Species spot - Ramsons Allium ursinium. We can almost smell the species spot today! Ramsons, or wild garlic makes a fragrant carpet in damp woodland as well as along hedgerows. The white bell-shaped flowers grow on long leafless stalks in April & May. 📷 Donna Radley / Plantlife

We're hiring!
Do you have the skills, experience & enthusiasm to become our new Wales Officer?
To help deliver our #NatureNetworks funded Priority Plants on SSSIs project ?
Check out the job description & apply before 21st April:
bsbi.org/wales-officer-…
#RhwydweithiauNatur

Excited to see this #Banksy tree near me!

Non-native trees in London - one of the many topics in our SUSTAINING WITH STREET TREES panel discussion with Oli Back, Poppy George, Dr Mark Spencer and Russell Miller
Tues 6.30pm
Book: slbi.org.uk/event/sustaini…
#slbi #TOWandus #urbantrees #streettrees #nativetrees #nonnativetrees

#InternationalWomensDay Some of the many scientists involved with Botanical University Challenge over the years, as well as the many women students in the teams. Would not happen without us!! #iamabotanist #womeninSTEM Micheline Sheehy Skeffington

We’re delighted to have been awarded funding from the #NatureNetworks Programme to run our Priority Plants on SSSIs project in Wales over the next two years. This is being delivered by Cronfa Treftadaeth y Loteri Genedlaethol, on behalf of Welsh Government Climate Change

A year ago today we launched #PlantAtlas2020 : the most in-depth survey ever undertaken of the British & Irish flora.
Website free to browse for info on 3,495 wild plant species: plantatlas2020.org
Book published by Princeton Nature
Find out more: bsbi.org/plant-atlas-20…

Good thing it’s a leap year!!You can still register today or tomorrow with the early bird rate for the 21-27 July Madrid International Botanical Conference #IBC2024

The mighty Portatoes are through to the next round!!! Congratulations team!!! Botanical University Challenge #Portatoes UoPSchool of Biology University of Portsmouth

The Plymouth Pears finished third of the first round of the Botanical University Challenge! What an impressive result 👏👏👏 So happy for them and very proud. Can't wait for the second round next week! University of Plymouth @plymouthbiol

Fantastic Botanical University Challenge #BUC2024 first knockout round contest yesterday! We expected 16 of the initial 28 teams to advance but there were ties so our 18 top teams go through to next week, Congratulations!!! Watch round 2 on Weds 21st Feb 2pm here: tinyurl.com/BUCBotany

Happy #LunarNewYear !
It's the start of #YearoftheDragon so check out this map to help you find Dragon's-teeth at locations across England: plantatlas2020.org/atlas/2cd4p9h.…
This dragon is a plant so it's on our #PlantAtlas2020 website😉
#ItWontBiteYou
Pix ©️Dr. Chris Gibson Chris Gibson 🇺🇦 🇪🇺 #rejoinTheCivilisedWorld

If you become our new England Officer, you'll be joining a small but super-friendly, ultra-supportive team led by our fab CEO Julia Hanmer & inc James HM Kevin Walker & Sarah Woods!
See all our mugshots here: bsbi.org/whos-who
Apply here: bsbi.org/vacancies/vaca…

Fascinating reading about how our President Micheline Sheehy Skeffington got involved in botany.

Received this for review this morning. An excellent gateway for diversity-curious lumpers and those wanting to get started with apomicts and other tricky plant groups.

Don't forget to apply for the Emily Holmes Memorial Scholarships! 🎓

These scholarships provide funding towards plant and fungal postgraduate research projects 🌿🍄

Deadline 28 February. Find out more 👇

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Thanks for sharing this Alex Prendergast, you made me smile this dark winter evening!
I do agree, and would add: thanks early flowers, fungi, moonlight, friends who love nature, tree silhouettes …and bird song.

🌼 Get outside in the dark days ✅
🌼 Notice the small things ✅
🌼 Feel part of something bigger ✅
🌼 Contribute to science ✅
🌼 Learn some new stuff ✅
🌼 & make some new mates ✅
🌼 With a competitive twist! ✅

Thank you BSBI: Botanical Society of Britain & Ireland!
See you next year #NewYearPlantHunt

Day 3 of #NewYearPlantHunt .
People enjoying their 1st ever Plant Hunt, naturalised non-native shrubs, striking plants, some sunshine & a rainbow!
>1400 lists submitted of <600 species in bloom!
Day 3 summary brought to you by the fabulous James HM: bsbipublicity.blogspot.com/2024/01/new-ye…

I really enjoyed my first group #NewYearPlantHunt with G.N.S in Nailsworth today. Collectively we found 42 plants in flower including this barren strawberry and lesser celandine. Many thanks to Clare & Mark Kitchen, Olga Krylova and all who took part