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Chris Gerrard
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Natural Environment Strategic Lead for Anglian Water. VP for England for CIEEM. Biodiversity specialist with an interest in nature-based solutions, river health and restoring nature at a landscape scale
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Very sad news. As a sometime drummer Clem was an inspiration Blondie drummer. Clem Burke dies, aged 70 www.bbc.com/news/article...
Blondie drummer Clem Burke dies, aged 70
The musician, who had cancer, was the powerhouse behind hits like Atomic, Heart Of Glass and Call Me.
www.bbc.com
April 7, 2025 at 8:57 PM
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Happy international Beaver day everyone! 🦫
April 7, 2025 at 10:54 AM
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Anyone else at Shiiine this weekend??
March 28, 2025 at 6:43 PM
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Just finished our annual @cieem.bsky.social staff and governing board away day. As usual it was super stimulating and brimful of ideas for the future. *That planning bill* loomed large. CIEEM is ready! 💪
March 27, 2025 at 4:52 PM
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I love bluebell season but I plan visits to avoid other people as visitors seem to care less and less about following sensible rules to protect the bluebells
wildlifebcn.org Wildlife Trust BCN @wildlifebcn.org · Mar 21
🌟Bluebells are starting to emerge & have been spotted by some of our reserves staff already!

⚠️Bluebells are easily damaged.
Please stay on the main paths when walking through our reserves.

👉Some of our sites with bluebell displays include; Thorpe Wood, Old Sulehay & Brampton Wood.

📸Alex Audige
March 21, 2025 at 9:42 PM
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Brilliant news! At last, confirmation that the Govt *will* go ahead with the #NaturalHistoryGCSE 🎉 We have to get to know our fellow travellers on this planet again. Young people who know & love nature are far more likely to protect & restore it - as well as enjoying better physical & mental health
Department for Education confirms launch of natural history GCSE
Campaigners have been calling for the qualification for years but plan stalled despite a curriculum being drawn up
www.theguardian.com
March 21, 2025 at 3:54 PM
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Amazing weather for a visit to Norfolk to showcase treatment wetlands and river restoration to visitors from Veolia.
March 6, 2025 at 10:48 PM
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Amazing
January 30, 2025 at 8:12 PM
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I'm on the hunt for a Biodiversity Manager on a 12 month contract to cover maternity leave. It's a great time to join Anglian Water with some big biodiversity challenges. awg.wd3.myworkdayjobs.com/AW/job/Hunti...
Biodiversity Manager
Circa £45,000 depending on skills and experience per annum Full time/37 hrs a week/12 Month Fixed Term Contract Location: Flexible on based location Anglian Water offers a flexible approach; this role...
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January 28, 2025 at 1:53 PM
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@cieem.bsky.social is this a collector's item yet?
January 27, 2025 at 7:32 AM
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A brilliant group doing some really progressive work across an amazing landscape
brecksfarmerswn.bsky.social Breckland Farmers Wildlife Network @brecksfarmerswn.bsky.social · Jan 20
The Breckland Farmers Wildlife Network is a farmer-led group. We came together 12 years ago to collaborate on creating a landscape scale wildlife network in the Brecks. We're very proud to now have 58 members and cover over 50,000ha.

Visit brecklandfarmlerswildlifenetwork.org.uk to find out more
January 21, 2025 at 12:50 PM
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We need your input! The State of the Profession survey is gathering data from professionals in the sector to inform a report, published by CIEEM. Your responses will be shared with the British Ecological Society to shape the future of the profession.

Take it now 👉 www.surveymonkey.com/r/8FY9HQ7
January 14, 2025 at 12:33 PM
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Calling ecologists and environmental managers working in the UK and Ireland. CIEEM is undertaking a state of the sector survey. Add your responses here cieem.net/participate-...
Participate in the 2025 State of the Profession Survey
This State of the Profession survey aims to gather information from all aspects of the ecology and environmental management profession in order to inform a report, which will be published by CIEEM in ...
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January 14, 2025 at 7:45 PM
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Work on invasive species? Do you use INNS Mapper? Please help improve the app by completing this survey www.nonnativespecies.org/about/news/i...
INNS Mapper feedback » NNSS
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December 20, 2024 at 9:03 AM
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Great day today with @eastmerciart.bsky.social and Harborough Woodland setting up for tree planting next week. This at a river restoration site helping to return the Welland back to health
December 6, 2024 at 10:09 PM
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We humbly interrupt your scroll to bring you the news that Wisdom—the world's oldest known wild bird—is breeding again, age 74.

Go on girl. 😍
A screenshot of a social media post from USFWSPacific that reads: "SHE DID IT AGAIN! Wisdom, the world’s oldest known wild bird, is back with a new partner and just laid yet another egg. At an approximate age of 74, the queen of seabirds returned to Midway Atoll National Wildlife Refuge last week and began interacting with a male." This tweet is paired with an image of two Laysan Albatrosses at Midway Atoll National Wildlife Refuge. Wisdom, the oldest known wild bird, is shown alongside her new partner, demonstrating her enduring legacy as a remarkable seabird.
December 4, 2024 at 11:49 AM
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I'm going to be speaking about Nature-based Solutions at this NetworkNature event on Wednesday. See you there? networknature.eu/networknatur...
NetworkNature Online Workshop | Integrating Biodiversity and Nature-based Solutions in Business Decision Making Processes
To support businesses in developing strategies to integrate biodiversity and Nature-based Solutions (NbS) into their decision-making processes, aligned with their priorities, NetworkNature is hosting ...
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December 2, 2024 at 2:19 PM
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I'm really pleased to say that I have been re-elected to the position of Vice-President for England for @cieem.bsky.social 😀
November 28, 2024 at 4:31 PM
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What are posts on Bluesky called? Not tweets I hope!
November 27, 2024 at 8:15 PM
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As part of the Ag Zero+ programme, we are reaching out to farmers to find out what the barriers and enablers are to them adopting net-zero farming practices. The online survey will help us to understand what support is needed.

Take part here: agzeroplus.org.uk/farmersurvey...

#farming #NetZero
Flowers in a field margin on arable land in the UK
November 27, 2024 at 1:45 PM
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I haven't been on twitter for months. Now I'm on bluesky, it's so nice to scroll through a feed of nature content, following familiar faces. And what a joy #wildflowerHour is!
November 25, 2024 at 7:48 PM
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My first post on bluesky. Hoping to find a respectful community with interests in UK nature conservation catchment management and river health. Let me know who to follow!
November 22, 2024 at 7:21 AM