The team had over 60 bird species on Lady Fen, highlights of two pairs of garganey, spotted redshank, spoonbill, cattle egret, barn owl. 57 species on Ouse Washes side, the full WeBS count will be on the sightings page soon. Lady Fen is vital whilst water is high on the Washes.

Join us for the next Folio talk at 7pm (for 7.30 start) on Mon 3 April at the #Olney Centre. Athina Beckett presents 'The Heritage, History and Restoration of the Buckingham Canal'. £5 (inc refreshments) Book your place online at ticketsource.co.uk/folio or call 0333 666 3366.

To achieve #NetZero, we individuals need to make substantial changes now - an easy-to-follow guide to how and why ⬇️ bbc.co.uk/news/science-e…

During the Covid crisis it was Britain’s health system that failed the resilience test - because the reduction in beds has gone too far, leaving hospitals with too little spare capacity. prospectmagazine.co.uk/economics-and-…

☔️ While March's wet weather has improved river flows around #MiltonKeynes, UKCEH report that overall #EastAnglia started the month with below-average groundwater levels and reservoir stocks. bbc.co.uk/news/science-e…

🚂 #Bletchley & #MiltonKeynes residents should be concerned about this new DIESEL train service. Do please sign BFARe @BFARe.org.uk's petition on Change.org to re-run the #EastWestRail Route Consultation for #Bedford. bbc.co.uk/news/uk-englan…

In June 2019, our directors went on a tour of the Colne Valley Park. They paused in Harefield to admire the view of the poppies growing on the hillside opposite. The second picture shows how that hillside looks today, April 3, 2023. We are really paying a terrible price for HS2.

Undoubtedly, 'we need a proper national conversation about the kind of society we want to live in, and the real risks and difficult trade-offs we face in the years ahead' as @steviesmith66 of CUSP writes for The Conversation ✅ theconversation.com/why-a-serious-…

The government's new water plan is evidence of how far #peoplepower can go. 🙌 But we've seen some of these targets before. Promises without action aren't going to #endsewagepollution. We need more, so let's keep the pressure on. ✊ buff.ly/3GeEum2

Thérèse Coffey said the Plan For Water would help tackle “the scourge of sewage pollution once and for all”. But without the infrastructure to enforce rules, the water plan will NOT succeed 👉 bit.ly/3Gkc2i 🧵

The climate emergency has well and truly arrived. #VoteGreen in #MiltonKeynes on May 4th for the only party willing to act with real urgency. itv.com/news/2023-03-2…

The bulbs we planted on steps leading to the canal are looking good. Far better than the old bikes, beer cans and goodness knows what that used to live here until we cleared it. Canal & River Trust London & SE

🌤️ @AnaDenisova of CAMRI Media Research explores a question repeatedly asked at #ClimateCafés: How helpful is it to scare someone who is already scared about #ClimateChange? theconversation.com/climate-doomis…

👀 Take a quick look at GreenpeaceUK's summary of IPCC's recent report on #ClimateChange, helpfully broken down into 10 key points ⬇️ greenpeace.org.uk/news/ipcc-repo…

Well done to BBO Wildlife Trust and West Berkshire Council for this innovative project teaching children how keeping themselves healthy can help the natural world. bbowt.org.uk/news/innovativ…

#BoatsThatTweet - date for your diaries, our Canal & River Trust London & SE User Forum is taking place at Aylesbury Canal Society, Circus Fields in Aylesbury on 26th April from 5.30pm until 8pm. We'd love to see you there! No need to book.

Sewage poisons swimmers, so I'll be participating in #Bedford's *Paddle Out Protest* on Sat 20 May, more info: BCCF and Surfers Against Sewage. #RiverPollution #SewageScandal independent.co.uk/climate-change…

🛟 ElectraBoatMK - the all-electric community canal boat run by volunteers from the #Bedford & #MiltonKeynes Waterway Trust, is looking for more volunteers 🙋‍♀️🙋🏻🙋🏽‍♂️ #LoveMK miltonkeynes.co.uk/lifestyle/outd…