Jo Bradley
@stormwater-jo.bsky.social
Runs Stormwater Shepherds UK charity. Dedicated to the improved management of stormwater pollution, particularly pollution from highway runoff. Also, SuDS, cows and environment protection. 💻Stormwatershepherds.org.uk
It's #WorldRiversDay today and my pledge to the River Darwen is that I will continue to fight for better control of stormwater pollution in British Rivers. What pledge will you make to your local river today?
September 28, 2025 at 9:35 AM
It's #WorldRiversDay today and my pledge to the River Darwen is that I will continue to fight for better control of stormwater pollution in British Rivers. What pledge will you make to your local river today?
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Most road runoff filtration systems are made by UK companies - so investing in tackling road runoff would be investing in UK jobs, wildlife, rivers + water security, as @stormwater-jo.bsky.social explains in our joint podcast with @planetpossible.bsky.social:
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September 19, 2025 at 12:12 PM
Most road runoff filtration systems are made by UK companies - so investing in tackling road runoff would be investing in UK jobs, wildlife, rivers + water security, as @stormwater-jo.bsky.social explains in our joint podcast with @planetpossible.bsky.social:
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Lead, mercury, tyre crumb, plastics, PAHs - a toxic sludge of chemicals surges off roads, into rivers, unfiltered, inundating fish + wildlife, every time it rains @stormwater-jo.bsky.social warms MPs. It's not monitored + little is done to prevent it.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
England’s toxic road runoff pollution being ignored, MPs told
Carcinogens entering waterways from 25,000 road outflows are not monitored or regulated by Environment Agency, committee hears
www.theguardian.com
September 5, 2025 at 10:58 AM
Lead, mercury, tyre crumb, plastics, PAHs - a toxic sludge of chemicals surges off roads, into rivers, unfiltered, inundating fish + wildlife, every time it rains @stormwater-jo.bsky.social warms MPs. It's not monitored + little is done to prevent it.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Exciting times! Working with Aquawatch, we have a pair of water quality monitors in the River Darwen, measuring the size of the pollution caused by the M6 runoff. We want to see if simple analysis of turbidity & conductivity can pick up the pollution caused by the motorway runoff. 🧐
May 23, 2025 at 8:17 AM
Exciting times! Working with Aquawatch, we have a pair of water quality monitors in the River Darwen, measuring the size of the pollution caused by the M6 runoff. We want to see if simple analysis of turbidity & conductivity can pick up the pollution caused by the motorway runoff. 🧐
Yesterday, we witnessed caseless caddis fly larvae biting the caudal llamellae off a Banded Demoiselle larva and apparently eating them. I wonder if any entomologists working on aquatic invertebrates have ever seen this before? Thanks Samuel Gibson who helped me with the sampling
May 16, 2025 at 9:25 AM
Yesterday, we witnessed caseless caddis fly larvae biting the caudal llamellae off a Banded Demoiselle larva and apparently eating them. I wonder if any entomologists working on aquatic invertebrates have ever seen this before? Thanks Samuel Gibson who helped me with the sampling
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250 of the highest risk road runoff outfalls in England are within 500 metres of a Site of Specific Scientific Interest including protected rivers-with mercury, arsenic & other chemical horrors belting into waterways, according to data obtained by @endsreport.com
www.endsreport.com/article/1911...
www.endsreport.com/article/1911...
April 2, 2025 at 11:48 AM
250 of the highest risk road runoff outfalls in England are within 500 metres of a Site of Specific Scientific Interest including protected rivers-with mercury, arsenic & other chemical horrors belting into waterways, according to data obtained by @endsreport.com
www.endsreport.com/article/1911...
www.endsreport.com/article/1911...
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🧵Jo Bradley from Stormwater Shepherd, @stormwater-jo.bsky.social said National Highways’ plan for water quality is “woefully inadequate, and leaves thousands of highway outfalls with no prospect of the installation of treatment schemes for years to come”...
www.endsreport.com/article/1911...
www.endsreport.com/article/1911...
