
Mike Drew
@michaelmas79
Responsible for the 49 SSSIs on Anglian Water's land. I’m a member of CIEEM. Interested in all wildlife & ringing birds for the BTO. My page My views
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17-03-2010 10:27:57
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How ever you like your pancakes lemon & sugar or orange & sugar or chocolate spread or going savoury. Please think about what you do with the fat or oil that you’ve been cooking with. Don’t pour it down the sink!! Let it cool & bin it! Anglian Water


The Barbados Osprey is becoming more famous by the minute! All being well I’ll be talking about it on BBC Radio 5 Live at 6:50am tomorrow morning and then on BBC Breakfast at 9:05am.

The Biodiversity Team had a great site visit at Tetney Blow Wells SSSI. Looking at the management of the site (we found a Harvest Mouse nest!!), discussion about our 50 year partnership & how this can be strengthened. Anglian Water Lincs Wildlife Trust The Wildlife Trusts



I was at Grafham Water early yesterday (30.04.23) & I got to hear my first Cuckoo of the year, sadly only 1 Nightingale singing. Plenty of other birds to see, Lesser Whitethroat, Reed, Willow & Harden Warblers. Grafham Water The Wildlife Trust for Beds, Cambs & Northants Huntingdonshire Fauna & Flora Society BTO Cambs Bird Club

Mike Drew One of our members has been out & spotted the Lizard Orchid growing in its usual place in Huntingdonshire. Last yr we thought we lost it due to the hot weather as it was brown & crispy. Plantlife BSBI: Botanical Society of Britain & Ireland Wild Orchids UK & Ireland @Britainsorchids


The Biodiversity Team are taking part in the Global Big Day Birdwatch. We’ve got staff out recording birds on our operational sites. Anglian Water Grafham Water Global Birding The Wildlife Trust for Beds, Cambs & Northants #globalbirding #birdsuniteourworld

The Global Birdwatch is going really well Grafham Water ,we’ve now started getting a few lists sent in. Anglian Water Global Birding The Wildlife Trust for Beds, Cambs & Northants #globalbirding #GlobalBigDay #birdsuniteourworld

Meet Luke, Works Technician who’s in the Biodiversity Team for the Global Birdwatch. Anglian Water Global Birding #GlobalBigDay #globalbirding #birdsuniteourworld

Mike Drew our Biodiversity Advisor has recorded 80 species of bird today at Grafham Water for the Global Big Day Birdwatch he’s walked nearly 8 miles!! Anglian Water Global Birding Grafham Water The Wildlife Trust for Beds, Cambs & Northants #GlobalBirding #GlobalBigDay #birdsuniteourworld


Despite the wind it didn’t stop us from carrying out a spot of rock pooling at Longis Beach. Our most impressive find was this Sea Hare grazing on the seaweed. “Take nothing but pictures; leave nothing but footprints; kill nothing but time” AlderneyWT #LivingSeas

Tomorrow is the launch of the “Big Butterfly Count 2023” this is a UK wide survey to assess the health of the UK’s environment of Butterflies & day flying Moths. It takes 15mins to carry out the survey! …erflycount.butterfly-conservation.org BC Cambs and Essex Butterfly Conservation 🦋 Rebecca's Butterfly Farm (BCyA)


I’ve been enjoying the weekend in my new Kayak on the River Great Ouse. Now back, making sure I Check Clean Dry. Wouldn’t want to be transporting any Invasive Non Native Species about. #CheckCleanDry #INNS Decathlon UK Check Clean Dry GB EnvAgencyAnglia AW Coast & Country



I carried out a newt survey in my small garden pond the other night: 14 male & 5 female Smooth Newts, also 8 Cased Caddisflies. A few years ago I created a hibernaculum. @ARGroupsUK Amphibian and Reptile Conservation Freshwater Habitats Trust



A great job opportunity has opened up with Huntingdonshire DC as a Community Volunteer Coordinator, based out of Paxton Pits Nature Reserve. For more info click on the link. countryside-jobs.com/job/mar24/comm…

At a chalk quarry site we own in North Lincolnshire we’ve had 2 piles of rubble dumped containing Japanese Knotweed. A treatment plan in place to try & halt the spread, set up no go areas & installed warning signs Invasive Species Week Check Clean Dry GB #INNSweek


One of our members Mike Drew has spotted a Lizard Orchid still growing in the same place in Huntingdonshire. It’s been there for at least 5 years. Great pictures 👍 cracking species of Orchid. Wild Orchids UK & Ireland Britain's Orchids #Orchid #UKorchid


Bought a house back in June. Today I’ve been tidying the garden & came across this packet of crisps with a BBF date 28.07.18 Rubbish Walks CIC
