Giles Rickard

Tweets about Rivers 💧 , fisheries 🐟 catchment management, soil-water interface..................

[Giles Rickard @grickardwest]

Interesting statistics on European #soil loss, controlling this is pivotal for the future of #rivers #waterquality #aquaticecosystems https://t.co/EY5SUO0dsh

[EU Joint Research Centre @EU_JRC]

970 million tonnes of #soil are potentially lost each year because of #WaterErosion ➡️ https://t.co/3FH0xL7AaI #WorldEnvironmentDay @UNEP

[Wayne Thomas @NDAnglingnews]

https://t.co/7NPEw4wGMe
#salmon #exmoor #fishing #westcountryriverstrust

[Westcountry Rivers Trust @WestcountryRT]

We've got some exciting new roles:

🌳 2xSenior Land & Natural Capital Advisors (East Devon & Devon) - Closes 8 Sept
🔍 Data, Evidence & Engagement Officer - Closes 9 Sept
🐟 WRT and Institute of Fisheries Management Traineeship - Closes 16 Sept

Apply: https://t.co/GMR1aiAvx2

[Groundswell Festival @Groundswellaguk]

The effect of rainfall passing through different crop coverings, showing that a healthy crop cover minimises soil runoff off and nutrient loss, and holds water within the crop and the soil.

#groundswell2024 #regenerativeagriculture #regenag

[Westcountry Rivers Trust @WestcountryRT]

We are super excited to be leading this work in Cornwall – check out our website and sign-up to our newsletter to find out more next week. 🎉💧

[Laurence Couldrick @LaurenceWRT]

So stoked to be named Overall Winner 2023 at the Cornwall Sustainability Awards. It's testament to an amazing team doing awesome work with inspiring partners for almost 30 years! Couldn't be prouder! #CSA2023

[Laurence Couldrick @LaurenceWRT]

Happy world soils day! Don't forget without soil society as we know it ends.....

[Giles Rickard @grickardwest]

@catchmentyog @Talevalleytrust @WestcountryRT Where’s Nicolas Cage when you need him

[Westcountry Rivers Trust @WestcountryRT]

Highlighting how farmers and citizen scientists can address #WaterQuality issues across the region & what could help improve things further in this @BBCSpotlight feature from last night - https://t.co/QNBqQy8GkQ - available till just before 7pm today.

#RiverHealth @jemmawoodman

[Laurence Couldrick @LaurenceWRT]

I just can't emphasise enough the value of wetlands. Not only do they purify and store water but they are amazing habitats and capture huge amounts of carbon.

[TransformAr @TransformarEU]

Adaptation pathways co-construction in West Country Region 🇬🇧
Last year @WestcountryRT was the first demonstrator to organize a workshop with local stakeholders applying the approach developed in the TransformAr Adaptive Transformation Playbook 📰 👇 https://t.co/JftIOvYAN3

[Westcountry Rivers Trust @WestcountryRT]

📢New job alert💧

[Westcountry Rivers Trust @WestcountryRT]

Water Net Gain has been named as one of the 16 winners of @Ofwat’s #WaterBreakthroughChallenge3 🎉

Find out more about our £1 million partnership project at https://t.co/SN6f8ta1bC

@SouthWestWater @EnvAgency @SaputoInc @DuchyCollege @LaurenceWRT #WaterNetGain #WNG

[Laurence Couldrick @LaurenceWRT]

One for @catchmentyog to get his teeth into and an important focus for the Devon and Cornwall Soils Alliance - @grickardwest

[Westcountry Rivers Trust @WestcountryRT]

#DYK you can visit the #BringingRiversToYou page on our website to find out about all the ways that we can protect rivers?

Visit https://t.co/eGVjByjtcl to find out about ways to get involved, including how your donations during the #GreenMatchFund will help.

[Westcountry Rivers Trust @WestcountryRT]

WRT recently completed our Electric Fishing Surveys for 2022 🐟

The Rivers Camel, Fowey, Exe, Teign, Lynher and a host of streams in northwest Plymouth each underwent in-depth monitoring as part of a host of ongoing projects.

Read the reports here - https://t.co/mKBYMcetX5

[Giles Rickard @grickardwest]

@MadeleineCuff @WestcountryRT snake hips🐍 @catchmentyog

[TransformAr @TransformarEU]

Throwback to our CM in #Guadeloupe🏝️
Partners saw the impacts of coastal erosion at one of @CARIB_COAST sites, @BRGM_fr showed some solutions tested to adapt to coastal risks. Then, @INRAE_antilles gave a tour of its microfarm for resilient agriculture. Thanks for the visits!

[TransformAr @TransformarEU]

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[Westcountry Rivers Trust @WestcountryRT]

🌱 Here at WRT, we understand that soil plays a vital role in the health and quality of our water 💧

In celebration of #WorldSoilDay, we want to appreciate all the hard work our teams put in to improve soil health all year round 🪱

[Giles Rickard @grickardwest]

A really engaging DCSA soil biology 🪱 event last week with Matt Shepard soils specialist at @NaturalEngland, held at @Rothamsted with lots of practical demo’s looking at soil fauna & using it as metic for overall soil health @catchmentyog @WestcountryRT @LaurenceWRT