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Mike Beard

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|| Ecology || Information Technology || Photography || Disc Golf || * All opinions my own * ||

 Manchester, England
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Joined May 2013
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Public consultation: Greater Manchester Local Nature Recovery Strategy 💚 Do you care about the state of nature across our city-region? Have your say on how nature recovery is prioritised across Greater Manchester! Find out more here: orlo.uk/uZFCt #GMGreenCity
Picture of a woman with two children sat looking into a field. Text reads: Have your say on how nature recovery should be prioritised across Greater Manchester. Save the date: Consultation live from Friday 15 November 2024. Find out more: www.greatermanchester-ca.gov.uk/LNRS

ALT Picture of a woman with two children sat looking into a field. Text reads: Have your say on how nature recovery should be prioritised across Greater Manchester. Save the date: Consultation live from Friday 15 November 2024. Find out more: www.greatermanchester-ca.gov.uk/LNRS

Picture of a bee on a flower. Text reads: Come to one of our local drop in sessions and have your say on how nature recovery should be prioritised across Greater Manchester. Town Hall Atrium, Wigan: 18 Nov, 1pm-4pm Number One Riverside, Rochdale: 19 Nov, 12pm-4pm Central Library, Manchester: 20 Nov, 11am-3pm Stockport Town Hall: 22 Nov, 9.30am-1.30pm Spindles Shopping Centre, Oldham: 26 Nov, 1pm-4pm Salford Suite, Civic Centre, Swinton: 29 Nov, 1pm-5pm Library Community Room, Tameside One: 4 Dec, 11am-3pm Sale Library, Trafford: 6 Jan 2025, 11am-2pm Moss Bank Cafe, Bolton: 7 Jan 2025, 10am-1pm Mill Gate Shopping Centre, Bury: 8 Jan 2025, 1pm-4pm Find out more: www.greatermanchester-ca.gov.uk/LNRS

ALT Picture of a bee on a flower. Text reads: Come to one of our local drop in sessions and have your say on how nature recovery should be prioritised across Greater Manchester. Town Hall Atrium, Wigan: 18 Nov, 1pm-4pm Number One Riverside, Rochdale: 19 Nov, 12pm-4pm Central Library, Manchester: 20 Nov, 11am-3pm Stockport Town Hall: 22 Nov, 9.30am-1.30pm Spindles Shopping Centre, Oldham: 26 Nov, 1pm-4pm Salford Suite, Civic Centre, Swinton: 29 Nov, 1pm-5pm Library Community Room, Tameside One: 4 Dec, 11am-3pm Sale Library, Trafford: 6 Jan 2025, 11am-2pm Moss Bank Cafe, Bolton: 7 Jan 2025, 10am-1pm Mill Gate Shopping Centre, Bury: 8 Jan 2025, 1pm-4pm Find out more: www.greatermanchester-ca.gov.uk/LNRS

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Save the date: the public consultation for our Local Nature Recovery Strategy opens Friday 15 November. Join a drop in session or respond online to have your say on how nature recovery should be prioritised across the GM 🌲 Find out more: orlo.uk/ALuNW #GMGreenCity
Image of a flower. Text reads: Local Nature Recovery Strategy public consultation Have your say on how nature recovery should be prioritised across Greater Manchester. Save the date: Consultation from Friday 15 November 2024. Find out more: www.greatermanchester-ca.gov.uk/LNRS

ALT Image of a flower. Text reads: Local Nature Recovery Strategy public consultation Have your say on how nature recovery should be prioritised across Greater Manchester. Save the date: Consultation from Friday 15 November 2024. Find out more: www.greatermanchester-ca.gov.uk/LNRS

Image of a mother and her two young children, sat on a bench looking into a meadow. Text reads: Local Nature Recovery Strategy public consultation Come to one of our local drop in sessions and have your say on how nature recovery should be prioritised across Greater Manchester. Town Hall Atrium, Wigan: 18 Nov, 1pm-4pm Number One Riverside, Rochdale: 19 Nov, 12pm-4pm Central Library, Manchester: 20 Nov, 11am-3pm Stockport Central Library: 22 Nov, 10am-2pm Spindles Shopping Centre, Oldham: 26 Nov, 1pm-4pm Salford Suite, Civic Centre, Swinton: 29 Nov, 1pm-5pm Library Community Room, Tameside One: 4 Dec, 11am-3pm Moss Bank Cafe, Bolton: 7 Jan 2025, 9am-1pm Mill Gate Shopping Centre, Bury: 8 Jan 2025, 1pm-4pm Trafford location - date TBC Find out more: www.greatermanchester-ca.gov.uk/LNRS

ALT Image of a mother and her two young children, sat on a bench looking into a meadow. Text reads: Local Nature Recovery Strategy public consultation Come to one of our local drop in sessions and have your say on how nature recovery should be prioritised across Greater Manchester. Town Hall Atrium, Wigan: 18 Nov, 1pm-4pm Number One Riverside, Rochdale: 19 Nov, 12pm-4pm Central Library, Manchester: 20 Nov, 11am-3pm Stockport Central Library: 22 Nov, 10am-2pm Spindles Shopping Centre, Oldham: 26 Nov, 1pm-4pm Salford Suite, Civic Centre, Swinton: 29 Nov, 1pm-5pm Library Community Room, Tameside One: 4 Dec, 11am-3pm Moss Bank Cafe, Bolton: 7 Jan 2025, 9am-1pm Mill Gate Shopping Centre, Bury: 8 Jan 2025, 1pm-4pm Trafford location - date TBC Find out more: www.greatermanchester-ca.gov.uk/LNRS

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Registration for #GMGreenSummit 2024 is now open 🎉💚 Join us on Monday 9 December for the launch of the next GM Environment Plan and to hear from a wide range of expert speakers. Register for free here: gmgreensummit2024.eventbrite…
Greater Manchester Green Summit 2024

Greater Manchester Green Summit 2024

Taking climate action today, tomorrow, together for a greener, fairer and more prosperous city region.

