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After a soggy start, we've actually ended up with a cracking day's A-level #geography fieldwork down on the #Glamorganheritagecoast with #MerthyrCollege. Huge thanks to the students for getting stuck in and making the most of it! #geographyfieldwork

The retro rubbish our volunteers find on beach cleans is a stark reminder that litter takes a long time to break down and can exist in our environment for many years 😢 Take a look at these old skool items found during this year's #GreatBritishBeachClean. 1/2 👇

The magnitude of glacial collapse in the Alps is hard to grasp! 😲 Remember Sept 2022 when Tsanfleuron Pass was first ice-freed? Now it looks like this... 😱 And for context, there was at this location in 2008 at least 35m ice thickness connecting the 2 parts! 🧊 🎥Harsh Beria

How one London borough is transforming support for vulnerable children. Barking and Dagenham’s Thrive Hub is a powerful example of how embedding Thrive across a local authority can create meaningful, lasting change. From reducing exclusions to improving attendance and building emotional resilience, this initiative is already making a difference to hundreds of young people’s lives. Discover how the borough is: ✅ Improving SEMH support across schools and early years ✅ Building a network of trained Thrive Licensed Practitioners ✅ Helping children and young people feel safe, regulated and ready to learn Read the full story: eu1.hubs.ly/H0m4jtY0 #ThriveApproach #SEMH #BehaviourSupport #EmotionalWellbeing #WholeSchoolApproach #Neurodiversity #MentalHealthInSchools #LocalAuthoritySupport #TraumaInformed

The Hydrological Summary for June 2025 has been published! #riverflow #rainfall #reservoirs #groundwater #NCUK @UK_CEH 🔗mailchi.mp/ceh/june-2025-… 🌡️June 2025 was 2.5°C above average in England 💧River flows across central and eastern Britain were notably to exceptionally low

@rlewington2 Thanks Richard! Have to try a get a photo next time I see one.

@BeaconsFieldWrk Only been in the UK since the 1980s but has spread and is now quite common

Worker Median Wasp - Dolichovespula media in the moth trap last night

Years of teaching fieldwork have taught me that for either familiar or unfamiliar “evaluate” questions, it’s really only these four questions matter:

If it’s fieldwork, there’s a discount. Get 20% off any and all fieldwork titles for the month of June in celebration of the National Festival of Fieldwork. Use the code NFF25 at checkout! Click this link to shop: the-ga.org/49nvfMY #NationalFestivalofFieldwork

What could possibly make the #NationalFestivalofFieldwork even better? 🧐 🌟 20% off fieldwork titles from @The_GA publications! Get yourself to the GA shop and use the discount code: NFF25

It's #NationalFestivalOfFieldwork in June & have a read of @fiona_616 Blog for @The_GA "Fieldwork is such an important part of the geography curriculum for all age groups and we need to ensure it stays firmly on the map." ga-blog.org/2025/05/30/get…

So when you pack your throw line for river #fieldwork this term, please check that everyone, students and staff, knows how to use it: m.youtube.com/watch?v=wRYxrS…

It looks like another lovely warm, dry, sunny weekend ahead, so we're asking everyone please: Do not light fires and no BBQs. Keep ewes, lambs and ground nesting birds safe by keeping dogs on a lead. Take your litter home. Have a great weekend.

Our @The_GA statement on the crisis impacting UK Higher Education Geography. We encourage universities to maintain their current capacity for geography and to capitalise on its growth in schools and relevance to the workplace and wider economy. geography.org.uk/ga-higher-educ…

All set up for a lovely day's #geography #fieldwork down at Cold Knap near Barry with Blessed Edward school from Worcester

Making the most of the weekend? Do your bit this weekend to keep Wales safe. Dispose of cigarettes safely. Only use BBQs where it’s clearly allowed. Never light fires in public spaces. Wildfires can spread fast, threatening lives, nature, and homes. A little care goes a long way

Please take extra care when out and about this Easter. We have had a number of big fires over the last few days.

A special year for #glaciers! 2025 is the International Year of Glaciers' Preservation, starting today with the first World Glaciers Day. Over the next 12 months, let’s reflect even more on their importance, future and beauty. ❄️ #WorldGlaciersDay @UNESCO

@CollegeMerthyr A great day with wonderful enthusiastic students, on days like these it's a joy to teach in the outdoors. Thanks guys. Diolch yn fawr!