Peter Birch

Group Environment Manager for the Canal & River Trust; I'll be Tweeting a mix of strategic stuff and local colour I come across in my travels

[Canal & River Trust Boating @CRTBoating]

Hurrah! It's reopened #BoatsThatTweet

[Peter Birch @CRTPeter]

Today I’m out at our dredging works on the Marple lock flight!

[Canal & River Trust Boating @CRTBoating]

We'd had a few reports of people (boaters and non-boaters) emptying things into the canal that they shouldn't. Here's a gentle reminder of what you can and can't do - https://t.co/dWuhxzHJz8 - Please keep it clean! #CanalLife #BoatLife

[Unlocking the Severn @SevernUnlocked]

HISTORIC MOMENT - shad are through the Diglis fish pass👏
Blocked for 180yrs, these speedy shad are wasting no time now & heading upriver to spawn #FollowTheShad #SevernShadRun #FishMigration @CanalRiverTrust @SevenRivers @EnvAgency @NaturalEngland @HullUniScience @ChrisGPackham

[Unlocking the Severn @SevernUnlocked]

We may be slightly biased but we think #TwaiteShad are beautiful!
It's hard to catch their irredescent colours in a photo but these pics taken last week of shad tagged and returned to the river give a little glimpse. #SevernShadRun #BeautifulFish #FishOfTheSevern #FollowTheShad

[Peter Birch @CRTPeter]

@JeffYates6 But there are more of us than the litterlouts, so it works out - 4million visitors to our waterways every fortnight!

[Peter Birch @CRTPeter]

@JeffYates6 Hi Jeff, we already spend £1.2m on bin emptying, litter picking and fly tip clearance, plus our fab volunteers give over 125,000 hours (outside of pandemics) to litter work!

[The Green Blue @TheGreenBlue]

Today we're celebrating #WorldWildlifeDay with some of our favourite wildlife that can be found around our rivers & coastline 🌊🛶🦆🐬Boating sustainably has never been more important, make a difference to your local area by making 1 change to your boating https://t.co/gmQrDm1ZFd

[Britains Hidden Fishes @RiverFishUk]

Bringing audiences to a secretive world beneath the waterline!

https://t.co/UKIGVJvmXt

@RiverMonstersUK @RiverActionUK @RiverAnglersCG @CRTFisheries @AC_Derbyshire @angling_dreams @anglingdirect @angling_times @MWGoneFishing @MattHayesfish @FishingTVapp @OrvisFlyFishing

[Canal & River Trust @CanalRiverTrust]

We 💙 #WorldWildlifeDay!

Here are some of the beautiful birds that call our #Canals and #Rivers home 🐦

What's your favourite bird to spot? 😌

[Canal & River Trust East Midlands @CRTEastMidlands]

Signs of spring 🥀

#LifesBetterByWater

[Canal & River Trust West Midlands @CRTWestMidlands]

We've had a boundary wall belonging to @networkrail fall onto the towpath on the #Worcester & #Birmingham Canal between Five Ways Bridge 86, Islington Row and Footbridge 84A Birmingham University Footbridge. The towpath is closed until 26 Feb. @BhamCityCouncil @ExpressandStar

[East London Kingfishers @CanalRegent]

When they open their mouth this wide you can see how they swallow quite sizable #fish whole. #RegentsCanalKingfisher #Kingfisher #BirdsSeenin2021 #LondonBirds #urbanwildlife #TwitterNatureCommunity @CanalRiverTrust

[Canal & River Trust @CanalRiverTrust]

🔉 Sound on. Wherever you are today, find a moment of calm and listen to the gentle sounds of water lapping and birds singing at the canal. #LifesBetterByWater

[Canal & River Trust Fisheries @CRTFisheries]

Do you think you know more about the fish you catch in our canals and rivers than the average GCSE #biologystudent? 🎣
Find out by taking our fish #biology quiz -
https://t.co/DfXLTrbMw6

[John Buckley QFSM MSc @JohnBuckley_717]

Great to see that staycations will be on the up this year. Great opportunity to try our inland waterways @CRTBoating #lifesbetterbywater

[Alastair Hilton @London_W4]

Mornin'. Always a good start to the day when you wake up to this.
#fridaymorning #boatsthattweet #GoodMorningTwitterWorld #goodmorning

[Canal & River Trust @CanalRiverTrust]

Thanks to players of @PostcodeLottery we’ve received support from its #PostcodeClimateChallenge initiative. This will go to support our #PlasticsChallenge and have an impact in helping reduce plastics in our waterways 🌍 Find out more 👉 https://t.co/BNXBs21rvl

[Unlocking the Severn @SevernUnlocked]

One week tomorrow until our next #SevernSeries talk - all about the amazing & diverse fish in our river #FishOfTheSevern
With #BSL #BSLinterpretation
https://t.co/IrAQMIUDFn

[Peter Birch @CRTPeter]

I have, could you? Those causing plastic litter on our waterways are in a minority - if everyone else picks up even one piece of litter each time we visit our local waterways, the towpaths would be litter-free, meaning less plastic in the water and so less washing out to sea.

[Canal & River Trust @CanalRiverTrust]

Each year an estimated 14 million pieces of #plastic rubbish end up in and around our canals and rivers, with around 500,000 pieces flowing out into our oceans. Help protect our waterways by pledging your support today 👉 https://t.co/BNXBs21rvl #PlasticsChallenge