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Lots of news in the watery world over the last 2 weeks, so here’s a round-up on water resources, surface water flooding, water company fines, chalkstreams and others. Bear with me, there’s a lot to cover; some good, some bad! 🧵 
💧 Water companies (& in England, Regional Water Resources Groups) are consulting on plans to mange water supplies. It’s key that they hear what customers want, including as @RichardsonNath stresses, the need to stop investigating and START DOING.
💧 @NatInfraCom published its report on reducing surface water flooding. By 2055, 600K properties could be at risk. Recommendations include that Govt. implements Sch3 of the Flood & Water Mangt. Act 2010, setting mandatory standards for sustainable drainage in new developments.
After walking from #Freckenham down gorgeous Kennett-Lee Brook, a perfect-looking #chalkstream, as I slipped into #RiverLark at West Row on a perfect Saturday a.m., was buzzing with anticipation for a swim up Lee Brook. But, horrors! For almost a mile a DEAD ZONE!
#MySwim
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#MySwim
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Apart from some swarms of fish fry at the confluence of the Lee Brook with the #RiverLark, many of which were diseased, including these Roach, for the first mile, the only fish I saw were diseased or dead, such as this Perch & these Three-spined Sticklebacks.
#Freckenham
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#Freckenham
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Haven't seen anywhere else the diseases suffered by the fish in Lee Brook at its confluence with River Lark; especially Roach and Minnow fry were affected. Also saw Chub, Rudd & Gudgeon fry in the mixed shoals.
#FishDiseases #FishDisease #freshwaterfishes #WestSuffolk #cambs
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#FishDiseases #FishDisease #freshwaterfishes #WestSuffolk #cambs
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I’ve enjoyed reading @AlexJLanglands The Ancient Ways of Wessex & learned how #chalkstream #winterbournes & #springs have influenced our culture & cultural heritage - #Ridgeway paths that are now #NationalTrails
Perhaps old news to many, but new to me so here’s a short thread…
Perhaps old news to many, but new to me so here’s a short thread…
Our #ridgeway paths are a bundle of numerous routes which I always assumed followed the high ground for strategic purposes & avoiding the muddy clay vales. Timperley & Brill (1965) described our #ridgeways as literally high ways, although they could have called them “dry ways”.
Langlands (2019. p14) explains that #ridgeways or watershed-ways were used out of necessity to avoid #winterbourne streams, springs and wetlands lower down the escarpments & that in summer when the #winterbournes were dry travellers could use routes along the lower slopes....
