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York Natural Environment Trust CIO - protecting green spaces in York, UK since 1988
York, UK
Joined August 2012
Gamekeeper fined for threatening to kill hen harrier on moors - BBC News https://t.co/KmdPOFRjm0
bbc.co.uk
Court hears Racster Dingwall was caught discussing shooting the birds by secret cameras.
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@YNET4 @riverfossYork I was a member of the Foss Appreciation Society in the 80’s when grey-water from Walbutts Sewage works at Strensall made up a lot of the Foss’s flow in summer, and we know what’s contained in that! Plus ça change🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬
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Warning of 'untold harm' being done to York river https://t.co/hc1a0mqPyJ
@riverfossYork
yorkpress.co.uk
THE ways people get rid of used medication and household products could be doing untold harm to the river Foss, the River Foss Society has warned.
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Wild London David Attenborough I'm getting so many posts from lovely people absolutely outraged at the misinformation regarding hedgehogs and slugs presented on this show yesterday, so I'll just address it here. David Attenbourough is a really lovely man, and has done an immense
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Shame existing trees aren't protected. My utter shock to see the rewilded vegetation in #KentStreet chopped down. @YNET4 wasn't it a bowling green in that area ? so NOT really a brownfield site.
Want to plant trees in #York? New funding is available - for individuals as well as groups. Thanks for sharing @ynet! #MondayMotivation
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River Ouse in York at 3.00 metres and now rising slowly again. I'm expecting a peak early Thursday morning of 3.5 metres+, with potential to sneak just above 4 metres. Next update late this evening once the rain has sunk in a bit more 🐁
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'England’s nature services provided benefits exceeding £37.1 billion, more than any single manufacturing sector.' yes @DefraGovUK new Environmental Improvement Plan out today making all the right statements but is the plan good enough? still assessing https://t.co/x2qnbtT4Iz
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River Ouse in York at 2.01 metres and rising slowly. We'll see a peak of around 2.30 metres later today with levels falling slowly after. More rain to keep an eye on during Monday 🐭
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Hen Harrier found dead in Northumberland National Park with shotgun damage to satellite tag. Details and commentary ⬇️⬇️ https://t.co/96Dr6lpp3K
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Did you know that every single stretch of river in England designated as bathing water, bar one, has a "Do not swim" advisory posted?
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BBC News - Scorton Lakes become asset of community value amid development plans - BBC News https://t.co/b60sgGSn4H
bbc.co.uk
Campaigners hope the status will hamper plans to build 170 holiday homes at Scorton Lakes.
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#Maltkiln being discussed @northyorksc today. @reporterich Oh the irony More #BarleyFields threatened with MORE development ADDING to more #flooding Poor #KingArmsYork proprietors, not only flooded out of house & home there won't be any beer to sell at this rate of building....
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Guardian investigations by @sandralaville confirm the findings of local river guardians that the Cherwell waste dump contains rubbish from local authority waste collections and that @EnvAgency failed to close off the site once they knew about it, which led to further rubbish
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Hen Harrier Susie, whose chicks were stamped to death in 2022, has been found dead on a North Pennines grouse moor with gunshot injuries. New blog ⬇️⬇️ https://t.co/V20R5tQBMN
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Ofwat has given water companies £600 MILLION of your money which is supposed to "unleash waves of innovation in the water sector", "to better meet the evolving needs of customers, society and the environment", and which "seeks broad solutions that tackle big water sector
newcivilengineer.com
Speaking at the British Water Annual Conference held on 10 November, Enpure managing director and chief executive Avtar Jirh questioned not only Ofwat’s
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The Environmental Audit Committee is correct: UK Government must stop pretending nature is holding up development. Restoring nature alongside building new homes is not just a nice thing to do: it’s essential for our health, wellbeing & climate resilience.
theguardian.com
Commons committee report challenges ‘lazy narrative’ used by ministers that scapegoats wildlife and the environment
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River Ouse in York at 3.07 metres and rising slowly. I'm predicting a peak of 3.40-3.70 metres on Sunday morning, levels falling slowly later on Sunday. 🐭
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Ministers are about to get the chance to nationalise Thame Water but will they take it? Just weeks ago water minister Emma Hardy told Parliament that govt could only put Thames Water into administration when “water does not come out of the tap and your toilets do not flush”.
ft.com
Coppermills plant, which serves up to 4mn people, underscores scale of the challenge for troubled utility
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Yesterday, the @GOVUK ignored pleas from the public, civil society and cross-party parliamentarians and stripped vital wildlife protections from the Planning & Infrastructure Bill. This is hugely disappointing, but we are not giving up. (1/3)
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