Ready to take part? Follow this link: t.co/ovCptB4cb6

Fantastic to see the practicalities of lichen translocations demonstrated by our amazing experts #conservation 🌍

Stinky Sticta lichen on the bark of an ash tree

Ash trees are lifelines for rare #lichens like Stinky Sticta & Black-bordered Shingle. But ash dieback threatens them both.

Our team is carefully relocating threatened lichens to trees with similar bark, giving them the best chance of survival. 💚

🎥 https://loom.ly/sJK3tYM

Footage by Ben Arthur

A little over a week left to get your application in - come and work with us and lead our species recovery programme. Closes 5th May.

#conservation #hiring 🌎

Want to be part of the global voice for plants and fungi? 🌿

We're #hiring! 📢

We have two roles available:
🌷 Head of Species & Sites
🍃 Species Recovery Programme Manager

Find out more and apply now
👉 www.plantlife.org.uk/about-us/car...

Two fantastic opportunities to come and work with us @plantlifeuk.bsky.social - Head of Species and Sites and Species Recovery Programme Manager. All the details and how to apply can be found here: plantlife.livevacancies.co.uk#/

#conservation #conservationjobs

What if every garden looked like this?

#NoMowMay is fast approaching and this year you can give #PowerToTheFlowers!🌸

Whether you’re in a city, town or the countryside, pack away your lawnmower and allow wildflowers to bloom freely, starting this May🌱

Join the No Mow Movement 👉 t.co/yPZrFcC9qy

We're running mock FISC assessments📢

📍Oaksey Village Hall, Wiltshire
⏰Weds 21 May, 10:00-16:30

📍North Barrow Community Hall, Somerset
⏰Weds 9 July, 10:00-16:30

The cost is £75 + booking fee

Learn more
👉 www.plantlife.org.uk/get-involved...

A fantastic piece of work by Laura Kor, working with our Global Team and Kew, and input from members of the Global Important Plant Areas network coordinated by @plantlifeuk.bsky.social

We're hiring!

This exciting role will be part of Plantlife Biodiversity Consultants & will help restore biodiversity at this crucial time for nature

🌱 Full time, Permanent
🏠 Home working or choice of regional office
⏰ Closes 18 March 2025

👉 www.plantlife.org.uk/about-us/car...

he Rare Lichen that Travelled from Cornwall to Norfolk An incredible story of returning one of England’s rarest lichens to its historic home – more than 350 miles away.

We've returned one of England’s rarest lichens to its historic home🏠

Scrambled Egg Lichen has been reintroduced to Norfolk from Cornwall via a trial translocation🍳

Thanks to Cornwall Wildlife Trust & Norfolk Wildlife Trust, with funding from Natural England

Learn more
👉 bit.ly/4hWieOP

Rare lichen brought back to East Anglia with help of bookbinding glue Small patches of scrambled egg lichen moved from Cornwall to Breckland region, where it was last seen in 1994

www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Why is there no person or team at Defra working specifically on grasslands, when they cover at least 40% of England?🚨

In an open letter, we're calling on the UK Gov to urgently address this & fully realise the value of grasslands now🌱

Learn more
👉 www.plantlife.org.uk/our-work/the...

Science and Research - Plantlife Science and research inform our conservation activities on the ground and direct our policy and advocacy campaigns.

To learn more about our science and research at Plantlife, go to our website www.plantlife.org.uk/our-work/sci... 🧪 #conservationscience

Identify Lichen and Bryophytes in Scotland's Rainforest Learn how to identify and conserve these colourful organisms in their natural habitat.

Exciting opportunity to learn how to ID the lichens, mosses and liverworts found in #ScotlandsRainforest with Oliver Moore from @plantlifeuk.bsky.social this April!! More through the link:

We have 2 staff vacancies right now, so 2 great opportunities for you to come & work with us!
1. Become our new Admin Officer👇
2. Become our new Training Officer (Northern Ireland).
More info, job packs & deadlines here: bsbi.org/vacancies
Please apply &/or spread the word!
#SpoiltForChoice ;-)

Check out our fab science intern Rachel Inhester (and me) chatting about what inspired our careers in science on #InternationalDayofWomenAndGirlsInScience
#science #plantscience #conservation

A view of the palm house at Kew gardens with bare trees in the foreground.

