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Dr Kerry S (She/Her)
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Interests: emerging chemicals, ecology and all things water
Water Monitoring Manager, Environment Agency
#nature | #photography | happiest in, near or under #water

https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Kerry-Sims-3
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I have just been for a scunge… but not sure I am a fan of the word… think I prefer wander

#Hampshire #countryside #coast
July 26, 2025 at 10:27 AM
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I’ve had a male and female this week- I think they visit from nearby ponds in the neighbours garden
May 31, 2025 at 7:45 PM
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🪴Garden highlight🪴
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Female Broad-Bodied Chaser (Libellula depressa) retreating from the wind amongst the ivy high up in our hedge

#Nature #garden
A dragonfly with stained glass wings reflecting in the sunlight- its body a dusty pale yellow against the fresh green ivy leaves.
May 31, 2025 at 8:52 AM
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🌊 Start of the 2025 Bathing Water Season! 🌊

National Monitoring Field Team samplers are collecting Bathing Water samples up & down the country

More info in the blog- vital information for water users: lnkd.in/eH37p7iP
🏄‍♂️ 🏊‍♀️🚣
#Water #WaterQuality #Monitoring #Monitor #Science #Surf #Swim #Paddle 🧪
Sampler in dry suit and life jacket emerging from the sea with a water sample in their sampling pole
May 16, 2025 at 9:01 AM
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Have you heard about the latest science undertaken by the Environment Agency? 🧪

If you’ve missed out so far, hot off the press - the Chief Scientist’s Annual Review 2024 has just been published this week - more here… assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/681354...
Cover of the report… chief scientists annual review 2024 Top of the page shows an urbanised watercourse with buildings close to the water.
May 10, 2025 at 9:17 AM
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Still time to get involved in #CitizenScience month! 🧪

Doubled-up supporting @earthwatcheurope.bsky.social #GreatUKWaterBlitz with phosphate & nitrate measurements on my local river
Then @TheRiversTrust.bsky.social #BigRiverWatch survey

Crystal clear water, water crowfoot flowering & swallows!
April 27, 2025 at 10:34 PM
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Interested in Citizen Science? 🧪

Check out the Environment Agency’s Water Hub page: engageenvironmentagency.uk.engagementhq.com/citizen-scie...

- Download the new technical framework to maximise use of citizen science data!

- Sign-up to get updates!

#Water #CitizenScience #Environment #Science
March 29, 2025 at 9:31 AM
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🥼 Increase in water quality & chemical analysis sample capacity at the Environment Agency Leeds Laboratory after £4m investment 🥼

This week saw the celebratory opening of the new floor following investment from the Natural Capital Ecosystem Assessment Programme.

Great to see #Monitoring investment
An analyst working on a gas chromatography mass spectrometer which analyses chemicals. The inside of a gas chromatography mass spectrometer An analyst working on equipment which analyses nutrients Part of the new laboratory in Leeds
February 27, 2025 at 8:40 AM
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Environment Agency post…

A new pilot scheme to increase #monitoring in the River Teme bathing water site: www.riversevernpartnership.org.uk/news/new-mon...

It will increase our knowledge of bacteriological levels in the river through the daily collection of remotely triggered data.

#WaterQuality
The River Teme bathing water site in Ludlow, Shropshire.
February 20, 2025 at 6:16 AM
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This week it was International Women and Girls in Science Day

A little about my work in environmental monitoring and insights into the roles that women in science have working in monitoring at the below link ⬇️

🥼 🧪 🦦 🧬

#Equality #Diversity #Inclusion #Science

www.linkedin.com/posts/kerry-...
A photo of Kerry Sims at the foot of a waterfall wearing a black fleece and red life jacket. At the top left is a logo saying environmental science.
February 15, 2025 at 7:01 AM
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By far our gardens lowest results for the @rspb.bsky.social
#BigGardenBirdwatch this morning… not helped by the 15mph winds at 8am despite a sheltered garden

Just 3 birds spotted in an hour, but certain a lot more #birds were sheltering but not visible as another 4 species heard 🪶
#CitizenScience
Screen capture of results submitted for my contribution to the 2025 Big Garden Birdwatch
January 26, 2025 at 7:27 PM
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A small suspension bridge in an urban part of Exeter in the early morning sun
January 24, 2025 at 8:14 AM
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Whilst Lectory and Croozling are highly appealing, going to have to go for primaveral with signs of #Spring being on its way… seeing flowers and blackbirds pairing up

