Syd Simpson
@syd-s.bsky.social
Yorkshire born and bred but now looking to the Scottish hills and culture. Formerly land surveyor, GIS, digital 3D, Virtual Bradford and flood risk at CBMDC.
Also Munro bagging (202 / 282).
Also Munro bagging (202 / 282).
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A renewable energy pioneer has joined the fight against a Loch Ness 'monstrosity' hydro scheme, claiming it threatens one of Scotland’s most renowned landscapes
Renewables boss rallies against ‘monstrous’ Highlands hydro scheme
www.thenational.scot
October 12, 2025 at 7:46 AM
A renewable energy pioneer has joined the fight against a Loch Ness 'monstrosity' hydro scheme, claiming it threatens one of Scotland’s most renowned landscapes
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We’ve rounded up some of our top tips for seeing red squirrels this #GreatScottishSquirrelSurvey, and some of our favourite places to see them. Check out the blog and plan your squirrel spotting adventure! buff.ly/HwyFqkK
October 11, 2025 at 8:08 AM
We’ve rounded up some of our top tips for seeing red squirrels this #GreatScottishSquirrelSurvey, and some of our favourite places to see them. Check out the blog and plan your squirrel spotting adventure! buff.ly/HwyFqkK
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Hybrid 🙏 Looking forward to attending the Intangible Cultural Heritage Scotland Conference next month: tracscotland.org/news-post/ne...
Registration Open for the Intangible Cultural Heritage Scotland Conference this November | Events in Scotland
Why?
Join us in Perth on 14 November for the third Intangible Cultural Heritage Scotland conference. With the UK Government ratifying the 2003 UNESCO Convention on Intangible Cultural Heritage (ICH
tracscotland.org
October 10, 2025 at 8:10 PM
Hybrid 🙏 Looking forward to attending the Intangible Cultural Heritage Scotland Conference next month: tracscotland.org/news-post/ne...
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Himalayan balsam, with its tall stems and pink flowers, has become one of the UK’s most problematic invasive plants...
For years, control has relied on painstaking manual removal, but now a new solution is showing promise: a rust fungus, imported from the plant’s native range. 🙌
For years, control has relied on painstaking manual removal, but now a new solution is showing promise: a rust fungus, imported from the plant’s native range. 🙌
Rust fungus targets invasive Himalayan balsam in Yorkshire
Rust fungus offers hope in Yorkshire’s battle against invasive Himalayan balsam, showing signs of self-sustaining, long-term control
yorkshirebylines.co.uk
August 27, 2025 at 7:42 PM
Himalayan balsam, with its tall stems and pink flowers, has become one of the UK’s most problematic invasive plants...
For years, control has relied on painstaking manual removal, but now a new solution is showing promise: a rust fungus, imported from the plant’s native range. 🙌
For years, control has relied on painstaking manual removal, but now a new solution is showing promise: a rust fungus, imported from the plant’s native range. 🙌
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Licence granted for historic return of #beavers to #GlenAffric 🦫 A family will be released into the #NationalNatureReserve, potentially this autumn, marking the first official release to the northwest #Highlands since the species was hunted to extinction in Scotland.
Licence granted for historic return of beavers to Glen Affric - Trees for Life
treesforlife.org.uk
August 22, 2025 at 11:31 AM
Licence granted for historic return of #beavers to #GlenAffric 🦫 A family will be released into the #NationalNatureReserve, potentially this autumn, marking the first official release to the northwest #Highlands since the species was hunted to extinction in Scotland.
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🚨1000 authoritarian actions. 7 months🚨
I've been tracking Trump's authoritarian actions. From dismantling democratic institutions to militarising immigration enforcement, Trump is reshaping America.
In my new post I highlight key authoriarian attacks
christinapagel.substack.com/p/grand-desi...
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I've been tracking Trump's authoritarian actions. From dismantling democratic institutions to militarising immigration enforcement, Trump is reshaping America.
In my new post I highlight key authoriarian attacks
christinapagel.substack.com/p/grand-desi...
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Grand Designs: the loss of American freedom
Exactly seven months into Trump's second term, we have reached 1000 authoritarian actions. Here I lay out the enormity of what has happened.
christinapagel.substack.com
August 21, 2025 at 8:15 PM
🚨1000 authoritarian actions. 7 months🚨
I've been tracking Trump's authoritarian actions. From dismantling democratic institutions to militarising immigration enforcement, Trump is reshaping America.
In my new post I highlight key authoriarian attacks
christinapagel.substack.com/p/grand-desi...
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I've been tracking Trump's authoritarian actions. From dismantling democratic institutions to militarising immigration enforcement, Trump is reshaping America.
In my new post I highlight key authoriarian attacks
christinapagel.substack.com/p/grand-desi...
