Antibiotic resistance genes present in every sample @rachelsalvidge.bsky.social took in Lough Neagh.

Some samples contained genes resistant to even the strongest antibiotics, used only when all else fails.

Here, Rachel discusses the risks sewage & slurry pollution can pose to our health:

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BBC Radio 4 - Rare Earth, Lakes, Lochs and Loughs Plunge into the chilly, much-disputed waters of the lakes of the British Isles.

Listen to the whole episode of BBC Rare Earth, with @helenczerski.bsky.social @tomheap.bsky.social @pennyjohnes.bsky.social & @amyjanebeer.bsky.social here 👇

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Lovely 💚

Nodding daffs in a bank, #Devon

Happy Friday

Double Waters #Dartmoor #Devon

Our 2026 auction is now open for bidding! This year, we have 447 Lots spanning art, books, experiences, tackle, and expert-tied flies, plus fishing days in the UK, Ireland, and overseas. With prices starting from just £5, you’re sure to find something that takes your fancy.

If you’re able to take part, you’ll be doing more than just treating yourself – you’ll be making our work possible. The funds we raise enable us to do important conservation work nationwide, protecting wild brown trout and the rivers they call home.

You can browse the catalogue, and place your bids, through our auction website. Lots will start closing sequentially from 3pm on Sunday 22 March: auction.wildtrout.org

Happy bidding, and thank you for supporting the Wild Trout Trust!

You can now read lots of great articles on farming in the Institute of Environmental Science magazine free of charge - Fields of Change incl piece by @sustainablesoils.bsky.social
And I wrote an op ed -'Farming at the sweet spot for nature and food'
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Moss makes an excellent seed bed.
Rosette of Primula veris, Cowslip.

ADD YOUR VOICE (✨TAKES TWO MINUTES✨):
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In the first week 59 people have emailed their Holyrood candidates about restoring Scotland’s rivers and supporting coexistence with beavers — 1,412 emails in total, across all 8 electoral regions.

Wonderful evening celebrating @lucylapwing.bsky.social’s book launch #LoveisaToad. Humbled to be one of the nature nerds in this brilliant, sparkling book. Chris Packham spoke so eloquently & movingly about why this book matters, why what we care about matters, & what we must continue to do 1/2

Lucy’s gift to each of us (a box of nature treasures from Bute) illustrates her delighted, detailed love for the wild world we’re part of, that glows from this book. Hedgehog vertebrae! Elf cup stained wood! You’ll love #LoveisaToad. Thrilled to interview Lucy @ Wasing Well Read Festival soon too!

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Key issues coming finally more and more to the fore of discussion. Polluter must pay.

At 12:04 today, Watershed's @rachelsalvidge.bsky.social will be on BBC Rare Earth talking all things Lough Neagh with @helenczerski.bsky.social, @tomheap.bsky.social Prof Penny Johnes & @amyjanebeer.bsky.social. You can listen here:

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Denham film studio linked to 'forever chemicals' in water supply The film studio closed in 2014 and is now a multi-million pound housing complex.

Our article about how water-stressed London is losing out on 20 million litres of drinking water a day due to PFAS pollution near Denham, is available to read at BBC online:

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London & the Southeast are increasingly water-stressed & cannot afford to have a single water source in an unusable condition.

The map below is from our Water Security Atlas & shows levels of water stress by region. Darker = less water available.

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How 'forever chemicals' have seeped into almost everything – video Josh Toussaint-Strauss talks to Leana Hosea and Rachel Salvidge of Watershed investigations about what the spread of Pfas means for our health and the environment, and what can be done to get rid of t...

Water companies currently address PFAS contamination in drinking water sources by diluting the contaminated supply with uncontaminated water.

Privately, many water company insiders tell us it's getting harder to find uncontaminated water to use for this:

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We're you in need of calming waters today?

Reform voters… be warned.

Politicians who promise you prejudice will always make sure you pay for it.

We must work to break reliance on Russian oil in order to build a cleaner, safer future. ⚡🌍

Full clip: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jp68BtFgOY8

#EnergySecurity #Renewables #Ukraine

As Farage whines about YouGov, support for Reform falls in FIVE other polls Look away, Nigel Farage! One pollster has Reform dipping by five points, another by four, and another mirroring the data from YouGov.

As Farage whines about YouGov, support for Reform falls in FIVE other polls

Latest UK polling: As voters spread their support, our voting system can’t keep up Where elections often used to be a two-horse race between Labour and the Conservatives, voters are now spreading their support across an increasingly crowded field – and our voting sys

The latest polling data, including a striking YouGov survey and a roundup of recent polling from eight major polling firms, paints a vivid picture of a country whose political allegiances have shifted dramatically.

Vote Reform: Get Zero

Thank you Sabine 🙏

Vorgabe: Wollschweber
#KleineKunstKlasse #watercolor #animalMarch #watercolorsketchbook #watercolour

Schönen Freitag, happy Friday 🌳🌞
#ForestFriday 🌳📷 #scape #trees #woodland #moss #photography #nature

Reform UK Councillors Gone: Updated

Tony Hill has resigned.

➡️ Kicked Out
Brian Black
Oliver Bradshaw
Paul Thomas
Bob Ford
Bill Barratt
Ed Hill
James Regan
Mark Broadhurst
Paul Bean
Adam Smith
Daniel Taylor
John Allen
Nicole Brooke
Patrick Lambert