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Beech and Scots pine mix providing just one element in a wider forest matrix containing a huge diversity of native and non-native trees in Treborth gardens. Red squirrel has had a toe hold here since 2009. It's a lovely woodland and well worth a visit.

It has been over a decade since a student was enrolled in a botany degree in the UK. Experts believe there has been a gradual erosion of knowledge about plants among biology graduates and the general public as a result. bit.ly/3FORbnU

This would be staggering if it were not actually sickening #NHSCrisis Most of it beggars belief , but the final snipe is frankly . . .

By transforming deep-rooted gender inequalities, we can also benefit the #biodiversity that supports us all. Guidance on gender & inclusion developed by @fta_cgiar, in collaboration with CBD, shows how we can act #ForNature & for gender equality. ➡️ foreststreesagroforestry.org/news-article/t…

The new Plant Biosecurity Strategy for Great Britain 2023-28 has been published. It sets out the global importance of plants to society. gov.uk/government/pub…

What. In the name of Christ. Is this shit.

#GoodNewsSaturday: Do pitcher plants prefer poo? Researchers including Alastair Robinson from RBG Victoria find that pitcher plants in Borneo adapted to the 'collection of mammal excreta' (🐀💩🚽) are richer in nitrogen than the rest. doi.org/10.1093/aob/mc…

The WORSE thing I’ve seen at Far Sawrey stw so far🤢 Environment Agency We’ve sent copious amounts of evidence to you to show how this site is impacting the river This is going straight into Windermere lake. Imagine swallowing that as you swim in the lake! savewindermere.com

I have received “a serious threat from National Action London” notifying me of their “intention to kill” me & my family. They name my husband & home address.They don’t consider killing me ‘murder’ they call it an ‘execution’. This letter was through my front door This is Britain

A huge thank you once again to everyone pushing for a squirrelpox vaccine to save our lovely red squirrels. We have reached the 7001 signature milestone. 2999 more if we are to get a Senedd debate. Anyone in any country can sign. Lets get it done. petitions.senedd.wales/petitions/2453…

"Restoring nature is at the forefront of climate action. While we all think about the carbon absorbing Amazon when talk turns to saving the rainforest there are exciting opportunities to bring Britain’s lost rainforests back." Positive News Guy Shrubsole positive.news/environment/re…

So this happened….They made me wait 50 minutes to speak so by the time I got there…

OK here we go. Conceivably the greatest, most technical accomplishment in the history of natural history art: nearly 4000 glass models of flowers created by Rudolph and Leopold #Blaschka for Harvard Museum. None of the objects in here look like glass. Readers, they're all glass.

Plant blindness can leave initiatives that promote #PlantHealth under the radar. But healthy plants are vital to our everyday lives. 🌿💚🌎 #IYPH advocates tell us why ▶️ bit.ly/3rppGcC

This is a strangler fig tree, Inside this tree is a hollow space where a different tree stood The strangler fig's seeds have made their way into the canopy of a host tree and germinated. As the fig's roots grow, they cascade down the trunk, Once they are in the ground it

Bean Biodiversity. Cultivars, mostly from the genus Phaseolus.

‼️New study‼️Delighted to have my first #PhD chapter published 🙂 Looking at how #gardeners define and understand the term #invasive based on #PublicEngagement at the #RHSChelsea Flower Show 👇👇 #OpenAccess sciencedirect.com/science/articl… [1/n]

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