Claire Bithell

Geomorpholgy Technical Specialist, Environment Agency, Yorkshire.

[Claire Bithell @Claire_bithell]

Here’s what we shouldn’t be seeing!!
Fresh sediment ready to runoff into our rivers

[Jonathan Grey @ProfJGrey]

Here you go @JackSpees @RibbleTrust @Mike_Forty... Trawden Beck at top end of village. Nicely scalped in spawning season!

[Jonathan Grey @ProfJGrey]

My new @WildTroutTrust #WTTBlog on how #partnership removed this 180y old weir, restoring connectivity to ~20.4km of the R Aire.... for <£8k
https://t.co/ygFPi7xMzq
#damremovaleurope #letitflow #happyfish
@PeteTurnerEA @Claire_bithell @EnvAgencyYNE @aireriverstrust @atkypave

[Claire Bithell @Claire_bithell]

Kicking off day 25 of #30DaysWild crossing aquatic-terrestrial boundaries with @NaturalEngland talking about sampling and analysing ‘life on the edge’ #Tstreams_NTU #Beetles #Trueflies @EnvAgencyYNE @30DaysWild

[Jonathan Grey @ProfJGrey]

OK, so I need to hone my video editing skills but here's a quick review of my last 36h. Weir removal to reinstate longitudinal connectivity - simples
@WildTroutTrust @EnvAgencyYNE @aireriverstrust @PeteTurnerEA @Claire_bithell
#geomorphology #fishmigration #LetItFlow

[Claire Bithell @Claire_bithell]

Day 19 of #30DaysWild and #FBG go for a bat walk 🦇 in Roundhay Park. Full of roosting habitat with nuctule, pipistrelle and daubenton’s seen and heard. @BiodiversityEA @30DaysWild

[Jonathan Grey @ProfJGrey]

Onto the pecker and first signs of metalwork, but no game-changer. The crowd is gathering. Team responsible for getting this going @PeteTurnerEA @aireriverstrust @Claire_bithell @WildTroutTrust

[Claire Bithell @Claire_bithell]

Day 18 of #30dayswild and Coniston Cold weir on the R. Aire bites the dust. Removing barriers allows geomorphic process to recover improving longitudinal connectivity for sediment, water and fish. #WeirBeGone @BiodiversityEA @30DaysWild @PeteTurnerEA @ProfJGrey @WildTroutTrust

[Claire Bithell @Claire_bithell]

Day 15 and 16 of #30DaysWild showcases Burnett moths taken in Leeds by my FBG fisheries colleague and a bevy of swans on West Beck while Yorkshire FBG team leader checks rod licenses. @30DaysWild @RitaReidEA @BiodiversityEA

[Environment Agency @EnvAgency]

Coarse fishing season on rivers starts tomorrow so it’s a great time to get out there and #GoFishing but make sure you have a #FishingLicence https://t.co/2uuBONIGQb To find out more about where you can fish go to https://t.co/cGf7k7d2Uv @AnglingTrust

[Claire Bithell @Claire_bithell]

@RitaReidEA @30DaysWild Lots of report reading! Cuddles and reading simultaneously 😜

[Claire Bithell @Claire_bithell]

Day 14 of #30DaysWild and I’m WFH whilst baby sitting Mr Logan, Amy and Jimmy’s #rescuedog pup. Tea break in the garden listening to the wildlife @30DaysWild

[Claire Bithell @Claire_bithell]

Day 13 of #30DaysWild and a perfect morning at @AttenboroughNR watching sand martins nesting in an artificial bank, great crested grebes and of course sharing Geomorphology in the EA @BiodiversityEA @30DaysWild

[Claire Bithell @Claire_bithell]

Day 12 of #30DaysWild. #EAGeomorphology visit @AttenboroughNR to learn about the history of the River Trent and share experiences from across England. @BiodiversityEA @EnvAgencyYNE @30DaysWild

[Claire Bithell @Claire_bithell]

Day 9, 10 and 11 of #30dayswild
Trow Gill, re-potting and my first 7B- far country! @30DaysWild

[Rita Reid @RitaReidEA]

Amanda, my lovely #biodiversity #technical #specialist attended an event yesterday evening hosted by @CIEEM looking at #watervole reintroduction at #MalhamTarn Here's a photo of their lovely #habitat Find out more about this #protected #species here https://t.co/H4iNl6Kl3i

[Claire Bithell @Claire_bithell]

@ProfJGrey @YorkDalesRT @30DaysWild So fencing isn’t an option. Full stop. Free on the 18th though! It’s blocked out in the diary. Let me know if I need to bring any ‘tools’.

[Claire Bithell @Claire_bithell]

Day 8 of #30dayswild. Scoping out potential for river improvements in the Ure headwaters with @YorkDalesRT officer Marie. So much potential for improvements offering #multiplebenefits and some adorable highland cows. @30DaysWild

[Oli Burns @OJBBurns]

This #WorldOceansDay I'm reflecting on my role enhancing our coasts. They sustain us and must be protected

[Claire Bithell @Claire_bithell]

Day 7 of #30DaysWild and I discovered a new crag were we saw a barn owl 🦉 and an amazing sunset 🌅. I then came home to discover an exhausted bee. 2 teaspoons of white sugar and 1 of water, mixed and it’s buzzing around again 🐝 @30DaysWild

[Claire Bithell @Claire_bithell]

@EnvAgencyYNE

[Claire Bithell @Claire_bithell]

Day 6 of #30DaysWild. Lunch on #Twee, @LeedsWaterTaxis with FBG. Sand Martins, cormorants and tales of pike attacks. @RitaReidEA we missed you! @30DaysWild