Nicola Oldfield

Civil engineer and student of fenland engineering history

[Nicola Oldfield @FenFairy]

Winter rainfall….wettest on record. Didn’t know you could measure the “wetness” of rain. Isn’t it usually “wet”? 😂

[Met Office @metoffice]

Provisional Met Office stats show:

Winter rainfall was among the wettest on record (since 1836)

- England = 8th wettest winter
- Northern Ireland = 9th wettest winter
- Southern England = 4th wettest winter
- West Midlands, Cornwall & Leicestershire = wettest on record

Full details: https://t.co/YMb5sy5EmY

[Nicola Oldfield @FenFairy]

It’s a privilege to lead the dedicated engineering and operations teams that manage water in this amazing landscape.

[Middle Level Commissioners @MLC1862]

https://t.co/30qXKGA0ri

[The Wildlife Trust for Beds, Cambs & Northants @wildlifebcn]

It was wonderful to welcome the Duke of Gloucester to the Great Fen yesterday - his first visit as patron of the peatland conservation vision.
Read the full story https://t.co/8VgMajDQlr
@greatfen @EnvAgency @NaturalEngland @huntsdc @MLC1862 @CambsPboroCA @RoyalFamily

[The Fens @TheFens3]

It is a staple part of many people's diets, but one Cambridgeshire farmer said he had been left with tonnes of potatoes that no-one seemed to want. https://t.co/LQbbTL43Ac

[Middle Level Commissioners @MLC1862]

Middle Level Main Drain Desilting - the first silt removed @LandandWaterCo @balfourbeatty

[Great Fen @greatfen]

🍎Apple Day is less than three weeks away so let's meet the caterers! Enjoy traditional Italian wood-fired pizza from Mooi Pizza 🍕, speciality small-batch roasted coffee from @SilverOakCoffee ☕️and delicious cakes and bakes from Belle's GF Bakes 🧁.

[Middle Level Commissioners @MLC1862]

We are now planning for whatever weather winter 2024/25 may have in store.

Ninety years ago our engineers were concluding the construction of the original St Germans Pumping Station #Fens

A short story:
https://t.co/bfIMUCRnxX

[Middle Level Commissioners @MLC1862]

Have you visited and seen our big Fen skies by boat? Stunning, I trust you'll agree

[Nicola Oldfield @FenFairy]

Water plays a vital role in protecting our peat. @MLC1862 is a key partner to enabling this important work.

[Natural England West Anglia Team @NE_WestAnglia]

“We should really be able to squeeze the water out of peat, but now it’s very dry here.”

At Holme Fen NNR, part of the @GreatFen, our peatland restoration manager Catherine Weightman is working to preserve the peat wetlands.

Read about her work: https://t.co/flwFrXYepK

[Great Fen @greatfen]

We hope you've all loved hearing about the Great Fen on @BBCCountryfile tonight! From wildlife monitoring with @HenryStanier, peatland monitoring with @WetlandJack and #paludiculture crop potential with Georgemma Hunt @UELSRI and Ponda's #BioPuff, exciting times! #Countryfile

[Nicola Oldfield @FenFairy]

@FenEdgeTrail @TheFens3 @greatfen @NaturalEngland @TonyJuniper Here’s an interesting article I came across this week by former Chief Engineer to @MLC1862 @greatfen

[Middle Level Commissioners @MLC1862]

Our infrastructure and operations will be key to the success of the proposed Fens Reservoir. There's huge navigation opportunities too.

Have your say on the proposals by 9th August

https://t.co/23DrW00m6o

[Larry the Cat @Number10cat]

Just left a crap in Sunak's shoe, for old times' sake...

[Middle Level Commissioners @MLC1862]

2023/24 broke records for the volume of water pumped at our St Germans Pumping Station. Keeping local communities relatively dry and protecting the economy from the full impacts of flooding. Our new normal? #Fens #infrastructure #climate #water

[No Farmers, No Food @NoFarmsNoFoods]

#NoFarmersNoFood
@FarmersWeekly
@1GarethWynJones

[Nicola Oldfield @FenFairy]

Some stark messages about the critical infrastructure that protects people, farmland and nature in #TheFens

[ADA @ADA_updates]

We're on TV tomorrow! 📺

At 7pm on BBC1 (Sun 10 March), @BBCCountryfile looks at #internaldrainageboards and the challenge of managing water levels across #TheFens and England's other lowland landscapes
@InnesThomson @Northlevelidb @MLC1862 @PaulBurrowsy
https://t.co/XwdqP7gtH4

[Fund Britain's Waterways @FBW_Campaign]

IWA calls on @Ang_WaterwaysEA to work with @MLC1862 to resolve the current stand off at Salter’s Lode Lock which has left boaters stranded and is damaging businesses

https://t.co/6oQWEBRSxY

#FundBritainsWaterways

[ICE @ICE_engineers]

This #InternationalWomensDay, invest in women by joining the campaign for well-fitting personal protective equipment (#PPE) for all. 🦺

There’s widespread inequality in the PPE that the #construction industry provides.

Read more from Katy Robinson: https://t.co/7M1nZVDajT

[Peterborough Women's History Group @PboroWomensHist]

*tenuous connection to the eel women of fenland*

[VeryBritishProblems @SoVeryBritish]

“Maybe I’m not being clear”

Translation: Maybe you’re being thick.