#Words
The delicate white blossom flowers on a criss cross of stems against a pale blue sky
January 18, 2025 at 6:24 AM
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Tough call but going for Novalunosis
#star
A photograph of a night in our garden, a fire pit glows, with the sky above illuminated by the moon and stars with the silhouettes of the dark forest behind, and the front end of a gold camper van in the foreground of the bottom right of the photo
January 18, 2025 at 6:17 AM
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Crept into the forest briefly to attempt to capture the light filtering through the trees

#Nature #Forest #NoFilter #photography #photo #UK #cold #winter
Low winter sun filtering golden through the trees… the view filled with the trunks of the trees and pine needles in dark to light green depending on if the light is reaching it in the depths of the forest. The forest floor is brown with the bracken dying back from the previous seasons
January 11, 2025 at 11:27 AM
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A beautiful sunny but chilly day to take a stroll to visit my local chalkstream on a lunchtime walk
#Nature #Wellbeing #Water #River #Health #Sun #Stream
The bottom of the photo sees the river the full width of the image moving upstream it takes a gentle meander. On the left side in the foreground are catkins and behind a band of red with dogwood stems. The low winter sun tinges the branches golden with a tool weeping willow on the right. A bright blue sky above.
January 7, 2025 at 8:52 PM
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An icy few days

Ivy highlighted with the bright white of the ice crystals

#Nature #Garden #Winter #ice
Dark green leaves of ivy with a white dusting but bright white edges from the ice crystals against the black wood
January 5, 2025 at 12:57 PM
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Highly recommend the book Attention all shipping if you have an interest

Came across this interesting photography project in Cowes last year
A map of the shipping forecast with the land in pale blues and the seas in deep blues Strings run from the shipping forecast areas to black and white photos of corner of the coast in the areas A description in the bottom write explains about the project
January 1, 2025 at 1:13 PM
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A collection of nature-filled moments as we move from one year to the next.

Hoping everyone finds a way to admire the natural world in 2025… most of these were local - a walk from our front door

#Nature #Photography #Wildlife #Photo #12DaysWild #LocalTravel #Travel #Explore #forest #river #Local
A series of nine photographs in a grid. Top row Foxgloves bright pink stands out against the dappled green light of the forest. A yellow stonefly sits on the end of a finger with the river and trees in the background Bright pink water mint in the late summer golden sunshine beside the river with thick vegetation in the margins. Middle row Silhouettes of seed heads against the blue sky The intricate delicate detail of a dragonfly A raft of Canada geese making their way up the estuary Bottom row A roe deer lit up by the sinking sun turning the whole scene to glowing orange A criss-cross of logs over a stream in the lush green forest The arch of a grass seedhead dwarfing the farmhouse in the background at sundown.
January 1, 2025 at 9:45 AM
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Today I am going for Meggle
December 23, 2024 at 10:07 AM
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My favourite nature photo taken this year… a truly magical hour surrounded by sealions… hard to pick one favourite photo as I took so many!

#Nature #Wildlife #photo #photography
December 22, 2024 at 8:55 PM
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Have you had your say?

The Bathing Water consultation closes on the 23rd December!
consult.defra.gov.uk/water/bathing-…

I’ve just responded in a personal capacity#Watere#Rivere#Seae#swimi#paddleboardr#Reformr#Englandn#Walese#Environmentn#WaterQualityt#HumanHealtht#Healtht#OneHealthth
The front edge of a bright orange paddleboard at the bottom of the image, a black dry bag strapped under the bungee. The low sun reflecting across the water in a pale golden glow, the silhouettes of tall oaks create a dark band next to the pale sky with an indentation showing the rivers meandering shape.
December 21, 2024 at 7:45 AM
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Have to go with apricity after the sunshine yesterday
December 20, 2024 at 4:28 PM
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Thank you 😊
Must say I’d happily explore more of Malaysia!
December 10, 2024 at 8:34 PM
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I loved all the #streetart in that alleyway!

#KualaLumpur #night #Malaysia #travel #photography
December 10, 2024 at 7:50 AM