Ruth Needham

Senior Catchment Manager at Trent Rivers Trust, loving rivers, water, wildlife, running, family, maps and all things outdoors! All views are my own.

[Ruth Needham @RuthNeedham4]

If you have a view on the risks of #flooding to communities in #Leicestershire or #Nottinghamshire OR if you support natural processes to reduce flood risk please fill in this survey #SoarNFMProject

[Trent Rivers Trust @Trent_R_Trust]

Can you help us measure the impact of our flood resilience work?

Whether you chatted with us about flood risk, volunteered, or were part of discussions aimed at removing barriers to nature-based solutions, we want to hear YOUR views.

Got 5 minutes?

https://t.co/bGOiU3vYlU

[Ruth Needham @RuthNeedham4]

Was a joy to be involved in this event over the weekend, to meet and run with so many lovely people, all passionate about rivers, and wildlife in Stoke, at the head of the River Trent and talk about our plans for the #TrentValleyWay

[Trent Rivers Trust @Trent_R_Trust]

What a fantastic weekend in Stoke on Trent!

Carrying the @Climate_Relay baton alongside locals, we've been talking about the state of our rivers, why community can help you feel more empowered & our plans to help people connect to their local river - in Stoke and beyond.

🏃‍♂️👇

[Ruth Needham @RuthNeedham4]

Was a joy to spend the day with a team of local volunteers and TRT staff creating NFM features upstream of Loughborough, and the sun shone ☀️

[Trent Rivers Trust @Trent_R_Trust]

A shout-out to our fantastic group of volunteers kicking off our #naturalfloodmanagement work just outside of Loughborough!

Boosting the sponginess🧽of the woodland, the work slows and stores water before it reaches the city.

[Ruth Needham @RuthNeedham4]

Come join us on Saturday and see the recent completed restoration works on the River Mease

[Trent Rivers Trust @Trent_R_Trust]

Meet us at the Edingale Show this Saturday and we'll make it 🌧

... in our SuDS model☔

You can also

🌿 join us on a guided walk (2:30 and 3:15) & learn about our river work

🐟 Read invertebrate samples

👀 Find out about The Big River Watch

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https://t.co/tpCT0yNHAC

[Ruth Needham @RuthNeedham4]

@NickMott7 @catchmentdesign @TheTrentValley @StaffsWildlife @EnvAgencyMids Looks good Nick! Will walking access be possible after?

[Ruth Needham @RuthNeedham4]

This Wednesday 19th July, I’m helping with a CIWEM webinar, which will look at the challenges of delivering nature based solutions to address flood risk in urban areas, and so much more! From an eNGO, Unitary and County LLFA perspective. Please join us https://t.co/nYkyU3NmbT

[Ruth Needham @RuthNeedham4]

@JohnoEllison @Blacky_Himself @DunscombeMark One day the River Rea, a tributary of the mighty Trent, Wil be released from its straight jacket, I’m just not sure when.

[Ruth Needham @RuthNeedham4]

Join us!

[Trent Rivers Trust @Trent_R_Trust]

💫 We're hiring 💫

Play an active role in river recovery & join our growing team as our new Partnerships & Engagement Manager.

Do you know a thing or two about public engagement, partnership development and communications work?

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https://t.co/GrfBJ8XUUM

@theriverstrust

[Peter Powell @powell_peter]

Fencing is one of our main tools for Restoring Rivers @WelshDeeTrust.

But how exactly does fencing a river improve its health? and benefit its wildlife?
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A little thread 🧵

[Oly Lowe @olylowe]

On #WorldEnvironmentDay2023 we need people to know that physical modification remains the biggest cause of failure of river ecosystems.

https://t.co/8CLDCWcK3G

Rivers should not be straightened & dredged canals, but complex threads of life supporting a resilient environment.

[Ruth Needham @RuthNeedham4]

Interesting video from the US about infiltration rates and the relationship with production, and the difference good land management can make #SoilHealth

[Niels Corfield @niels_corfield]

For those concerned about to much rain currently, what if that was just music to your ears?

Infiltration rates:
AMP grazing 1" = 10.1 secs
Set stocking 1" = 420 secs (7 mins)

Which one produces the most forage and carries stock best in winter?🤔

https://t.co/lqE7PuADUT

[Ruth Needham @RuthNeedham4]

As such significant landowners, the crown estate really needs to lead by example on how to incorporate nature based solution to help mitigate for climate change, balanced with growing food to eat

[Alastair Driver @AliDriverUK]

Many thanks @TheCrownEstate for the kind invitation to the grand reception today. Surprised to discover that despite owning circa 8000 km2 of land they don’t have any board members with land management and nature expertise. For obvious reasons I suggested that is remedied asap.

[River Mease Catchment @MeaseRiver]

Do you live near the River Mease? Are you interested in volunteering? If so, please get in touch!

[Ruth Needham @RuthNeedham4]

Good chance to talk about how we work with farmers, they are the custodians of our landscape, we all have a part to play in restoring our rivers

[Trent Rivers Trust @Trent_R_Trust]

We've recently spoken to @wickedleeksmag about the importance of working collaboratively with 🧑‍🌾 to boost river health.

This is something that we've been doing for many years in the @MeaseRiver as part of the @CaBAtweets approach.

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https://t.co/OAs5dYICy5

[Ruth Needham @RuthNeedham4]

@powell_peter @GeorgeMonbiot It’s a crazy plan, transferring pollution, alien species and precious water 100’s of miles at excessive cost.

[Trent Rivers Trust @Trent_R_Trust]

Think fish & chips is a good combo?

Fish and trees is where it's at.

Over the last few weeks, we've been planting over 2,000 trees around the Dove to help reduce pollution and climate pressure on fish, including salmon.
@TheTrentValley @EnvAgencyMids
https://t.co/ioXOjB7Vuk

[Ruth Needham @RuthNeedham4]

Finally proper acknowledgement that we have not invested in our water infrastructure adequately for decades, with rather pro water industry regulation from Ofwat, further hindered by massive cuts to the EA monitoring budgets https://t.co/Pg0QBiOxfP

[Ruth Needham @RuthNeedham4]

Well done to the team at TTTV! 👏

[River Mease Catchment @MeaseRiver]

Looking forward to hearing @bentd76 talk about regenerative farming. All farmers and landowners from the Mease catchment are very welcome - booking by Friday 3rd March is essential!

[Ruth Needham @RuthNeedham4]

Everybody needs to watch this video! Make more space for our rivers… https://t.co/eeVXCNu1Eb