@RedSpudd

Grew up in the Fens. Likes trees, hills, etc.

 Sutton, Ely, UK
Joined December 2010
  • Tweets9K
  • Following371
  • Followers396
2.6KMedia
Three ponds connected by a new planting of 1,200 trees. Seemed like a good idea to me...
2
5
20
1,048
There are plans for a 330MW hyperscale data centre in Sutton, so that we can get more of this creepy shit? Yay.
Grok
@grokOct 21
Bring ideas to life with Grok Imagine - super fast, groundbreaking AI image and video generation experience.

7
Our daughter has decided that whe will plant trees to meet the community goals of the Kings Scout Award. So here she is doing the first bit of prep, mowing the site. It's a field end right next to a byway so will benefit the public too.
1
3
65
🚧ADVANCE NOTICE Bury Lane, #Sutton will be CLOSED to all vehicles on the 19th October between the hours of 8am and 5pm for pre surface dressing works. More info: one.network/?GB152318301
1
540
An afternoon passes at Verrall's hide, Wicken Fen. 6 hour time lapse shot on a Sony RX10
Spudd Redman@RedSpuddOct 3
Today we are at Wicken Fen capturing a time-lapse sequence for my daughter's Film Studies project. We're taking it in turns to monitor a camera taking shots every 30s for six hours... Glad the weather is nice.
3
147
You fight the old shower valve out, go to put in the new one then notice it's about as straight as the Tower of Pisa. Aarrghh, quality control nowadays is just shite.
1
1
3
105
Credit where it's due to Di Vapor parts though, who have confirmed shipment of a replacement out within 30 mins of me contacting them. divapor.com/spares
1
1
1
33
Less than 24 hours from reporting a faulty part to having the replacement delivered - perhaps customerr service isn't dead? Thanks to Di Vapor!
13
In September we got 56% of nornal, so far in October we've had less than half of normal rainfall (13.5mm vs 31.6mm) at Witchford.
Mark Williamson@markrwilliamsonOct 16
The latest weekly river flows map points to why the government is warning about water shortages If flows don’t improve they won’t be able to recharge the depleted reservoirs. England needs to see 120% of long-term average rainfall across the winter.
1
3
3
194
Spudd Redman retweeted
Ely Standard@elystandardOct 16
Council opposes proposed wind farms that would cover 8,352 acres of farmland ift.tt/7iXJb1f

Council opposes proposed wind farms that would cover 8,352 acres of farmland

East Cambridgeshire District Council has opposed two proposed wind farms which could cover more than 8,352 acres of farmland.

elystandard.co.uk
1
1
176
Spudd Redman retweeted
APHA
@APHAgovukOct 16
Please look out for #Yellowleggedhornet as this pest can cause significant losses to bee colonies and other native insects. If you think you’ve seen one in your area, please report it. See the information on how to identify them and report sightings at: nationalbeeunit.com/diseases…
7
5
345
East Cambs District Council votes to object to the Vattenfall wind farm proposal.
1
1
93
Completely out of the blue I just got an email from CCC inviting me to sign up for a couple of free tree packs, i.e. 100 trees What's weird is that this is exactly what is already available through the Woodland Trust as part of their MoreWoods Trial Packs woodlandtrust.org.uk/plant-t…
Spudd Redman@RedSpuddOct 6
Not sure what is happening with the @CambsCC woodland creation scheme as it's been total radio silence since July. If it's happening this winter ground prep needs to start now, before it gets too wet to get down the droves (I'm an optimist at heart!)
1
52
The email said they would be given out on a first-come, first-served basis. Took me 8 minutes from getting the email to confirmation of my 'tickets' - think that was fast enough?
50
Accident outside BP Garage, A142 Ely @Cambs_Traffic
2
48
The same time I planted the acorns I shoved some 6" Elder stick in the gorund, just to see what happened. They have grown to over 4 ft tall in a year and are nearly an inch across at the base. I'll cut most of the top growth off before planting them = new batch of cuttings
1
1
4
110
30 free trees potted up to grow on for a year.
3
90
Here is the problem with growing Oaks in our raised beds. This is from an acorn planted Oct '25. It's too small to plant out, but if roots get any bigger it will be a nightmare to lift. Commercial growers would undercut them, I'm trying potting them into cells to encourage spread
1
2
110
Just finished potting up the volunteer Field Maple, I ran out of compost the other day. 15 in this crate.
1
1
44
Is that some new local magazine we've had through the door? Nope. What an utter waste of paper. They've got so little to say they even repeat the bar chart!
1
1
53
I know Anglian Water has a lot of leaks, but they cover 8 Counties, not just Cambridgeshire. Does no-one proof read this stuff?
Ely Standard@elystandardOct 9
Cambridgeshire water leaks fill 86 Olympic pools every day, Lib Dems claim ift.tt/M8GwqYt

Cambridgeshire water leaks fill 86 Olympic pools every day, Lib Dems claim

Cambridgeshire Liberal Democrat MPs have criticised Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch after analysis claimed trillions of litres of water had been lost to leaks across the East of England since the...

elystandard.co.uk
3
49
Load more