Dr Josh Wolstenholme, Loughborough University Staff profile for Dr Josh Wolstenholme, Vice-Chancellor Independent Research Fellow at Loughborough University

Congratulations to Dr @joshwolstenholme.bsky.social who is starting in his new role as Lecturer in Physical Geography @lborogeog.bsky.social today!

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Dr Josh Wolstenholme accepted onto Royal Society Pairing Scheme 2026 Dr Josh Wolstenholme, Vice-Chancellor Independent Research Fellow in the Department of Geography and Environment at Loughborough University has been selected to take part in the Royal Society Pairing ...

Dr @joshwolstenholme.bsky.social has been accepted onto the prestigious @royalsociety.org Pairing Scheme 2026, which brings researchers together with senior policymakers to strengthen connections between research and government decision-making.

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From hedgerows to headwaters - new research shows how smarter landscapes can cut flood risk and boost nature Flooding, biodiversity loss and climate change are often treated as separate problems.

A trio of new studies, led by Dr @joshwolstenholme.bsky.social, reveals how relatively small changes across the landscape can collectively slow water, reduce flood risk and strengthen ecosystems.

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It was great presenting some of my recent work to colleagues in @lborogeog.bsky.social on #flooding, #sediment and novel methods to monitor and model it... watch this space as papers coming soon 😁

Localised geomorphic response to channel-spanning leaky wooden dams Abstract. The introduction of leaky wooden dams (or engineered log jams or LDs) into river corridors in low-order steams in upper catchments has recently become a popular form of natural flood managem...

🚨 New paper out now in @egu-esurf.bsky.social! 🚨

We explore the geomorphic response of two river reaches to leaky dams, focusing on bathymetric change, planform evolution, water levels, and grain size distribution—helping to address the gap in field studies

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Over the moon to finally announce our NERC: Natural Environment Research Council funded project Charnwood Champions 🥳

This project has been a dream of mine for many years after witnessing the inconsistancy and inequality of opportunities for children to access the natural environment

A bunch of new research I have a whole bunch of new papers recently published to tell you about. I can’t take (all) the credit though as they have been led by amazing colleagues. Huge shout out especially to Josh Wo…

New article on my blog - A bunch of new research.

My latest publications and highlights from my co-authors @joshwolstenholme.bsky.social and @parsnipsparsons.bsky.social

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Automated identification of hedgerows and hedgerow gaps using deep learning Hedgerows are a diverse habitat and act as wildlife corridors for traversing the agricultural landscape, however they can become fragmented due to poor management, reducing their ecological connectiv...

🚨Come along to a webinar TODAY at 1300 by @thetreecouncil.bsky.social to listen to the latest hedgerow research for #NationalHedgerowWeek.

I'll be talking about deep learning of hedgerow gaps from aerial imagery 🛩️

Webinar: www.tickettailor.com/events/thetr...
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Attending #EGU25? Interested in the role of #iPad #LiDAR and how well it performs in river systems for collecting #3D data? Checkout some of mine and @houseago.bsky.social's work in GM2.2 - Monday 16:15-18:00 [Hall X2, X2.92]!

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Imagination Engines – April 2025 Welcome to the April edition of Imagination Engines. My month ahead is going to busy getting ready for the European Geoscience Union General Assembly – I am attending as part of my day job th…

April's Imagination Engines is out!

🧱Building blocks of Env Comms.
💡Inspiring Interactions with Ayo Sokale.
🗞️Research with @joshwolstenholme.bsky.social and @parsnipsparsons.bsky.social.
🎲Good Morning - a downward counterfactual micro-RPG.
📽️YouTube Updates.

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Thanks for sharing! ☺️

Hydrology Paper of the Day @joshwolstenholme.bsky.social on how sediment affects water transport during flooding: potential increase in flood hazard due to feedback effects, and application of the CAESAR-Lisflood2 model to the Glenridding Beck catchment for the 2015 Storm Desmond event in the UK.

