Proud to be leading the research & evaluation of this project @NCL_Geography @UniofNewcastle It offers training & opportunities to young men, their families & local communities in the North East through transformative climate action over the next 3 years (thanks to @TNLComFund)

📣Newcastle Geography ranked World Number 3 in the Shanghai Global Rankings of Academic Subjects 📣 https://t.co/AHnIibmL45 @UniofNewcastle

@TyneDerwentWay @balticgateshead @NEYDandL @TNLComFund The mute swan grazing by the river’s edge; the ringed plovers foraging in the mud flats alongside the noisy curlews; the black headed gulls (in their winter form), the cormorants in flight & diving off the staithes; the robin & the family of long-tailed tits all say hello Dad xxx

@TyneDerwentWay @balticgateshead @NEYDandL @TNLComFund I’m now sitting at The Staithes Cafe where honey from @NEYDandL managed beehives is sold. This feels bitter sweet as I think of my own Dad and how much I miss him.

It’s a site that is part of newer redevelopment with the @TyneDerwentWay a project I’m connecting with through my research with @balticgateshead and @NEYDandL through our Birds, Bees, Bikes and Trees work @TNLComFund

My location here at Dunston Staithes is interesting as it was part of the redevelopment of Tyneside during the Gateshead Garden Festival of 1990. Somewhere I went with my parents as a toddler and when my Mam was heavily pregnant with my sister

Of course the streets and back lanes of his Elswick childhood are mostly knocked down but I’m still looking over at the St Michael’s RC Church which was the centre point for much of his Tyneside Irish upbringing

I’m taking some bereavement leave at the moment after unexpectedly losing my Dad. A Tyneside cycle seemed a fitting way to remember him and I thought I would share some thoughts as a 🧵 I’m sitting by Dunston Staithes looking across the river towards where he grew up

Black armbands today in memory of @mjrichardson1's dad today. Supported us over the years coming along to numerous games and is a big loss to his friends and family. RIP 🍀

Been away from Twitter for a while but a great reason to be back. The @austerityalters #AALCsymposium was excellent and I was honoured to be part of the panel on “play, theatre and qualitative research”. Congrats @Sarah_M_Hall @BudworthPoppy for your leadership & organisation

An unforgettable day trip with young dads and their families from across the region to Kielder Reservoir to learn all about birds of prey as part of our Birds Bees Bikes and Trees project partnership with @balticgateshead @NCL_Geography funded by @TNLComFund

Hopefully good news for our striped mates, the badgers.

🚨 PLEASE SHARE 🚨 Let’s save ALL the innocent animals of Türkiye! Help me get this video viral for the Turkish government to see. #SaveTurkishStrays #WithdrawTheLawTurkey

Join Baltic Crew and our friends from Natural History Society of Northumbria for a limited edition tour of our local area. Admire the wildflowers, spot hidden insects, and take in the riverside views 🌳 Only four tours running with limited spots available:

@Discovery_Mus Big shout out to @TWAMmuseums for their excellent summer programmes which are already helping as part of our school holiday provision!

This morning saw us visit @Discovery_Mus for a Curiosity Sparks session, inventing ways to clean up our oceans! We’ll be back in a fortnight’s time to complete the locomotive challenge! All part of the new Steam to Green exhibits

Had a fantastic day @GNM_Hancock yesterday (I always do) but this time, there was the extra treat of The Missing Lynx Project exhibition https://t.co/snMj0ZdpCt Go see it and go get excited about the reintroduction of these magnificent creatures

5 years in prison for these guys?

Want to work on tree health? We are excited to be recruiting SIX interns at the Centre for Forest Protection; three at @Forest_Research and three at @KewScience https://t.co/mhPby8IKLx

There appears to have been an oil spill in the River Tyne. Looking at quite substantial oil in the water (rainbow scum and smell) passing under the Millennium Bridge, @balticgateshead and the nesting kittiwakes 😢 of course directly impacting the aquatic life

Obviously I’m pleased that he appears to be ok after this “assassination attempt”, but what a dire day for democracy and in surviving this, what a gift to the Trump campaign 😢