An atmospheric shot of the Humber Estuary, looking towards the Eastern Docks & Saltend.
#hull #yorkshire #travel #photography #over_yonder #photographersofbluesky #photographersunited #eastcoastkin #winter
#hull #yorkshire #travel #photography #over_yonder #photographersofbluesky #photographersunited #eastcoastkin #winter
February 2, 2026 at 6:52 PM
An atmospheric shot of the Humber Estuary, looking towards the Eastern Docks & Saltend.
#hull #yorkshire #travel #photography #over_yonder #photographersofbluesky #photographersunited #eastcoastkin #winter
#hull #yorkshire #travel #photography #over_yonder #photographersofbluesky #photographersunited #eastcoastkin #winter
A sailboat on a grey flat calm Humber Estuary. Heads towards the huge chemical Refinery at Saltend. It's chimneys and cooling tower billowing out steam into the grey sky. See #alt-text #alttext for full description.
#hull #yorkshire #photography #over_yonder #travel #industriallandscape
#hull #yorkshire #photography #over_yonder #travel #industriallandscape
January 13, 2025 at 8:49 PM
A sailboat on a grey flat calm Humber Estuary. Heads towards the huge chemical Refinery at Saltend. It's chimneys and cooling tower billowing out steam into the grey sky. See #alt-text #alttext for full description.
#hull #yorkshire #photography #over_yonder #travel #industriallandscape
#hull #yorkshire #photography #over_yonder #travel #industriallandscape
April 9, 2025 at 1:50 PM
A sailboat on a still Humber Estuary. Heading towards the Saltend Chemical Refinery just outside Hull. Taken under a orangy early morning sky.
#hull #yorkshire #travel #photography #sky #alt-text #sailboat
#hull #yorkshire #travel #photography #sky #alt-text #sailboat
December 15, 2024 at 10:03 AM
A sailboat on a still Humber Estuary. Heading towards the Saltend Chemical Refinery just outside Hull. Taken under a orangy early morning sky.
#hull #yorkshire #travel #photography #sky #alt-text #sailboat
#hull #yorkshire #travel #photography #sky #alt-text #sailboat
Cold air blowing off the Humber certainly blew the cobwebs away this morning. #Yorkshire #Sunrise
April 14, 2025 at 5:10 AM
Cold air blowing off the Humber certainly blew the cobwebs away this morning. #Yorkshire #Sunrise
IMO, this takes the US in the wrong direction long-term in trying to stand up secure supply chains. These facilities need to be distributed across allies and partners not concentrated in the US. But US largesse is going to distort the market.
Saltend: Major UK rare earths refinery scrapped in favour of US
The project would have given the UK a strategic foothold in the rare earths industry.
www.bbc.com
October 17, 2025 at 2:05 PM
IMO, this takes the US in the wrong direction long-term in trying to stand up secure supply chains. These facilities need to be distributed across allies and partners not concentrated in the US. But US largesse is going to distort the market.
Bitterly cold today at Saltend. No sign of the Gannets and Little Auks seen yesterday.
Did see a Water Rail though, not normally found in this part of the patch, so that's nice.
103 Avocet and several flocks of Bar-tailed Godwits (and the odd Blackwit) gave some variety.
#YorkshireBirding
Did see a Water Rail though, not normally found in this part of the patch, so that's nice.
103 Avocet and several flocks of Bar-tailed Godwits (and the odd Blackwit) gave some variety.
#YorkshireBirding
December 11, 2024 at 12:02 AM
Bitterly cold today at Saltend. No sign of the Gannets and Little Auks seen yesterday.
Did see a Water Rail though, not normally found in this part of the patch, so that's nice.
103 Avocet and several flocks of Bar-tailed Godwits (and the odd Blackwit) gave some variety.
#YorkshireBirding
Did see a Water Rail though, not normally found in this part of the patch, so that's nice.
103 Avocet and several flocks of Bar-tailed Godwits (and the odd Blackwit) gave some variety.
#YorkshireBirding
Saltend bioethanol plant at risk of closure without intervention after US trade deal
www.hulldailymail.co.uk/news/hull-ea...
#r4today
www.hulldailymail.co.uk/news/hull-ea...
#r4today
Saltend bioethanol plant at risk without intervention after US trade deal
Vivergo Fuels' managing director believes the situation can be turned around but 'time is rapidly running out'
www.hulldailymail.co.uk
May 28, 2025 at 5:03 AM
Saltend bioethanol plant at risk of closure without intervention after US trade deal
www.hulldailymail.co.uk/news/hull-ea...
#r4today
www.hulldailymail.co.uk/news/hull-ea...
