Sorry, they are probably red stamens.

This beautiful shrub fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Erythro..., was spotted this morning on a park in Montpellier, France.

Extraordinary to hear the Minister for Nature, Christopher O'Sullivan, essentially say on the national news this morning that the EU have got it all wrong, and that Ireland's bogs are in fact being protected. The picture is mixed, but overall *not* good.

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🌍 World Environment Day | 5 June 2026 No forests = climate chaos.🌿🌲🌳☘️ Act now! Because every delay deepens the crisis, and every action helps restore balance. @britishecologicalsociety.org  #WorldEnvironmentDay  #NowForClimate #BES #ForestEcology

Today, I lived Rachael Carson’s “What if I had never seen this before? What if I knew I would never see it again?” On Ring Mountain in Marin County, CA, you might find a wildflower growing nowhere else on Earth, except on this thin rocky outcrop. Tiburon Mariposa Lily (Calochortus tiburonensis) 🌿

'Average person eats six times more chicken than in 1961, UN report finds' 🤯 🐔 A trend that's fuelling ecological destruction from the Amazon (rainforests cut down to grow soy feed for chickens) to the River Wye (full of chicken shit): www.theguardian.com/environment/...

@mebconf.bsky.social thank you for great talks and posters. Also the (almost) perfect weather. Spot a few Mediterranean tree species (#theviewfrommywindow) & bye bye Montpellier 💚💙❤️

That is Friday morning session ( for those not registered).

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The debate around military conscription in the UK is rising. Forcing young people into service deprives them of choices and would be a colossal waste of funds during a cost of living crisis. Add your name to tell the government to rule it out! you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/no...

Another for #GreatTreesof Berkshire and #thicktrunktuesday We found this fabulous #baobabplane living happily, and well protected, in Waitrose car park, Wokingham Great Trees of Britain 🏆🌳🇬🇧 #GTOB

Australians have installed more than 10 GWh of home battery storage in just 10 months. To put that into perspective: That’s roughly 70 times more storage capacity than the Hornsdale Power Reserve, the world’s largest battery when it launched in 2017.

There's a unique joy in hanging your jacket on a hazel or oak that wasn't there only a few years previously. That grew spontaneously, as trees have done naturally since time immemorial. That joy is called rewilding.

Paul Wood Wood Street Woody Well it is #UrbanTreeFestival urbantreefestival.org/woody-the-st...

Are you passionate about the Peacock? Smitten by Skippers? Maybe you have a soft spot for the Small White 🦋 The countdown is on to find the nation's favourite butterfly! Get ready to vote for your favourite from 15 May - 7 June. Who will be crowned Britain's Favourite Butterfly? 👑

Under the tide; but now I breathe again Aloft the flood King John 4.2.138-139 #ShakespeareSunday @hollowcrownfans.bsky.social @norfolkuk.bsky.social @campaignstrat.bsky.social

New analysis: Wind and solar have saved the UK from £1.7 billion in gas imports since the Iran war began. They have now beaten fossil fuel generation for 15 consecutive months. The country where the fossil fuel economy started is now moving beyond it Read more: www.carbonbrief.org/analysis-win...

New study from BIFoR FACE! "Elevated CO2 Increases the Canopy Temperature of Mature Quercus robur (Pedunculate Oak)"

At UNFF21, IUFRO President Daniela Kleinschmit delivered a statement highlighting the interlinkages between the #GlobalForestGoals, the #SDGs, and the #bioeconomy, and emphasizing the importance of international, interdisciplinary scientific knowledge in advancing sustainable #ForestGovernance.

Do you have a kink to the paper?

Celebrating the end of my PhD #studentship with a traditional treat after,my butterfly transect #NationalStoneCentre cafe. 🧪

Oh so true. @unibirmingham.bsky.social #bifor attendees note.

Long-term data from UKCEH reveal that Windermere has warmed by 1.5°C in the past 80 years. Find out more as TV presenter Helen Skelton joins our scientists on the lake to see this work in action: www.ceh.ac.uk/press/worryi... 🧪

Lovely to hear & see cuckoos today at Emsworthy Mire - a nature reserve managed by Dartmoor Wildlife Trust that shows what more of Dartmoor should look like: a mosaic of lichen-encrusted scrub (great cuckoo habitat), scattered veteran trees, rich valley mires. Even found tree lungwort on elder!

This paper means a lot to me. Main finding: mountain roadsides can differ in temperature from adjacent vegetation as much as sites >200 elevational meters apart. A long-overdue crossover between MIREN and the MEB network. More here: the3dlab.org/2026/04/28/m...

