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Jeremy Biggs @jeremybiggs.bsky.social · Sep 10

The Freshwater Network......the background detail.

Freshwater Habitats Trust @freshwaterhabitats.bsky.social · Sep 1

📢 A new study, published in @aer-ese-bes.bsky.social, sets out the vision for the Freshwater Network – our new national strategy to tackle the crisis facing freshwater species – and identifies the 24 most important landscapes for freshwater wildlife in England and Wales:

Building the Freshwater Network: A new approach to the identification of freshwater biodiversity hotspots and restoration opportunities in England and Wales

Existing water environment policy, mostly focused on the siloed management of large waters, has not succeeded in restoring freshwater biodiversity in England and Wales. This study outlines the Freshw...

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Jeremy Biggs @jeremybiggs.bsky.social · Sep 3

Nice - wonderful pingos!

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Jeremy Biggs @jeremybiggs.bsky.social · Aug 5

Last one - I promise! I'm curious how people were able to tell when meadows were last reseeded. I would have assumed that was a pretty difficult thing to find out. But definitely nice to know.

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Jeremy Biggs @jeremybiggs.bsky.social · Aug 5

Good year because of the drought?

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Jeremy Biggs @jeremybiggs.bsky.social · Aug 5

Thats a bit crazy - I didn't know that this was in UK. Last saw it (quite a while ago) in south of France Mediterranean temporary pond!

Jeremy Biggs @jeremybiggs.bsky.social · Jul 30

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Jeremy Biggs @jeremybiggs.bsky.social · Jul 30

Interesting! Roughly where is this Alex?

Alex Prendergast @bramblebotanist.bsky.social · Jul 19

A new shallow pond scraped into dull arable - first year it produces Jersey Cudweed Gnaphalium luteoalbum, Grass-poly Lythrum hyssopifolia and Cavernous Crystalwort Riccia cavernosa! Interesting dynamism in landscapes never fails to deliver #NorfolkFloraGroup #wildflowerhour

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Jeremy Biggs @jeremybiggs.bsky.social · Jul 25

Is it what we call Castor Hanglands Main Pond? i.e. the one with very long invert list which by some margin is the richest in the National Pond Survey - see p125 in the New Naturalist - I deliberately wrote out the list so people could see what a really long pond list looks like!

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Jeremy Biggs @jeremybiggs.bsky.social · Jul 25

Hi Sarah - what's the Pond Leg at Castor Hanglands? BTW We've been helping Stewart with PR a bit re the developments. Nice to hear about the Small bur-reed.

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Jeremy Biggs @jeremybiggs.bsky.social · Jul 24

I'd love to take you up on that! But probably not this summer as pretty packed schedule! But I'll be back in touch.

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Palustris @palustris.bsky.social · Jul 23

This pond on industrial site was full of well-grown Crested Newt tadpoles. Always struck by what big, chunky, bull-necked creatures they are compared to little wizened metamorphs they become after leaving the water. One benefit of these brownfield ponds is no dog access=no insecticide contamination.

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Palustris @palustris.bsky.social · Jul 22

Water pH is highly dynamic so to say a pond or small lake "has a pH of X" is misleading. At the moment I'm getting a lot of unexpectedly high readings. This is due to intense photosynthesis in strong sunshine - plants (macrophytes or algae) use up dissolved CO2 (H2CO3), reducing acidity/raising pH.

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Jeremy Biggs @jeremybiggs.bsky.social · Jul 22

Ahhh....that explains it. I've heard about the site but never visited. I've added it to my list of great places to visit! Thanks Jim.

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Jeremy Biggs @jeremybiggs.bsky.social · Jul 22

Hi Jim - saw your post via @astridbiddle.bsky.social - these look like a lovely spots. Where are you in the country roughly? With best wishes - Jeremy

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Jeremy Biggs @jeremybiggs.bsky.social · Jul 4

Ha ha!

Jeremy Biggs @jeremybiggs.bsky.social · Jun 17

Nice!

