If you're at #Groundswell2026 our researcher @ellabrowning.bsky.social would love to see you at her tent where people can swing by all day to chat soil! Or come to 'Lessons & practicalities in soil eco-acoustic monitoring' at 16:15 today on the Soil Bioacoustics Listening Station (Stand L35)

Our last seminar of term is online. The crossroad, toward Zero Deforestation in the Atlantic Forest? Luís Fernando Guedes Pinto chatted to us about the Atlantic Forest, which is at a crossroads: after 500+ years of destruction, it's losing & regaining forest at the same time. @ecioxford.bsky.social

That's a wrap for this academic year's talks. Here's one of the last ones, just in case you missed it! @ecioxford.bsky.social

🌱 Oxford at #Groundswell2026! Come find us at Groundswell Regenerative Agriculture Festival! 🎪 Marquee number E13 📍 Groundswell Festival, Lannock Farm 📅 1–2 July 2026 Showcasing research from across @ox.ac.uk, coordinated by the Agricultural Resilience Impact and Innovation Hub (AGRIIH)

TVERC will be at the Nature Festival TOMORROW with fun games and activities to encourage everyone to notice the nature around them 🪲🌱🐞 See the full programme & join us tomorrow! thenaturefestival.org @morethanadodo.bsky.social @ecioxford.bsky.social @bbowt.bsky.social @biodivoxford.bsky.social

Come learn about Oxfordshire’s Local Nature Recovery Strategy (LNRS), and find out what action the strategy recommends for your home/workplace/location of interest! 🦋🌻🍄 More info: thenaturefestival.org @morethanadodo.bsky.social @ecioxford.bsky.social @bbowt.bsky.social @biodivoxford.bsky.social

Join us at the Oxford University Museum of Natural History tomorrow for a wonderful day of Nature-based activities, walks, talks and fun! There'll be films & talks all day in the air-conditioned theatre too.

The Oxford Standza 2 Poetry Group will be hosting Live Poetry Readings of original poems about the natural world - find them under the Giant Sequoia Tree tomorrow 🌲📖 More info at thenaturefestival.org @morethanadodo.bsky.social @ecioxford.bsky.social @bbowt.bsky.social @biodivoxford.bsky.social

Come along to the Nature Festival TOMORROW to find out how Conservation of Barn Owls Oxfordshire are helping Barn Owls and Swifts thrive 🦉💚 See the full programme at thenaturefestival.org @morethanadodo.bsky.social @ecioxford.bsky.social @bbowt.bsky.social @biodivoxford.bsky.social

Join Nigel Fisher and Charlie Lee-Potter at the Woodland Words Festival this Saturday 27th for a science and poetry walk 📖🌳 Register via thenaturefestival.org @wythamwoods.bsky.social @morethanadodo.bsky.social @ecioxford.bsky.social @bbowt.bsky.social @biodivoxford.bsky.social

The Climate Restorers 📽️ This film is a journey from the small scale of the soils under our feet to the global scale of ecosystem restoration and regenerative farming 🐝🌲 More info thenaturefestival.org @morethanadodo.bsky.social @bbowt.bsky.social @biodivoxford.bsky.social @ecioxford.bsky.social

Marginalia | song to the river 📽️ This film explores a stretch of the river Thames and its wildlife in a time of increasing land pressure and climate change 🐛💧 Find out more at thenaturefestival.org @morethanadodo.bsky.social @bbowt.bsky.social @biodivoxford.bsky.social @ecioxford.bsky.social

We're privileged to have @marycreagh.bsky.social the UK's Minister for Nature, delivering closing remarks at our #Nature Festival on Saturday. Come along, there is something for everyone. Full programme here: thenaturefestival.org @ecioxford.bsky.social @mplsoxford.bsky.social @biology.ox.ac.uk

What do you love about nature in Oxford? What could be improved? Come and have a chat with Becky on Saturday 27 June at thenaturefestival.org/event/rooted... @naturerecovery.bsky.social @morethanadodo.bsky.social @biodivoxford.bsky.social @ecioxford.bsky.social

Join Nature Positive Universities in the creation of a collaborative vision board, exploring your ideas for a future where nature is valued and thriving! 🌳🦊🪲🐟 More info at thenaturefestival.org @morethanadodo.bsky.social @naturepositiveuni.bsky.social @bbowt.bsky.social @biodivoxford.bsky.social

Join poet Jane Thomas for a gentle guided walk through University Parks, weaving together forest bathing, poetry reading, and writing prompts inspired by the trees 🌳 More info at thenaturefestival.org @morethanadodo.bsky.social @janethomas.bsky.social @bbowt.bsky.social @biodivoxford.bsky.social

