Sharing some of the work I’m involved in as a Biodiversity Technical Officer for @EnvAgencyMids. Any views or opinions expressed are my own.
Shrewsbury, England
Joined October 2021
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Split level images are great for showing spawning gravels below and @JPRenviro elbow grease above 💪 These woody deflectors were installed ahead of the salmon spawning runs to create more diverse flows and shelter for juveniles @EnvAgencyMids – at West Midlands, England
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Environment Agency staff on strike held a rally at the flood barriers at Frankwell in Shrewsbury today. They’re on strike over pay. – at West Midlands, England
Imagine going from apex predator to the office’s resident cheermeister 😅🎄 #otter #ChristmasTree – at Shrewsbury, England
Two weeks of rescuing and I’ve started seeing crayfish when I close my eyes! 😩😍 – at Shrewsbury, England
We’ve been out rescuing thousands of #fish and native white-clawed #crayfish in rivers across the #Midlands during the hot weather. 🐟
Here, 184 crayfish were rescued from the dry Escley Brook in #Herefordshire and relocated to a nearby spring which was still flowing.
ALT A dry river bed with large rocks and a small amount of water in pools around the rocks. A large branch if hanging across the river.
ALT A close up of a man's hand holding a crayfish which has been rescued from a dry river.
Some satisfying sights at the office👌#wildflower @EnvAgencyMids @BiodiversityEA – at Shrewsbury, England
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Great to meet the newest residents of the Hafren House bike shed bird box this evening! Mum Wren (?) was feeding at least 3 hungry chicks as I was unlocking my bike. Stopped to hang out with them for a while ☺️ @EnvAgencyMids @EnvAgency @JudeWardBio
The #greenroof we recently installed at our @EnvAgencyMids office serves an important function for drainage by storing and slowly releasing rainwater. It also provides valuable urban habitat. The before and after photos speak for themselves in terms of the aesthetic benefits!
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Eel passes on our weir sites are working well as migration begins. We set traps to check them routinely and look as these two little beauties we found making their way upstream! Fantastic to see our passes are working and healthy Eels in our rivers! ❤️ – at West Midlands, England
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It’s amazing how this little ADCP boat can produce such fantastic bathymetric data. We’re installing a new river flow measurement sensor on the river Tern and it’s crucial we know the exact river depths and geometries beforehand. – at Cressage, England
A big delivery of #greenroof materials arrived at our @EnvAgencyMids #shrewsbury office today as part of a #sustainability project! 🌱 – at Shrewsbury, England
Great day with @ATMLtd installing owl nest boxes in barns on the #RiverWye and #Riverlugg providing additional habitat near @EnvAgencyMids assets.
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Today @EnvAgencyMids #FisheriesOfficers rescued a number of specimen fish stranded fish due to #floods at @WorcesterRaces
Suvelliance & further rescues will continue for a few days as waters recede
Please report to 24/7 ☎️ 0800807060 if you see fish stranded or in distress
Here's a video showing a #biodiversity enhancement project which improved #wetland #habitat for people and #wildlife. The project was funded by @EnvAgencyMids and the Natural Networks grant. Partners included @WorcsWT @worcscc @myworcester @ebsford @sustainableworc
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In #NationalTreeWeek we've provided the @LeominsterBloom community group #Herefordshire with over 500 trees to plant this season 🌳
The trees will be listed under @QGCanopy & as we've used biodegradable, non-plastic tree guards the amount of plastic in the environment is reduced
ALT Trees planted this week in Leominster Herefordshire
ALT Planting trees in Leominster Herefordshire
ALT Leominster in Bloom volunteers