Clara Todd
@claratee.bsky.social
Water nerd and recovering techie in Cambridge UK.
Ambition to be a good ancestor.
www.claratodd.com
Ambition to be a good ancestor.
www.claratodd.com
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One more day of the #gardenersworld autumn show at #AudleyEnd - come see our stand, see our #SlowFlowPlanters and #RainGardens and get an exclusive GW discount for 10% off! We loved talking #suds and making most of the rain with passionate gardeners.
September 12, 2026 at 5:55 PM
One more day of the #gardenersworld autumn show at #AudleyEnd - come see our stand, see our #SlowFlowPlanters and #RainGardens and get an exclusive GW discount for 10% off! We loved talking #suds and making most of the rain with passionate gardeners.
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Kevin Barton FLI, from Robert Bray Associates, comes to Cambridge to deliver two practical, full-day SuDS masterclasses on 21-22 Oct
Learn how to integrate SuDS from the earliest design stages through to delivery
bit.ly/SuDSClass
#SuDS #SustainableDrainage #wsud #WaterSensitiveUrbanDesign
Learn how to integrate SuDS from the earliest design stages through to delivery
bit.ly/SuDSClass
#SuDS #SustainableDrainage #wsud #WaterSensitiveUrbanDesign
September 8, 2026 at 2:05 PM
Kevin Barton FLI, from Robert Bray Associates, comes to Cambridge to deliver two practical, full-day SuDS masterclasses on 21-22 Oct
Learn how to integrate SuDS from the earliest design stages through to delivery
bit.ly/SuDSClass
#SuDS #SustainableDrainage #wsud #WaterSensitiveUrbanDesign
Learn how to integrate SuDS from the earliest design stages through to delivery
bit.ly/SuDSClass
#SuDS #SustainableDrainage #wsud #WaterSensitiveUrbanDesign
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🌳 The Cambridge Nature Festival is over halfway through 🌿 - but don't you worry 😄, there is still PLENTY to do! 🌼
Highlights for 15–21 June include Walks, talks, orchids, moths, library, cycles, boats...check out the full shebang here:
https://cambridgenaturenetwork.org/events/
Highlights for 15–21 June include Walks, talks, orchids, moths, library, cycles, boats...check out the full shebang here:
https://cambridgenaturenetwork.org/events/
June 15, 2026 at 6:18 PM
🌳 The Cambridge Nature Festival is over halfway through 🌿 - but don't you worry 😄, there is still PLENTY to do! 🌼
Highlights for 15–21 June include Walks, talks, orchids, moths, library, cycles, boats...check out the full shebang here:
https://cambridgenaturenetwork.org/events/
Highlights for 15–21 June include Walks, talks, orchids, moths, library, cycles, boats...check out the full shebang here:
https://cambridgenaturenetwork.org/events/
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Join us & Living Streets Cambridge at 2pm today (14 June) outside of Green Dragon Pub, explore riverside sites incl Fallowfield rain gardens, & new Chisholm Trail Bridge Mural. No need to book. 💙
@livingstreets #CambridgeNatureFestival, a celebration of Nature on our doorstep
@livingstreets #CambridgeNatureFestival, a celebration of Nature on our doorstep
June 14, 2026 at 7:06 AM
Join us & Living Streets Cambridge at 2pm today (14 June) outside of Green Dragon Pub, explore riverside sites incl Fallowfield rain gardens, & new Chisholm Trail Bridge Mural. No need to book. 💙
@livingstreets #CambridgeNatureFestival, a celebration of Nature on our doorstep
@livingstreets #CambridgeNatureFestival, a celebration of Nature on our doorstep
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Cambridge Nature Festival starts this Saturday!