Interested in the role of sediment transport processes on increasing #flooding?

Our new preprint that systematically explores the role of #rainfall on amplifying flood hazard is out!

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@floodskinner.games @drchrishackney.bsky.social Matt Perks & @bedforms.bsky.social

Hydro-geomorphological modelling of leaky wooden dam efficacy from reach to catchment scale with CAESAR-Lisflood 1.9j Abstract. Leaky wooden dams (LDs) are woody structures installed in headwater streams that aim to reduce downstream flood risk through increasing in-channel roughness and decreasing river longitudinal...

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Happy to see our new paper incorporating leaky dams into CAESAR-Lisflood published: doi.org/10.5194/gmd-...

We explored the influence of leaky dams on sediment processes & hydrodynamics

@floodskinner.games @bedforms.bsky.social @lboroor.bsky.social @eeiathull.bsky.social

Great afternoon with @parsnipsparsons.bsky.social and Bradgate Education Partnership--looking forward to working with them and their schools moving forward towards developing their Climate Action Plans later this year

Automated identification of hedgerows and hedgerow gaps using deep learning Hedgerows are a diverse habitat and act as wildlife corridors for traversing the agricultural landscape, however they can become fragmented due to poor management, reducing their ecological connectiv...

Great to see our paper on mapping #hedgerow and #hedgerowgaps using #deeplearning published earlier this week!

doi.org/10.1002/rse2...

Automated identification of hedgerows and hedgerow gaps using deep learning Hedgerows are a diverse habitat and act as wildlife corridors for traversing the agricultural landscape, however they can become fragmented due to poor management, reducing their ecological connectiv...

Superb to see this paper out where we use machine learning to identify hedgerows and hedgerow gaps across #eastyorkshire - will support targeted re-planting for carbon sequestration - led by @joshwolstenholme.bsky.social 👏 zslpublications.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...

New preprint out from the brilliant @joshwolstenholme.bsky.social

Localised geomorphic response to channel-spanning leaky wooden dams Abstract. The introduction of leaky wooden dams (or engineered log jams) into river corridors in low order steams in upper catchments has recently become a popular form of natural flood management, pa...

New preprint for discussion 🚨 Localised geomorphic response to channel-spanning leaky wooden dams egusphere.copernicus.org/preprints/20... @joshwolstenholme.bsky.social @floodskinner.games @bedforms.bsky.social

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Dream Team are back in town 🙌 @joshwolstenholme.bsky.social and I have been voted in to represent the researchers from @lborouniversity.bsky.social School of Social Sciences & Humanities
Keeping @drjwharrison.bsky.social & @bedforms.bsky.social on their toes making sure words are turned into action

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Of course the perfect time for my computer to restart with no warning is in the middle of responding to reviewer comments

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When I was 5 (on Rt), my family moved to Kenya. I felt safe & happy in this vibrant place, but I soon became aware of the privilege I held. My early experiences shaped my understanding of inequality & inspired me to strive for a world where every child can thrive, just as I did 🌍💚 #WorldChildrensDay

Come follow the greatest society of all time ⬇️⬇️

Woman giving presentation on the use of sustainable development goals and artificial intelligence to a crowd of people.

Interesting talks this morning at @crancomposites.bsky.social focusing around AI and sustainability

Travel home begins! First an overnight bus, now a 6 hour wait, two more flights and a taxi! Great time in Bolivia for #TeamOxbow

Last lake complete! Great week with @GeomorphicJosh boating around the Rio Mamore #TeamOxbow

Fantastic couple of days exploring Oxbow lakes in Bolivia!

Off to the #AmazonRainforest to meet @GeomorphicJosh today for some oxbow lake surveying—hope my flights are better than the nightmare that @bedform experienced 👀

Back from a great week in the US following meeting with @USGS. Lots of data to look at and hopefully a rich dataset of suspended sediment!