#saltmarsh

[katharpy]

[stiickleback]

no idea what to do for my first post so ummmm it is my cat

EDIT: my little baby passed away last week, i miss him so much 😭♥️

[thesaurushouseofdesign]

 Saltmarsh House, Isle of Wight,

Níall McLaughlin Architects

[daveamisdpda]

Along the River Brue

Half closing my eyes, this stretch almost felt like being back in Essex. Echoes of Benfleet Creek, the Thames estuary and all of that…

Location: River Brue, Burnham-on-Sea, Somerset, UK | Shot: 1 - 29.04.26, 2 & 3 - 30.04.26

[r0b0tak]

my d&d campaigns but just memes

we have a lot of fun here

[fenarchives]

spent a few days out on the salt marsh and if I've not been out roaming around then I've been sitting in pubs and cafes drawing the salt marsh <3

[probablyasocialecologist]

A Radical Approach to Flooding in the UK: Give Land Back to the Sea -…

The marsh acts as a natural and hugely effective bulwark against flooding, absorbing and slowing tides before they can encroach inland. Even last winter — the wettest anyone in the area could remember — the village at one edge of the peninsula did not flood. Paths through the marsh remained passable. A steep bank, covered with grass and significantly higher than the old flood wall, now borders the river. The area is also a haven for wildlife. Bird-watching blinds with giant windows offer glimpses of godwits, plovers, oystercatchers, egrets and herons. A growing population of avocets — black-and-white wading birds with distinctive, curling beaks — has gathered around the pools of brackish water. And the marsh has, over time, become a source of pride to the local population. Mr. Darch, who spent much of his career as a poultry farmer, started grazing cattle there in 2019, at the invitation of the Wildfowl and Wetlands Trust. It is not without complications: This year, Mr. Darch found himself watching the sky nervously, wondering when the weather would be dry enough to move his cattle back onto their pastures. If the ground is too damp, he explained, it might create health problems in the cows’ hooves. “They like to have nice dry feet,” he said. But the rewards are plentiful. On the marsh, the cattle are not corralled by fences; instead, their movements are governed by digital collars, which play music to discourage them from drifting into certain areas. Their diets are varied and organic, meaning they provide high-quality, free-range meat. The meat’s traceable origin strengthens the bond between farmers and consumers, Mr. Darch said. Often, he noted, “there is a disconnect there, between our food and where it comes from.” He and two colleagues set up a company, Blue Carbon Farming, in an attempt to bridge that divide. The cows provide other benefits, too. “Cows are natural eco-engineers,” Mr. Darch said. “They eat the grass but don’t take it right down, as sheep would. That means the grass grows longer, which provides more cover for wildlife.”

22 October 2024

[pallart]

This feels like a hundred years ago now— but after sacrificing their first ship in a gambit to succeed at a quest (by loading it up with bombs and luring enemies aboard), Vera insisted on throwing a service for the sunken ship to show their respect.

One of the party members had been absent during the quest, and... made a reasonable assumption.