250 ‘high risk’ outfalls discharging toxic cocktail into waterways near protected sites
<b>EXCLUSIVE:</b> More than 250 ‘high risk’ outfalls across England, which channel polluted run-off from major roads into waterways, are located within striking distance of protected sites, data obtai...
www.endsreport.com
March 25, 2025 at 10:01 AM
🧵Jo Bradley from Stormwater Shepherd, @stormwater-jo.bsky.social said National Highways’ plan for water quality is “woefully inadequate, and leaves thousands of highway outfalls with no prospect of the installation of treatment schemes for years to come”...
www.endsreport.com/article/1911...
www.endsreport.com/article/1911...
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“We don't understand the pollution and we're doing nothing about it” 📹 @stormwater-jo.bsky.social
This Thursday, ENDS will be showing exclusive footage and hosting a live webinar on the lesser-known pollutants choking England’s rivers
Register for free ➡️ ends-report.wavecast.io/dead-in-the-...
This Thursday, ENDS will be showing exclusive footage and hosting a live webinar on the lesser-known pollutants choking England’s rivers
Register for free ➡️ ends-report.wavecast.io/dead-in-the-...
March 24, 2025 at 3:42 PM
“We don't understand the pollution and we're doing nothing about it” 📹 @stormwater-jo.bsky.social
This Thursday, ENDS will be showing exclusive footage and hosting a live webinar on the lesser-known pollutants choking England’s rivers
Register for free ➡️ ends-report.wavecast.io/dead-in-the-...
This Thursday, ENDS will be showing exclusive footage and hosting a live webinar on the lesser-known pollutants choking England’s rivers
Register for free ➡️ ends-report.wavecast.io/dead-in-the-...
This discharge from the M6 near Wigan enters the Leeds/Liverpool canal. Highway runoff should never discharge to canals because all the contaminated sediment & dissolved toxins accumulate around the discharge point, poisoning the local environment.
January 30, 2025 at 8:04 AM
This discharge from the M6 near Wigan enters the Leeds/Liverpool canal. Highway runoff should never discharge to canals because all the contaminated sediment & dissolved toxins accumulate around the discharge point, poisoning the local environment.
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“It's not easy to be exact, but studies estimate that tires create anywhere from 10-28% of the world's microplastic pollution, according to National Geographic. These particles don't just disappear — they end up in our water, our soil, and our bodies.”
Scientists make disturbing new discovery while studying human urine samples: 'We urgently need to classify [this]'
A recent study found high levels of two potentially deadly chemicals in humans' urine, raising concerns about tire pollution.
www.thecooldown.com
January 19, 2025 at 7:31 AM
“It's not easy to be exact, but studies estimate that tires create anywhere from 10-28% of the world's microplastic pollution, according to National Geographic. These particles don't just disappear — they end up in our water, our soil, and our bodies.”
If you’re interested to find highway outfalls that are polluting your river, now’s the time 🕰️. In a few weeks, this one will be concealed in undergrowth, but by locating it now, I’ve given myself the best change of finding it again in the rain ☔️ in the Spring when the vegetation is up to my ears 👂🏻
January 16, 2025 at 6:10 PM
If you’re interested to find highway outfalls that are polluting your river, now’s the time 🕰️. In a few weeks, this one will be concealed in undergrowth, but by locating it now, I’ve given myself the best change of finding it again in the rain ☔️ in the Spring when the vegetation is up to my ears 👂🏻
Research in Canada is underway to investigate the harm caused to fish eggs by road salt applications during the winter. The results have not been peer-reviewed yet, but they have found evidence of significant effects on the fish eggs.
science.ubc.ca/news/january...
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Winter road salt could be killing salmon eggs
Researchers have found that high levels of salt kill fertilized coho salmon eggs, raising concerns about the use of road salt in winter.
science.ubc.ca
January 13, 2025 at 3:08 PM
Research in Canada is underway to investigate the harm caused to fish eggs by road salt applications during the winter. The results have not been peer-reviewed yet, but they have found evidence of significant effects on the fish eggs.
science.ubc.ca/news/january...
science.ubc.ca/news/january...
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Well done humanity. For it is us who have caused this rapid warming of the planet, and the devastating consequences for people and ecosystems that are so visible today and every day.
theconversation.com/my-new-dark-...
