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Josh Wolstenholme @joshwolstenholme.bsky.social · Jul 31

🚨 New paper out now in @egu-esurf.bsky.social! 🚨

We explore the geomorphic response of two river reaches to leaky dams, focusing on bathymetric change, planform evolution, water levels, and grain size distribution—helping to address the gap in field studies

📝 doi.org/10.5194/esur...

Localised geomorphic response to channel-spanning leaky wooden dams

Abstract. The introduction of leaky wooden dams (or engineered log jams or LDs) into river corridors in low-order steams in upper catchments has recently become a popular form of natural flood managem...

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Dr Katie J Parsons 🏳️‍🌈🌍🇪🇺 @parsnipsparsons.bsky.social · Jul 12

Over the moon to finally announce our NERC: Natural Environment Research Council funded project Charnwood Champions 🥳

This project has been a dream of mine for many years after witnessing the inconsistancy and inequality of opportunities for children to access the natural environment

Prof Dan Parsons @bedforms.bsky.social · Jul 12

🌱 What if environmental science belonged to everyone?

We’re proud to launch Charnwood Champions: A Passport to Inclusive Environmental Science – a bold, place-based project reimagining environmental learning, opportunity, and leadership.

🔗 More here: www.lboro.ac.uk/subjects/geo...

New environmental education initiative tackles sector’s diversity crisis

A groundbreaking new initiative led by Loughborough University, and in collaboration with key civic partners, is set to transform environmental education and green careers access for young people acro...

www.lboro.ac.uk

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Dr Chris Skinner FRGS @geoskinner.games · May 14

New article on my blog - A bunch of new research.

My latest publications and highlights from my co-authors @joshwolstenholme.bsky.social and @parsnipsparsons.bsky.social

floodskinner.games/2025/05/14/a...

A bunch of new research

I have a whole bunch of new papers recently published to tell you about. I can’t take (all) the credit though as they have been led by amazing colleagues. Huge shout out especially to Josh Wo…

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Josh Wolstenholme @joshwolstenholme.bsky.social · May 6

🚨Come along to a webinar TODAY at 1300 by @thetreecouncil.bsky.social to listen to the latest hedgerow research for #NationalHedgerowWeek.

I'll be talking about deep learning of hedgerow gaps from aerial imagery 🛩️

Webinar: www.tickettailor.com/events/thetr...
Paper: doi.org/10.1002/rse2...

Automated identification of hedgerows and hedgerow gaps using deep learning

Hedgerows are a diverse habitat and act as wildlife corridors for traversing the agricultural landscape, however they can become fragmented due to poor management, reducing their ecological connectiv...

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Josh Wolstenholme @joshwolstenholme.bsky.social · Apr 27

Attending #EGU25? Interested in the role of #iPad #LiDAR and how well it performs in river systems for collecting #3D data? Checkout some of mine and @houseago.bsky.social's work in GM2.2 - Monday 16:15-18:00 [Hall X2, X2.92]!

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Abstract EGU25-18866

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Dr Chris Skinner FRGS @geoskinner.games · Apr 2

April's Imagination Engines is out!

🧱Building blocks of Env Comms.
💡Inspiring Interactions with Ayo Sokale.
🗞️Research with @joshwolstenholme.bsky.social and @parsnipsparsons.bsky.social.
🎲Good Morning - a downward counterfactual micro-RPG.
📽️YouTube Updates.

floodskinner.games/2025/04/02/i...

Imagination Engines – April 2025

Welcome to the April edition of Imagination Engines. My month ahead is going to busy getting ready for the European Geoscience Union General Assembly – I am attending as part of my day job th…

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Josh Wolstenholme @joshwolstenholme.bsky.social · Mar 22

Thanks for sharing! ☺️

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KinarNicholas.bsky.social @kinarnicholas.bsky.social · Mar 21

Hydrology Paper of the Day @joshwolstenholme.bsky.social on how sediment affects water transport during flooding: potential increase in flood hazard due to feedback effects, and application of the CAESAR-Lisflood2 model to the Glenridding Beck catchment for the 2015 Storm Desmond event in the UK.