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Jeremy Biggs @jeremybiggs.bsky.social · Jun 13

Looks lovely! It would almost be a priority pond (freshwaterhabitats.org.uk/our-work/con...) if it was a little bit smaller 😂😂 - on the OS it looks about 2.5 ha, though I know the OS isn't always a good guide to size. Maybe we should stretch a point slightly!

Priority ponds - Freshwater Habitats Trust

A priority pond is a habitat of principal concern. Identifying priority ponds helps us protect ponds and the wildlife they support.

freshwaterhabitats.org.uk

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Freshwater Habitats Trust @freshwaterhabitats.bsky.social · May 23

Big conversations about small catchments 💡

Yesterday's Headstart event brought together leading figures from the water and environmental sectors to move forward on a strategy to clean up Britain’s water systems – by starting at the top.

Find out more: freshwaterhabitats.org.uk/news/headsta...

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Jeremy Biggs @jeremybiggs.bsky.social · May 20

Protect freshwater biodiversity by building the Freshwater Network with us: freshwaterhabitats.org.uk/news/bold-ne...

Bold new plan to reverse the decline in freshwater wildlife

Freshwater Habitats Trust has a bold new plan to reverse the decline in freshwater wildlife within 10 years.

freshwaterhabitats.org.uk

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Jeremy Biggs @jeremybiggs.bsky.social · Apr 25

This made me laugh out loud! www.pestcontrolinlondon.co.uk/get-rid-of-d....

How Do I Get Rid of Dragonflies in My Garden? - Pest Exterminators

Learn the effective methods to get rid of dragonflies from your garden. Maintain plant health and create a comfortable outdoor environment with these tips

www.pestcontrolinlondon.co.uk

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Jeremy Biggs @jeremybiggs.bsky.social · Apr 23

Today, we've officially launched the Freshwater Network: freshwaterhabitats.org.uk/news/bold-ne...: if you're interested, get in touch and we can work together.

Bold new plan to reverse the decline in freshwater wildlife

Freshwater Habitats Trust has a bold new plan to reverse the decline in freshwater wildlife within 10 years.

freshwaterhabitats.org.uk

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Freshwater Habitats Trust @freshwaterhabitats.bsky.social · Apr 9

Along with CEO's from 31 other conservation organisations, our CEO Professor Jeremy Biggs signed this letter to express our concerns over the Planning and Infrastructure Bill, including the risk it poses to irreplaceable habitats ⤵️

Wildlife and Countryside Link @wclnews.bsky.social · Apr 9

The Planning Bill is not the win-win for nature & building we were promised 🚨

If the Bill proceeds unchanged, it will break new ground in the destruction of nature across England 🥀

Our full letter to Steve Reed and Matthew Pennycook 👇
www.wcl.org.uk/docs/2025/20...

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Jeremy Biggs @jeremybiggs.bsky.social · Apr 7

We’ll, its a great suggestion anyway! Good luck with the rest of the PhD.

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Jeremy Biggs @jeremybiggs.bsky.social · Apr 5

You're right - I do! @cateden91.bsky.social - do let us know how you get on with trying it on ponds. And do get in touch if there's anything you think we could help with.

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Jeremy Biggs @jeremybiggs.bsky.social · Mar 22

Looking forward to reading this paper carefully as we are doing a lot of work on floodplains; especially useful will be the authors take on managing polluted (river) water inputs onto floodplains, which can be pretty bad in many areas where we (Freshwater Habitats Trust) work.

Jonathan Tonkin @jdtonkin.bsky.social · Mar 22

Super excited to share our new paper out today in Nature Water led by Christina McCabe. @naturewaterjnl.bsky.social

“The ecological benefits of more room for rivers”

Find the paper here: www.nature.com/articles/s44...

Free to read version: rdcu.be/eeuBx

#rivers #floods #biodiversity #resilience

The ecological benefits of more room for rivers - Nature Water

This Review synthesizes the ecological features and processes that arise when rivers are given room to move. Understanding these interactions will support more sustainable decisions that weigh river e...

www.nature.com

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