Nottinghamshire’s native white‑clawed crayfish have had quite a year, from rescues to new Ark site investigations. 🦐💚
Want to know what happened and what’s planned next?
Read on to find out more: nottsbag.org.uk/2026/02/04/w...
🦐💚
#WhiteClawedCrayfish #Conservation #CheckCleanDry
Pictures of people having fun paddleboarding, swimming and kayaking on the lake. Text reads, "Keep your lakes wild - not your kit and Don't Pack a Pest"
Join thousands of lake-lovers in stopping invasive species. ✔ Check 🧼 Clean ☀ Dry your kit before every adventure and make a real difference for wildlife.
Find out more: https://www.westcumbriariverstrust.org/dont-pack-a-pest
#DontPackAPest #LakeSmart #CheckCleanDry #CumbriaRivers #LakeDistrict
Don't pack a pest logo with pictures of lakeweed on a paddle, stuck on a boot, tangled in the ropes on a kayak and being picked out of the water by a kayaker. The accompanying text says, "This season's worst accessory."
Lake day essentials: sunglasses, dry bag and… weeds! 👎🌿 Not a good look this season – or any season.
Start a new trend: ✔ Check, 🧼 Clean, ☀ Dry your kit.
Be lake smart - Don’t Pack a Pest.
More info: https://www.westcumbriariverstrust.org/dont-pack-a-pest #DontPackAPest #CheckCleanDry
A girl is holding up some green weeds taken off her kayak. Text reads 'tiny pest, huge impact' and there is also the message to check, clean, dry your kit. There is also the Don't Pack a Pest campaign logo
Even a tiny bit of weed can cause big trouble for our lakes and wildlife! 🌿😱 Invasive plants spread fast, smother native species, and harm fish and insects.
3 steps to protect your lakes: Check ✔ Clean 🧼 Dry ☀ your kit
Be lake smart - Don’t Pack a Pest.
#DontPackAPest #LakeSmart #CheckCleanDry
Plastic ducks and balls in a bowl of cleaning fluid.
#CheckCleanDry day yesterday ahead of coaching in a different location this coming weekend. #ShePaddles.
This work is funded by @westlothiancouncil.bsky.social thanks to the Scottish Government's Nature Restoration Fund, managed by @naturescot.bsky.social. Please share! 🔁 #InvasiveNonNativeSpecies #CheckCleanDry #INNSID #CommunityLearning #GetInvolved #LoveYourLocalRiver
The 1st Belgian #CheckCleanDry campaign is now out 🎉
🌸Discover all the material in FR and NL on our page: www.iasregulation.be/checkcleandry
📢And check the press release:
www.naturalsciences.be/en/science/n...
@inbo.be @naturalsciences-be.bsky.social @environment.brussels
🎥 Revisiting our work on the #HundredStream 🌿
Our #BroadsIDB teams have been tackling #FloatingPennywort to stop its spread.
👉 Watch here: youtu.be/JPfALQiXMLg...
🔍 ID guide: bit.ly/3yfxnIH...
📧 Report: irecord.org.uk/...
#InvasiveSpecies #CheckCleanDry #Doosan #Excavators #NNNSI
#INNSweek remember to keep your Riverfly monitoring kit clean so you don't accidentally spread invasive plants, animals or diseases which can block waterways and kill fish. After you leave the water, remember to:
🔎Check
🚿Clean
☀️Dry
www.nonnativespecies.org/checkcleandry
#CheckCleanDry
This work is funded by @westlothiancouncil.bsky.social thanks to the Scottish Government's Nature Restoration Fund, managed by @naturescot.bsky.social
Please repost! 🔁
#INNS #InvasiveNonNativeSpecies #InvasiveSpeciesWeek #CheckCleanDry #INNSID #HimalayanBalsam #GiantHogweed #JapaneseKnotweed
Illustration of canoe and a fishing net with text Going fishing, boating or paddling? Keep your boat and equipment clean to protect your waters, remember to Check Clean Dry
We can all take simple actions to help prevent alert species from becoming established.
🛶⚓🎣 #CheckCleanDry boats, clothing, footwear & gear used in water after use to help stop the spread of invasive plants & animals in waters
www.nonnativespecies.org/what-can-i-d... #INNSWeek
Stop the Spread imagery
Buttermere: the last pristine lake in the Derwent Catchment. 💧
You could be putting it at risk - without even knowing it.
🧼 After every wild swim or paddle, remember: Check. Clean. Dry.
Watch Izzie explain why it matters 👉 www.youtube.com/watch?v=OW0d...
#INNSWeek #CheckCleanDry #Biosecurity
👽 Invasive Species Week in the UK (12–18 May): Join the nationwide effort to protect native wildlife and ecosystems from invasive non-native species.
🔎 Get involved: nonnativespecies.org/what-can-i-do/invasive-species-week
#InvasiveSpeciesWeek #Bioinvasions #INNSweek #CheckCleanDry #IAS
I'm delighted to share this short film 🎬 I worked on which explores the impact of invasive species 🌿 🐚 🦐 on the freshwater environment and shows how water users 🎣 🚣♀️ 🛥️ 🛶 ⛵ can prevent their spread by following the Check Clean Dry protocol.
#bioinvasions
#checkcleandry
youtu.be/oxp4k3uAVBI?...
We are today at @LifeInvasaqua workshop at @RBINSmuseum
to present our future #checkcleandry campaigns in 🇧🇪and exchange on stakeholder engagement 🤝
x.com/LifeInvasaqua/…
We are today at @LifeInvasaqua workshop at @RBINSmuseum
to present our future #checkcleandry campaigns in 🇧🇪and exchange on stakeholder engagement 🤝
x.com/LifeInvasaqua/…
The story of Signal Crayfish is not currently a positive one, but emphasizes the importance of biosecurity for our rivers and especially our precious #chalkstreams.
Please ensure you #CheckCleanDry when moving between watercourses.
See:...
Visit to our colleagues of the #GBNNSS to learn from their experience and start collaboration, with fruitful exchange on
📑 The GB national strategy on IAS
🔢 Risk prioritization
🔍Inspection
🐿️ Management methods
📢 Awareness raising and biosecurity #CheckCleanDry #BePlantWise
Pilot project on IAS #biosecurity in 🇧🇪
➡️This week we made 3⃣ other stops in Brussels, Flanders and Wallonia to meet with managers of freshwater systems.
💡Very insightful exchanges with field practitioners to design efficient prevention measures 🦞🌱💧
#CheckCleanDry
@RealBobMortimer Gone Fishing is just wonderful. Come to Northumberland for our amazing rivers and I promise to show you these white clawed crayfish #CheckCleanDry