Josh Wolstenholme @joshwolstenholme.bsky.social · Mar 19

Interested in the role of sediment transport processes on increasing #flooding?

Our new preprint that systematically explores the role of #rainfall on amplifying flood hazard is out!

doi.org/10.21203/rs....

@floodskinner.games @drchrishackney.bsky.social Matt Perks & @bedforms.bsky.social

Flood hazard amplification by intra-event sediment transport

Rivers are dynamic, with channel size and shape adapting to fluctuations in water and sediment supplied from their upstream catchments. These changes directly affect flood conveyance capacity, yet sed...

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Josh Wolstenholme @joshwolstenholme.bsky.social · Mar 19

Interested in the role of sediment transport processes on increasing #flooding?

Our new preprint that systematically explores the role of #rainfall on amplifying flood hazard is out!

doi.org/10.21203/rs....

@floodskinner.games @drchrishackney.bsky.social Matt Perks & @bedforms.bsky.social

Flood hazard amplification by intra-event sediment transport

Rivers are dynamic, with channel size and shape adapting to fluctuations in water and sediment supplied from their upstream catchments. These changes directly affect flood conveyance capacity, yet sed...

doi.org

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Josh Wolstenholme @joshwolstenholme.bsky.social · Mar 5

🚨🚨🚨 New paper alert 🚨🚨🚨

Happy to see our new paper incorporating leaky dams into CAESAR-Lisflood published: doi.org/10.5194/gmd-...

We explored the influence of leaky dams on sediment processes & hydrodynamics

@floodskinner.games @bedforms.bsky.social @lboroor.bsky.social @eeiathull.bsky.social

Hydro-geomorphological modelling of leaky wooden dam efficacy from reach to catchment scale with CAESAR-Lisflood 1.9j

Abstract. Leaky wooden dams (LDs) are woody structures installed in headwater streams that aim to reduce downstream flood risk through increasing in-channel roughness and decreasing river longitudinal...

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Josh Wolstenholme @joshwolstenholme.bsky.social · Mar 4

Great afternoon with @parsnipsparsons.bsky.social and Bradgate Education Partnership--looking forward to working with them and their schools moving forward towards developing their Climate Action Plans later this year

Dr Katie J Parsons 🏳️‍🌈🌍🇪🇺 @parsnipsparsons.bsky.social · Mar 4

A super productive afternoon for @joshwolstenholme.bsky.social & me in our roles as Climate Ambassadors

Thanks to the lovely Matilda we had the opportunity to meet with Bradgate Education Partnership who we'll be supporting across their 18 academies as they develop their Climate Action plans

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Josh Wolstenholme @joshwolstenholme.bsky.social · Feb 18

Great to see our paper on mapping #hedgerow and #hedgerowgaps using #deeplearning published earlier this week!

doi.org/10.1002/rse2...

Automated identification of hedgerows and hedgerow gaps using deep learning

Hedgerows are a diverse habitat and act as wildlife corridors for traversing the agricultural landscape, however they can become fragmented due to poor management, reducing their ecological connectiv...

doi.org

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Prof Dan Parsons @bedforms.bsky.social · Feb 15

Superb to see this paper out where we use machine learning to identify hedgerows and hedgerow gaps across #eastyorkshire - will support targeted re-planting for carbon sequestration - led by @joshwolstenholme.bsky.social 👏 zslpublications.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...

