National Farmers' Union Tom Bradshaw Talk Giving Internal Drainage Boards funding & direct (unimpeded) regulatory responsibility for managing inland water levels seems an obvious approach. After all, our sister organisations in the hotter parts of Europe are already managing drainage & irrigation. Just a thought!

Many thanks to North Level IDB for an excellent tour of inspection, seeing the Crowland Buffalo LVT restoration work and the marking of all of our respects to our late Queen Elizabeth II Michael Sly Robert Caudwell OBE Stuart Roberts 🔸 ADA

Many thanks to our Belgian EUWMA colleagues #VVPW, Dieter Staat for organising an excellent AGM in Oostende. The #waterings are so similar to #idbs carrying out a vital role for water level and flood risk management. Meindert Smallenbroek Robert Caudwell OBE ADA

Jim Pickard 🐋 Churchill wrote this memo while the Battle of Britain raged in the skies

Climate change is real and its happening. Flooding of the Miyagawa River in Yufuin City, Yufu City, Oita Prefecture caused by a typhoon. Kyushu. Japan #storm #stormhour #hurricane #typhoon #Japan #TyphoonNanmadol #Climatecrisis #Japan

Our infographic showing the amazing carbon storage of Irish peatlands is now available: share at will! Also clearly showing the impact of using them! See full link to our Auger Project in collaboration with @kenbyrne8 @peatyGHG UCD Earth Institute Sch. Biol. & Env. Sc

ADA publishes comprehensive Environmental Good Governance Guide for #InternalDrainageBoards 🦇🦆🦢🐝🌿🌾🐟🦡🦀💦👷‍♀️🌳 ada.org.uk/2022/09/ada-pu…

French TV show invited people with unusual laughs to sit together….. the outcome is fucking brilliant. 😂

Interesting day hosting discussions in The Broads about water management for lowland peatlands with The_WMA @LuzetteKroon Unie v Waterschappen Defra Soils & Peat Broads Authority Andrea Kelly Robert Caudwell OBE. Our thanks to everyone involved.

Its World Soils Day 2022! Fenland SOIL was set up in Spring 2021 to address the issue of agricultural soil carbon emissions in the East Anglian Fens. Head to fenlandsoil.org to find out more about the work we are doing! #WorldSoilDay #soil #fens #fenfarming #peat

I asked the private sector for their barriers to wetland restoration. A: No pre-development support, no saltmarsh carbon code & no support for stacking multiple benefits of wetlands = their superpower. Help us find solutions Thérèse Coffey Rt Hon Chris Skidmore Zac Goldsmith Rebecca Pow

We are pleased to confirmed a further speaker, Dr Mhari Barnes from Environment Agency at our #EnvironmentDay on Thurs 2 January, talking about #waterlevelmanagement within #ELMS. Other speakers include Fenland SOIL Greater Lincolnshire Nature Partnership Defra UK Natural England Trevor Renals The_WMA Middle Level Commissioners

Important For the 1st time from May's local elections in Eng, Scot, Wales, u WON'T BE ALLOWED TO VOTE without ID To help we've a new guide explaining what ID's needed & what to do if you don't have it moneysavingexpert.com/family/uk-elec… Pls share (inc offline) with those who may not have

💧 Applications for a Water Management grant are now open. 💷 Up to £500,000 is available per applicant to help improve farm productivity through more efficient use of water for irrigation. Read more: defrafarming.blog.gov.uk/2023/04/19/app…

Really important role and would be great to have someone with farming expertise.

We are working with ADA on the brand new £5.45 Small Infrastructure Pilot, supporting IDBs to install #water management #technology to support the rewetting of #peat soils. The project team will be at Flood & Water Live later this week to provide more info!

The ground-breaking energy project is now heating hundreds of homes and buildings by utilising water in former mine workings dating back to the late 19th century. Discover more about this exciting project here: gov.uk/government/new…

We're now announcing the 34 winners of the Lowland Agricultural Peat Water Discovery Pilot (£3.1m funding) and Small Infrastructure Pilot (£3.8m funding), which are important steps in delivering on our lowland peat commitments. You can read more here: gov.uk/government/pub…

I'll post this again, just in case you know anyone who has very sadly #Flooded during #StormDarragh floodmary.com/wp-content/upl…