Dr Paula Owens

A scary experience. Car cut out & died on a busy motorway - no time or space to pull left to the filter lane & hard shoulder. Just me & the dog in a car while traffic thundered past on both sides. Hazards on & 999 call later .. huge thank you to #KentPolice & #HighwaysAgency & Recovery person. Phew

EYPPC @geographicalassoc.bsky.social GeogLive!
4th March

Want to know more about learning for the 3-5s?

Sarah Sprake (EYteacher/adviser) will explore what HQ geog / UtW in the EY looks like

@geosteve7.bsky.social @stevebracegeog.bsky.social @geopaula.bsky.social
www.ticketsource.co.uk/eyppc

Our own Bridget Emmett and Maud van Soest are among the speakers at this workshop exploring critical #soil issues.

Register ahead of Monday's event ⬇️

When water shortages mean a capital city needs to be relocated - Tehran is unsustainable #climatecrisis #geographyteacher

Fab - wonder, hope, maps, & spaces of possibility. #geographyTeacher

A split image showing Canford Heath, Dorset: left side features a 1960s land utilization survey map with color-coded zones; right side displays a present-day satellite view, highlighting urban development over former heathland.

A historical land use map of Downham Market, Norfolk from the 1960s, shaded to show various land types like arable, urban, and woodland.

Four digitised maps showing land cover changes in Wolverhampton, England from 1930 to 2020, highlighting shifts from broadleaved woodland and grassland to arable land and urban areas.

New analysis of 1960s land use maps, many created by schoolchildren and students, reveals fresh insights on the timing and extent of habitat losses caused by post-war agricultural intensification and urban growth in England and Wales.

www.ceh.ac.uk/press/maps-c...

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#maps #LandUse

As a new lunar cycle begins - let’s reflect on the Murmuring #Moon - the latest wonderful Blog + suggested teaching ideas from @naee-uk.bsky.social in their #EnvironmentalLunacy series. Thank you @attention2place.bsky.social ❤️ naee.org.uk/murmuring-mo...

The reviews are in for GeogLive! 29
Designing your Curriculum in the light of the @educationgovuk #Curriculum #Assessment #primary review
Thanks to @geopaula.bsky.social @sharonwitt17.bsky.social and @helen55.bsky.social @geographicalassoc.bsky.social + many + colleagues
youtu.be/Fez78ooH8PE?...

White House approves increased oil and gas drilling in Alaska’s national wildlife refuge National Petroleum Reserve lease sales and permitting for road through Izembek wildlife refuge were also approved

A bit under the radar .. more of our world’s precious wilderness, a home to indigenous people & wildlife, destroyed to make $$$ for a few people & fossil fuel related destruction for the rest of us. #Alaska
#climatecrisis #biodiversitycrisis www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

🦇 Have a look at our brand new Halloween guide: www.bats.org.uk/support-bats... . A great resource for inspiration on how to help and celebrate bats this season!

Renewables overtake coal as world's biggest source of electricity Developing countries lead the historic clean energy charge but the US and EU rely more on fossil fuels than before, a think tank study shows.

Interesting news #climatecrisis #renewables #geographyteacher www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Beautiful sunny Autumn Equinox & we’re celebrating apple abundance with crumble. Chair #NAEE UK Paul Vare calls this a time of the ‘Apple Moon’ & urges us to think of the privilege behind the crunch. Great Blog + Teaching activities #environmentalLunacy. naee.org.uk/apple-moon

‘I can’t survive in a house’: Petra’s Bedouin resist moves to evict them from ancient cave homes Plans to improve the world heritage site for tourists put its living culture at risk, say locals and campaigners

Geographical issues - core knowledge essential but never enough on its own. ‘Place’ also influenced by values, culture …#Criticalthinking #geographyteacher #enquiry
I can’t survive in a house’: Petra’s Bedouin resist moves to evict them from ancient cave homes.

www.theguardian.com/world/2025/s...

Our book #TeachingPrimaryGeography & others in series from BloomsburyEd are on offer until end of September. #StephenScoffham & I write about concepts, skills, progression + lesson outlines & sustainability links #primaryteacher #PrimaryGeography www.bloomsbury.com/uk/series/bl...

I see Carol Ann Duffy the former poet laureate has written this fine poem re ‘that person’s’ visit and state banquet.