BIFoR-FACE at the @unibirmingham.bsky.social is hosting an open day in June which is everyone to all to see this #ClimateChange #LongTermExperiment. This event is part of the Woodland Heritage’s workshop initiative. Book tickets: bit.ly/3Omx4EP 🌏

All things that we ordained festival Romeo & Juliet 4.5.84 #shakespearesunday @hollowcrownfans.bsky.social 🌳🚶🏾‍♂️🌲 🖼️ 🎨 🌳 🗣️🌴 👥 🏡 @urbantreefest.bsky.social

We are delighted to have received a grant to help species including the Irish Plume Moth, Marsh Fritillary and Small Blue. PeacePlus Nature is supported by PEACEPLUS, a programme managed by the Special EU Programmes Body (SEUPB). @seupb.bsky.social butterfly-conservation.org/news-and-blo...

Volunteer Opportunity: Chequered Skipper and Wood White Surveys at Fineshade Wood, May-June 2026 If you are interested in getting involved, click the link in our bio to sign up to Butterfly Conservation's volunteer platform Assemble. We'd love to have you on board! @savebutterflies.bsky.social

Fantastic. Cross border effort is just what we need!

🌎Happy Earth Day! 🌳To keep forests healthy, resilient, and able to provide essential goods and services, innovation is vital. Science plays a crucial role in ensuring that the innovations we develop are effective, inclusive and sustainable. 🎧 www.iufro.org/iufro-news/b... #EarthDay #ForestScience

Love the genetic variation in my garden '#nomowMay primula family. Primslips or cowroses? 🧪

The time has come to Transition Away from Fossil Fuels. ⏰ The Santa Marta Conference is right around the corner. Join us as we cover this historic event. 🌎 🔗 Register to follow along the open dialogues and watch our live broadcasts April 28 - 29: www.wedonthavetime.org/events/trans...

The National Forum for Biological Recording has been supporting and advocating for biological recorders with a unique voice for 40 years! We are proud to be part of the Advisory Council and can't wait to celebrate at the #NFBRConference2026. Be sure to book your place 👇

May be of interest to other citizen scientists ( e.g. #observatree volunteers) who visit #Fineshade wood near Corby.

50 years of data reveal specialist butterflies disappearing across the UK, but the good news is that conservation efforts are making a real difference - helping butterflies isn’t complicated, we can all be part of the solution by making places butterfly-friendly 🦋 @savebutterflies.bsky.social

Massive congratulations to Diego for defending his PhD today 🍾🎉 And a big thank you to Adriane and @harrysiviter.bsky.social for examining!

‘The starting-point must be to marvel at all things, even the most commonplace’ Attributed to Carl Linnaeus in “Every Living Thing: The Great and Deadly Race to Know All Life” by Jason Roberts

After several years trying to establish Cuckoo flower from locally gathered seed I finally have a plant - bring on the Orange tip butterflies!

In its natural state, Ireland would be largely temperate rainforest, but only tiny remnants now survive. A major threat to these are invasive plant species, many of which come from other temperate rainforest regions across the globe. This, for example, is skunk-cabbage, from northwest America.

💻Webinar invite: 🌲Understanding and responding to the environmental dimensions of armed conflicts🌳 🗓️23 April 2026 | 🕒15:00–16:30 CEST ➡️ www.iufro.org/events/under... #LandscapeRestoration #ForestLandscapes #ForestLandscapeRestoration #ForestScience #ForestResearch #WeCantLiveWithoutForests

Unlocking the National Soil Map: free and unrestricted access to England and Wales's most comprehensive soil data defraenvironment.blog.gov.uk/2026/04/13/u... LandIS Soil Data Portal portal.landis.org.uk #soildata #openaccess #opendata?

Large chrysalis found in the compost this evening (safely re-buried elsewhere). Hawk moth of some kind? Anyone able to help ID more exactly?

For sheer colour intensity and vibrancy, nothing we do matches the natural world.

...brilliant!

Do you know someone who has been recording wildlife in the UK for many years? Have they made a real difference to our understanding of nature? If so, please nominate them for NBN Lifetime Achievement Award 2026. bit.ly/NBNawards26n... Deadline 18 May #NBNawards26 Thanks to sponsor @rspb.bsky.social

Do you know someone who does the vital job of verifying wildlife records in the UK? If so, please nominate them for the NBN Verifier’s Award. Deadline - 18 May #NBNawards26 bit.ly/NBNawards26n... Thanks to the prize sponsor @rspb.bsky.social

There are 7 different NBN Award categories to nominate someone for: Lifetime Achievement, Verifier, Terrestrial Wildlife Recording, Marine Wildlife Recording, Group & Newcomer. Who will you nominate? bit.ly/NBNawards26n... Deadline-18 May @nbntrust.bsky.social #NBNawards26 🌏