Automated identification of hedgerows and hedgerow gaps using deep learning

Hedgerows are a diverse habitat and act as wildlife corridors for traversing the agricultural landscape, however they can become fragmented due to poor management, reducing their ecological connectiv...

zslpublications.onlinelibrary.wiley.com

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Dr Chris Skinner FRGS @geoskinner.games · Dec 17

New preprint out from the brilliant @joshwolstenholme.bsky.social

Earth Surface Dynamics @egu-esurf.bsky.social · Dec 17

New preprint for discussion 🚨 Localised geomorphic response to channel-spanning leaky wooden dams egusphere.copernicus.org/preprints/20... @joshwolstenholme.bsky.social @floodskinner.games @bedforms.bsky.social

Localised geomorphic response to channel-spanning leaky wooden dams

Abstract. The introduction of leaky wooden dams (or engineered log jams) into river corridors in low order steams in upper catchments has recently become a popular form of natural flood management, pa...

egusphere.copernicus.org

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Earth Surface Dynamics @egu-esurf.bsky.social · Dec 17

New preprint for discussion 🚨 Localised geomorphic response to channel-spanning leaky wooden dams egusphere.copernicus.org/preprints/20... @joshwolstenholme.bsky.social @floodskinner.games @bedforms.bsky.social

Localised geomorphic response to channel-spanning leaky wooden dams

Abstract. The introduction of leaky wooden dams (or engineered log jams) into river corridors in low order steams in upper catchments has recently become a popular form of natural flood management, pa...

egusphere.copernicus.org

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Dr Katie J Parsons 🏳️‍🌈🌍🇪🇺 @parsnipsparsons.bsky.social · Dec 3

Dream Team are back in town 🙌 @joshwolstenholme.bsky.social and I have been voted in to represent the researchers from @lborouniversity.bsky.social School of Social Sciences & Humanities
Keeping @drjwharrison.bsky.social & @bedforms.bsky.social on their toes making sure words are turned into action

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Josh Wolstenholme @joshwolstenholme.bsky.social · Nov 27

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Josh Wolstenholme @joshwolstenholme.bsky.social · Nov 27

Of course the perfect time for my computer to restart with no warning is in the middle of responding to reviewer comments

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Lucy Wolstenholme @lucywolstenholme.bsky.social · Nov 20

When I was 5 (on Rt), my family moved to Kenya. I felt safe & happy in this vibrant place, but I soon became aware of the privilege I held. My early experiences shaped my understanding of inequality & inspired me to strive for a world where every child can thrive, just as I did 🌍💚 #WorldChildrensDay

This photo shows a group of five people standing outdoors on a sunny day. The group includes an adult man on the far left wearing a light-colored shirt, a young woman and adult woman in the middle—one wearing a white top and the other wearing a blue sleeveless top—and two young children. The children, one with short blonde hair and the other with long blonde hair (me), are positioned at the front and right, respectively. The group appears to be smiling and enjoying the moment, with a thatched-roof structure and trees in the background. The lighting is bright and natural.

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Josh Ahmed @geomorphicjosh.bsky.social · Nov 20

Come follow the greatest society of all time ⬇️⬇️

BSG Geomorphology @bsg-geomorph.bsky.social · Nov 20

We are now on Bluesky! ⛅ Follow us for updates from the British Society for Geomorphology

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Josh Wolstenholme @joshwolstenholme.bsky.social · Nov 18

Interesting talks this morning at @crancomposites.bsky.social focusing around AI and sustainability

Woman giving presentation on the use of sustainable development goals and artificial intelligence to a crowd of people.

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Josh Wolstenholme @joshwolstenholme.bsky.social · Nov 18

Travel home begins! First an overnight bus, now a 6 hour wait, two more flights and a taxi! Great time in Bolivia for #TeamOxbow

Josh Wolstenholme @joshwolstenholme.bsky.social · Nov 18

Last lake complete! Great week with @GeomorphicJosh boating around the Rio Mamore #TeamOxbow

Josh Wolstenholme @joshwolstenholme.bsky.social · Nov 18

Fantastic couple of days exploring Oxbow lakes in Bolivia!

Josh Wolstenholme @joshwolstenholme.bsky.social · Nov 18

Off to the #AmazonRainforest to meet @GeomorphicJosh today for some oxbow lake surveying—hope my flights are better than the nightmare that @bedform experienced 👀