away

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Stunning day on the #RiverLaxford seeing amazing habitats, mussels, lichens and even sea eagles 😱😍🦅 what a stunning part of the world! Thanks to Chris Conroy from Atlantic Salmon Trust for explaining the amazing work he's doing and answering my many fishy questions 🐟

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A tale of two headlines based on the same press release. The reality, of course, is that the National Trust’s nature restoration efforts will bolster good farming, by “improving the health of enough soil to provide habitat for 1 billion earthworms.”

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Just wow! Amazing photo from #ThomaszWilk of an #endangered thick shelled river mussel #UnioCrassus spurting (nice!) to allow their larvae (glochidia) to find a #fish host #WildlifePhotographerOfTheYear #nhm_wpy www.instagram.com/tomaszwilkph... www.nhm.ac.uk/wpy/gallery/...

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As always, my last post of the year reminder... Reducing emissions will reduce future climate warming and impacts. The time is now. Visualization made by globalcarbonbudget.org Thank you all for sticking by in 2024! 🙂

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A tiny ecosystem on an old jetty post #lichens

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It's very nearly over for another year! #AlmostThere #ElfOnTheShelf

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Never heard a Twelve #freshwater days of Christmas before? Well look no further! It's just one of the many treats in the December issue of #FBA voice #FreshwaterBiologicalAssociation mailchi.mp/fba/welcome-...

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Any Riverfly goodies on your Christmas list? 🎄Grab them this weekend with freepost! ✨ riverflies.teemill.com

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Are you a scientist interested in seeing the true extent of chemical pollution in freshwaters recognised? ☠️ 🌊 🔬 👩‍🔬 Then sign the Statement of Support for updated EU water pollution standards 👇 www.fba.org.uk/fba-voice/sc...

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Pleased to announce the start of a new EU innovation project on lake restoration, @futurelakes.bsky.social , contributing to the #Mission-Ocean-and-Waters #FutureLakes demonstrates innovative solutions to transform lake restoration and will promote citizen actions to support lake restoration

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Attending #BES2024 next week? I'm giving a talk on our work on #wetlands and cultural ecosystem services. In the meantime, you can access the paper here: authors.elsevier.com/a/1k0257szSJ... 🌍 🧪 🦤

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I do love this time of year...cold, crisp and cloud inversions help ease the mind...happy weekend Blueskyers #Windermere #Blueskies #LakeDistrict

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Coming soon! In the next episode of Counting the Earth, we explore microplastics—tiny plastic particles that permeate soil, water, food, drinking supplies, and even our bodies—and ask how much do we actually understand about their long-term effects? #podcast 🎙️

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Save the date! I'm delighted that Nottingham Trent Uni. will host the Freshwater Biological Association's 'restored' Annual Scientific Meeting on Wednesday 25 June 2025. Keynotes include @davetickner.bsky.social and other speakers include @louiselavictoire.bsky.social www.fba.org.uk/fba-voice/sa...

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If you're going to @kendalmountainfest.bsky.social this weekend, come and hear the wonderful Michael Malay talk about his book Late Light TODAY. Tickets still available and you'll learn about #eels, #moths, #mussels, #crickets and so much more! kendalmountainfestival.eventive.org/schedule/66a...

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Some fantastic #PhDs here with #ECOWILD👇🏼 Receive world-class training studying #MultipleStressors on #wetland #habitats. #FreshwaterBiologicalAssociation is supporting #marine & #freshwater #wetland #recovery from extreme events with @michcjackson.bsky.social ecowild.site.hw.ac.uk/current-oppo...

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I haven't posted about #FreshwaterMussels yet on @bsky.app so here's a summery video of a gorgeous #mussel #river in the #LakeDistrict and it's inhabitants #Cumbria #Biodiversity #NatureRecovery #SpeciesConservation #Restoration #Bivalve #Mollusc

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There's a chill in the air for the #autumn #BigWindermereSurvey this morning. 150 #CitizenScientists out in force in the #Windermere #catchment taking #WaterQuality and #bacterial samples for the #FreshwaterBiologicalAssociation & #LancasterUniversity www.fba.org.uk/the-big-wind...

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Have you heard of entoLIVE? It’s a series of free webinars that showcases the research of invertebrate researchers. 70 webinars to date! We’re recruiting speakers for 2025 so get in touch if you’d like to present your work. 🧪 #entomology #research #science biologicalrecording.co.uk/entolive/

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Gravel is the unsung hero of healthy rivers. I think it is (almost) as important for river wildlife as the water that flows over the top. The sediments, pebbles rocks and stones are vital to healthy rivers but they are also under threat. Read on to find out why 👇

submitted 108 days ago • 9 comments

Last days to apply: #Postdoc #position in #Groundwater #Biodiversity (2 years) opening up in my group @ Eawag & University of Zurich @romanalther.bsky.social 🦐 🧬 🔬 #biogeography #taxonomy #ecology #amphipods #Niphargus More info & details: apply.refline.ch/673277/1214/... please spread widely!

submitted 107 days ago • 0 comments

Hello #Bluesky! I mainly post about freshwatery things, mostly in the #LakeDistrict. Big on #Conservation, #NatureRecovery and #Threatened #Species

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Hi #freshwater folks 👋 The Freshwater Biological Association have announced a new initiative to assess one of our rarest fish, the Arctic charr, in Windermere. There is a crowd funder, too, to support the work ☺️ (And here's a bit of #SciArt from me!) 🧪💦 www.fba.org.uk/lake-distric...

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