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🛰️ Mapping an Invasive Species Along the The River Gipping in Suffolk! 🌿We’ve teamed up with The River Gipping Trust to ...
06/08/2025

🛰️ Mapping an Invasive Species Along the The River Gipping in Suffolk! 🌿

We’ve teamed up with The River Gipping Trust to track the spread of Himalayan Balsam — a fast-growing invasive plant that outcompetes native species and weakens riverbanks.

🚶‍♂️ Over 150 geolocated data points have already been collected along and upstream of Stowmarket.

📸 These images are now part of an interactive map designed to guide future conservation efforts.

👉 Explore the map here:
🔗 https://shorturl.at/0e5XF

🧐 Seen Himalayan Balsam near you? Drop a comment or photo below to help us monitor its spread! 👇

26/07/2025

🎨 The Barge at Large! | Free Summer Art Workshops for Kids Aboard the Historic Barge Victor

Join us every Wednesday from 30 July - 27 Aug for hands-on art, craft, and storytelling adventures inspired by Suffolk’s maritime past — all aboard Victor, Ipswich’s historic sailing barge.

👧 Ages 5–11
🕙 Sessions at 10am & 1pm
📍 Ipswich Waterfront (on Victor)

Each week offers a different creative theme — from pirate crafts to cyanotype printing!

✨ Free to attend, but booking essential.

13/07/2025

The Trusts 12 page summer edition of its Restoration News-sheet is now available to download

https://files.websitebuilder.prositehosting.co.uk/8e/66/8e66c998-f46d-41fd-923a-319f845f5717.pdf

🌿🔍 Nature Photo Challenge: Can You Spot the Invader?Time to put your eagle eyes to the test! 🦅Somewhere in this lush riv...
01/07/2025

🌿🔍 Nature Photo Challenge: Can You Spot the Invader?

Time to put your eagle eyes to the test! 🦅
Somewhere in this lush riverside scene hides a beautiful but harmful plant — Himalayan balsam, one of the UK’s most invasive species. It might look lovely, but it spreads rapidly and threatens our native wildlife.

🎯 Your Challenge:
🔍 Zoom in on the photo
🌱 Find the Himalayan balsam
💬 Drop a comment when you think you’ve spotted it!
👥 Tag a friend to take the challenge too!

🧠 Hint: Look for tall stems with pointed, serrated leaves in whorls, and you might just catch its pink flowers starting to bloom.

Let’s have some fun while protecting our countryside. Every pair of eyes helps raise awareness. 💚

🌿✨ Using AI to Tackle Himalayan Balsam – One Image at a Time! ✨🌿We’re training an AI model to spot and identify Himalaya...
28/06/2025

🌿✨ Using AI to Tackle Himalayan Balsam – One Image at a Time! ✨🌿

We’re training an AI model to spot and identify Himalayan balsam in the wild – like the plant in this photo. 📸✅

Why? While it may look attractive, Himalayan balsam is one of the UK’s most invasive non-native plants. It outcompetes native species, destabilises riverbanks, and spreads rapidly – especially along watercourses.

🧠💻 With this AI model, we aim to:
🔍 Automatically detect Himalayan balsam in images
📍 Extract precise geographical coordinates
🚨 Enable faster response and targeted removal

By combining ecology, machine learning, and field data, we’re creating a tool with real-world environmental impact.

👉 Want to get involved or learn more? Drop us a message or share this post with others working in environmental conservation.

27/06/2025

The invasive Himalayan Balsam plant is now beginning to flower in its ‘spectacular’ pink bloom along the Gipping. Now is the time to pull it and destroy it. We have around five weeks before it forms seed buds spreading up to around 1,000 seeds per plant into and around the river. Whilst out walking this weekend look out for the balsam. Pull just one plant, and you will stop up to 1,000 plants growing next year. It only grows from seeds.

🌻 Happy Suffolk Day! 🌻Today, we’re celebrating everything that makes Suffolk so special — from its stunning coastlines a...
21/06/2025

🌻 Happy Suffolk Day! 🌻

Today, we’re celebrating everything that makes Suffolk so special — from its stunning coastlines and charming villages to its rich history and vibrant local community. 💛

We’re proud to be part of this beautiful county and even prouder to serve the wonderful people who call Suffolk home. Whether you’re enjoying a walk in the countryside, supporting local businesses, or just soaking up the Suffolk sunshine — today is for you! ☀️

Let us know in the comments — what do you love most about Suffolk? 👇

21/06/2025

📍 River Gipping – Claydon & Great Blakenham
📅 Mapped on: 20/06/2025

🗺️ We’ve just completed mapping a section of the River Gipping as part of our 🌱 discovery phase for surveys coming up in August 2025.

🔍 This groundwork helps identify key areas for future environmental studies and supports our mission to deliver insightful data.

🖱️ Explore the map here 👉 https://atlas360.co.uk/map/index.html

📢 More updates soon

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09/12/2024

📍 Pipps Ford Lock, The River Gipping, Suffolk
📅 Monday, 9th December 2024

09/12/2024

📍 Pipps Ford Lock, The River Gipping, Suffolk
📅 Monday, 9th December 2024

09/12/2024

📍 The River Gipping, Great Blakenham, Suffolk
📅 Monday, 9th December 2024

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