🌿🎉 Over 100 nature-based activities and events held in and around Cambridge. 🐝
📅 Saturday 23 May – Tuesday 30 June
📍 Venues in and around Cambridge
📋 https://cambridgenaturenetwork.org/events/
🌿🎉 Over 100 nature-based activities and events held in and around Cambridge. 🐝
📅 Saturday 23 May – Tuesday 30 June
📍 Venues in and around Cambridge
📋 https://cambridgenaturenetwork.org/events/
May 19, 2026 at 1:32 PM
Cambridge Nature Festival starts this Saturday!
🌿🎉 Over 100 nature-based activities and events held in and around Cambridge. 🐝
📅 Saturday 23 May – Tuesday 30 June
📍 Venues in and around Cambridge
📋 https://cambridgenaturenetwork.org/events/
🌿🎉 Over 100 nature-based activities and events held in and around Cambridge. 🐝
📅 Saturday 23 May – Tuesday 30 June
📍 Venues in and around Cambridge
📋 https://cambridgenaturenetwork.org/events/
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Living cities - Urban planners need the tools, training & support to recognise freshwater ecosystems as valuable living systems that underpin city resilience, human health and everyday wellbeing rather than obstacles to be overcome.
theconversation.com/how-to-build...
theconversation.com/how-to-build...
How to build cities for wildlife, not just people – new research
Urban waterways sit at the heart of the global nature crisis.
theconversation.com
May 12, 2026 at 5:32 AM
Living cities - Urban planners need the tools, training & support to recognise freshwater ecosystems as valuable living systems that underpin city resilience, human health and everyday wellbeing rather than obstacles to be overcome.
theconversation.com/how-to-build...
theconversation.com/how-to-build...
Does the decision to integrate Palantir services into NHS need more scrutiny? Should Palantir access medical records of you and everyone else in the UK? Read this, and if you agree, sign the petition. substack.com/@heikokhoo/n...
Palantir Petition to Parliament
Palantir calls for “Town Square Debate”—We bring it to their doorstep and to Speakers’ Corner
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May 3, 2026 at 8:19 AM
Does the decision to integrate Palantir services into NHS need more scrutiny? Should Palantir access medical records of you and everyone else in the UK? Read this, and if you agree, sign the petition. substack.com/@heikokhoo/n...
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Happy #earthday 🌍🌎🌏
Let's celebrate our incredible corner of the universe! 🤗
We're transforming public spaces, schools & private gardens, making room for rainwater, flowers, & all beings 🌧️🌻🦋
Want to do the same? Follow for tips, DM for collaborations!
#flowersnotfloods #rainwater #springhassprung
Let's celebrate our incredible corner of the universe! 🤗
We're transforming public spaces, schools & private gardens, making room for rainwater, flowers, & all beings 🌧️🌻🦋
Want to do the same? Follow for tips, DM for collaborations!
#flowersnotfloods #rainwater #springhassprung
April 22, 2026 at 6:44 PM
Happy #earthday 🌍🌎🌏
Let's celebrate our incredible corner of the universe! 🤗
We're transforming public spaces, schools & private gardens, making room for rainwater, flowers, & all beings 🌧️🌻🦋
Want to do the same? Follow for tips, DM for collaborations!
#flowersnotfloods #rainwater #springhassprung
Let's celebrate our incredible corner of the universe! 🤗
We're transforming public spaces, schools & private gardens, making room for rainwater, flowers, & all beings 🌧️🌻🦋
Want to do the same? Follow for tips, DM for collaborations!
#flowersnotfloods #rainwater #springhassprung
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🌏 Explore 4.6 billion years of Earth history with
a Deep Time Walk 👣 in Cambridge. Two events just added:
- Wed 22 April 5-8pm (for Earth Day)
- Saturday 31 May 11am-3pm (for Cambridge Nature Festival)
www.tickettailor.com/events/water...
a Deep Time Walk 👣 in Cambridge. Two events just added:
- Wed 22 April 5-8pm (for Earth Day)
- Saturday 31 May 11am-3pm (for Cambridge Nature Festival)
www.tickettailor.com/events/water...
