I guess this is exactly why @debenclimate exists.

No problem with black grass, the bi-cropping & use of landrace wheats mean it can’t thrive. No artificial fertilisers or external inputs. Agroforestry bringing huge benefits, soil nutritious & holds moisture. The way ahead! Part of a series of talks put on by Deben Climate Centre

This is germane to our current Winter Talks series, where we focus on Food Security. Farmers are key to our survival.

Note the EU "safe limit"... 😳 #EColi levels in the river #Deben Suffolk... Two new strains have been discovered that are #AntibioticResistant, let's hope the #boatrace this weekend don't have any spills! #FeargalSharkey

Thankfully, we know all about the value of toads in Suffolk…..don’t we? #EarthDay2024 #nature

Results of our June Pollution Simultaneous Sampling Safari at 50 locations on the #Deben . As you’ll see, e.Coli and Phosphate levels are still very high along the length of the river. Feargal Sharkey Chris Packham James Wallace

Thanks very much to @chrisgackham for spending some time at the @debenclimate pitch at #greenfutures Youth Conference,brilliantly organised by Creating The Greenest County - Suffolk 🍃

Powerful piece from BBC East today, using new data from @debenclimate and University of Suffolk International Rivers becoming 'reservoirs of disease' warn experts. bbc.co.uk/news/articles/…

Important work happening at Deben Climate Centre and University of Suffolk International . East Suffolk Council Feargal Sharkey Chris Packham

We’d like to see this happening in Suffolk. New funding is apparently available, and it’s popular too. EnvAgencyAnglia Defra UK

Extra co2 from human activity traps heat and warms the planet resulting in huge Melting of ice and increased freshwater dilutes salt content of water and water becomes less dense inhibiting ability of AMOC ocean current to sink, slowing it down and eventually shutting it down

Does anyone have a similar graphic for #Suffolk ? #ClimateCrisis

Cool piece from ITV News Anglia , at the latest @debenclimate #citizenscience training session. 30 brave pollution sleuths now upskilled with five new conditions to measure on the River Deben. Funding Creating The Greenest County - Suffolk 🍃 , input from University of Suffolk International Environment Agency youtu.be/aap9vWlMsgc

We love this: a fish pass with no metal, no concrete. Let’s hope Essex and Suffolk Rivers Trust get their funding - would be great to see these on the Deben. Peter Hobson