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Jason Leach

@JasonJLeach

Programme Director - Unlocking the River Severn for People and Wildlife. I’m leading a multidisciplinary team to open up the River Severn for migratory fish.

Joined July 2012
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This week's #SevernShadRun video update from @charlescrundwe1 @EnvAgencyMids explaining how the river conditions have affected our monitoring so far this season. We're ready for some sunshine and shad spawning now please! 🤞🌞🤞🐟😎 #FollowTheShad
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NEW apprentice vacancies on our project! Check out these great opportunities for a Waterways Environment (working with volunteers & practical conservation) and Junior Content Producer (social media & online events etc) #apprenticeships #conservationjobs unlockingthesevern.co.uk/202…
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Would you like to work on an ambitious river engagement project?👀💦 We're looking for an Informal Learning & Interpretation Officer to establish Diglis Island & Fish Pass as an exciting visitor destination. Read more & apply - Closes 28th Feb👇 careers-canalrivertrust.icim…
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Our next FREE talk in the #SevernSeries is all about #FishPasses - how they work insights into the engineering challenges of building them alongside our mighty river! 18 Feb, 7pm. More info & to book: unlockingthesevern.co.uk/cal… With #BSL #BSLinterpretation
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Here's the clip @CanalRiverTrust @CRTWalesandSW @severnrivers @EnvAgencyMids @HeritageFundM_E @LIFEprogramme @fishmigration Thanks @BobHockenhull - great to show you the biggest DVS fish pass in Eng before the rivers flowing thru! #FishPass #FishMigration #WorldFishMigrationDay
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@bbcmtd19 Oct 2020
Work is underway in #Worcester to create a fish viewing gallery. It's being constructed at Diglis Weir on the Severn so people can see the salmon migrating. It's part of a £20m improvement scheme for the river which was announced two years ago. ➡️bbc.in/35ctTou
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Today we let the water through our first completed #FishPassage the RiverSevern 🙌 #LetItFlow #FishPassage @severnrivers @EnvAgencyMids @CRTWalesandSW @CanalRiverTrust @fishmigration @LIFEprogramme @HeritageFundM_E @kiergroup
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A big milestone and a ‘weighty’ moment - here’s the last boulder going into position at our Bevere bypass channel this morning! Great work from the site team 🙌 #FishPass #FollowTheShad @severnrivers @DaveThroupEA @kiergroup
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We've been on site at the ‘Unlocking the Severn’ project at #HoltWeir in #Worcestershire for just over a month now. Our work so far has included the build of this temporary dam. @kiergroup @CanalRiverTrust #UnlockingtheSevern #Environment
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Our activity team have now returned from furlough. We could not be more impressed by progress on the fish passes whilst we've been off! These boulders in the Bevere bypass channel are pretty handy for #SocialDistancing too. #FishPass #FollowTheShad @severnrivers
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PhD opportunity:
Jonathan Bolland (@FishMigrationDr) profile pictureJonathan Bolland@FishMigrationDr15 Jun 2020
PhD opportunity investigating #shad #migration in the River Severn, thanks to @SevernUnlocked, with Prof. Rob Britton @bournemouthuniv and external supervision by yours truly. Deadline: 12 July 2020. #telemetry #fishpass #spawning findaphd.com/phds/project/sh…
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Please see our latest statement on the statue of Robert Milligan at London Docklands. @EhtashamulHaque @TowerHamletsNow @MuseumofLondon @SadiqKhan #RemoveMilligan #BlackLivesMattters
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We have something special to look forward to this week... Our project is featuring on the BBC Radio 4 #OpenCountry programme! Join us on the airwaves on Thursday at 3pm #FollowTheShad @BBCR4OC @severnrivers @CRTWalesandSW @DaveThroupEA @CanalRiverTrust bbc.co.uk/programmes/m000h0v…

BBC Radio 4 - Open Country, Small Fish - Big Project

How a little known fish, rare and remarkable, is behind a huge project on the River Severn

bbc.co.uk
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Did you catch us on the TV last night? It was great to see our work to unlock the river for people and wildlife being shared as part of the #RiverSevern 'Great British Rivers: Then and Now' documentary. Watch again on My5 #FollowTheShad channel5.com/show/britains-g…
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Fancy yourself a whiz on social media? Do you love all things digital? Digital and Social Media volunteers will make their mark by creating and posting exciting content to share all over our website & social media.📱🎙️🤳📷📹 nationaltrust.org.uk/roundho…
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One of the challenges in our project is to make a wider audience stop, think & care about #RiverSevern fish & wildlife that are largely hidden from view. This 2019 #extinction list is sobering - each species was precious in its own right #ThursdayThoughts therevelator.org/extinction-…
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Fish passes are not just about fishes 😀 #Mondego #Portugal @wfmd2016 @SevernUnlocked @fishmigration @MARE_centre @MIGRA_minho @riosconvida @lifefluvial @migratoebre @NatGeoChannel @severnrivers @UEvora
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Assembly Members @RebeccaEvansAM @wg_CounselGen visiting SCS today to see the joint funded dredging project @SwanseaCanal #volunteers
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We’re in the running for the Charity Film Awards with our film about our little friend Well-B. Please vote for us here! charityfilmawards.com/videos… #CharityFilmAwards #LifesBetterByWater
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Our construction site at Bevere looks a more like a lake than a #FishPass at the mo - here's the 'before' and 'after' flood pics. However, we are beginning to clean-up of the rest of the site such as the cabins which were flooded. We remain vigilant of the weather forecast!
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Both our construction sites are underwater this morning. We really feel for the teams & colleagues who have been working so hard on these fish passes. And our thoughts are with everyone affected by the flooding. Stay safe by the water everyone. #RiverSevern #Flooding #FloodAware
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