Water Sensitive Cambridge
Water Sensitive Cambridge – Water Sensitive Cambridge is on a mission to get rain back into the ground near where it falls. A community-based initiative to...
www.tickettailor.com
April 19, 2026 at 4:18 PM
🌏 Explore 4.6 billion years of Earth history with
a Deep Time Walk 👣 in Cambridge. Two events just added:
- Wed 22 April 5-8pm (for Earth Day)
- Saturday 31 May 11am-3pm (for Cambridge Nature Festival)
www.tickettailor.com/events/water...
a Deep Time Walk 👣 in Cambridge. Two events just added:
- Wed 22 April 5-8pm (for Earth Day)
- Saturday 31 May 11am-3pm (for Cambridge Nature Festival)
www.tickettailor.com/events/water...
Inclusion of more-than-human-voices in decision-making: Interspecies council led by Phoebe Tickell in Norway www.theguardian.com/environment/...
‘I’m worried there’s too much of me,’ says a birch: inside the interspecies council giving nature a voice
In a village in Norway, humans representing flora and fauna of all kinds meet to reimagine ‘nature-centric governance’
www.theguardian.com
April 11, 2026 at 5:45 AM
Inclusion of more-than-human-voices in decision-making: Interspecies council led by Phoebe Tickell in Norway www.theguardian.com/environment/...
New Right to Grow law in a London burrough. Residents can adopt unloved verges and scraps of land to grow food. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Hounslow residents to grow food on 'unloved' public land
Hounslow Council wants residents to grow food on neglected public land to boost community wellbeing.
www.bbc.co.uk
March 19, 2026 at 4:26 AM
New Right to Grow law in a London burrough. Residents can adopt unloved verges and scraps of land to grow food. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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What do we know about the water quality from Jesus Green to Bait's Bite? Do rowers get sick? 'Rowers Against Sewage' seeks to understand the risk to rowers & other river users from E. coli through 12 weeks of water-quality testing & community engagement.
www.watersencam.co.uk/services/row...
www.watersencam.co.uk/services/row...
January 26, 2026 at 4:10 PM
What do we know about the water quality from Jesus Green to Bait's Bite? Do rowers get sick? 'Rowers Against Sewage' seeks to understand the risk to rowers & other river users from E. coli through 12 weeks of water-quality testing & community engagement.
www.watersencam.co.uk/services/row...
www.watersencam.co.uk/services/row...
Lovely tribute to Jean Perraton in the latest Cam Valley Forum newsletter. Jean was a keen wild swimmer, campaigning for people to reclaim their watery freedom. Designated Bathing Water Status at Sheep's Green brings hope for a cleaner River Cam. Thanks Jean, we miss you substack.com/home/post/p-...
CAM VALLEY MATTERS No. 106 - January 2026
The Occasional Newsletter of the Cam Valley Forum
substack.com
January 25, 2026 at 5:22 PM
Lovely tribute to Jean Perraton in the latest Cam Valley Forum newsletter. Jean was a keen wild swimmer, campaigning for people to reclaim their watery freedom. Designated Bathing Water Status at Sheep's Green brings hope for a cleaner River Cam. Thanks Jean, we miss you substack.com/home/post/p-...
Wishing you all a very #HappyNewYear!
It's a wrap for 2025! Here's what's kept us busy this year thanks to all partners, funders and supporters 💙 www.watersencam.co.uk/looking-back...
💦 Let's #KeepTheRainOutOfTheDrain in 2026
💦 Let's #KeepTheRainOutOfTheDrain in 2026
December 31, 2025 at 3:47 PM
Wishing you all a very #HappyNewYear!
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Support water & nature in the River Cam Catchment effortlessly - with the @easyuk plugin, a portion of your online purchase can go to the non-profit @watersencam. We can bring our Rain Lab to more schools & communities, and put more rain in the ground. www.easyfundraising.org.uk/support-a-go...
