Ben Gillespie

Interests: rivers, maps, R & data visualisation. Lead Environmental Advisor (Ecology) @YorkshireWater

[Ben Gillespie @RiversBenG]

Another great #jobopportunity to join our team here at Yorkshire Water. Role: #INNS + #Biosecurity Advisor - £25-32k. Apply here: https://t.co/PL9CJBxTRc

[Ben Gillespie @RiversBenG]

On location for @BBCLookNorth with @DonCatchmentRT @EnvAgency @CRTFisheries celebrating new fish pass on the River Don 🐟 @YorkshireWater

[Ben Gillespie @RiversBenG]

Fantastic news, and glad to have played a role in making it happen! @YorkshireWater

[Environment Agency - Yorkshire & North East @EnvAgencyYNE]

#Salmon found in Sheffield confirms the species' return to the #RiverDon after an absence of 150 years. Following a huge push to improve water quality and introduce fish passes, salmon recolonising in the Don is now becoming a reality. Read more here: https://t.co/zim7VD0wGh

[Ben Gillespie @RiversBenG]

@EnvAgencyYNE Great news!

[Yorkshire Water 💧 @YorkshireWater]

Last week, our Environmental Assessment Team hosted a field-based training day for 15 PhD students from around the world as part of the @EuroFLOW_ITN project > https://t.co/EanxERCaC0. #rivers #PhD

[Ben Gillespie @RiversBenG]

Fantastic day out yesterday to upper Nidderdale where we hosted a training day for the EuroFLOW PhD students.

Lots of great talks from YW & EA experts!

#euroflow @EuroFLOW_ITN @NidderdaleAONB @YorkshireWater @EnvAgency #science #rivermanagement #catchmentmanagement

[Ben Gillespie @RiversBenG]

@LisaHarrowsmith @YorkshireWater @NidderdaleAONB Nice one! Thanks for your input Lisa - great day! #euroflow @EuroFLOW_ITN

[Jonathan Grey @ProfJGrey]

I'll be leading @WildTroutTrust #habitat #workshop hosted by @wetherbyanglin on the Wharfe, supported by @YorkshireWater #Biodiversity Fund: Sat 12th May. Email or DM me for details

[Yorkshire Water 💧 @YorkshireWater]

Thanks to @angelasmithmp for joining us to unveil our fish pass at Langsett reservoir we have created with the @EnvAgencyYNE to boost Trout numbers in the Little Don river.

[Yorkshire Water 💧 @YorkshireWater]

What is a fish pass? and how do they work? #WorldFishMigrationDay

[Yorkshire Water 💧 @YorkshireWater]

For the first time in over a century, Trout will be able to swim upstream to breeding waters at the top of the Little Don River thanks to a new ‘fish highway’ now completed at Langsett reservoir. > https://t.co/Zqek0JZPbP #WorldFishMigrationDay

[Jonathan Bolland @FishMigrationDr]

We celebrated #WorldFishMigrationDay (a day early) by visiting the #fishpass we are monitoring for @YorkshireWater at #Langsett Reservoir near #Sheffield. #HappyFish #FishMigration #BrownTrout #TrackingNotSlacking #FishSci

[Ben Gillespie @RiversBenG]

Come and work in my team - awesome opportunity for someone with an environmental background and passion for water - https://t.co/ijt5vrPqm2 #environmentjob #Yorkshire closing date: 25 Feb, interviews w/c 5 Mar

[Fishtek @FishtekConsult]

We're #Recruiting - We're looking for an Office Manager & Bookkeeper to join our team in Dartington to cover maternity leave for up to 12 months. Experience in bookkeeping & office management essential. To apply, please contact [email protected]

[Ben Gillespie @RiversBenG]

How did we know #trout used the #fishpass at #Langsett near #Sheffield?
HIFI staff @FishMigrationDr @IslanderDodd and colleagues at @UniOfHull have worked on behalf of @YorkshireWater to catch, tag and monitor #fish movements using @BiomarkInc equipment #greatjob! #fishmigration

[Ben Gillespie @RiversBenG]

@BrindleyLass Thank you @BrindleyLass - plenty more good news to come for the Don too - watch this space! Ben

[Ben Gillespie @RiversBenG]

Very happy to find out that Brown Trout have successfully migrated up our new #fish pass on the Little River Don for the first time! Delivered in partnership between @YorkshireWater and the @EnvAgency. Thanks to @JBAConsulting @FishtekConsult @ABCOMarine @DonCatchmentRT #fishpass

[Jonathan Bolland @FishMigrationDr]

Great to see @RodleyNR has been nominated by @BBCCountryfile as one of the best nature reserves in the country!!

@IslanderDodd and I studied brown trout moving through the fish bypass channel @YorkshireWater built there...

https://t.co/OZkPIxZZQD

[River Basins - Leeds @rbpmleeds]

Designing the ideal river flow regime: designer flows for delivering good ecological potential in regulated rivers. #PhD opportunity in our group and @wateratleeds https://t.co/mTh3WtMaNI Deadline tomorrow #river #water #flood #drought #reservoir #abstraction

[River Basins - Leeds @rbpmleeds]

Future #river flows: designing and modelling environmental flow regimes to account for changing #climate and #policy drivers. #PhD opportunity in our group and @wateratleeds https://t.co/PlfEstva8O deadline tomorrow