Conservation Optimism presents an opportunity to watch the Good Natured Short Film Festival - inspiring and empowering stories from across the natural world 🌱🐋 More info: thenaturefestival.org @conservoptimism.bsky.social @morethanadodo.bsky.social @bbowt.bsky.social @biodivoxford.bsky.social

Catherine Rye will be demonstrating cyanotype printing while screening a short film inspired by pioneering 17th-century butterfly collector Eleanor Glanville 🦋💙 See more info at thenaturefestival.org @morethanadodo.bsky.social @bbowt.bsky.social @biodivoxford.bsky.social @ecioxford.bsky.social

We have AC! See you there! Online or in person - with added AC! oxfordbiodiversitynetwork.bookwhen.com

Come along to Oxford Climate Society's stall at the Nature Festival to find out more about their work to connect, inspire, and educate future climate leaders 🌍 Full programme at thenaturefestival.org @morethanadodo.bsky.social @bbowt.bsky.social @biodivoxford.bsky.social @ecioxford.bsky.social

CHANGE OF VENUE - NOW WITH AC! Join us in the Life and Mind Building on South Parks Road in Seminar Room One - now with added AC! Also online. Register here: oxfordbiodiversitynetwork.bookwhen.com

Join us tomorrow, in a wonderfully air-conditioned room when Chris Barton will be asking 'How can conservation work across different knowledge systems while addressing questions of power, authority, and justice?' Online or in person - register here: oxfordbiodiversitynetwork.bookwhen.com

🦔 We are thrilled to announce that @hedgehoghugh.bsky.social will be the opening speaker at our Nature Festival this Saturday. Join us as 'Hedgehog Hugh' tells us how hedgehogs can save the world! 💪 See you there! 🌍

Learn about environmental DNA with Nick at the Nature Festival! This is a fun, family friendly interpretation of an eDNA survey, reimagined for everyone to have a go 🐸🧬 Info at: thenaturefestival.org @morethanadodo.bsky.social @bbowt.bsky.social @biodivoxford.bsky.social @ecioxford.bsky.social

Celebrate nature & singing with Liz Hodgson, who will support you to have fun singing about birds and plants (and people) without needing to be expert at singing! 🎵🌿 Find out more thenaturefestival.org @morethanadodo.bsky.social @bbowt.bsky.social @biodivoxford.bsky.social @ecioxford.bsky.social

What happens when we stop, look closely, and draw the natural world? ✏️🌱 This story explores how nature sketching can transform observation, inspire curiosity, and uncover new ways of understanding biodiversity. @lil-resend.bsky.social @ecioxford.bsky.social

Liliana Rezende will be leading two nature journaling sessions in the Botanic Garden, helping you to nurture your connection with nature 🌱🪷 Register via thenaturefestival.org @lil-resend.bsky.social @morethanadodo.bsky.social @bbowt.bsky.social @biodivoxford.bsky.social @ecioxford.bsky.social

Join Alex Dye from FarmED at the Nature Festival to discover which brilliant bugs are hiding in the museum gardens! 🐛🪲🐜 Find more information at thenaturefestival.org @morethanadodo.bsky.social @realfarmed.bsky.social @bbowt.bsky.social @biodivoxford.bsky.social @ecioxford.bsky.social

Come to the 'Be Like Water' screening - a short documentary capturing participants exploring new ways of experiencing & understanding water and the natural world 💧🌊 Find out more thenaturefestival.org @morethanadodo.bsky.social @bbowt.bsky.social @biodivoxford.bsky.social @ecioxford.bsky.social

Join Alice & Jenny for a gentle outdoor workshop in Headington Hill Park to slow down and reconnect with nature, your senses, and your creativity 🌳🎨 Find out more and register at thenaturefestival.org @morethanadodo.bsky.social @bbowt.bsky.social @biodivoxford.bsky.social @ecioxford.bsky.social

Come to Oxford Nature Project's stall on the lawn at the Nature Festival to find out more about their important work to support nature recovery 🪲🌳🍃 Find out more at thenaturefestival.org @morethanadodo.bsky.social @bbowt.bsky.social @biodivoxford.bsky.social @ecioxford.bsky.social

🌿 How can conservation work across different knowledge systems while addressing questions of power, authority, and justice? Join Chris Barton for: How to be a Good Neighbour: Working Across Knowledge Systems with Intention 24 June 2026 | 13:30 BST 🎟️ bookwhen.com/oxfordbiodiv...