#r4today
Rare Earths refinery at Saltend, Hull is over (nobody really surprised, environmental questions rehearsed by me endlessly on Twitter were never answered)
October 16, 2025 at 8:13 AM
Rare Earths refinery at Saltend, Hull is over (nobody really surprised, environmental questions rehearsed by me endlessly on Twitter were never answered)
Spot the #Hull #Gannet (easier if you're on board the docked ferry!) - one of 20 we had - as well as seven Little Auks, from incidental obs 1130-1445 at Saltend while conducting other surveys. We're well upstream here, so it was pleasing to get some stormy seabird action...
#UKBirds #YorksBirds
#UKBirds #YorksBirds
December 9, 2024 at 5:08 PM
Spot the #Hull #Gannet (easier if you're on board the docked ferry!) - one of 20 we had - as well as seven Little Auks, from incidental obs 1130-1445 at Saltend while conducting other surveys. We're well upstream here, so it was pleasing to get some stormy seabird action...
#UKBirds #YorksBirds
#UKBirds #YorksBirds
Thought I'd have a nice walk to Saltend in the sun. Wasn't expecting the bitterly cold wind though.
Still, 3 new #patchworkchallenge ticks, including a singing Skylark that didn't care about the cold!
#yorkshirebirding
Still, 3 new #patchworkchallenge ticks, including a singing Skylark that didn't care about the cold!
#yorkshirebirding
February 17, 2025 at 2:14 PM
Thought I'd have a nice walk to Saltend in the sun. Wasn't expecting the bitterly cold wind though.
Still, 3 new #patchworkchallenge ticks, including a singing Skylark that didn't care about the cold!
#yorkshirebirding
Still, 3 new #patchworkchallenge ticks, including a singing Skylark that didn't care about the cold!
#yorkshirebirding
Saltend: Major UK rare earths refinery scrapped in favour of US
Saltend: Major UK rare earths refinery scrapped in favour of US
The project would have given the UK a strategic foothold in the rare earths industry.
www.bbc.com
October 17, 2025 at 7:27 AM
Saltend: Major UK rare earths refinery scrapped in favour of US
Short walk to Saltend added Bar-tailed Godwit to my #patchbirding list.
I'd already added Rook and Jackdaw today from my office window when a mixed corvid flock landed on the farm field opposite - actually not a very common sight in Paull!
#YorkshireBirding
I'd already added Rook and Jackdaw today from my office window when a mixed corvid flock landed on the farm field opposite - actually not a very common sight in Paull!
#YorkshireBirding
March 5, 2025 at 1:49 PM
Short walk to Saltend added Bar-tailed Godwit to my #patchbirding list.
I'd already added Rook and Jackdaw today from my office window when a mixed corvid flock landed on the farm field opposite - actually not a very common sight in Paull!
#YorkshireBirding
I'd already added Rook and Jackdaw today from my office window when a mixed corvid flock landed on the farm field opposite - actually not a very common sight in Paull!
#YorkshireBirding
Been so busy over the last couple of months I've not been able to be out locally much. So it was nice to have a couple of short lunchtime walks this week. Not a huge amount about, but a Porpoise in the Humber yesterday and and a #PWC2025 tick Shag today were nice to find.
#YorkshireBirding
#YorkshireBirding
August 21, 2025 at 7:11 PM
Been so busy over the last couple of months I've not been able to be out locally much. So it was nice to have a couple of short lunchtime walks this week. Not a huge amount about, but a Porpoise in the Humber yesterday and and a #PWC2025 tick Shag today were nice to find.
#YorkshireBirding
#YorkshireBirding
Ineos are big at Saltend, East Hull. On the south bank, oil refineries
January 12, 2025 at 7:15 PM
Ineos are big at Saltend, East Hull. On the south bank, oil refineries
What a great lunchtime walk to Saltend. Bright blue skies and very little wind. Picked up a few common NFY birds (but no Avocet strangely).
Absolute highlight though was this amazing view of a Water Rail. Best ever view of one on my patch - didn't even move when a dog ran past.
#YorkshireBirding
Absolute highlight though was this amazing view of a Water Rail. Best ever view of one on my patch - didn't even move when a dog ran past.
#YorkshireBirding
January 29, 2025 at 3:45 PM
What a great lunchtime walk to Saltend. Bright blue skies and very little wind. Picked up a few common NFY birds (but no Avocet strangely).
Absolute highlight though was this amazing view of a Water Rail. Best ever view of one on my patch - didn't even move when a dog ran past.
#YorkshireBirding
Absolute highlight though was this amazing view of a Water Rail. Best ever view of one on my patch - didn't even move when a dog ran past.
#YorkshireBirding
Under a month ago:
Plans for a groundbreaking rare earths refinery in East Yorkshire have been scrapped, after the company sought investment in the US instead
Pensana spent 7 yrs developing a mine in Angola. The project, one of the world's largest, will REEs in 2027
www.bbc.com/news/article...
Plans for a groundbreaking rare earths refinery in East Yorkshire have been scrapped, after the company sought investment in the US instead
Pensana spent 7 yrs developing a mine in Angola. The project, one of the world's largest, will REEs in 2027
www.bbc.com/news/article...
