What is the most important but neglected farmland habitat? A pond takes up minimal space in a field but massively supports almost every living thing for miles around. Water is precious. Ponds are precious.

Had a lovely day yesterday with David Whitfield pretending I'm a geomorphologist & appreciating the Peak District views! 🏞️

📢 We are now inviting proposals for talks and posters for the conference: 'Ponds and pondscapes for biodiversity, climate and people', organised by #PONDERFUL and EPCN. Conference themes and abstract submissions 👉bit.ly/PondConference…

Super-hectic day with Prof Carl Sayer Helen Greaves NorfolkPondsProject setting-up the Pond Restoration and Science course. It’s a sell-out too! #EcologyTraining #Ponds

This afternoons Pond Restoration and Science field visit looking at a landscape approach to pond restoration. #EcologyTraining #Ponds Helen Greaves Prof Carl Sayer NorfolkPondsProject

Straight into day 2 of our ponds course with a short group based workshop on restoring various types of ponds across a farm. #EcologyTraining #Ponds

An inspiring 2 days learning about pond restoration, creation and resurrection. 💧🐸🐝 Ponds really are such a huge hit for biodiversity! With thanks to Prof Carl Sayer Helen Greaves NorfolkPondsProject Freshwater Biological Association (FBA)

Two #norfolk legends more so than the #BlackShuck Prof Carl Sayer Helen Greaves. I learnt about pond creation & restoration across 2-days with Carl, Helen, Freshwater Biological Association (FBA) & NorfolkPondsProject Also, a massive shoutout to Ponderful & Freshwater Habitats Trust for their awesome work as well!

The Bodham pre-Alps, North Norfolk. Only 99 crazy people have summited the Horn of Bodham without oxygen, including myself yesterday. Early adventurers employed shire horses to get to camp 2, but modern equipment has made for equine-free climbs. Crazy days.

Deadline this Friday!

Guess who's back, back again! #hereford #sediment #ponds in full bloom from a recently ressurected pond to a pond buzzing with house martins. These hightlights the importance of #sediment #ponds as #ecological habitats in the #agricultural #landscape

Narrow clawed crayfish invasions are likely to spread across most of Europe but some range contractions in areas experiencing high future temps. Lovely paper led bh MSc student/incoming @ScienceLeeds PhD James Hodson, with Simone Guareschi & Tomasso link.springer.com/article/10.100…

Our CEO Jeremy Biggs_FHT gave an update on #WaterFriendlyFarming to the Anglian (Northern) Regional Flood and Coastal Committee. Water Friendly Farming is the UK’s longest and most detailed catchment-scale agri-environment research demonstration project. 👉waterfriendlyfarming.org.uk/.../regional-f…

It was great to share some of the work I've been doing over the last few years. Thanks Bat Conservation Trust for the ongoing support!

Working with my CASE partners Environment Agency as part of my CENTA PhD. In conjunction with Catchment Sensitive Farming Defra UK Natural England Forestry Commission I have produced a small case study on my research into biodiversity of sediment ponds - tinyurl.com/yc4mrffm

PLS SHARE - Want to study for a CENTA PhD on #macrophytes and #river #temperature that informs #riparianplanting #management actions? Join us at Geography Birmingham (freshwaterflows), teaming up with Environment Agency (Judy England) and UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology. Email with any qu's- centa.ac.uk/studentship/20….

More than 500 people gathered for the International Pond Conference, hosted by #PONDERFUL and EPCN 💦 A huge thank you to everyone who shared a presentation or poster - and joined us for this very successful virtual event. Read the full story: ponderful.eu/exploring-the-…

🚨🚨Funded Natural Environment Research Council PhD alert! 😀Hidden aquatic biodiversity of natural flood management techniques Loughborough Geography and Environment & working with Environment Agency For details see shorturl.at/QG58r or get in touch. Please RT & share with interested students. Note deadline *next Weds 8th Jan**

Huge congratulations to our PG graduation prize winners 👏👏 💜Isabelle Finlay 💜Grace Francis 💜James Andrews 💜Billy Seager 💜Mack Perry 💜Zak Mainwaring lboro.ac.uk/subjects/geogr…

Job alert🚨2.5 years UK Research and Innovation funded research associate role in aquatic ecology Loughborough Geography and Environment. Looking at fine sediment impacts for freshwater biota - lots of fieldwork involved! Deadline 19th February 2025. For details see shorturl.at/Fs53d or get in touch 😀