Godzilla vs King Kong - been there done that.

Jurassic Park but set on Planet of the Apes - now we’re talking.

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DiversiTree is in Edinburgh for #Microbio24 ! Looking forward to talking about our work later on at the session fabulously titled “Microbes as sentinels and solutions in a changing world” Robert Jackson Ruth Mitchell Seumas Bates Christopher Nichols and Norman Dandy

#BrandedAndCandid in Chieveley services toilets

Woodland Trust🌳

#DangerSelfie

The latest 'Bunce' GB woodland survey was carried out by UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology, commissioned by Woodland Trust🌳 with financial contributions from players of Postcode Lottery, the David Family Foundation, Welsh Government, Defra UK, Natural England + charitable trusts & individuals
THANK YOU!

So much adaptive potential in trees to be unlocked if management and disturbance creates space for them to regenerate ♻️

#CCF #ConservationGrazing #GapCreation #NaturalRegeneration #DeerMGMT #GroundPrep #Etc

'The more we know about grey squirrels, the more equipped we're going to be in the future to tackle the threats they pose to red squirrels and our native trees.'

- Christopher Nichols, our conservation evidence manager.

👉 Read more here: independent.co.uk/news/science/n…

Recent #research found differences in the gut bacteria of grey & #redsquirrels . Greater bacterial diversity in greys may enable them to outcompete reds. Greys also have bacteria that digests calcium in #tree bark & could explain destructive #barkstripping .
microbiologysociety.org/news/press-rel…

independent.co.uk/news/science/n…

Woodland Trust🌳

PHILANTHROPIC SLOUCHERS is an anagram of my full name and I feel strangely seen.

👀 anything that looks like this Silverleaf fungus (Chondrostereum purpureum) on rhododendron? Description ➡️ buff.ly/48PaauH.
If so, please let NatureScot know its location.
Wood-rotting fungi potentially a future control mechanism for R ponticum.
Alliance for Scotland's Rainforest

⏳Sign up for #DiversiTree webinar on 1st Feb UKTreescapes 🌲🌳
Speakers from James Hutton Institute Uni of Birmingham Bangor University Woodland Trust🌳

How many species do Scots pine & Sitka support?

Can microbial diversity defend against disease?

What do managers think about diversity?

🔎Get an unprecedented look at how the UK's broadleaved #woodlands have changed over the last 50 years.

Sign up to the 'Woods in Management' #webinar , unpacking the results of the long-running #Bunce woodland survey.

👉Register here: charteredforesters.org/event/woods-in…

We start the New Year with a blog from PhD student Alexandra about her summer of fieldwork dealing with troublesome badgers and finding the perfect way to feed snacks to squirrels. Enjoy the badger videos! tinyurl.com/5n8adf27
University of Southampton Forest Research

We are working with the University of Leeds and University of York to research how creating England’s biggest new #NativeWoodland could help stave off the worst impacts of #ClimateChange .