Fluvial Geomorph passionate about sustainable management of the environment. Views Are Mine, but pls borrow 😉 WQ + HydroMorph = 🐟 @olylowe.bsky.social 🦋

Wales, United Kingdom
Joined September 2012
Great messages, conveyed brilliantly; SMNR, NFM, and the importance of restoration & geomorph as delivery mechanisms youtu.be/21YAP8RF_sw
After 20 years, countless miles, and one final stroll through the steep stone hills of Albarracín, my trusty @merrell sandals have finally given up the ghost. RIP 🪦 Safe to say I got my money's worth. Time for a upgrade? #BuiltToLast #Merrell from @MerrellUK in @MerrellSpain
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Great place to visit if you are in the Jasper area. Hinton Beaver Boardwalk, Canada Beaver and Muskrat come out most evenings. Your learn so much about natural water management simply by observing these amazing animals in their natural habitat. maps.app.goo.gl/fS4uZH5YGWJN…
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"Crazy that innit" @BBCNews Yes, its an "avulsion" which can occur when a high energy river is dredged. It's nature's (physics) way of dissipating excess energy caused by the shortening/straightening/steepening of a river and removing its mobile sediment bbc.co.uk/news/videos/c20qr4…
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📣📣Epic job alert: Specialist River Restoration Advisor £42k-£46k Leading delivery of large scale, complex and/or sensitive river restoration projects across glorious Wales!! 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 swyddi.cyfoethnaturiol.cymru…
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Sorry, timber log weirs are not natural nor do they replicate natural processes... they replicate ecosystem disconnecting & damaging weirs. Leaky, brashy, beaver analogue, structures do work brilliantly though. Like these... xitter.cf/i/status/1631309633737… #BrashIsBest
Natural Flood Management is one of the many ways we reduce flood risk. It uses natural processes to slow or store water in a river basin, reducing flood risk downstream. This project in Surrey used barriers to store and slow water flow, protecting local homes and businesses.
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No! 🤦🏻 If it doesn't happen naturally it is NOT natural flood management! Please don't FURTHER physically modify our natural headwaters🙏 These barriers will disrupt natural sediment & ecological processes👎 @nationaltrust @BBCYorkshire @The_RRC #BrashIsBest #ThinkLikeABeaver
Traditional dry stone walling skills are being used in partnership between the National Trust & Yorkshire Water to build 3,500 dams in the South Pennines. 👇 BBC News - Dry stone wallers creating 'leaky dams' to reduce risk of flooding - BBC News bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c1mj…
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How do we monitor the success of our habitat restoration sites? 🐟
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Recruiting: Senior Geomorphologist post to work on the rivers in stunning North & Mid Wales on offer from @NatResWales Please share naturalresources.wales/about… @BSG_Geomorph @EAGeomorphology @The_RRC @CIWEMRCG @CIWEM @theriverstrust @AfonyddCymru @ScottishEPA
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Brilliant video from @NatResWales Why fish need boulders?/Pam mae angen clogwyni ar bysgod? Pedair Afon LIFE / Four Rivers for LIFE
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As you can see the theme for today is wood!!🪵 Here’s a video about our work on the River Tarell with @nationaltrust and @The_RRC youtube.com/watch?v=dZuQrNXU… A link to the press release can be seen in the comments @NatResWales @LIFEprogramme
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GUINNESS WORLD RECORD SMASHED! Over ONE THOUSAND litter picking legends took to the Taff today to crush the @guinnessworldrecords for a mass litter pick! Absolutely brilliant to be involved as the Ambassador for ‘Keep Wales Tidy’ Huge thanks to Kate Strong & KWT #tafftidy
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🦫 Shropshire Wildlife Trust and Shrewsbury Town Council are thrilled to announce the release of two #beavers into the enclosure at Old River Bed Nature Reserve! 🐾 It’s important to give these beavers peace and quiet while they settle in! #ShropshireWildlife #Wildlife #Nature
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I'm on socials less, but I am now moving from Twitter(X) to Bluesky. bsky.app/profile/olylowe.bsk…
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Same photo, nearly exactly 3 years apart Erbistock weir removal on the Dee undertaken as part of the @LIFEAfonDyfrdwy project by @NatResWales
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