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Was this really necessary?!!
or just a ‘tick box’ maintenance exercise disregarding any ecological or even financial benefit?
I really hoped the forestry industry had moved on from such practices 😡
mailchi.mp/weststormont...
or just a ‘tick box’ maintenance exercise disregarding any ecological or even financial benefit?
I really hoped the forestry industry had moved on from such practices 😡
mailchi.mp/weststormont...
A heartbreaking setback and a call to protect Taymount Wood
mailchi.mp
July 29, 2025 at 10:21 AM
Was this really necessary?!!
or just a ‘tick box’ maintenance exercise disregarding any ecological or even financial benefit?
I really hoped the forestry industry had moved on from such practices 😡
mailchi.mp/weststormont...
or just a ‘tick box’ maintenance exercise disregarding any ecological or even financial benefit?
I really hoped the forestry industry had moved on from such practices 😡
mailchi.mp/weststormont...
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Climate mitigation and adaptation measures are not costs. They are investments.
The true costs occur when mitigation fails and adaptation is too slow so we suffer from continually worsening extreme weather events like heatwaves and floods.
Invest now to reduce costs in future.
The true costs occur when mitigation fails and adaptation is too slow so we suffer from continually worsening extreme weather events like heatwaves and floods.
Invest now to reduce costs in future.
June 29, 2025 at 10:45 AM
Climate mitigation and adaptation measures are not costs. They are investments.
The true costs occur when mitigation fails and adaptation is too slow so we suffer from continually worsening extreme weather events like heatwaves and floods.
Invest now to reduce costs in future.
The true costs occur when mitigation fails and adaptation is too slow so we suffer from continually worsening extreme weather events like heatwaves and floods.
Invest now to reduce costs in future.
#Clachaig for sale! 😮
Hopefully will be bought by someone who recognises and is sympathetic to it’s place in so many mountaineers hearts.
So many good memories going back 4 decades to before it was extended 🍺🍻🥃 😃
www.thenational.scot/news/2526122...
Hopefully will be bought by someone who recognises and is sympathetic to it’s place in so many mountaineers hearts.
So many good memories going back 4 decades to before it was extended 🍺🍻🥃 😃
www.thenational.scot/news/2526122...
Historic 300-year-old Glencoe inn with Harry Potter links up for sale
A FAMOUS inn, just yards from where Hagrid’s Hut was filmed for Harry Potter in the heart of Glencoe, has gone on the market ...
www.thenational.scot
June 23, 2025 at 7:28 PM
#Clachaig for sale! 😮
Hopefully will be bought by someone who recognises and is sympathetic to it’s place in so many mountaineers hearts.
So many good memories going back 4 decades to before it was extended 🍺🍻🥃 😃
www.thenational.scot/news/2526122...
Hopefully will be bought by someone who recognises and is sympathetic to it’s place in so many mountaineers hearts.
So many good memories going back 4 decades to before it was extended 🍺🍻🥃 😃
www.thenational.scot/news/2526122...
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New study led by Mikel Subiza Pérez exploring impact of unhealthy environments on mental health. Headline - moving to a more polluted area can increase risk of mental ill-health by 10%.
www.theguardian.com/environment/... @bibresearch.bsky.social @phiuk.bsky.social @healthyurbanplaces.bsky.social
www.theguardian.com/environment/... @bibresearch.bsky.social @phiuk.bsky.social @healthyurbanplaces.bsky.social
How does air pollution affect mental health? New study aimed to find out
Research looked at records of 14,800 people in Bradford to see what happened after they moved to more polluted area
www.theguardian.com
June 13, 2025 at 7:24 AM
New study led by Mikel Subiza Pérez exploring impact of unhealthy environments on mental health. Headline - moving to a more polluted area can increase risk of mental ill-health by 10%.
www.theguardian.com/environment/... @bibresearch.bsky.social @phiuk.bsky.social @healthyurbanplaces.bsky.social
www.theguardian.com/environment/... @bibresearch.bsky.social @phiuk.bsky.social @healthyurbanplaces.bsky.social
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Wild camping on Dartmoor is legal, supreme court rules
Wild camping on Dartmoor is legal, supreme court rules
Case came to supreme court after court of appeal determined the term ‘open-air recreation’ included camping
Wild camping will be allowed on Dartmoor after the supreme court ruled that a multimillionaire landowner was wrong to ban it on his land.
Dartmoor was – until the legal action – the only place in England where wild camping without the permission of the landowner was enshrined in law. In Scotland, people have enjoyed this right since 2003. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
May 21, 2025 at 9:15 AM
Wild camping on Dartmoor is legal, supreme court rules
A few days reacquainting myself with Perth and it’s surrounding countryside including a couple of great concerts: Nicola Benedetti and SCO followed the next day by Capercaillie 🎻🎶 at the Concert Hall.
