Josh Wolstenholme
@joshwolstenholme.bsky.social
Lecturer @lborogeog.bsky.social| Natural flood management, laser scanning, sediment transport & 360 video | https://joshwolstenholme.github.io/
Congratulations to Dr @joshwolstenholme.bsky.social who is starting in his new role as Lecturer in Physical Geography @lborogeog.bsky.social today! www.lboro.ac.uk/subjects/geo...
Dr Josh Wolstenholme, Loughborough University
Staff profile for Dr Josh Wolstenholme, Vice-Chancellor Independent Research Fellow at Loughborough University
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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. www.lboro.ac.uk/policy-unit/...
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 ...
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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. www.lboro.ac.uk/news-events/...
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.
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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 😁
Geography and Environment at Loughborough University@lborogeog.bsky.social · 9mo agoLast week, we heard from Research Associate @joshwolstenholme.bsky.social on river sediment transport and flood risk that led to some great questions and further discussion! 🌊
🚨 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 📝 doi.org/10.5194/esur...
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...
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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
Prof Dan Parsons@bedforms.bsky.social · last yr.🌱 What if environmental science belonged to everyone? We’re proud to launch Charnwood Champions: A Passport to Inclusive Environmental Science – a bold, place-based project reimagining environmental learning, opportunity, and leadership. 🔗 More here: www.lboro.ac.uk/subjects/geo...
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 floodskinner.games/2025/05/14/a...
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…
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🚨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... Paper: 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...
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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]! meetingorganizer.copernicus.org/EGU25/EGU25-...
Abstract EGU25-18866
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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. floodskinner.games/2025/04/02/i...
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…
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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.
Josh Wolstenholme@joshwolstenholme.bsky.social · last yr.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! doi.org/10.21203/rs.... @floodskinner.games @drchrishackney.bsky.social Matt Perks & @bedforms.bsky.social
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! doi.org/10.21203/rs.... @floodskinner.games @drchrishackney.bsky.social Matt Perks & @bedforms.bsky.social
Flood hazard amplification by intra-event sediment transport
Rivers are dynamic, with channel size and shape adapting to fluctuations in water and sediment supplied from their upstream catchments. These changes directly affect flood conveyance capacity, yet sed...
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🚨🚨🚨 New paper alert 🚨🚨🚨 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
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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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
Dr Katie J Parsons 🏳️🌈🌍🇪🇺@parsnipsparsons.bsky.social · last yr.A super productive afternoon for @joshwolstenholme.bsky.social & me in our roles as Climate Ambassadors Thanks to the lovely Matilda we had the opportunity to meet with Bradgate Education Partnership who we'll be supporting across their 18 academies as they develop their Climate Action plans 1/2
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...
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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/...
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...
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New preprint out from the brilliant @joshwolstenholme.bsky.social
Earth Surface Dynamics@egu-esurf.bsky.social · 2y agoNew 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
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
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...
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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
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BSG Geomorphology@bsg-geomorph.bsky.social · 2y agoWe are now on Bluesky! ⛅ Follow us for updates from the British Society for Geomorphology
Travel home begins! First an overnight bus, now a 6 hour wait, two more flights and a taxi! Great time in Bolivia for #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!
Great day co-presenting with @ParsnipsParsons on creative conversations and the use of #360tech with @EnvAgency and others
