Tom Sayer

Working across Norfolk to help create healthy river catchments and wetland habitats, rich in wildlife, enjoyed and cared for by all. Views my own.

[Freshwater Biological Association (FBA) @freshwaterbio]

📢It's #WorldRiversDay on 24 September and we're celebrating by giving away a FREE digital downloadable copy of our Freshwater Biology and Ecology Handbook! Grab your copy here: https://t.co/Ml6btEjYw3
#FreshwaterScience #FreshwaterBiology #FreshwaterEcology #KnowledgeExchange

[Tom Sayer @tm_sayer]

@N_Rivers_Trust

[Prof Carl Sayer @carlsayerUCL]

**We must give #floodplain land back to our rivers**. Farming floodplains, like this one on the Great Ouse, is awful for river water quality, carbon & species & precarious for the farmer. We urgently need to #farmback from our rivers @greatousert

[Tom Sayer @tm_sayer]

Great opportunity to do some amazing work with an amazing organisation! Help save our rivers! 👍

[Norfolk Rivers Trust @N_Rivers_Trust]

📢 We're hiring!

Farming & Land Management Project Assistant

This is a fantastic entry level position to help deliver our Water Sensitive Farming initiative

☑️Develop new skills & knowledge
☑️ Join a great team
☑️Deadline 27 July @ 5pm

Applications 👇
https://t.co/4i4zwQLUbT

[Dynamic Rivers @Dynamic_Rivers]

Contrast the dry Upper Derwent with the flowing Calder. Why?
The Derwent was moved to the side of the valley and sits perched above its floodplain, the Calder flows freely across the valley floor! Put our rivers back where they belong and they won't stop flowing in dry spells...

[Tom Sayer @tm_sayer]

Walk along the upper Wharfe today, great to see some of our rivers still functioning properly, great pool/riffles sequences 😍 #GoodEcologicalStatus

[Norfolk Rivers Trust @N_Rivers_Trust]

UK rivers contain a toxic #chemicalcocktail that's speeding up nature-loss ⚠️

Support the @theriverstrust movement in calling for an end to these harmful chemicals by signing an open letter to government🛑👇

📩https://t.co/4Z4B2lIjvL

[Tom Sayer @tm_sayer]

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[Norfolk Rivers Trust @N_Rivers_Trust]

It's been one of our busiest periods of project delivery and we're super proud of what's been achieved!

Natural processes reinstated on 2 Wensum #chalkstream tribs 💙

Partnership working @EcologyRivers & @EnvAgencyAnglia, additional funding @CocaColaCo

https://t.co/pPJMQAWdYI

[Tom Sayer @tm_sayer]

@NT_TheNorth One for your eagle eye @frogsatuea

[Tom Sayer @tm_sayer]

@Rach_Archaeo Love that view, heading there next week!

[Tom Sayer @tm_sayer]

@carlsayerUCL @NorfolkWT @norfolkponds Amazing work Julia and co - Crassula heros!

[Tom Sayer @tm_sayer]

@carlsayerUCL @RiverGlaven v good nutrient buffer too!

[Tom Sayer @tm_sayer]

Give nature some space 👌

[Prof Carl Sayer @carlsayerUCL]

Riparian forest & river recovery. 10 years of low grazing following embankment removal on a section of @RiverGlaven has allowed for substantial riparian Alder development. The little trees are growing fast. Huge benefits come from riverside trees living & fallen

[Tom Sayer @tm_sayer]

Last year I decided to sew some wildflower mix over a scrubby part of our lawn, helped along with some hand harvested yellow rattle seed from high Norfolk. Less than 10 months on and this little patch is looking so much more diverse. #wildflowerhour

[Norfolk Rivers Trust @N_Rivers_Trust]

📢 How can you help our troubled rivers?

We’re looking for volunteers to support #citizenscience water quality testing in the Wensum headwaters 💦🧪

A robust evidence base is crucial to fully understand the complex issues and drive action.

https://t.co/puOnoXqguA

Register👇

[Tom Sayer @tm_sayer]

Great project, glad to have played a part in making this happen.

[Rivers Ecology @EcologyRivers]

On a revisit last week, we were unable to drone due to nesting birds but the site was buzzing with activities. Mammals; Otter, water vole, hares & roe deer. Birds; Shelduck, moorhens, mallards, chiffchaffs, waterail & heron. A place for water purification but also for wildlife.

[Prof Carl Sayer @carlsayerUCL]

Vast mats of macroalgae at Blakeney Point, N. Norfolk. A symptom of eutrophication which reduces the ability of wading birds to feed. We urgently need to improve water quality at source in our rivers. A very sensitive habitat badly affected here

[Nick Padwick @PadwickNick]

Time to get our strip mower up and running. 1st time through some pasture/winter wheat strips. Soil type at Ken Hill is sandy silt loams, second year with out any synthetic inputs.
#wildkenhill #Wildfarmed

[Rivers Ecology @EcologyRivers]

We will revisit this wetland at the end of the week to see how it has progressed over the last few years. It was created for @AnglianWater to remove nutrients from the sewage works, cleaning the water before it reaches the river.