I am moving to the area soon and was excited to find evidence of beavers close to my new home 🦫😃
I am moving to the area soon and was excited to find evidence of beavers close to my new home 🦫😃
May 16, 2025 at 7:07 PM
A few days reacquainting myself with Perth and it’s surrounding countryside including a couple of great concerts: Nicola Benedetti and SCO followed the next day by Capercaillie 🎻🎶 at the Concert Hall.
I am moving to the area soon and was excited to find evidence of beavers close to my new home 🦫😃
I am moving to the area soon and was excited to find evidence of beavers close to my new home 🦫😃
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Wow a new platform for us... not sure how it works so here goes....cheers
April 30, 2025 at 3:06 PM
Wow a new platform for us... not sure how it works so here goes....cheers
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A big thank you to all the delegates who came to #Confluence25 with their enthusiasm & high energy making it such an inspirational event.
Many of our speakers came from our partner organisations & it was amazing to hear about the impact that their work has in our region.
Could be our best yet!
Many of our speakers came from our partner organisations & it was amazing to hear about the impact that their work has in our region.
Could be our best yet!
February 28, 2025 at 7:44 AM
A big thank you to all the delegates who came to #Confluence25 with their enthusiasm & high energy making it such an inspirational event.
Many of our speakers came from our partner organisations & it was amazing to hear about the impact that their work has in our region.
Could be our best yet!
Many of our speakers came from our partner organisations & it was amazing to hear about the impact that their work has in our region.
Could be our best yet!
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📽️ How much have the US and others given in aid to Ukraine? Who's been the most generous? How does it all compare with previous conflicts?
And what's with Donald Trump's money-for-minerals deal?
All the answers in my primer, this time with bonus extra charts 🤓 www.youtube.com/watch?v=w0B4...
And what's with Donald Trump's money-for-minerals deal?
All the answers in my primer, this time with bonus extra charts 🤓 www.youtube.com/watch?v=w0B4...
Who has given what to Ukraine - and will they get their cash back? | Analysis
YouTube video by Sky News
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February 26, 2025 at 9:17 AM
📽️ How much have the US and others given in aid to Ukraine? Who's been the most generous? How does it all compare with previous conflicts?
And what's with Donald Trump's money-for-minerals deal?
All the answers in my primer, this time with bonus extra charts 🤓 www.youtube.com/watch?v=w0B4...
And what's with Donald Trump's money-for-minerals deal?
All the answers in my primer, this time with bonus extra charts 🤓 www.youtube.com/watch?v=w0B4...
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Sigh…..😞
Another day, another wildly misleading Daily Mail headline.
I mean, it certainly would be headline worthy if police had turned up and accused her of committing a crime by writing innocent FB posts.
But that's not what happened…
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Another day, another wildly misleading Daily Mail headline.
I mean, it certainly would be headline worthy if police had turned up and accused her of committing a crime by writing innocent FB posts.
But that's not what happened…
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1/
February 23, 2025 at 5:54 PM
Sigh…..😞
Another day, another wildly misleading Daily Mail headline.
I mean, it certainly would be headline worthy if police had turned up and accused her of committing a crime by writing innocent FB posts.
But that's not what happened…
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1/
Another day, another wildly misleading Daily Mail headline.
I mean, it certainly would be headline worthy if police had turned up and accused her of committing a crime by writing innocent FB posts.
But that's not what happened…
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1/
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🧵"So this is how liberty dies..."
Trump’s first 3 weeks have been a relentless flood of actions. It's incredibly hard to keep up.
I’ve gone through 69 actions & mapped out the pattern - showing how they fall within 5 broad domains consistent with authoritarian states 1/9
Trump’s first 3 weeks have been a relentless flood of actions. It's incredibly hard to keep up.
I’ve gone through 69 actions & mapped out the pattern - showing how they fall within 5 broad domains consistent with authoritarian states 1/9
February 13, 2025 at 11:38 AM
🧵"So this is how liberty dies..."
Trump’s first 3 weeks have been a relentless flood of actions. It's incredibly hard to keep up.
I’ve gone through 69 actions & mapped out the pattern - showing how they fall within 5 broad domains consistent with authoritarian states 1/9
Trump’s first 3 weeks have been a relentless flood of actions. It's incredibly hard to keep up.
