About 1000 wildflowers were planted by the banks of the River Duddon on Sunday. Devils-bit scabious, betony, common knapweed & more. Great work & "well done everyone". @leedsleaf.bsky.social @wildhaweswater.bsky.social @cumbriacvs.bsky.social @wildflowerhour.bsky.social @envleeds.bsky.social

It was an honour to be at the launch of the Ingleborough NNR into the King's Series of NNRs earlier this month - check out the blog below for more on what the #WildIngleborough partnership has achieved since forming in 2021 🌳🦋🐦

New study led by @drcarlyreddington.bsky.social tracks climate heating and human health impacts of tropical deforestation @universityofleeds.bsky.social @leedsleaf.bsky.social @universityofleeds.bsky.social www.nature.com/articles/s41...

Ingleborough just levelled up! 💚 More wild land, more rare species, more reasons to grab your boots and explore. Nature’s winning big in Yorkshire—come see why! 👇 www.ywt.org.uk/blog/wild-ingleborough/wild-ingleborough-reaching-new-heights-wildlife #WildIngleborough #KingsNNR #NatureRecovery

All our volunteering dates and other events (including a Halloween bat walk 🦇 & tree planting days 🌳) are listed on our website (link below). Dates for our partner project at Miterdale are also listed. bag.leeds.ac.uk/projects/res... @envleeds.bsky.social @leedsleaf.bsky.social

Want to hear more about our tree/forest research? Make sure you're following the wonderful people on our @leedsleaf.bsky.social starter pack! go.bsky.app/7cwhin3

Izzy, our seasonal field worker, has had a busy summer helping us with baseline habitat and species monitoring. She's also sent us some great video clips...the first is a badger...

Last week I gave a talk for the @linneansociety.bsky.social lunchtime lecture series, all about woodland creation! I tried to keep it interesting for non-specialist audiences so, if you fancy an hour of woodland wondering, you can check out the recording here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=mwoH...

Newly planted trees face many challenges including drought 🌡️, browsing by wild animals 🦌, competing vegetation 🌿, and vandalism 🚓. We're hoping to initiate a network to share strategies, outcomes, and best practice across our region.

The session on 14th July is open to anyone with a professional interest in woodland creation in the north of England - with a particular focus on stakeholders and forest practitioners in the @whiteroseforest.bsky.social area (West and North Yorkshire).

To kick this off @leedsleaf.bsky.social + @whiteroseforest.bsky.social are hosting a free workshop on 14th July at #GairWood in Leeds to discuss progress with, and challenges to, successful woodland establishment: tinyurl.com/woodestablishment

Led by a man literally outstanding in his field, Duddon Valley farmer Paddy Deady showed Millom School students around his hay meadows this week. We had a go at some flower & grass ID, with time for a trip across the stepping stones before the bus back to school. @envleeds.bsky.social

We were ring barking on our volunteer day at the weekend. This will create some fantastic standing dead wood habitat, as well as removing some non-native trees. Great to have some new faces along as well as the regulars. Thanks everyone! @envleeds.bsky.social @leedsleaf.bsky.social

Our comms officer @canopyrobin.com was at #CheltSciFest this weekend, sharing some of our knowledge around woodland creation and the use of pressed specimens and artwork for plant identification

How would you create a woodland? Join Dr Robin Hayward @canopyrobin.com on Weds 02 July as they share the work being done to understand the landscape-scale dynamics of woodland creation and the importance of innovation in how we engage with them. www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/an-allianc...

Today I'm working at Gair Wood (the University of Leeds research woodland we planted in 2023). I should also have a little time for social media in between tasks so ask me anything and I'll do my best to respond! #AMA 🌳

Red squirrel fans should enjoy our latest YouTube video. The camera was set up by Millom School students on their recent visit. @envleeds.bsky.social @leedsleaf.bsky.social @naturalengland.bsky.social youtu.be/ESiq6ASPHvg?...

The forest space age needs eyes on the ground rdcu.be/enT5S @bzgeo.bsky.social @leedsleaf.bsky.social @researchleeds.bsky.social @tropicalforesters.bsky.social @cienciatropical.bsky.social @ymalhi.bsky.social @congobasinscience.bsky.social @groundtruth.app @erikaberenguer.bsky.social

"My motivation kind of grew with the trees" Volunteers at our #GairWood research and woodland creation site contributed to this new document on the experiences and motivations for volunteering in British woodlands, created by @forestresearchuk.bsky.social

Job Opportunity: Lecturer in Ecology and Global Change at University of Leeds. We welcome dynamic applicants from across the world to join our team of tropical ecology and global change scientists. jobs.leeds.ac.uk/Vacancy.aspx...

Want to follow the individual amazing researchers behind our tree science? We've made a starter pack to help you find them! go.bsky.app/7cwhin3

Last couple of days to apply for this exciting new role with us! Please share!

Peatlands in Colombia's eastern lowland ecosystems store 2 billion tonnes of carbon. Led by Scott Winton with colleagues from Colombia, Peru and the UK. -> iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1... 🌐 @leedsleaf.bsky.social @envleeds.bsky.social @carbonbrief.org @wwfcolombia.bsky.social

Last couple of days to apply for this exciting new role with us! Please share!

Job opportunity: we're advertising for a Nature Recovery Project Manager. This vital new role will help us to coordinate the creation, restoration, and research of woodlands across the north of England, as well as maintaining and building key partnerships. jobs.leeds.ac.uk/Vacancy.aspx...

