I got this book from the Library at Cranfield. It's beautiful, insightful and enjoyable. Published in 1986, it's nearly as old as I am!

Nice panel at my local conservation area in Rotherham. Small outcrop of limestone near a SSSi - Anston Stones. Not many Meadows left around here.

In June 2024, 80,000 of us marched peacefully to #RestoreNatureNow with hardly a mention in the media. Were we supposed to have thrown stones and fought the police to be noticed? www.theguardian.com/politics/liv...

I missed this too! Must remember next year.

Doing stuff together that we can't do alone... #protectedlandscapes defraenvironment.blog.gov.uk/2025/09/05/t...

"Megaberg" currently slightly larger than the size of the Peak District National Park. Hard to comprehend the scale.

Useful guide for tonight's eclipse... Hopefully it's not too cloudy ☁️

Nice graph 📉

Nice map 🗺️

Our new Landscape Observatory website went live today. Please check it out www.landscapeobservatory.org.uk

It was excellent to attend and speak at the #landscapesconference 2025. Highlight was the Ministerial address, talking about our new Landscape Observatory 🤯

Celebrating a single successful hen harrier nest in the Peak District risks creating a false impression of conservation success en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Survivo...

Irreplaceable habitats are on the line. This is the reality if an unamended Part 3 of the Bill passes. It must not.

@bbcspringwatch.bsky.social great to see dry stone walls on Springwatch this evening. Since the 1950s we've seen a gradual decline all over the white peak. Gradual feature loss, resulting in shifting baselines.

A HISTORIC MILESTONE: For the first time, solar power generated more electricity globally than nuclear, making it the world’s 4th largest power source. In just 5 years, solar output nearly tripled—from 79 TWh (Apr 2020) to 233 TWh (Apr 2025). The energy transition is speeding up. @ember-energy.org

Most interpretation panels I come across these days are old. This is a fantastic one near my house, explaining a little known fact... the stone used to construct the Houses of Parliament, originates from Rotherham!

Just attended a fascinating workshop on DV. Got me thinking about the 40,000+ images in our #LandscapesUnlocked archive at the Peak District. Huge potential for AI-driven insight into people, place, and landscape change. www.peakdistrict.gov.uk/learning-abo...

I know it's Friday & sunny, but mark your calendars for next Wed lunchtime to hear @catsporter.bsky.social talk about WEATHER and the early Irish Ordnance Survey.

Shocking stats in today's FT: "England faces driest year this century." April rainfall more than 50% below average across most of the country…

We need to rethink how we monitor biodiversity at scale Traditional methods alone can’t keep pace with the urgent need for high-resolution, landscape-scale monitoring of protected areas & landscapes New methods with @vdplasthijs.bsky.social besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...

🌲 Planting trees helps woodland birds—but how and where we plant matters. 🐦 doi.org/10.1007/s109... We modelled how different woodland creation strategies affect 10 woodland bird species in England’s agricultural landscapes. @watts-km.bsky.social @tomfinch.bsky.social

Beautiful Barn Owl in flight photo from Daryl Peters: 'I never tire of watching these magnificent, graceful, silent and ethereal raptors, even with the fallout of the early morning pre-dawn starts to see them at their best.'

Fun climate fact of the day. Last time there was this much CO2 in the atmosphere there were no humans on Earth.

The Turks Head. St Agnes, Isles of Scilly. What a pub 👌

A few Easter treats for myself...

Bluebells looking stunning today 😍 Almost half the world's bluebells are found in the UK, they're relatively rare in the rest of the world

This is getting worse every year... www.theguardian.com/environment/...

We need to start to think about ecosystem turnover as a form of ecosystem resilience. Fantastic paper.. "mass-scale assisted colonisation will likely be required not to conserve threatened species, but to maintain functional ecosystems"

"Great workshop last week discussing landscape change & conservation with the LCCM team! Exciting conversations on connecting historical maps, computational methods, and land protection in UK National Parks. Looking forward to the next steps! #MapReader #Conservation #UKLandscapes"

Sneak peak: MapReader data created by @kirstylilley.bsky.social for vegetation & more on historical OS map sheets in @peakdistrict.bsky.social & @southdownsnp.bsky.social for the "Landscape Change & Conservation with MapReader" project w/@natlibscot.bsky.social @dataculture.bsky.social & both parks

Looks like a wasted 5 years to me www.bbc.com/news/article...

What an inspiring trip to the South Downs National Park so welcoming and truly breathtaking. I had the chance to discuss how #MapReader can help create digital records of past landscapes to inform landscape decision-making. So much potential to connect history with the future of our environment!

The precautionary principle is a risk management approach that allows decision-makers to take action when scientific evidence about a potential hazard is uncertain. Nice Cat V Management Planning Session today with @noviceaccompanist.bsky.social

"The Management Plan describes the natural beauty, special qualities and key characteristics of a Protected Landscape. This will articulate the features of the landscape which warrant its nationally designated and protected status" - first glance this looks ace! www.gov.uk/government/p...

Wohoooooo (hopefully)

Want to use cutting-edge AI to protect biodiversity in the UK’s National Parks? This NERC CENTA PhD Studentship at Cranfield University is your chance to make a real impact on the UK’s 30x30 target. 📍 Apply here: cranfield.ac.uk/research #PhDOpportunity #AI #Biodiversity #NatureRecovery #30x30

We need this kind of visualisation for #UK #protectedlandscapes to visualise landscape change, not just flooding but impacts of climate change - will the Peak District look like Northern Spain by 2050? news.mit.edu/2024/new-ai-...

I was privileged to fly with Sqn Ldr John Rands OBE former RAF Lightning and Red 1 Red Arrows. He was impressed with my Piloting and Navigation over the #peakdistrict #perfectlanding

Using computer vision and #MapReader software, we analysed the loss of field boundaries across the #PeakDistrict Since the 1950s, the White Peak has seen a 12% reduction-551 km lost from an original 4,814 km. A stark reminder of landscape change 📊🌿 storymaps.arcgis.com/stories/5c89... #maps #GIS

go.bsky.app/VHSdkLy Getting more and more complete by the day 🙂

Our national parks need substantial reform to create thriving landscapes and communities as well as the inclusive, accessible, nature rich places we need to fix the climate and nature crises www.theguardian.com/environment/...

North Pennines National landscape; leading the way in #UAV Peatland Monitoring and #DigitalTwins amazing project

Excellent take on the recent debate around farming inheritance, based on data and evidence it's hard to disagree youtu.be/r-kRyYJ2jDc?...

Happy GIS Day! Here's another 3D render of LC predictions in the Peak District from www.mdpi.com/2072-4292/15... We need accurate, detailed scalable data to measure habitat complexity and #30x30

AI predictions of #LandCover in the #PeakDistritct #NationalPark #GIS #maps www.mdpi.com/2072-4292/15...