Chris Procter

Lover of the outdoors. Geomorphologist passionate about rivers and hillslope processes

[Chris Procter @CM_Proc]

I've just watched Martin Evans' talk for @theAGU #AGU20 on the @ProtectNFM
work and results on restoration and #NFM in #peat #peatlands . Some really great results 👏👏👏 And it's doubly interesting having grown up close to the study sites near Glossop!

[Nick Mott @NickMott7]

I would love it if you stopped using the term "blockages".

#WoodinRivers is habitat.
If you need to remove habitat from rivers, please do it reluctantly & with justification, not as a matter of routine!!

@theriverstrust @WildTroutTrust @SalmonTroutCons @EAGeomorphology

[Gain Guru @gain7guru]

This is absolutely NOT the way to go @EnvAgency. By all means split the sub-measures of progress into two - morphological and chemical/bio - and extend the timeframe, but abandoning the "one out all out" rule obliterates the fundamental principle of WFD. https://t.co/CpYkHwlrQR

[Kim Aarestrup @Kaa_telemetry]

Another report showing how f….. poor we are managing our Rivers. So here is a #thread about why the major problem are Barriers, what is the ultimate solution (and it is EASY).
https://t.co/mgE1z8Mj2F.

[Chris Procter @CM_Proc]

So cool that these are captured on video!

[Dave Petley @davepetley]

On 18 July 2020 a #landslide occurred on the Rio Coca in #Ecuador, blocking the river. Both the initial failure and the breach of the landslide dam were captured on video:- https://t.co/YYdjO0VQKG

[Dave Throup @DaveThroup]

And the five year outlook is ..... worrying

[Chris Procter @CM_Proc]

Sewerage and drainage infrastructure in England is dated so needs a lot of investment, but until regs and fines are stronger then where's the incentive to accelerate investment and prevent these spills?

[Chris Procter @CM_Proc]

Wow. Pretty alarming data from @guardian re untreated sewage spills into England's rivers from water companies. The frequency of spills suggests this is 'business as usual' for water companies rather than an 'exceptional circumstance'

[The Guardian @guardian]

Revealed: water firms dumped raw sewage into England's rivers 200,000 times in 2019 https://t.co/xD7XmCuoQ9

[Northumbrian Water @NorthumbrianH2O]

I spy with my little eye - something beginning with, ‘W’ ?

We collected a skip full of ‘em in 4 days at one of our sites! 😳

Some products state they are ‘flushable’ & you can clearly see they aren’t!

We will continue to push for change BUT in the meantime please #BinTheWipe

[YorkshireShepherdess @AmandaOwen8]

We call these totter bogs,so wet that they ripple. 🌊
Healthy blanket bog is rarer than rainforest & more effective per acre in storing carbon than the Amazon.
It’s all about water needs to be wet, wet, wet for peat regeneration.

*There’s a reason I’m going on about this*

[Dave Throup @DaveThroup]

Last 11 weeks of rainfall. Very unusual to see no blue (Midlands)

More unsettled at the moment but no signal for prolonged rain for our part of the world.

Many river flows exceptionally low.

[BBC Cumbria @BBC_Cumbria]

Cumbria's experiencing some of its lowest river levels following record temperatures in May. Some catchments have dried up completely, including the River Derwent at Rosthwaite in the Borrowdale Valley

[Guy Shrubsole @guyshrubsole]

This is climate breakdown.

Met Office UK rainfall records:

- Left: Feb 2020. 400%+ average rainfall in North England & Wales. Massive floods

- Right: May 2020. Less than 20% average rainfall for large swathes of England & Wales. Drought looming

#ClimateEmergency

[Afonydd Cymru: The Rivers Trust of Wales @AfonyddCymru]

The Lower Wye today. Pea soup from floating algae in the water column. This is what discharging nutrients into rivers does in hot weather. The temperature will rise even higher (it was 72F yesterday) Will our protected species survive? @WGEnviroAgri @Lesley4Wrexham @NatResWales

[Roger Harrabin @RHarrabin]

BBC News - Climate change: UK's record sunny dry spell after extreme rainfall astounds @metoffice https://t.co/lgJZtVwGOh @ECIU_UK @CarbonBrief

[Chris Procter @CM_Proc]

Sheep grazing to the left.
Regenerating moorland to the right.
I love seeing this formerly managed moorland turn to woodland with the simple help of a fence. The volume of bird song through here suggests they love it too! #keepthesheepout #whatadifferenceafencemakes

[Chris Procter @CM_Proc]

7/7 Surely there’s an opportunity to maximise the potential of the Country Park and the valuable wet woodland habitat by altering the flow splits from Walkerwood? @tmbc_places @unitedutilities @EnvAgencyNW

[Chris Procter @CM_Proc]

1/7 So during the Covid period I’ve been getting better acquainted with some of the #rivers that I used to play in as a kid near my parents' house … only now I’m wearing my geomorphology hat and noticing opportunities for enhancement! #BusmansHoliday

[Chris Procter @CM_Proc]

6/7 I feel the priorities here could be re-thought. This is a nice section of habitat, but the river and wet woodland it supports can only do what it can with the flow it has.