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Amazing find! Well done Nick!! 👏👏👏

Macronychus quadrituberculatus, which we've fondly nicknamed the Riverwood Riffle Beetle, has been recorded in Staffordshire for the first time in over 150 years.

This is a rare species in Europe. It is a flagship indicator species for healthy lowland river reaches. @coleopsoc.bsky.social

Petition: Provide funding for a nationwide, nature-rich river corridor network. Support farmers and landowners to make space for water with more, easily accessible funding schemes. We call on government to commit to providing financial incentives to help farmers create & maintain...

Provide funding for a nationwide, nature-rich river corridor network

petition.parliament.uk/petitions/72...

Have you ever noticed that the second bow of a double rainbow is in the reverse colour order? There's probably some physics in the back of my brain I keep meaning to dust off to explain why! 😆

Recruiting: Senior Geomorphologist post to work on the rivers in stunning North & Mid Wales on offer from
@NatResWales

Please share naturalresources.wales/about-us/job...

@bsg-geomorph.bsky.social @theriverstrust.bsky.social
@ciwem.bsky.social @afonyddcymru.bsky.social @scottishepa.bsky.social

Indian village submerge by flash flood YouTube video by Channel 4 News

Scary stuff in Uttarkhand, India

#Geomorphology

youtube.com/shorts/hGha_...

Three people ordered to pay £100,000 after NRW crackdown on illegal tree felling Natural Resources Wales have prosecuted three individuals as part of a crackdown on illegal tree felling

Including a conviction after one man bulldozed a riverside woodland the size of half a football pitch

www.walesonline.co.uk/news/wales-n...

We did it! We are officially a Guinness World Record holder!
226 volunteers took part in our bit of the #tafftidy attempt the break the world record.
We cleared
162 bags general rubbish
19 bags recycling
6 builders bags hard plastics

Thanks to everyone who took part - you are all record breakers!!

BBC Two - The Balkans: Europe’s Forgotten Frontier The BBC's Europe editor, Katya Adler, travels across the Balkans.

Great to see Katya Adler covering the Vjosa in Albania on BBC2 www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...

Beavers return to Shrewsbury after 400 years The beavers will help to maintain the Old River Bed nature reserve.

Great news! www.bbc.com/news/article...

💰 £11 Million waiting to restore our rivers!

Fines from water companies should fix pollution damage, but not a penny has been spent.

We've urged Water Minister Emma Hardy to release these funds for essential river restoration.

Read our joint letter 👇
theriverstrust.org/about-us/new...

Gravel is the unsung hero of healthy rivers.

I think it is (almost) as important for river wildlife as the water that flows over the top.

The sediments, pebbles rocks and stones are vital to healthy rivers but they are also under threat.

Read on to find out why 👇

Pictures of collapsed North Wales road as work continues to get A5 back open The road collapsed on Tuesday - forcing its closure

One of the problems with culverts (aside from acting as a barrier to most ecosystem services and connections) flume tests show they generally leak (unseen) around the structure from day one...meaning they fail catastrophically too as the leaks can't be inspected

www.dailypost.co.uk/news/north-w...

Out today with the Wild Trout Trust checking up on another wilding #ChalkStream #RiverRestoration on the iconic Bourne Rivulet, delivered in partnership with Wessex Rivers Trust

River adapting well, salmonids spawning.

Can’t wait to see it when the plant life returns!🌱🐟