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Round One of the #GreenSpacesFund has attracted 1,707 volunteers (and counting) to projects across Greater Manchester. You know what they say: many hands make light work! 🫶🌻 @GMGreenCity @greatermcr
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It’s #INNSweek 2024! Today we’re looking at what is being done to reduce the impacts of invasive non-native plants and animals. The 2023 Invasive Species Strategy sets out ambitious aims to guide government and other organisations. Find out more nonnativespecies.org/what-ca…
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This week is invasive non-native species week or #INNSweek. One of our most common INNS in the catchment is Himalayan balsam. The good news is balsam is very easy & quite satisfying to clear, below Adam shows us how. Try it on your next riverside walk.
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It’s INNSweek 2024! Organisations across the #UK #Ireland #Guernsey #Jersey and #IsleOfMan are working together to raise awareness of: - invasive non-native species 🦞🦝🌱 - their impacts - how you can help Watch our video then find out more nonnativespecies.org/what-ca…
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The Recycle for Greater Manchester Community Fund is another of the funds we administer at the GMEF, and is a joint initiative by @recycle4gm and @suezUK So far, £659,141 has been awarded to 69 projects that reduce household waste, increase recycling and encourage reuse ♻
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Calling all community groups! Want to help reduce the use of single-use plastics across Greater Manchester? Join our upcoming webinar with @CitytoSea_ to learn all about the support they offer to reduce plastic use in your local area - find out more: us06web.zoom.us/meeting/regi…
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📢 New campaign launched to help Greater Manchester residents to Feel the Benefit of a warmer home through energy advice, support, and house upgrades 🏡 Find out more here: bit.ly/3SW20tE #GMGreenCity
Home

Home

Helping residents reduce their energy bills and make their homes warmer and greener.

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Want to cut your energy bills down to size and take care of you, your wallet, and the planet? 🌍 Check your eligibility for impartial support to make your home more energy efficient: orlo.uk/ZpRdz #FeelTheBenefitGM
Feel the benefit of impartial energy advice. Feel the benefit of a warmer home, save money on your energy bills, and help tackle climate change. Check if you're eligible for funding support.

ALT Feel the benefit of impartial energy advice. Feel the benefit of a warmer home, save money on your energy bills, and help tackle climate change. Check if you're eligible for funding support.

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📢We're currently developing Greater Manchester's first plan for nature and would like to hear your views on priority actions for nature recovery across the city-region 💚 Share your thoughts here: gmconsult.org/environment-te… #GMGreenCity
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Development of Greater Manchester's first Local Nature Recovery Strategy is underway - learn more how priorities are being worked up in this great @DefraNature interview with Sam Evans, Head of Natural Environment at @greatermcr 👉 bit.ly/3UKVAjw #GMGreenCity
Local strategies, national ambitions: how Local Nature Recovery Strategies are helping us achieve...

Local strategies, national ambitions: how Local Nature Recovery Strategies are helping us achieve...

In this blog, Julian Harlow, head of the Local Nature Recovery Strategies policy team in Defra, tells us how these local strategies are helping us to achieve our national environment targets.

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Calling all Greater Manchester businesses! Join Andy Burnham, Mayor of Greater Manchester, and a range of other expert speakers at our upcoming investor event 💚 Thursday 30 November at the Greater Manchester Chamber of Commerce. Find out more: gmenvfund.org/news/event-inv…
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We are looking for donations of raffle prizes for the @wildlife_info / @BRIScotland Autumn Conference on Sat 11 November. I am donating my latest Zarzo basket. Please bring any donations to the event. Bookings close this Friday! eventbrite.co.uk/e/twic-bris…
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TWIC@wildlife_info2 Oct 2023
Diary date: Sat 11 November 2023 - TWIC & @BRIScotland joint Autumn Conference @Stirling_High Talks will centre on how we go about attracting new people to the #biologicalrecording, including younger naturalists & the role of technology. Booking details coming soon! 📷Mike Beard
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📢 Join us for our #GMGreenSummit 2023 livestream from 9:30am today! Hear from @MayorofGM and others about the progress made and challenges ahead as Greater Manchester continues its journey to carbon neutrality by 2038 💚 vimeo.com/868005803/d8239581… #GMGreenCity
Green Summit 2023

Green Summit 2023

This is "Green Summit 2023" by GMCA on Vimeo, the home for high quality videos and the people who love them.

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One week to go until #GMGreenSummit 2023 and it's fully booked! 🎉💚 Not going to be able to make it? Don't despair! We'll be streaming the main sessions from the event live from 9:30am on the day #GMGreenCity
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We've just released the last batch of tickets for this year's #GMGreenSummit - secure your place here: eventbrite.co.uk/e/694578802… #GMGreenCity
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Well done John Frazer & #BoltonGreenUmbrella for eradicating #JapaneseKnotweed from Bradshaw Brook. 💚 Great team work by Bolton #Volunteers
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'You could be sued for over £30k, even if you didn't know it was there' A 'Japanese Knotweed' expert that says your mortgage could be denied, your house sale could fall through, and more, if this plant is on your property.
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Invasive non native species are a strategic issue for river management across the North West, and one that #NaturalCourse is addressing. We're really pleased to see one of our projects featuring on MSM helping to raise awareness of the issue.
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@GBNEWS15 Sep 2023
'You could be sued for over £30k, even if you didn't know it was there' A 'Japanese Knotweed' expert that says your mortgage could be denied, your house sale could fall through, and more, if this plant is on your property.
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