Open Day poster
Not long until the Friends of Thwaite Gardens Open Day on Sunday 17 May 2026, 11am – 4pm.
Come and explore the glasshouses and gardens. Refreshments available. Friends of Thwaite Gardens Members free. Non-members £5. Under 16s free.
Three-cornered garlic
Bulrushes
Bluebell woods
Three-cornered garlic, bulrush and bluebells at #RSPB Burton Mere #WildFlowerHour @wildflowerhour.bsky.social
Alder catkins
Larch flowers
Willow
A little late for #WildFlowerHour @wildflowerhour.bsky.social alder catkins on #Speyside, larch coming into flower and willow in #Cairngorms
Let's not be #FossilFools and distract from drive for #Renewables, our energy future.
" Even in the most optimistic scenario, and assuming none of its gas is exported, Jackdaw would provide just 2% of UK demand over its nine- to 12-year lifetime.”
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
A terrible decision, and one which will do huge damage to the Government's climate credentials.
As Ed knows, this drilling won't lower bills, but instead it sends a clear message that Britain won't be a world leader on ending oil and gas exploitation
Our Spring meeting will be held this Sunday (22 March 2026) at the gardens: Dr Peter Williams, will give a talk ‘Welcome to the Root Zone – the Original Dark Web’.
Gardens open from 12:30pm. Talk 1:30pm. Members free, £2 for non-members.
See friendsofthwaitegardens.uk/friends-of-t...
Common field speedwell
Lesser celandine
Primrose
Barren strawberry
#SignsOfSpring with common field speedwell, lesser celandine, primrose and barren strawberry on the #YorkshireWoldsWay #WildFlowerHour @wildflowerhour.bsky.social
Daisy
Red deadnettle
#SignsOfSpring daisy and red deadnettle in East Yorkshire #WildFlowerHour @wildflowerhour.bsky.social
Lesser celandine
Catkins
Nice to see some signs of Spring! Lesser celandine and catkins in #EastYorkshire #WildFlowerHour @wildflowerhour.bsky.social
@alastaircampbell2.bsky.social & @rory-stewart.bsky.social unfortunately couldn’t make the National Emergency Briefing.
Would they consider having @mikebernerslee.bsky.social on #Leading?🙏
Mike chaired the NEB and sets out the threats - and the choices ahead - with exceptional clarity.
#NEB2025
Catkins
Winter heliotrope
Catkins and winter heliotrope near the Humber #WildFlowerHour @wildflowerhour.bsky.social
Gorse in flower
Only found gorse in flower at Skipwith Common #WildFlowerHour @plantteaching.bsky.social
‘Taking action is not a sacrifice, it’s not even a problem, taking action is the opportunity here’ @zackpolanski.bsky.social
Add your signature to the open letter to Keir Starmer and all public service broadcasters.
www.nebriefing.org/open-letter-keir
#climatecrisis #netzero #NEB2025 #cop30
Traveller's joy
Traveller's joy or old man's beard by the Humber #WildFlowerHour @wildflowerhour.bsky.social
Want to #BringScienceToPolitics?
Scientists can support the National Emergency Briefing on Climate & Nature by signing this Open Letter: docs.google.com/document/d/1...
Sea aster
Sea aster providing a spot of colour by the Humber #StillFlowering #WildFlowerHour @wildflowerhour.bsky.social
Black nightshade
Black nightshade #StillFlowering #PavementPlants in East Yorkshire #WildFlowerHour @wildflowerhour.bsky.social
Tansy, ragwort, rosebay willow herb and gorse #StillFlowering in Inverness #WildFlowerHour @wildflowerhour.bsky.social
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Going for a walk in one of my favourite places AND taking photos of plants AND being able to contribute towards the PeatPic project all at the same time - what's not to like?! Thanks @wetlandresilienceresearchgroup.com for leading
The Conversation article that @avnimalh0tra.bsky.social and I wrote about the PeatPic Project and the power of harnessing people, community science and the importance of research networks is now online too
theconversation.com/harnessing-t...
#Peatlands #PeatColour
🚨New Paper 🚨
The PeatPic Project: Predicting plot-scale green leaf #phenology across #peatlands
So happy to see this paper online — one of my favourite projects!
We explored how to capture how peatlands change colour using smartphones and community science!
iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1...
White deadnettle
Yarrow
Bramble
White deadnettle, yarrow and bramble #StillFlowering in East Yorkshire for #WildFlowerHour @wildflowerhour.bsky.social
Does anyone have any good resources (or their own examples) for how to make a good scientific poster to share with students.
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