You spend, brands donate to Water Sensitive Cambridge CIC.
Help us when you shop with 7,000+ brands. Join now.
www.easyfundraising.org.uk
December 1, 2025 at 2:02 PM
Support water & nature in the River Cam Catchment effortlessly - with the @easyuk plugin, a portion of your online purchase can go to the non-profit @watersencam. We can bring our Rain Lab to more schools & communities, and put more rain in the ground. www.easyfundraising.org.uk/support-a-go...
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Just a few spaces now for Water Night at the Technology Museum on Riverside (Pye building) on Wednesday at 6:30pm. Come join us to discuss local water and how some residents manage their use in the home & garden. Part of #cambridgeopenecohomes for CCF. Free. www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/water-sens...
November 16, 2025 at 4:29 PM
Just a few spaces now for Water Night at the Technology Museum on Riverside (Pye building) on Wednesday at 6:30pm. Come join us to discuss local water and how some residents manage their use in the home & garden. Part of #cambridgeopenecohomes for CCF. Free. www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/water-sens...
Comment on exciting new water course creation on #SheepsGreen #cambridge (north of Fen Causeway) for fish passes/general biodiversity. 🐟 engage.cambridge.gov.uk/en-GB/projec...
October 5, 2025 at 9:15 PM
Comment on exciting new water course creation on #SheepsGreen #cambridge (north of Fen Causeway) for fish passes/general biodiversity. 🐟 engage.cambridge.gov.uk/en-GB/projec...
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cambridgeppf.org/etn/rof-pure-c… Tonight 6:30pm Leper Chapel: PURE CLEAN WATER.
A primer on water crisis & economic pressures in Cambridge, portrait of a chalk stream and medieval engineering.
Our oldest surviving intact building is a beautiful cinema for one more night#riversoffilmlm
A primer on water crisis & economic pressures in Cambridge, portrait of a chalk stream and medieval engineering.
Our oldest surviving intact building is a beautiful cinema for one more night#riversoffilmlm
October 4, 2025 at 9:21 AM
cambridgeppf.org/etn/rof-pure-c… Tonight 6:30pm Leper Chapel: PURE CLEAN WATER.
A primer on water crisis & economic pressures in Cambridge, portrait of a chalk stream and medieval engineering.
Our oldest surviving intact building is a beautiful cinema for one more night#riversoffilmlm
A primer on water crisis & economic pressures in Cambridge, portrait of a chalk stream and medieval engineering.
Our oldest surviving intact building is a beautiful cinema for one more night#riversoffilmlm
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Some highlights from the #riversoffilm festival so far: oysters, ocean trawling devastation, #worldriversday poetry, chalk streams & dreams, company of filmmakers who love their rivers and life within and good audiences. Don't miss #ourblueworld cambridgeppf.org/riversoffilm/
September 30, 2025 at 5:46 AM
Some highlights from the #riversoffilm festival so far: oysters, ocean trawling devastation, #worldriversday poetry, chalk streams & dreams, company of filmmakers who love their rivers and life within and good audiences. Don't miss #ourblueworld cambridgeppf.org/riversoffilm/
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Excited to start a rainwater harvesting project to support trees at #stmatthewspiece Community Orchard. Working with #petersfield residents, @camcitco.bsky.social, On the verge Cambridge and others at #stmatthewsgardens / #yorkstreet. Extra hands, smiles & tea most welcome!
September 19, 2025 at 11:28 AM
Excited to start a rainwater harvesting project to support trees at #stmatthewspiece Community Orchard. Working with #petersfield residents, @camcitco.bsky.social, On the verge Cambridge and others at #stmatthewsgardens / #yorkstreet. Extra hands, smiles & tea most welcome!
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Cambridge Rivers of Film Festival: Films & film-related events to inspire care, curiosity & action for our rivers and oceans.
