Hugh Venables

I'm not sure they mean they are all self sustaining (Tree Sparrow probably is) rather that there are still enough to spread again if drivers of the decline reversed (and, as said, no sign of that anyway)

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Plus another local centre in the Phase 3 plans, plus Lidl looking at a site on the B1050.

Yes, it would be good to have something now, but with Longstanton and Bar Hill close and a larger town centre store planned, it's a hard business case

Sorry, but just look at the plans. There is an area set aside near the community centre for shops and a larger area for the town centre opposite the secondary school. If you think a business opportunity has been missed, open a shop. Longstanton branch prepared for Northstowe and is doing fine.

Lots of schools, sports pavilion, community centre, Tap & Social, allotments, Parkrun, 3 lakes with 5km of paths. Lidl are interested in a site by the B1050. Longstanton shop and GP within a mile, so hard to make a business case for another convenience store yet, but there is space allocated.

GP location

The current GP provision is limited by neither physical space, nor location. The Longstanton branch is closer to most current houses than the Northstowe GP will be, and closed in the afternoons.

GP opening times

The one that is within walking range of Northstowe is closed in the afternoons (appears they've reverted the Monday afternoon opening)

Primary school opened before there were any residents (so Longstanton school could be refurbished). Secondary + SEN school within 2 years, now a sixth form (and sports pavilion)

Swamped = closed 4 afternoons a week

There are two areas for shops (by community centre and opposite secondary school)

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We have learned that the National Science Foundation is moving ahead with plans to decommission the U.S. Research Vessel/Ice Breaker Nathaniel B. Palmer this October.

If you care about Antarctic research, please read on (1/n)

The Cambs Local Nature Recovery Strategy is now open for consultation.
Take a look at what is proposed our county and give your views. This strategy will influence planning & investment decisions for the county, so it is vital that we have robust plan
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If the health centre was built now it would be hard to staff it because it would be hard to get residents to switch from the Longstanton surgery*, which is closer for most than the Northstowe GP will be. Northstowe will be big, Longstanton is very close

*closed 4 afternoons a week

New South West Marine Ecosystems report published This comprehensive report on the state of the marine ecosystems around the South West, including contributions from PML scientists, gives an wonderful overview of how the marine environment is fairing

The #SouthWestMarineEcosystems 2024 report reveals some big shifts in marine life - from unusual #jellyfish blooms and #salp swarms, to major fish mortality events and shifts in #fisheries catches 🦞🪼 Read the highlights and access the full report here: pml.ac.uk/news/new-sou...

We went on a voyage into the depths of polar night on RRS Sir David Attenborough.

The fab @itvnews.bsky.social team came with us, and made a short doc about the adventure! From hoardes of whales, to sticking a camera in a crevasse - there's something for everyone ⬇️

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I'm not talking about the ponds, rather the quarry-scale wetlands along the route

The bulk aggregate for the road came from along the length of the project, so there are some quite large new wetlands created

Agree they would have been better off planting that many trees (maybe just some well-tended sapling of under-represented species without much natural seed source). The new wetlands have been very good though, after they took most bulk aggregate from along the route (Oakington, Westbrook, Brampton)

A massive thank you to @rhijones.bsky.social who spent a huge amount of time filtering water and processing many different water and mud samples, and got us physical oceanographers sorted in the lab with filtering water and slicing mud.

Amazing to lead this science trip. With three of us from Cambridge, two we picked up from Rothera, help from a couple of doctors and a great crew as always we got a huge amount done. Mud, nutrients, CTDs, phytoplankton and whales, plus getting swath data (very) near a few glaciers. Many thanks all!

Info screen for the RRS Sir David Attenborough

Sampling in Antarctic waters, not the normal time to be here!

Sea ice controls net ocean uptake of carbon dioxide by regulating wintertime stratification - Communications Earth & Environment Interannual variability of ocean uptake of carbon dioxide is governed by winter sea ice cover, according to analysis of carbonate chemistry observations along the West Antarctic Peninsula.

📢 New paper alert! 📢

New insight into how sea ice controls the ocean uptake of carbon dioxide around Antarctica, obtained from the unique year-round Rothera Time Series.

Delighted to be part of this study, led by the very excellent Elise Droste.

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Goodbye Rothera Research Station, and good luck! 👋

After an unusual extra-long season, the #RRSSirDavidAttenborough has departed the UK’s largest polar research station for the winter.

The station team will live and work at Rothera Research Station alone until October 💙

📽️ David ‘DJ’ Maxwell

From the ship, hope they have a great winter!

Flares at the wharc

Rothera winterers seeing us off with flares. Planes will be back in October, until then they'll be on their own for science and keeping the station running. @bas.ac.uk

Approaching Rothera in early dawn light

Heading back into Rothera for the final call before heading north

Sheldon Glacier near Rothera Research Station, West Antarctic Peninsula

Into the polar night down here on our very late visit to Rothera, but still good light for about three hours as dawn merges straight into dusk.

Lemaire Channel, Antarctic Peninsula

110 Humpbacks and a male Orca in a three hour survey through Lemaire Channel today. Amazing place and incredible amounts of wildlife still down here. @bas.ac.uk

Leaving Punta Arenas

Leaving Punta Arenas

Leaving Punta Arenas for Antarctica

Crossing Drake Passage

Heading south for a winter trip to Rothera for a month. Taking the chance of a very late ship call to base to get some extra samples from the area. Stunning route out of Punta Arenas to start the trip, with several Andean Condors

Nice! Did you see any others? Date and lat/long for any sightings would be good. Will try to do a survey on the next trip, with whatever light there is left.

Northstowe swan family 2025

Northstowe swan family 2024

Northstowe swan family 2024

Another Northstowe swan family started. An odd one, with three adults to go with the three cygnets. Same as last year, I assume the third adult is an offspring from an earlier brood. @cambsbirdclub.bsky.social

Falling finch numbers, fading farmland birds, declining Dippers and vanishing Cuckoo calls in England are worrying findings from the 2024 Breeding Bird Survey report out now! Read the report ➡️ www.bto.org/bbs-results

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