Great North Run apologises over ‘Newcastle map’ medals that actually show Sunderland Finisher T-shirts also feature outline of River Wear, as organisers spin medals as ‘most unique’ in event’s history

Ooops! Yes #geographymatters Great North Run apologises over ‘Newcastle map’ medals that actually show Sunderland www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...

The new ICE song by Jesse Welles nails it.

ICE isn’t recruiting heroes, it’s recruiting the bitter, the rejected, the ones desperate for a badge to cover their failures.

Losers with power become the most dangerous kind.

(c/o Caroline Codsi)

Collapse of critical Atlantic current is no longer low-likelihood, study finds Scientists say ‘shocking’ discovery shows rapid cuts in carbon emissions are needed to avoid catastrophic fallout

Collapse of critical Atlantic current is no longer low-likelihood, study finds #geographyteacher www.theguardian.com/environment/...

The wheel is turning .. great Blog from Dr David Dixon as we begin the lunar cycle of #HarvestMoon. Lots of ideas for schools to engage with as they return to school and think about harvest, seasonal changes & what’s happening in their area. From NAEE UK naee.org.uk/harvest-moon/

Palestine Action ban protest: half of those arrested were 60 or over, data shows Total of 532 arrests at London protest on Saturday, most for displaying placards or signs in support of proscribed group

Ashamed of UK government & their erosion of civil liberties. Ashamed I wasn’t there protesting against the eradication of a nation & its people too. Get a grip #Labour.
Palestine Action ban protest: half of those arrested were 60 or over, data shows. www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...

Environmentalist becomes first juror to swear oath on river water Paul Powlesland, the co-founder of Lawyers for Nature, says he considers the River Roding to be sacred

I must have missed this but love it. #rivers #sacred www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Beautiful ‘Thistledown Moon’ rising tonight #fullmoon - do read this piece by @alanparkinson.bsky.social to find out why he suggests this name. naee.org.uk/thistledown-...

Chemical pollution a threat comparable to climate change, scientists warn More than 100 million ‘novel entity’ chemicals are in circulation, with health impact not widely recognised

We know so much yet do so little. #geographyteacher
Chemical #pollution a threat comparable to climate change, scientists warn. #environment

www.theguardian.com/environment/...

A blustery walk on the marshes. We spotted the familiar, cross-faced, hoppity stance of a Little Owl in the dark, corner rafters of a barn, & were accosted by a shouty Sedge Warbler. Such a lot of attitude for the size! Hawthorn awash with ripening fruit and Yellow Toadflax lifted the day’s colours.

Fig. 1: Extreme regional fire years across forested areas during 2002–2023.

The results of a study in Nature Communications show that climate change is raising the odds of extreme fire years and the number of large forest fires, necessitating proactive measures to mitigate risks and adapt to extreme fire years. go.nature.com/4m8fTSA 🧪

The #water scandal drones on - I really hoped a Labour government were going to take serious action but £ = power again. Meanwhile in case you hadn’t noticed UK people, our water bills have increased by about 50% so we can pay for their environmental vandalism. #waterpollution

Palestinian children have been killed at a rate of more than one child per hour during Israel's war in Gaza.

“A whole classroom of children killed every day for nearly two years,” UNICEF’s executive director said.

Here are some of their stories: wapo.st/3UCiAjn

186 Miles Under 50 Hours on The Pembrokeshire Coast Path YouTube video by Harrier Trail Running

Amazing! We’ve just watched this video in utter awe - attempting to run 186 miles of the beautiful Pembrokeshire coastal path in 50 hours is - insane. Lovely short engaging film.
#Ultrarunner #Wales m.youtube.com/watch?v=Qe5w...

Blue whales are going eerily silent—and scientists say it’s a warning sign A six-year study off California’s coast shows how marine heat waves and noise pollution are silencing the ocean’s largest singers. Does saving the ocean start with hearing it?

I don’t know how many more signs & portents we need. #climateCrisis #biodiversityCrisis #geographyteacher From bird song on our doorstep to global oceans - are we listening carefully enough to the world? www.nationalgeographic.com/animals/arti...

Delighted to welcome the latest blog in the #environmentalLunacy series from at @NAEE_UK from @geoblogs.bsky.social Find out why he suggests this coming lunar month brings a #ThistledownMoon #environmentalEducation #GeographyTeacher naee.org.uk/thistledown-...