Anna Clarke-Smith

Upland Ranger on the Isle of Man @iomdefa 🌿 Proud Type 1 Diabetic since 05, Libre 2 & Omnipod Dash. All round outdoor enthusiast ⛰️

[Manx Peat Partnership @ManxPeat]

What else would you do on a damp, misty day? The dream team collecting (very heavy 💪) heather bales for post-digger restoration work 😁

[Manx Peat Partnership @ManxPeat]

Have you ever wondered what lies beneath the peat 😱? This site has a large number of peat pipes, which are often associated with damaged peatland. We will be trialling ways to reduce the flow of water 💦entering these pipes, protecting our peatlands from further damage😁

[Manx Peat Partnership @ManxPeat]

So excited to have our #diggers back on site 😁 We have plenty of hags to reprofile, so let's hope the weather holds 🤞

[Manx Peat Partnership @ManxPeat]

We took a break from manual labour to get some drone shots of our restoration work, thanks to @KingfisherIOM 😀 It's a great way of seeing what we have done, and how much we still have to do (lots!) 🫣

[Anna Clarke-Smith @_annacs_]

@Sarah_E_Hickey @ManxPeat @ShaunGelling @manxnature Hope you’re having a great time, looks like you got lucky with the weather 😁

[Manx Peat Partnership @ManxPeat]

We're on the map! Even though the #IsleOfMan is not part of the UK, it's great to have our project included in a map of peat partnerships 😁 This was a discussion around peatland strategy across the UK (and IoM😉)

[Curlew Action @CurlewAction]

Curlew Action's founder @curlewcalls led on the Natural History GCSE campaign, and says:

“I urge the Department for Education consider the power that lies behind this qualification and to fast track it through the system. We owe it to the next generation.”

[Anna Clarke-Smith @_annacs_]

The Beinn-y-Phott peatland restoration site is looking fabulous! Home to some amazing species including Emperor Moth caterpillars with beautiful pink bumps & Fir club moss (stems look like tiny conifers) 🐛🌱🌞

[Graham Makepeace-Warne @GrahamMakepeace]

What a treat to spend the afternoon at Beinn-y-Phott ⛰️ looking at the amazing work of @ManxPeat (Manx Peat Partnership). They’ve achieved amazing things in a relatively short period and at reasonable cost too! 💚 #MyBiosphere #IsleOfMan belated #BogDay trip @manxnature

[Anna Clarke-Smith @_annacs_]

Amazing effort from our volunteers today, another big push to get the reprofiled peat hags covered in heather brash and secured with coir netting! 🌱✨

[Manx Peat Partnership @ManxPeat]

A massive thanks to our peat volunteers for working on Mullagh Ouyr today ☺️ It was lovely up there but hard work shifting heather bales 💪#GreenGym 🇮🇲

[Anna Clarke-Smith @_annacs_]

@jjcorteen74 For context I would be taking the ground nesting bird signs down over the next couple of weeks. Hence replacing the original sign with this one.
Thanks, Anna

[Anna Clarke-Smith @_annacs_]

@jjcorteen74 Hello John,
Thank you for passing this information on. I have replaced the sign with our ‘Stop and think’ signs, this includes messaging about disturbance of birds in the area.
Many thanks,
Anna

[Graham Makepeace-Warne @GrahamMakepeace]

Did any racers find the trail bikers running along the fenceline between Mountain Box and Black Hut with headlights on during yesterday’s Superbike race distracting? I know one that did. 🏍️ #StayOnTheGreenLanes

[Anna Clarke-Smith @_annacs_]

Shocked and super proud to be a winner in this years 30 Under 30 🏆🪩💪🏼🌿❤️‍🔥 #Gef30Under30
https://t.co/wkmuIr9S8C

[Shaun Gelling @ShaunGelling]

This is an excellent project focussing on nature based solutions to deliver a myriad of benefits. Please give @ManxPeat a follow #iom #manxhills #peat

[Shaun Gelling @ShaunGelling]

Choughs in the mist. The former metal mines on/in the #Isleofman are quite diverse. #curlew hatching going well in the nearby heath too. ⁦@ManxPeat⁩ ⁦@iomdefa⁩ ⁦@BiosphereIOM⁩ ⁦@manxnature⁩ ⁦@ManxBirdLife⁩

[Manx Peat Partnership @ManxPeat]

The Isle of Man banned peat extraction in 2020, however we still import peat for horticulture and fuel. This needs to stop - please show support for this bill to ban peat sales #2024peatban #BogsNotBags This video explains why ⬇️

[Manx Peat Partnership @ManxPeat]

This video shows how unstable peat can be, especially when it's damaged 😢Although it appears to be solid, it can be up to 85% water!

https://t.co/THXRRok2a8

[Anna Clarke-Smith @_annacs_]

We are just that speedy and efficient 💪🏼🌱

[Manx Peat Partnership @ManxPeat]

Tidying up after the diggers have left 😀. We slow the flow of water and protect the base of the peat using coir logs. Heather brash is then spread to shelter the peat from the weather and allow plants to establish 🌿

[IsleofManLandscapes @ColinBRussell]

'In the evening glow' - Beckwith's mine from last week in the lovely evening light.

#ManxNature @visitisleofman @IOMTourismTrade @BiosphereIOM