Dr. Emily Alderton
@GhostPonds
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Ecologist previously working on The Ghost Ponds Project. Interested in aquatic and terrestrial conservation and restoration.
York, UK
Joined June 2014
This is super impressive - there is an existing resolution in our convention @RamsarConv on protection of #SmallWetlands considering how important they are for biodiversity and also water management. Just excited to see this kind of restoration happening across the United
What do you think @MumbaMusondam ? :)
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This was a Norfolk field #pond. It is now a #ghostpond. It was filled in many decades ago to get more crop. Not much crop this year tho! The deep tractor ruts show how wet it is. Probably a tractor almost sunk into it. We should bring more of these lost ponds back to life
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Our work restoring #ghostponds & returning rare wetland plants to the landscape featured in @guardianeco:
theguardian.com
Seeds preserved for decades can be revived and the plants thrive again along with aquatic animals
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This is a very important guide on how #ponds should be restored, created & managed. Please do take a look :)
How do you restore #ponds to get massive biodiversity gain? Next week, we will restore 4 farm ponds & launch the @uclponds @Freshwaterhabs "Guide to the Restoration, Creation & Management of Ponds" (FREE at https://t.co/HoynNRZyEA). Watch this space for top pond tips all week
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TOP TIP 1: An overgrown #pond in need of scrub management. Wherever possible clear scrub on the south & west sides of the pond to let the morning sun in & to keep the pond warm in winter. Coppice down to stumps #norfolkpondsweek
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It's been a while since I last got stuck in to a good-ol pond restoration! I think we achieved a lot for day 1. Go team! 🎉
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How do you restore #ponds to get massive biodiversity gain? Next week, we will restore 4 farm ponds & launch the @uclponds @Freshwaterhabs "Guide to the Restoration, Creation & Management of Ponds" (FREE at https://t.co/HoynNRZyEA). Watch this space for top pond tips all week
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OUT TODAY! Mardle: Daily Rhythms of a Pond. I have collaborated with musician and sound artist Tom Fisher to create an album of pond sounds. The album tells the story of a day in the life of a pond, from the burning midday sun to the cool of night. https://t.co/KWmjTulFv1
A new album out today showcases the rhythms of pond life. Musician Tom Fisher, aka Action Pyramid, has teamed up with ecologist Dr Jack Greenhalgh for Mardle, which will appeal to curious nature lovers and those who enjoy unwinding to soundscapes 🐸🎶➡️ https://t.co/NM5NPLN5FG
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1/2: Ghost Ponds film coming out soon! A film by the brilliant Amanda Sosnowski has been doing well at film festivals. It gets to the heart of our work saving forgotten ponds & is short-listed for an award at @norwichfilmfest this Friday. Please watch this trailer & share ❤
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We’re joining 100s around the country today, along with @ChrisGPackham and his team in #London taking a stand for our precious wildlife & wild spaces, asking to #RestoreNatureNow. Nature doesn’t have a voice, but we do.💚 #DefendNature 👉 https://t.co/fwkBBXgffm
@BBCYork #York
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We just LOVE a before & after photo... Overgrown & poached by cattle, this precious site on a unique Norfolk common has become a freshwater oasis within 1 year! All of these amazing plants (Stoneworts, BLPW & more) are from the precious pond seed bank.
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This was a an unproductive bit of a field until 2015. But this pic shows what happens if you resurrect a #ghostpond. No more effective means of environmental gain in farmland. But seemingly the lowest priority in agri-schemes. Can you help @TonyJuniper?
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**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
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2/3: We have seen an array of classic pingo pond plants returning to the #ghostponds including many rare species. The work is so positive. It shows that we can bring back the richest of British habitats from the "dead" in less than one year!!!
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The most successful form of ecological restoration known? #resurrection #ghostpond
The resurrection of infilled #ghostponds is the most successful means of ecological restoration known? Look at this Norfolk farmland pond that was just a depression in a dusty field 7 years previous! The legendary @helenmgreaves is surveying with the @uclponds @ponds4climate team
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I've definitely changed my mind on dog legislation in the past few years. We should change the law to the US stance of having them on lead everywhere except public areas. There are too many badly behaved dogs and they are causing too many problems for people and wildlife.
Vandalism of signs asking dog walkers to keep dogs on a lead seasonally is widespread in the Peak District. When reminded about the rules people are typically abusive. See also open fires.
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Fantastic finds yesterday at overgrown ponds we restored @castlewildcamp in N. Norfolk last September. Huge beds of Water-crowfoot in one pond & in another likely the beautiful & v. rare Tassel Stonewort. Dragonflies abundant & 2 new Great Crested Newt sites. More success!!!
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How concerned should I be about a hedgehog I just noticed moving around under my deck (middle of the day). I've been seeing them at night, and have been leaving hedgehog food & water. Is he just shuffling in his sleep? I've put some more shade in the area as it's in direct sun.
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Management of overhanging trees to encourage marginal vegetation has benefited the diving beetle Agabus undulatus at last known site in N England. When ponds were heavily shaded, you'd be lucky to find 1 or 2 individuals per hour; now it's the most abundant dytiscid in one pond.
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