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My new dark red climate stripe for 2024 shows it’s the hottest year yet
These ‘warming stripes’, adopted around the world as a symbol of climate awareness, action and ambition, now include another dark red stripe for 2024.
theconversation.com
January 10, 2025 at 2:51 PM
Well done humanity. For it is us who have caused this rapid warming of the planet, and the devastating consequences for people and ecosystems that are so visible today and every day.
theconversation.com/my-new-dark-...
theconversation.com/my-new-dark-...
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🌳 Scraps of woodland in Bristol on/near the Avon in St Anne’s. I want to make sure these go to good owners but don’t have anything like enough funds or beans to run this all myself with Bath / Warleigh acquisition going through soon. www.rightmove.co.uk/properties/1...
Check out this Land for sale on Rightmove
Land for sale in St Anne's, Bristol, Bristol, North Somerset, BS4 for £300,000. Marketed by David James, Wrington
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January 11, 2025 at 11:25 AM
🌳 Scraps of woodland in Bristol on/near the Avon in St Anne’s. I want to make sure these go to good owners but don’t have anything like enough funds or beans to run this all myself with Bath / Warleigh acquisition going through soon. www.rightmove.co.uk/properties/1...
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According to the International Union for Conservation of Nature, 24% of earth’s freshwater animals are at risk of extinction.
With marine animals playing a vital role in the wider ecosystem, the time for climate action is now critical.
Read the full report - iucn.org/press-releas...
With marine animals playing a vital role in the wider ecosystem, the time for climate action is now critical.
Read the full report - iucn.org/press-releas...
One quarter of freshwater animals at risk of extinction - IUCN Red List
Gland, Switzerland, 8 January 2025 (IUCN) – The largest global assessment of freshwater animals on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species™ to date has revealed that 24% of the world’s freshwater fish...
iucn.org
January 9, 2025 at 3:20 PM
According to the International Union for Conservation of Nature, 24% of earth’s freshwater animals are at risk of extinction.
With marine animals playing a vital role in the wider ecosystem, the time for climate action is now critical.
Read the full report - iucn.org/press-releas...
With marine animals playing a vital role in the wider ecosystem, the time for climate action is now critical.
Read the full report - iucn.org/press-releas...
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We’ve made it to Bluesky! Please give us a follow and share - we post positive solutions offering hope for tackling the nature and climate emergencies🌱
November 15, 2024 at 8:46 AM
We’ve made it to Bluesky! Please give us a follow and share - we post positive solutions offering hope for tackling the nature and climate emergencies🌱
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One more day of 20% off absolutely everything!🤓🤩🥳
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www.charlottestrawbridge.co.uk/art
My biggest sale yet with 20% off everything today and tomorrow...
So, while you're hopefully sitting in your pjs eating left over Christmas food, please take a look and treat yourself to original art, prints, coasters, tea towels & more.
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#BoxingDaySale 😊
So, while you're hopefully sitting in your pjs eating left over Christmas food, please take a look and treat yourself to original art, prints, coasters, tea towels & more.
charlottestrawbridge.co.uk/art
#BoxingDaySale 😊
December 27, 2024 at 11:06 AM
One more day of 20% off absolutely everything!🤓🤩🥳
www.charlottestrawbridge.co.uk/art
www.charlottestrawbridge.co.uk/art
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A really exciting job opportunity working with me at Welsh Dee Trust.
Head of project delivery.
This role will have oversight of the delivery of all projects at Welsh Dee Trust and will make a significant impact upon the restoration of the Dee.
Please share
www.welshdeetrust.com/we-are-hirin...
Head of project delivery.
This role will have oversight of the delivery of all projects at Welsh Dee Trust and will make a significant impact upon the restoration of the Dee.
Please share
www.welshdeetrust.com/we-are-hirin...
We Are Hiring: Head of Project Delivery – Welsh Dee Trust River Dee
www.welshdeetrust.com
December 23, 2024 at 7:37 AM
A really exciting job opportunity working with me at Welsh Dee Trust.
Head of project delivery.
This role will have oversight of the delivery of all projects at Welsh Dee Trust and will make a significant impact upon the restoration of the Dee.
Please share
www.welshdeetrust.com/we-are-hirin...
Head of project delivery.
