3. First up: woohoo! Amazing @guyshrubsole.bsky.social The Lost Rainforests of Britain: "At its centre is a huge tree overhanging a river, ivy encircling it like a coiled serpent; the base of its trunk is darkened with moss and mottled with bracket fungus" [describing an illustration by Alan Lee]

2.(Acknowledge a huge bias in this experiment - they're all books on my shelf, so I probably don't hate them!).

Because the world seems rather scary with random acts of unpleasantness dominating the news, I'm trying a silly experiment with my own bookcases to cite something that occurs at a series of random numbers (shelf number, position on shelf, page in book).

Dangerous ignorance by Farage...and proud of it, seemingly. Aping RFK JR.

Every country needs to be following Finland's lead here. Media literary skills are going to be crucially important in the age of AI, where knowing what's real and what's not is going to be increasingly difficult apnews.com/article/fake...

#AI may indeed exacerbate our bad academic habits: #LLM science summaries were nearly five times more likely than human-authored science summaries to contain broad generalizations (95% CI [3.06, 7.70], p < 0.001). And newer models over-generalized more; not less! doi.org/10.1098/rsos... #philSci

At the Ancient Woodland: Past, Present and Future conference in Birmingham, one message was unmistakable: AW need protect under law and PAWs restoration needs to increase. Ancient woodland should be treated as irreplaceable, not optional scenery. See campaigns below youtu.be/AWgtMwWCCBA?...

New Wellcome report examines how archives, manuscripts and material culture are currently used in life, health and wellbeing research, identifying 15 recommendations to enhance methodological innovation and cross-disciplinary experimentation. #histmed #medhumanities

www.watermill.org.uk/events/charl... Absolutely loved the show @watermilltheatre.bsky.social . Rob Madge's adaptation was superb- witty, fast paced and contemporary

This was a fantastic webinar - well worth a watch 👀😎

uppcinema.com/show/souleym.... Such a brilliant, if harrowing, film. Great to have the opportunity of seeing it in Oxford . Highly recommend!

Oxford charity Asylum Welcome is asking residents to place an orange light in their window during the Oxford Light Festival, 14-16 November. The light represents compassion for people fleeing war and persecution and is inspired by the colours of a lifebelt.

#EnvironmentalEvidence #AI #EvidenceSynthesis @biljana-macura.bsky.social

'Our oceans and forests are deeply connected...' This looks like an amazing new project - No Trees, No Seas - which aims to restore coastal & riparian woodland to cool rivers, boost salmon numbers & restore missing ecosystems notreesnoseas.com Film trailer: www.youtube.com/watch?v=U2F2...

Restoration of ecological interactions: The influence of site and land... www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti... New output from the restreco.com project

'Communities must have the right to own environmental assets' Great letter from @tomchance.bsky.social of the Community Land Trust Network to @miattafahnbulleh.bsky.social, asking her to amend the Devolution Bill to strengthen Community Right to Buy: www.communitylandtrusts.org.uk/news-and-eve...

Fabulous bit of radio! #Ringo

Join us for a high-level science-to-policy dialogue ahead of #COP30, hosted by @ox.ac.uk & Embassy of Brazil. With Amb. Antonio Patriota, we'll explore forest conservation, climate, & the upcoming Tropical Forest Forever Facility launching soon. Don’t miss it! oxfordbiodiversitynetwork.bookwhen.com

For transparency and as a decision support tool, the (anonymous) data from the Horizon Scanning have been made available by CABI.

This Horizon Scanning for One Health was a great collaboration, guided by a superb international Advisory Group

The #ClimateChange Hub is the official home of UK forestry climate change guidance. 🌳 Our practical, evidence-based resources can help land managers navigate risks, adaptation measures and carbon considerations. Explore the Climate Change Hub ➡ www.forestresearch.gov.uk/news/forestr...

A simple way to reduce the risk of importing illegal conflict timber, would be to grow more timber in the UK. In reality domestic timber availability is set for long term decline, so we are deliberately increasing our dependence on imported timber and other forest products.

