Ben Hooper

@MattPinner_ @Matt_Pinner Jelly fish or a boat?

What am I ? 🤔

The River Wye is under pressure from every direction: sewage spills, agricultural runoff, poultry manure pollution, high phosphates, nitrates, bacteria, and even fly-tipping debris. This is not just dirty water. It is a warning. Protect the Wye. Report pollution. Demand action. #RiverWye #SaveTheWye #RiverPollution #SewageScandal #CleanRivers #AgriculturalPollution #ChickenFarming #Phosphates #Nitrates #FlyTipping #WaterQuality #WildlifeProtection #UKRivers #EnvironmentalJustice #NatureRecovery #RiverWye #SaveTheWye #SewageScandal #CleanRivers #FlyTipping #enviroment #environmentalaction #environmentalpollution #pollution #rivers @sascampaigns @LeighDay_Law #swimmers  #endsewagepollution

@otokyo__ A cigarette lighter??

No one so far can guess what this is.

@MattPinner_ @Matt_Pinner Freddie Mercury @QueenWillRock

Our petition has now smashed through the 100,000 barrier, 116,000 and still rising but not a peep out of govt, not a word about our debate in parliament just a weedy nonsensical, misleading reply. We're not having it. Windrush Against Sewage #DirtyBusiness has written to the Secretary of State demanding we be allowed a right to reply, to be allowed a rebuttal especially since "Government's response started with two big lies". More below. 👇👇👇 windrushwasp.org/single-post/si…

#fartlek training for swim training fitness... yuk! 4.3km of 1km warm up and 300m rolling pace sprints... whhhyyy? Follow me on Instagram: @TheBenHooper #fitness #swimming #running #swimtraining #malvernhills #pain

@HuwPryce Sadly, you are right... It's not worth ecoli ingestion and sickness, at least. It has halted my charity record attempt. I was planning, and I'd love to see images of when it was clear and salmon and trout swam here...

I swam in the Wye and the Monnow 30 years ago. It was marvellous. I'll never be able to do it again.

@Jamesmichie16 @Feargal_Sharkey @alextomo @Channel4News @EnvAgency @herefordtimes @bbchw half mile from Vic Bridge - water readings are often well in excess of acceptable limits, as monitored along river Wye by some 250 citizen scientists, and submitted to the @EnvAgency

@TheBenHooper @Feargal_Sharkey @alextomo @Channel4News @EnvAgency @herefordtimes @bbchw Where on wye is this discharge?

Time is up... Are you sure you want to swim in the River Wye? Unbelievable... Full documentary to follow... @Feargal_Sharkey @alextomo @Channel4News @envagency @herefordtimes @bbchw #pollution #environmentalpollution #rivers #herefordshire #hereford #environment #followme

Join me for a swim...? Oh, no, what... phosphate levels are 6x greater than permissable?? #environment #river #sewage #environmentalpollution #environmentalprotection @Fern_Britton @Feargal_Sharkey @sascampaigns @Anna_xb2 @Lunaria_40 @RussellB1ggs @oelma__ @WaterWaysProtct @EnvAgency

@oelma__ Either a mangle handle or for breadmaking...?

I have absolutely no idea what this is for? Do you know? 🤔

@Anna_xb2 Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson @TheRock 😀

Who comes to your mind first??

Happy 100th birthday, Sir David Attenborough 🎉❤️ The broadcaster who changed how we see the natural world. #DavidAttenborough

@Gersinde05 @Anna_xb2 @QueenWillRock Yes, thank you - was tired from training and not thinking... Lifelong fan of @QueenWillRock and was lucky enough to have my late Aunty Chrissy as one of Queen's first ten members of The Queen Fan Club in 1970's :) Sorry...

@TheBenHooper @Anna_xb2 @QueenWillRock BTW: not Freddy but FREDDIE !!! 🤗

Be honest!!

Some places ask to be seen. Haute-Savoie asks to be swum. My latest Diving into… piece for @EuropeanMag explores alpine water, mountain light, adventure, and the joy of travelling through a swimmer’s eyes. OUT NOW - the-european.eu/story-51653/di… #HauteSavoie #FranceTravel #WildSwimming #OpenWaterSwimming #SwimTravel #TravelWriting #BlueMind

Open water swimming is basically adventure with fewer guarantees and more towels. Cold hands. Wild views. Questionable changing situations. Still worth it every time. #swimming #wildswimming #openwater #swimmer #writing #adventure #followme

Check Out my latest article - OUT NOW! the-european.eu/story-60429/di… #TheEuropean #TravelWriting #OpenWaterSwimming #WildSwimming #SwimTravel #OutdoorSwimming #BlueMind #AdventureWriting #EnvironmentalWriting #WritersOfInstagram #SwimmingLife #NatureConnection

@MattPinner_ A lighter with no fuel in it or a spare key for something long forgotten...

starting a junk drawer. What else do I need?

Welcome new followers, wishing you a happy evening...

@CundiffVanessa Still Freddie Mercury! @QueenWillRock

Nefertiti🤷🏿‍♀️