Saltend: Major UK rare earths refinery scrapped in favour of US
The project would have given the UK a strategic foothold in the rare earths industry.
www.bbc.com
November 13, 2025 at 9:56 PM
Under a month ago:
Plans for a groundbreaking rare earths refinery in East Yorkshire have been scrapped, after the company sought investment in the US instead
Pensana spent 7 yrs developing a mine in Angola. The project, one of the world's largest, will REEs in 2027
www.bbc.com/news/article...
Plans for a groundbreaking rare earths refinery in East Yorkshire have been scrapped, after the company sought investment in the US instead
Pensana spent 7 yrs developing a mine in Angola. The project, one of the world's largest, will REEs in 2027
www.bbc.com/news/article...
Had a walk up to Saltend today. Fieldfares still in the trees in the village, but Chiffchaffs singing away by the Haven. It's a fun time of year!
Finally added Peregrine and Avocet to the #pwc2024 list, good to get some 2 pointers on the board - it's been a bit of a struggle so far! #ukbirding
Finally added Peregrine and Avocet to the #pwc2024 list, good to get some 2 pointers on the board - it's been a bit of a struggle so far! #ukbirding
March 18, 2024 at 5:20 PM
Had a walk up to Saltend today. Fieldfares still in the trees in the village, but Chiffchaffs singing away by the Haven. It's a fun time of year!
Finally added Peregrine and Avocet to the #pwc2024 list, good to get some 2 pointers on the board - it's been a bit of a struggle so far! #ukbirding
Finally added Peregrine and Avocet to the #pwc2024 list, good to get some 2 pointers on the board - it's been a bit of a struggle so far! #ukbirding
BBC News - Saltend: Major UK rare earths refinery scrapped in favour of US - BBC News
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Saltend: Major UK rare earths refinery scrapped in favour of US
The project would have given the UK a strategic foothold in the rare earths industry.
www.bbc.co.uk
October 17, 2025 at 8:04 AM
BBC News - Saltend: Major UK rare earths refinery scrapped in favour of US - BBC News
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Foolishly went for a walk to Saltend at lunchtime, feel like it was the hottest point all week...
Anyway, not many birds about, but did come across this very cool (Cucumber?) Spider.
Anyway, not many birds about, but did come across this very cool (Cucumber?) Spider.
June 26, 2026 at 5:06 PM
Foolishly went for a walk to Saltend at lunchtime, feel like it was the hottest point all week...
Anyway, not many birds about, but did come across this very cool (Cucumber?) Spider.
Anyway, not many birds about, but did come across this very cool (Cucumber?) Spider.
Could genuinely sustainable aviation fuel be on the horizon?
Oxford Uni spin-out has created a single-step process to convert CO2 & hydrogen into kerosene.
Pilot plant to be constructed on Yorkshire coast BUT costs very uncertain
www.businessgreen.com/news/4324455...
Oxford Uni spin-out has created a single-step process to convert CO2 & hydrogen into kerosene.
Pilot plant to be constructed on Yorkshire coast BUT costs very uncertain
www.businessgreen.com/news/4324455...
OXCCU to build 'world first' sustainable aviation fuel plant at Saltend Chemicals Park
Humberside chemical plant-owner confirms plans for ground-breaking project to convert carbon dioxide and green hydrogen into sustainable aviation fuels
www.businessgreen.com
June 19, 2024 at 6:55 AM
Could genuinely sustainable aviation fuel be on the horizon?
Oxford Uni spin-out has created a single-step process to convert CO2 & hydrogen into kerosene.
Pilot plant to be constructed on Yorkshire coast BUT costs very uncertain
www.businessgreen.com/news/4324455...
Oxford Uni spin-out has created a single-step process to convert CO2 & hydrogen into kerosene.
Pilot plant to be constructed on Yorkshire coast BUT costs very uncertain
www.businessgreen.com/news/4324455...
Lanzatech announces £600m investment in new Sustainable Aviation Fuel plant on Humberside. Potentially huge boost to the UK's green fuel and CCS plans. www.businessgreen.com/news/4524928...
LanzaTech announces plans for £600m Humberside Sustainable Aviation Fuel plant
Lanzatech selects Saltend Chemicals Park in Humberside for SAF facility that is set to produce 80,000 tonnes of low carbon fuel a year
www.businessgreen.com
January 29, 2026 at 3:34 PM
Lanzatech announces £600m investment in new Sustainable Aviation Fuel plant on Humberside. Potentially huge boost to the UK's green fuel and CCS plans. www.businessgreen.com/news/4524928...
Ah, Saltend. I miss living in Hedon
April 14, 2025 at 8:54 AM
Ah, Saltend. I miss living in Hedon
Not to mention 60 jobs at Saltend (Hull) last year
February 13, 2026 at 7:41 PM
Not to mention 60 jobs at Saltend (Hull) last year