The Freshwater Habitats Trust will be at the Nature Festival to talk about their work to protect habitats for freshwater wildlife 🦎 Find out more: thenaturefestival.org @morethanadodo.bsky.social @freshwaterhabitats.bsky.social @bbowt.bsky.social @biodivoxford.bsky.social @ecioxford.bsky.social

Celebrating Oxford's local lizard population! Come along to this stall at the Nature Festival & take a look at the interactive ‘reptile survey’ board 🦎 Find out more at thenaturefestival.org @morethanadodo.bsky.social @bbowt.bsky.social @biodivoxford.bsky.social @ecioxford.bsky.social

Join Ecologist Judy Webb to learn about the history & ecology of Lye Valley in Oxford - a 14,000-year-old internationally rare habitat 🍂 Find out more: thenaturefestival.org @morethanadodo.bsky.social @bbowt.bsky.social @friendlyevalley.bsky.social @biodivoxford.bsky.social @ecioxford.bsky.social

Join Oxford Botanic Garden for a day all about biodiversity! With diverse drop-in activities for families and adults to learn more about the species in the garden 🪷 Check it out at thenaturefestival.org @morethanadodo.bsky.social @bbowt.bsky.social @biodivoxford.bsky.social @ecioxford.bsky.social

LCNR researcher Dr Laurence Cannings will be at the Nature Festival on 27th June to share his research on urban nature and wellbeing in Ghana 🌴 Not to be missed! Find out more at thenaturefestival.org @morethanadodo.bsky.social @bbowt.bsky.social @biodivoxford.bsky.social @ecioxford.bsky.social

Come and work with us at the Leverhulme Centre for Nature Recovery and join a team passionate about nature. @ecioxford.bsky.social @oxfordgeography.bsky.social

Learn about life in the deep ocean at the Nature Festival! Chat to Sheena Talma, a marine scientist working on deep-sea ecosystems in the Western Indian Ocean 🌊 Find out more at thenaturefestival.org @morethanadodo.bsky.social @bbowt.bsky.social @biodivoxford.bsky.social @ecioxford.bsky.social

Celebrate the longest day of the year in nature. This Sunday, welcome the summer Solstice in a beautiful setting around a campfire. Visit thenaturefestival.org for more info! @morethanadodo.bsky.social @bbowt.bsky.social @biodivoxford.bsky.social @ecioxford.bsky.social

Did you know that the UK is home to some species similar to those found in the Galapagos? Join Dr Amelia Farber at the Nature Festival to learn more 🐛 Visit thenaturefestival.org for more info! @morethanadodo.bsky.social @bbowt.bsky.social @biodivoxford.bsky.social @ecioxford.bsky.social

This collaborative youth-led event will offer a mix of creative activities to reflect on our connection with the natural world 🍃 More info: thenaturefestival.org @morethanadodo.bsky.social @bbowt.bsky.social @biodivoxford.bsky.social @jncc.bsky.social @gybnuk.bsky.social @rspbengland.bsky.social

Organisers say: “Across the University, and throughout Oxfordshire more widely, there is so much inspiring work happening to protect and restore nature. Much of this work doesn’t always reach wider audiences, and we felt it was time to create a welcoming, public festival to highlight these efforts.”

Oxford’s first Nature Festival starts this coming weekend, with a week of activities culminating in a festival day on Saturday 27 at the Museum of Natural History. Events include writing workshops, surveying expeditions, and film screenings. thenaturefestival.org

The Hill End Centre has been providing inspiring outdoor education for over 100 years. Come along to their stand at the Nature Festival for fun family activities! 🔍🪲📖 Check it out: thenaturefestival.org @morethanadodo.bsky.social @bbowt.bsky.social @biodivoxford.bsky.social @ecioxford.bsky.social

Chris explores the tensions around integrating, translating & weaving knowledge asking if true collaboration is possible amid questions of power, authority & justice. oxfordbiodiversitynetwork.bookwhen.com

Molly Walker will be joining the line-up at the Nature Festival on 27th June, to talk about her exciting research on bees 🐝 Come along! View the full programme of events at thenaturefestival.org @morethanadodo.bsky.social @bbowt.bsky.social @biodivoxford.bsky.social @ecioxford.bsky.social

Join Oxford Urban Wildlife Group at the Nature Festival to learn about species at Boundary Brook Nature Reserve & have a go at nature printing! 🎨🦋🖌️ Find out more at thenaturefestival.org @morethanadodo.bsky.social @bbowt.bsky.social @biodivoxford.bsky.social @ecioxford.bsky.social

Hosted by BBOWT, come along to the Rooted Conversations stall at the Nature Festival to share your thoughts on nature in Oxford 🦉🌼🍃 Find more information at thenaturefestival.org @morethanadodo.bsky.social @bbowt.bsky.social @biodivoxford.bsky.social @ecioxford.bsky.social