Mike Blackmore
@blacky-himself.bsky.social
Environmentalist, Conservationist, River-restorationist! Opinions expressed are my own
#RiverRestoration
#RiverRestoration
We don’t really do “leaky dams”!
November 19, 2025 at 6:25 PM
We don’t really do “leaky dams”!
De-silting vs Dredging.
They're not the same thing!
Isolating a section of river to remove excesss fine silt and restore natural channel dimensions and habitat. #river #restoration #ChalkStream #conservation
They're not the same thing!
Isolating a section of river to remove excesss fine silt and restore natural channel dimensions and habitat. #river #restoration #ChalkStream #conservation
November 1, 2025 at 4:21 PM
De-silting vs Dredging.
They're not the same thing!
Isolating a section of river to remove excesss fine silt and restore natural channel dimensions and habitat. #river #restoration #ChalkStream #conservation
They're not the same thing!
Isolating a section of river to remove excesss fine silt and restore natural channel dimensions and habitat. #river #restoration #ChalkStream #conservation
"Supplimenting" a species.
Helping expand the endangered white-clawed crayfish population of the upper River Itchen
#ChalkStream #conservation #crayfish
Helping expand the endangered white-clawed crayfish population of the upper River Itchen
#ChalkStream #conservation #crayfish
October 16, 2025 at 9:39 AM
"Supplimenting" a species.
Helping expand the endangered white-clawed crayfish population of the upper River Itchen
#ChalkStream #conservation #crayfish
Helping expand the endangered white-clawed crayfish population of the upper River Itchen
#ChalkStream #conservation #crayfish
Fish live in trees. Sometimes fallen trees need managing, but every bit we can keep in the water is valuable habitat
September 20, 2025 at 2:55 PM
Fish live in trees. Sometimes fallen trees need managing, but every bit we can keep in the water is valuable habitat
Restoring a dredged river.
Awesome result!
#RiverRestoration #ChalkStream #conservation #habitatrestoration
Awesome result!
#RiverRestoration #ChalkStream #conservation #habitatrestoration
July 11, 2025 at 6:20 PM
Restoring a dredged river.
Awesome result!
#RiverRestoration #ChalkStream #conservation #habitatrestoration
Awesome result!
#RiverRestoration #ChalkStream #conservation #habitatrestoration
Flashback to 2015 when a community restored their local river with almost no budget.
An Environment Agency and Wild Trout Trust partnership project
@wildtrouttrust.bsky.social
An Environment Agency and Wild Trout Trust partnership project
@wildtrouttrust.bsky.social
July 6, 2025 at 10:35 AM
Flashback to 2015 when a community restored their local river with almost no budget.
An Environment Agency and Wild Trout Trust partnership project
@wildtrouttrust.bsky.social
An Environment Agency and Wild Trout Trust partnership project
@wildtrouttrust.bsky.social
A few tickets left:
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June 30, 2025 at 6:50 PM
A few tickets left:
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Out yesterday with @fishtwitcher.bsky.social and came across something private 😳
June 20, 2025 at 4:12 PM
Out yesterday with @fishtwitcher.bsky.social and came across something private 😳
Without a ‘complete’ ecosystem we’ll always have winners and losers…
May 28, 2025 at 5:55 PM
Without a ‘complete’ ecosystem we’ll always have winners and losers…
A six month old river… 🌱💧
May 13, 2025 at 1:47 PM
A six month old river… 🌱💧