I’ve gone through 69 actions & mapped out the pattern - showing how they fall within 5 broad domains consistent with authoritarian states 1/9
Back in the Lake District, but where is the snow? Quite a change from last month, but just as beautiful 🙂
February 8, 2025 at 11:25 AM
Back in the Lake District, but where is the snow? Quite a change from last month, but just as beautiful 🙂
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Our BiB breathes study has published new findings exploring the health impacts of the Bradford Clean Air Zone
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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@nihr.bsky.social
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Bradford clean air zone saves NHS over £30,000 a month in first year
After one year of the zone, which is the second largest in England, GP visits for respiratory illnesses were down by a quarter
www.theguardian.com
February 7, 2025 at 9:31 AM
Our BiB breathes study has published new findings exploring the health impacts of the Bradford Clean Air Zone
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
@profrosiemc.bsky.social
@nihr.bsky.social
@arc-yharc.bsky.social
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
@profrosiemc.bsky.social
@nihr.bsky.social
@arc-yharc.bsky.social
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BBC News - Flooding defences: Govt pledges to spend £2.6bn in next two years - BBC News
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Flooding defences: Govt pledges to spend £2.6bn in next two years
The money will be spent on projects ranging from tidal barriers and flood walls to nature-based solutions.
www.bbc.co.uk
February 5, 2025 at 8:22 AM
BBC News - Flooding defences: Govt pledges to spend £2.6bn in next two years - BBC News
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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Major release of new flood and coastal erosion risk mapping and data for England www.gov.uk/guidance/upd...
Blog post environmentagency.blog.gov.uk/2025/01/28/e...
Data briefing www.owenboswarva.com/opendata/EA/... (received by email)
#floodrisk #coastalerosion #geospatial #defradata #opendata
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Blog post environmentagency.blog.gov.uk/2025/01/28/e...
Data briefing www.owenboswarva.com/opendata/EA/... (received by email)
#floodrisk #coastalerosion #geospatial #defradata #opendata
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January 28, 2025 at 3:36 PM
Major release of new flood and coastal erosion risk mapping and data for England www.gov.uk/guidance/upd...
Blog post environmentagency.blog.gov.uk/2025/01/28/e...
Data briefing www.owenboswarva.com/opendata/EA/... (received by email)
#floodrisk #coastalerosion #geospatial #defradata #opendata
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Blog post environmentagency.blog.gov.uk/2025/01/28/e...
Data briefing www.owenboswarva.com/opendata/EA/... (received by email)
#floodrisk #coastalerosion #geospatial #defradata #opendata
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Exploring immersive digital 3D technologies yesterday at Virtuocity and the HELIX on University of Leeds campus. LinkedIn post by Visualising Heritage, University of Bradford.
www.linkedin.com/posts/visual...
www.linkedin.com/posts/visual...
Visualising Heritage on LinkedIn: #peopleheritageplace
Many Thanks Erik Thomasson Peter Woodthorpe and Faisal Mushtaq for the tour of Virtuocity and the HELIX yesterday highlighting there are some fantastic…
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January 24, 2025 at 9:47 PM
Exploring immersive digital 3D technologies yesterday at Virtuocity and the HELIX on University of Leeds campus. LinkedIn post by Visualising Heritage, University of Bradford.
www.linkedin.com/posts/visual...
www.linkedin.com/posts/visual...
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bsky.app/profile/scot... Highly recommend you listen to this fab series of podcasts on climate science... Drawing on the global experience & subject expertise of researchers in Scotland... Now live to listen & watch on your podcast provider, courtesy of @scotsages.bsky.social
Episode 2: Scotland's Climate Story - The Future 🌍 coming January 21st!
In the 2nd episode of the SAGES Climate Science Podcast, we shift focus from the past to the future, exploring the impacts and opportunities of climate change, with Scotland at the heart of the discussion.
In the 2nd episode of the SAGES Climate Science Podcast, we shift focus from the past to the future, exploring the impacts and opportunities of climate change, with Scotland at the heart of the discussion.
January 22, 2025 at 11:19 PM
bsky.app/profile/scot... Highly recommend you listen to this fab series of podcasts on climate science... Drawing on the global experience & subject expertise of researchers in Scotland... Now live to listen & watch on your podcast provider, courtesy of @scotsages.bsky.social
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I thought I'd pop this here, just in case anyone thinks they may #flood with the coming of our next big storm.
How to prepare for a flood, using stuff you may have around your home. 👇
youtu.be/gika1cf1zRU?...
How to prepare for a flood, using stuff you may have around your home. 👇
youtu.be/gika1cf1zRU?...
Preparing for a flood
YouTube video by Mary Long- Dhonau
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January 22, 2025 at 7:48 PM
I thought I'd pop this here, just in case anyone thinks they may #flood with the coming of our next big storm.
How to prepare for a flood, using stuff you may have around your home. 👇
youtu.be/gika1cf1zRU?...
How to prepare for a flood, using stuff you may have around your home. 👇
youtu.be/gika1cf1zRU?...