Main: 23 Sept - 4th Oct. cambridgeppf.org/riversoffilm/
Tickets at no cost or at affordable prices, thanks to our event partners & #RiverCamCAN
Main: 23 Sept - 4th Oct. cambridgeppf.org/riversoffilm/
Tickets at no cost or at affordable prices, thanks to our event partners & #RiverCamCAN
August 31, 2025 at 11:14 AM
Cambridge Rivers of Film Festival: Films & film-related events to inspire care, curiosity & action for our rivers and oceans.
Main: 23 Sept - 4th Oct. cambridgeppf.org/riversoffilm/
Tickets at no cost or at affordable prices, thanks to our event partners & #RiverCamCAN
Main: 23 Sept - 4th Oct. cambridgeppf.org/riversoffilm/
Tickets at no cost or at affordable prices, thanks to our event partners & #RiverCamCAN
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The draft Local Nature Recovery Strategy is open for comment until 11 Sept. The LNRS describes our most precious habitats in Cambridgeshire & Peterborough, including chalk streams & fen habitats. For benefit of future generations & our non-human kin yourvoice.cambridgeshire.gov.uk/lnrs/consult...
August 17, 2025 at 7:40 PM
The draft Local Nature Recovery Strategy is open for comment until 11 Sept. The LNRS describes our most precious habitats in Cambridgeshire & Peterborough, including chalk streams & fen habitats. For benefit of future generations & our non-human kin yourvoice.cambridgeshire.gov.uk/lnrs/consult...
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Seeking volunteers 🙏🏼 for The Cambridge Rivers of Film Festival
23rd Sept – 4th Oct.
Partnering with cambridgeppf.bsky.social to bring an exciting programme of films, workshops & other events focused on rivers this Autumn. We seek volunteers like you! #riversoffilmfestival #rivercamcan
23rd Sept – 4th Oct.
Partnering with cambridgeppf.bsky.social to bring an exciting programme of films, workshops & other events focused on rivers this Autumn. We seek volunteers like you! #riversoffilmfestival #rivercamcan
River of Film Festival seeks volunteers - Water Sensitive Cambridge
The Cambridge Rivers of Film Festival 23rd Sept – 4th Oct We are partnering with Cambridge Past, Present & Future to bring an exciting programme of films, workshops and other events focused on rivers,...
www.watersencam.co.uk
August 18, 2025 at 10:02 PM
Seeking volunteers 🙏🏼 for The Cambridge Rivers of Film Festival
23rd Sept – 4th Oct.
Partnering with cambridgeppf.bsky.social to bring an exciting programme of films, workshops & other events focused on rivers this Autumn. We seek volunteers like you! #riversoffilmfestival #rivercamcan
23rd Sept – 4th Oct.
Partnering with cambridgeppf.bsky.social to bring an exciting programme of films, workshops & other events focused on rivers this Autumn. We seek volunteers like you! #riversoffilmfestival #rivercamcan
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Glorious morning with 100 other river lovers on a flotilla of punts, paddle boards, canoes and kayaks showing love for our #rivercam. Message to @anglianwater.bsky.social : try harder to #cleanitup! #camvalleyforum @sascampaigns.bsky.social #paddleoutprotest #puntandpaddleout
May 17, 2025 at 9:49 PM
Glorious morning with 100 other river lovers on a flotilla of punts, paddle boards, canoes and kayaks showing love for our #rivercam. Message to @anglianwater.bsky.social : try harder to #cleanitup! #camvalleyforum @sascampaigns.bsky.social #paddleoutprotest #puntandpaddleout
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Care about water and how it's "managed" in the UK?Last few days to respond to this consultation: consult.defra.gov.uk/independent-...
Independent Water Commission – Call for Evidence
- Defra
- Citizen Space
This site contains consultations that are run by Defra.
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April 19, 2025 at 6:39 PM
Care about water and how it's "managed" in the UK?Last few days to respond to this consultation: consult.defra.gov.uk/independent-...