"The true meaning of life is to plant trees, under whose shade you don't expect to sit."

Each year the Museum runs a club for key stage 4 students. Investigators interested in the natural world have an opportunity to meet in the Museum and pursue an extended project of their choice. Investigators meet on Saturdays from 10:30 to 12:30 for 10 weeks, and work on their personal projects.

PhD or ECR in env/social sciences interested in systematic review/mapping? Join our 5-day Evidence Synthesis School – bring a real question, leave with a draft protocol. 💬 “The template document is INVALUABLE!” – past participant 🔗 evidencesynthesisschool.github.io #SystematicReview #ECR #PhD

What a great paper!

Made me remember the fabulous musical theatre- Quipu- developed and performed at Imberhorne School back in the 70's

Excellent visualisation of important difference.

To balance the good progress on Horizon... depressing continued Brexit downside.

Such good news after devastating Brexit fallout.

The risk of bias in effect estimates is indeed real in environmental research, but it is still largely ignored doi.org/10.1016/j.ne...

This looks terrific!

Great thread about the new @uk.theconversation.com article @sheencr.bsky.social and I wrote about how Kennedy is systematically undermining vaccines in a coordinated and scarily effective way in the US. full article here: theconversation.com/how-rfk-jr-i...

Dieter #Mueller-Dombois would have turned 100 years old these days. He died in 2022, one week before his 97th birthday. His archive on the #vegetation of the tropical #Pacific islands consists of countless notes, documents and slides. Context: www.researchgate.net/publication/...

Where modern multi-causal #research into #forest #decline began...

Forest decline research in 1976... #forest #dieback #history

The Tai ar y Cyd programme has won the 2025 CEW Award for Integration and Collaborative Working! This ground-breaking initiative brings together 24 social landlords to deliver scalable, low-carbon homes using home-grown Welsh timber and shared design.

❗ ANNOUNCEMENT ❗ It's not currently possibly to safely or easily walk the full length of the Lye Valley after some mindless vandal(s) set fire to part of the boardwalk last night. The City Council are aware of the situation, and are visiting today. @headingtonnews.bsky.social

For Kuhn's Bday resharing this paper on Kuhn's philosophy of data & fundamental constants, coauthored w/ my recent PhD student @federicabocchi.bsky.social, which has the cryptic title "Kuhn’s ‘5th Law of Thermodynamics’: Measurement, Data, & Anomalies" #philsci bokulich.org/wp-content/u...

This week, Dr Gail Atkinson, Head of Climate Science spoke to the BBC’s Justin Rowlatt, about how our trees, woodlands and forests are being impacted by climate change Find out more: www.forestresearch.gov.uk/news/head-of... #ClimateChange #ForestResearch @forestrycommission.bsky.social

We are seeking Head of Research! This position offers a unique #opportunity to work within a stimulating #international environment in one of the Institute’s #senior #leadership positions. All details and how to apply: careers.efi.int/o/head-of-re...

Brilliant! Rough timetable is posted on their website www.royalswan.co.uk/...I hope to catch them in Culham on Friday

Knowledge from non‐English‐language studies broadens contributions to conservation policy and helps to tackle bias in biodiversity data - Serrano - Journal of Applied Ecology - Wiley Online Library besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

New paper! Led by Jamie Howarth “Long term #carbon export from mountain forests driven by #hydroclimate & extreme event driven landsliding” #NewZealand lakes reveal pulsed sediment & #carbon flux after #earthquakes, + wetter climate in between drives higher C export www.nature.com/articles/s43...

Sounds like a great talk.This struck me forcibly "Lost in the collective enthusiasm [for science as a partisan issue]was the idea of the social contract between science and society...The longstanding shared belief that public supports science because science supports all Americans" [+other publics]

Great podcast! www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...

Quite shocking to see the impacts of Phytophthora ramorum on the Lake District’s Larch trees. As there is no cure, and it is nearly impossible to remove once it takes hold, the the only thing we can do is to try to slow the spread of the disease by felling the infected trees and those around them.