Mike Beard

|| Ecology || Information Technology || Photography || Disc Golf || * All opinions my own * ||

[GM Green City @GMGreenCity]

Public consultation: Greater Manchester Local Nature Recovery Strategy 💚

Do you care about the state of nature across our city-region? Have your say on how nature recovery is prioritised across Greater Manchester! Find out more here: https://t.co/D0heR3pzhd #GMGreenCity

[GM Green City @GMGreenCity]

Save the date: the public consultation for our Local Nature Recovery Strategy opens Friday 15 November.

Join a drop in session or respond online to have your say on how nature recovery should be prioritised across the GM 🌲

Find out more: https://t.co/In8ebXeIGk #GMGreenCity

[Mike Beard @_mbeard_]

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[Mike Beard @_mbeard_]

@BeeNetwork Good morning. I have just completed a surprisingly short Bee Card survey that was advertised on Facebook. As a prize it is offering me a Bee Card with 6 months free travel. It is via https://t.co/DJTIvqTINt Is this official or a scam?

[GM Green City @GMGreenCity]

Registration for #GMGreenSummit 2024 is now open 🎉💚

Join us on Monday 9 December for the launch of the next GM Environment Plan and to hear from a wide range of expert speakers. Register for free here: https://t.co/xetWZ69lY6

[Mike Beard @_mbeard_]

Great opportunity to learn how to identify a range of invasive plants along the lovely Outwood Nature Trail on Sunday 26 May with @AnglingTrust

https://t.co/PEqZizCzkS

[Greater Manchester Environment Fund @gme_trust]

Round One of the #GreenSpacesFund has attracted 1,707 volunteers (and counting) to projects across Greater Manchester. You know what they say: many hands make light work! 🫶���

@GMGreenCity @greatermcr

[Invasive Species Week @InvasiveSp]

It’s #INNSweek 2024!

Today we’re looking at what is being done to reduce the impacts of invasive non-native plants and animals.

The 2023 Invasive Species Strategy sets out ambitious aims to guide government and other organisations.

Find out more https://t.co/p0aTpWiopZ

[Ribble Rivers Trust @RibbleTrust]

This week is invasive non-native species week or #INNSweek. One of our most common INNS in the catchment is Himalayan balsam. The good news is balsam is very easy & quite satisfying to clear, below Adam shows us how. Try it on your next riverside walk.

[Invasive Species Week @InvasiveSp]

It’s INNSweek 2024!

Organisations across the #UK #Ireland #Guernsey #Jersey and #IsleOfMan are working together to raise awareness of:
- invasive non-native species 🦞🦝🌱
- their impacts
- how you can help

Watch our video then find out more https://t.co/p0aTpWiopZ

[Greater Manchester Environment Fund @gme_trust]

The Recycle for Greater Manchester Community Fund is another of the funds we administer at the GMEF, and is a joint initiative by @recycle4gm and @suezUK

So far, £659,141 has been awarded to 69 projects that reduce household waste, increase recycling and encourage reuse ♻

[GM Green City @GMGreenCity]

Calling all community groups! Want to help reduce the use of single-use plastics across Greater Manchester? Join our upcoming webinar with @CitytoSea_ to learn all about the support they offer to reduce plastic use in your local area - find out more: https://t.co/wSxq8rYzyW

[Mike Beard @_mbeard_]

This wonderful short film has just been released. It required a lot of skill from cast and crew!

Here's some of my still photographs from the day. https://t.co/3f6Y0lv012

[Terabithia Pictures @TerabithiaPics]

❗️ FILM RELEASE ❗️

Sign Of Omission is out now!

The first Terabithia shoot outside of the North East, and an amazing job done by all involved!

Watch here:

https://t.co/eodQAuKioY

Claire - @AnusiaBattersby
Daniel - @leehardingg1
Writer/Director/Producer - @GabrielBrown123

[GM Green City @GMGreenCity]

📢 New campaign launched to help Greater Manchester residents to Feel the Benefit of a warmer home through energy advice, support, and house upgrades 🏡 Find out more here: https://t.co/f2iJ1a7UkK #GMGreenCity

[GM Green City @GMGreenCity]

📢We're currently developing Greater Manchester's first plan for nature and would like to hear your views on priority actions for nature recovery across the city-region 💚

Share your thoughts here: https://t.co/UL2PWueXv5 #GMGreenCity

[GM Green City @GMGreenCity]

Development of Greater Manchester's first Local Nature Recovery Strategy is underway - learn more how priorities are being worked up in this great @DefraNature interview with Sam Evans, Head of Natural Environment at @greatermcr 👉 https://t.co/YJjDCezC9f #GMGreenCity

[Mike Beard @_mbeard_]

Another interesting discovery from the @natural_course #invasiveplants survey of the River Tame in #GreaterManchester was how little #GiantHogweed there was compared to similar rivers in the UK.

[Natural Course @natural_course]

Over the summer, we commissioned a riverside survey of invasive plant species in the Tame Catchment.
One interesting result was the discovery of Bohemian Knotweed - a hybrid of Japanese and Giant Knotweed.
Find out more 👇 https://t.co/wek0yGuKq4
#INNS #InvasiveNonNativeSpecies

[Mike Beard @_mbeard_]

@sue_lees @GMGreenCity @RiverStewards @natural_course And here is the answer https://t.co/7tRu1MZgo6
@sue_lees

[Natural Course @natural_course]

Over the summer, we commissioned a riverside survey of invasive plant species in the Tame Catchment.
One interesting result was the discovery of Bohemian Knotweed - a hybrid of Japanese and Giant Knotweed.
Find out more 👇 https://t.co/wek0yGuKq4
#INNS #InvasiveNonNativeSpecies

[Mike Beard @_mbeard_]

Can you guess what this invasive plant is? Several patches were found by @RiverStewards during their recent #InvasivePlant survey of the #RiverTame commissioned by @GMGreenCity as part of @natural_course. More information can be found in their report https://t.co/uX6UHD4Uhp

[Mike Beard @_mbeard_]

@sue_lees @GMGreenCity @RiverStewards @natural_course Very, very, close!

[Mike Beard @_mbeard_]

And the answer to my previous quiz tweet is #BohemianKnotweed. You can find out more about it, and where we found it on the #TameCatchment, in this article published by @natural_course

[Natural Course @natural_course]

Over the summer, we commissioned a riverside survey of invasive plant species in the Tame Catchment.
One interesting result was the discovery of Bohemian Knotweed - a hybrid of Japanese and Giant Knotweed.
Find out more 👇 https://t.co/wek0yGuKq4
#INNS #InvasiveNonNativeSpecies