Ah yes, good old Thames Water 💧 killing yet another chalk stream, the River Kennet in Marlborough.

And the Environment Agency do what exactly?

This is truly shocking.

February/ March were so wet we couldn’t get the dairy herd onto many of the grazing pastures and they’ve ‘run away’ from the cows. 🐮

A specialist contractor with a forage box in today to take a cut and reboot the grazing platform.

Useful forage for late Summer feeding.

Farming with or farming around nature

Top marks to this farmer for identifying lapwings nesting on his field destined for spring cropping

Ploughed cultivated and drilled around nests

10 in total with three already hatched

#MakingSpaceForNature

New blog post!

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Day 2 in Lewisham Hospital and it’s Fish & Chips Friday for my sister.
I wonder what the CEO of the trust is having for lunch today🤔
I’ve decided to tweet this everyday in the hope something might change for the better.

'...then Michael Gove went silent & has refused to engage since. Now the future of this iconic species rests in one man’s hands. His hands. And I fear he is willing to let them go. It is unforgivable. After all his work, will this sordid chapter be his legacy?' - Zac Goldsmith

#FingerpostFriday fingers emerging from cuff-linked shirt sleeves.

So my next charity walk for Samaritans is in its advanced stages of planning! As of now the costs are an eyewatering £2,000! The truth is I can't afford that on my own! So, I am here asking my followers for some help!

gofund.me/4beae61c

I have ambitions to raise £15,000

As it's Friday, I'm asking all my followers to please retweet this post if you see it, to help my bird account be seen!🙏
To make it worth sharing, here's 'The Watcher'... a Barn Owl on the Somerset Levels. 😍🦉
Thank you very much! 😊🐦

Marlborough’s Market: Town Council to take back from Wiltshire Council? marlborough.news/news/marlborou…

🤣 post of the day! 🤣

I get that the local resident Robbert Kuil sees this scenario often enough that he knows how to handle it, but the driver himself does seem completely unable to judge that reverse and turning distance.
Something of a 'training issue' there, surely?

Mixed messages.

#fingerpostfriday

“This is a death potion for the river…”.

Steve Backshall has commissioned private analysis of water from the Thames, results are in & they are horrifying.
“Treat the water as though it is a biohazard.”
Further analysis & rage from Steve below & on Instagram (@ backshall.steve)

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