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Please Note: If you are looking, there are currently 400+ letters of objection from residents to this development on the Planning Portal - listed under ‘comments’ 80+ of these are marked ‘Not Available’ they don’t show when you filter for ‘Objections’ …nningregister.planningsystemni.gov.uk/application/26…

I need 100,000 signatures to win a parliamentary debate about the ownership of the water industry. Do your thing internet. petition.parliament.uk/petitions/7626…

This week attendees at our Riverflies course learned to identify Mayflies, Stoneflies & Caddisflies (under recorded in NI) to genus level. Thanks to Craig MacAdam, BugLife & Helen James, National Museums NI for their delivery of this course; & to @BelfastHills for facilitating!

With everything that could be done with half a billion to help people ditch hugely expensive oil, gas, diesel and petrol - this is utterly ridiculous 🙄 independent.ie/irish-news/hal…

DAERA Consultation Response, focussed on the Lagan Catchment. A simple question. If the system is already under strain, how can additional development have no impact? A simple answer. It cannot. quarterlands.com/daera-consulta…

Updated - A practical, heartfelt toolkit for accidental activists facing planning battles, environmental threats and community burnout. Based on real experience, this guide offers hard-won lessons, emotional support and advice for grassroots campaigners. quarterlands.com/toolkit-for-ac…

Sand-dredging in Lough Neagh may be having greater impact on the environment than previously thought. New research led by Queen's University suggests that disturbance created by commercial dredging is widespread across the Lough and could be affecting the ecosystem.

New data highlights wastewater pressure on the River Lagan and risks to Belfast Lough. Understand the impact and respond to the DAERA consultation by 18 June 2026. quarterlands.com/a-warning

"Thousands of pollution incidents in England downgraded without site visit, data suggests." As highlighted in Dirty Business Environment Agency staff are being ordered to downgrade pollution incidents from serious to little or no impact and all without even checking what the hells going on. 👇👇👇 theguardian.com/environment/20…

🐣Nesting season is here. 🪺Nesting birds, their active nests, eggs, and dependant young are protected by law. It is a crime to disturb, kill or injure them. For more information, visit: wildlifecrimeni.org/_files/ugd/259… @PoliceServiceNI @DiscoverCAFRE @RSPBNI @NI_LGA @UFUHQ

Hugh gets it, how come govt doesn't?!

"Thames Water sewage spills set for record high." Hard to believe isn't it, even after all of the outrage, all of the publicity, all of the anger Thames Water is well on course to dump more sewage this year than at any point in the last 10 years. Time for govt to act, time to take back TW. thisismoney.co.uk/money/markets/…

A proposed 32,000 bird poultry unit in Lagan Valley AONB raises serious concerns about ammonia and nitrogen emissions, water use, biodiversity loss, transport provision and greenfield damage. quarterlands.com/industrial-pou…

Again flooding at Drum Bridge shows the River Lagan flood plain working exactly as intended. Building a hotel on this land both risks worsening floods and spreading sewage pollution downstream. quarterlands.com/lagan-river-fl…

People have been living alongside wetlands for thousands of years; humanity has grown up beside lakes, rivers and shores, and have sought out the vast riches from the expanse of wetlands across the globe. Their life-giving waters have been at the heart of our cultures, our communities, and histories globally, for centuries. Learn more: worldwetlandsday.org Sarah Fowler, Chief Executive of @WWTworldwide. #WorldWetlandsDay #WorldWetlandsDay2026 #WWD2026 #CelebratingWetlands #WetlandsandCulture

These photos show road flooding where a new development is proposed, despite a clear drain. Storm water and sewage are linked here. Building on boggy land that allows slow dissipation of rain water risks making an existing problem worse. quarterlands.com/flooding-when-…

Developments on Ballyskeagh Road highlight concerns re: Lagan Valley Regional Park. Sewage capacity, traffic congestion, biodiversity loss and river impacts cannot be ignored. Communities live with the consequences. Planning must change. #LVRP quarterlands.com/a-wider-patter…

I’ve just announced I’ll be leading a National Emergency Briefing on 27 November . At a time when climate is in free fall on the political agenda , it’s vital our leaders realise what is at stake if we do not accelerate a just , green transition for all . @nebriefing 🇬🇧

Flooding - The images below show Quarterlands Road yesterday where the site will join it if it is passed. This on a day of moderate to heavy rainfall, certainly far from the worst we can expect as winter sets in! quarterlands.com/flooding-strik…

So how can you dump sewage into the environment for 454,155 hours in just one year, and fail to meet your customer satisfaction targets, fail to meet your per capita consumption targets, fail to meet your supply interruption targets, fail to meet your DRINKING WATER QUALITY targets, fail to meet your internal sewer flooding targets, fail to meet you serious pollution targets, and get fined £2 million for "reckless" pollution and still get a four * rating? Apparently the minister for water Emma Hardy has the answer.