A 'nature returns' poster saying 'Accelerating our response to climate change and biodiversity loss' and the logos of the organisations involved in the nature returns project.

A view of the conference room at the nature returns conference

Had a great time yesterday at the @naturalengland.bsky.social Nature Returns conference @rbgkew.bsky.social - interesting to hear from the teams working on filling the evidence gaps around carbon and greenhouse gases, as well as panel discussions on the way forward for nature based solutions.

A thriving natural world is the foundation of economic growth and vital for health and wellbeing. Language that pits these against each other is unhelpful and deeply concerning.

Nature is not a blocker to growth.

The UK Chancellor Rachel Reeves has claimed that 'The balance has gone too far in the direction of always protecting every bat and every newt.' But how can this statement be true when the UK is one of the most nature depleted countries in the world?🌍

Myth-busting bats, newts and the economy vs nature protections | The Wildlife Trusts There has been widespread misinformation blaming nature as a blocker to growth in the run up to the Chancellor’s speech this week, writes Joe Keegan, public affairs officer at The Wildlife Trusts.

Our political leaders are saying nature protections are blocking growth - when the truth is that nature underpins our economy. Good myth-buster here 👇
www.wildlifetrusts.org/blog/joe-kee...

A pan‐European citizen science study shows population size, climate and land use are related to biased morph ratios in the heterostylous plant Primula veris A large-scale citizen science study involving thousands of cowslip (Primula veris) observations from all over Europe revealed an unexpected prevalence of S-morphs over L-morphs, which was influenced ....

In the news!🗞️
Thousands of European citizen scientists helped identify shifts in the #floral traits of #insect-#pollinated #plants: besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

We're hiring!
Could you help us develop botanical skills across Northern Ireland & grow participation in the National Plant Monitoring Scheme?
Apply by 16 Feb for this great new post:
bsbi.org/vacancies/tr...
@ukceh.bsky.social @plantlifeuk.bsky.social @bsbicountries.bsky.social science.bsky.social

Calling all Councils📢

Register now to be part of #NoMowMay 2025 & make meaningful change for nature🌱

You will receive our best practice guidance, case studies & resources to communicate with your community🌸

Sign up now👇
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Our programme of field meetings & indoor events for 2025 is now live!
54 events across Britain & Ireland, inc training days, webinars & workshops for beginner botanists; specialist & residential courses for experienced botanists; conferences & great days out:
bsbi.org/field-meetin...
All welcome!

#fungi

Orange coloured mushrooms growing out of a moss covered tree trunk. The mushroom caps are glistening. In the background there are dead leaves and twigs.

Orange coloured mushrooms growing out of a moss covered tree trunk. The mushroom caps are glistening. In the background there are dead leaves and twigs.

Even with the ground still mostly frozen solid round by me (North Wiltshire) there are fungi doing their thing - velvet shanks on a dead ash tree.

Screenshot of Plantylife web page announcing the ancient grasslands report, showing a grassland and some accompanying text.

A practical definition for better ID and protection of British ancient grasslands is discussed in this recent @plantlifeuk.bsky.social @britishecolsoc.bsky.social discussion paper by @caroline-orourke.bsky.social, D. Gowing, G. Griffith, @bsbiscience.bsky.social: www.plantlife.org.uk/wp-content/u...

MSc by Research: Analysis of Rose black spot disease reduction using silicon products An exciting opportunity to work closely with the Royal Horticultural Society (RHS).

Check out this Masters project based at RHS Wisley researching novel management methods for rose black spot disease!
Fab supervisors Liz Beal and Alec Forsyth on a ubiquitous horticultural problem.
DL 31st January
www.canterbury.ac.uk/rose-black-s...
#plantscience
#plantpathology
#plantdisease
#msc

#conservation #conservationscience