This role will have oversight of the delivery of all projects at Welsh Dee Trust and will make a significant impact upon the restoration of the Dee.
Please share
www.welshdeetrust.com/we-are-hirin...
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Hi fellow ecologists!
Do you know of any labs or research institutes that might have, or will have, open positions in amphibian research or conservation?
Thanks!
Do you know of any labs or research institutes that might have, or will have, open positions in amphibian research or conservation?
Thanks!
December 17, 2024 at 9:40 PM
Hi fellow ecologists!
Do you know of any labs or research institutes that might have, or will have, open positions in amphibian research or conservation?
Thanks!
Do you know of any labs or research institutes that might have, or will have, open positions in amphibian research or conservation?
Thanks!
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I’ve added new people to this list, is there anyone else I’ve missed? Please share go.bsky.app/Bs811RP
November 16, 2024 at 8:57 AM
I’ve added new people to this list, is there anyone else I’ve missed? Please share go.bsky.app/Bs811RP
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Our December newsletter is out now! 🙌
New Riverfly merch, data reports, ‘Meet the monitor’ and more! Follow the the link below where you can also sign up to our newsletters⬇️
www.riverflies.org/newsletters
New Riverfly merch, data reports, ‘Meet the monitor’ and more! Follow the the link below where you can also sign up to our newsletters⬇️
www.riverflies.org/newsletters
Newsletters — The Riverfly Partnership
www.riverflies.org
December 13, 2024 at 3:47 PM
Our December newsletter is out now! 🙌
New Riverfly merch, data reports, ‘Meet the monitor’ and more! Follow the the link below where you can also sign up to our newsletters⬇️
www.riverflies.org/newsletters
New Riverfly merch, data reports, ‘Meet the monitor’ and more! Follow the the link below where you can also sign up to our newsletters⬇️
www.riverflies.org/newsletters
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🧵Pond soundscapes are bursting with life and mysterious sounds!
Aquatic insects rub hard body parts together to attract mates and submerged plants release oxygen bubbles as they respire in the hot sun.
Aquatic insects rub hard body parts together to attract mates and submerged plants release oxygen bubbles as they respire in the hot sun.
December 10, 2024 at 3:53 PM
🧵Pond soundscapes are bursting with life and mysterious sounds!
Aquatic insects rub hard body parts together to attract mates and submerged plants release oxygen bubbles as they respire in the hot sun.
Aquatic insects rub hard body parts together to attract mates and submerged plants release oxygen bubbles as they respire in the hot sun.
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145 species of spider from the six visits to this dairy farm, 17 of which have conservation status. Gonna take a while to write these species accounts. There are 31 beetles with status!
December 11, 2024 at 3:04 PM
145 species of spider from the six visits to this dairy farm, 17 of which have conservation status. Gonna take a while to write these species accounts. There are 31 beetles with status!
Forget Black Friday - try Buy Nothing Day instead. Today I will buy absolutely nothing. No plastic, no packaging to throw away, no tat, no food waste and nothing to add to our rubbish. Less consumption is the answer to so many of our problems - try it, just for a day. Image: nationaltoday.com
November 29, 2024 at 12:48 PM
Forget Black Friday - try Buy Nothing Day instead. Today I will buy absolutely nothing. No plastic, no packaging to throw away, no tat, no food waste and nothing to add to our rubbish. Less consumption is the answer to so many of our problems - try it, just for a day. Image: nationaltoday.com
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There used to be a dam here, replaced by a artificial rapids in 2020. Nothing was planted on the shores. Instead, we just decided to wait. This is how it looked a month ago after four years of natural plant dispersal.
The photos are from 5.9.2020 and 24.9.2024. River Mätäjoki, Helsinki, Finland.
The photos are from 5.9.2020 and 24.9.2024. River Mätäjoki, Helsinki, Finland.
November 25, 2024 at 8:04 PM
There used to be a dam here, replaced by a artificial rapids in 2020. Nothing was planted on the shores. Instead, we just decided to wait. This is how it looked a month ago after four years of natural plant dispersal.
The photos are from 5.9.2020 and 24.9.2024. River Mätäjoki, Helsinki, Finland.
The photos are from 5.9.2020 and 24.9.2024. River Mätäjoki, Helsinki, Finland.