Last month, @canopyrobin.com fascinated audiences at the @ri-science.bsky.social's Faraday Lecture Theatre, climbing ropes to the ceiling to present their talk about rainforest research. environment.leeds.ac.uk/faculty/news...

#PhD How do tropical forest soundscapes alter with land use change? Ecoacoustic monitoring in Amazon and African forests, working with partners and gradients of tropical forest modification. Apply by 19 May: Manchester Met Uni, w/ [email protected] & colleagues! www.mmu.ac.uk/study/postgr...

Lowest rainfall in 90 years as temperatures set to soar BBC News • 30th Apr, 2025 • Online Dr Jim McQuaid (Earth and Environment) explains how weather models had been predicting these conditions for many years. Visit www.bbc.co.uk/news/article... for the full story.

I’m at #EGU25. Come along to my talk on Wednesday in Biogeosciences session BG3.2 land use and land cover change to hear about afforestation in the UK and future emissions of BVOCs 🌳 More info here meetingorganizer.copernicus.org/EGU25/EGU25-...

Come and work with me! I promise we're a great team. Also please share this with anyone you think might be interested!

Cumbria Woodlands are running a great, free event at Hardknott Forest. Learn more about temperate #rainforests and how we're creating more of it. @leedsleaf.bsky.social @envleeds.bsky.social www.trybooking.com/uk/events/la...

Good morning #EGU25! For anyone interested in #tropical #deforestation and/or #climate & heat-related #health impacts - come to (the very hard to find!) PICO Spot 2 for the morning session (it's in the purple hall X2, downstairs 😄) 🌴🌳🥵🌡️

We're hiring for a Nature Recovery Project Manager to work with a diverse range of partners to deliver community-led and evidence-based nature recovery across Northern England: jobs.leeds.ac.uk/Vacancy.aspx...

Species really matter! ForestPlots colleagues have analysed wood density for all tropical South American forests. The analysis maps the east-west Amazon gradient in wood density, reveals lots of fine-scale variation, & includes the Andean, Dry & Atlantic forests. www.nature.com/articles/s41...

We're so close to our £1000 target to start funding the tools and equipment we need for our new #tree nursery. Donations and shares gratefully received. Many thanks. @envleeds.bsky.social @leedsleaf.bsky.social @domspracklen.bsky.social gofund.me/ddccc2ea

Job opportunity: we're advertising for a Nature Recovery Project Manager. This vital new role will help us to coordinate the creation, restoration, and research of woodlands across the north of England, as well as maintaining and building key partnerships. jobs.leeds.ac.uk/Vacancy.aspx...

🌿 Our new study in @natplants.nature.com: Most European temperate forest plants are associated with semi-open, herbivore-shaped habitats—not closed-canopy #forests 🐎🌳🔆🌸 Highlights the need for trophic #rewilding in #conservation & need to avoid uniform dense #reforestation🌿 📄 doi.org/10.1038/s414...

Online map of non-woodland trees in England published by @forestresearchuk.bsky.social

If you want tickets for this you need to be quick! 8 out of 12 tickets have gone in two days! It's great to be so popular, thanks to everyone who has already booked. @envleeds.bsky.social @leedsleaf.bsky.social www.trybooking.com/uk/ESIP

Last weekend, our public engagement lead @canopyrobin.com delivered two hours of talks for @ri-science.bsky.social while hanging 10m above the ground!

Our friends at Nature Rich Miterdale need some help this Friday. If you fancy a healthy combo of practical conservation tasks, stunning views & occasional lounging in the sun, use the link below to book. Pls share. @leedsleaf.bsky.social @envleeds.bsky.social www.trybooking.com/uk/events/la...?

We spent the next day of the residential removing non-native Sitka spruce, and replacing with alder and hazel. @leedsleaf.bsky.social

We're recruiting a Postdoctoral Research Fellow in Forest Carbon Storage @universityofleeds.bsky.social! You'll be part of @safenet-eu.bsky.social project, mapping above + below-ground C stocks in European forests 🛰️🌳💻🌲 jobs.leeds.ac.uk/Vacancy.aspx... @leedsleaf.bsky.social @envleeds.bsky.social

Out today! Check out this new review paper on how Amazon secondary forests benefit the climate. Plus, see if you can spot my contribution: I put together figure 3 to help visualise the review through #SciArt 🌳🧪🌐🌎

www.nature.com/articles/s44... “…we describe the reforestation approaches and forest restoration methods currently used and how they affect biodiversity; summarize the knowledge gaps of biodiversity outcomes of forest restoration; and describe the emerging opportunities for future restoration…”

Check out @jesstreebaker.bsky.social and the team's latest review of climate benefits from Amazon secondary tropical forests! 🌳🧪🌎🌐

Leeds Geographers collaborate with over 100 global researchers examining 250,000 trees to understand how tropical forests respond to climate change. Their Science paper raises concerns about the long-term resilience of these vital ecosystems: Learn more: phys.org/news/2025-03...

Tropical tree communities are changing too slowly to remain in balance with their environment due to climate change, says a study co-authored by Professor Oliver Phillips. environment.leeds.ac.uk/news/article...

Can you support our appeal to grow trees & wildflowers & help wildlife in the Duddon Valley, Cumbria? We are raising money for a tree nursery, we're at £675 of a £1000 target. Donations go to help set up our community nursery. @leedsleaf.bsky.social @envleeds.bsky.social gofund.me/9671d159