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sarahwhild.bsky.social
Card-carrying botanist, retired academic, biological recorder, did some work on FISCs, lurks in Shrewsbury
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First Small Tortoiseshell this year for the garden list #Shrewsbury #Shropshire

A lovely day of @nfbr.bsky.social conference hosted by @biologicalrecording.co.uk and the awesome @earthwormuk.bsky.social . Passed the NFBR baton to the awesome Simon Pickles @teamneyedc.bsky.social so now (another) glass of fizz. Celebratory ginkgos!

Have you booked yet for the NFBR Conference tomorrow 16th May? In partnership with the awesome Biological Recording Company, join us for a morning of exploring Local to National recording, with our AGM following on. See you there! www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/biological...

Uh oh… hello Lily Beetle. Not sure there’s anything remotely interesting in my garden for you, so you can take your chance on the bird table, along with the Box Moth caterpillars…

🦎 Are you a master's or PhD student ? 🎓 The 2025 Graduate Researchers Award will provide 💰 2x€5,000 prizes highlighting research and discovery in biodiversity informatics by graduate students whose studies rely on GBIF-mediated data. 🧬 Learn more 🔗 gbif.link/gra-2025

www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/biological... Book now for the @nfbr.bsky.social annual online conference and AGM @earthwormuk.bsky.social @kitenet.bsky.social @teamneyedc.bsky.social

A cold Eristalis pertinax sitting on the outside sink, wondering where the warm weather has gone… #hoverflies #Shrewsbury

Celandine sunshine #Shropshire

Ye gods, this is terrifying…

Top professional photography tips for the eclipse - tea tray, mad hair, and there we go… #shrewsbury

All of this year’s Christmas presents solved as it’s due out in November… @pelagic.bsky.social @georgemcgavin.bsky.social pelagicpublishing.com/products/the...

What - it’s #flyFriday you say? Here are two delightful Merodon getting some action on the chopping board in my kitchen… 🙄

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We're hiring! Could you help create a resilient future for the Botanical Society, working across our teams to support staff and volunteers? Apply to become our first ever Administration Officer: bsbi.org/vacancies/ad... Not applying yourself? Then please help us spread the word! Deadline: 2nd March

🌾🌱🌍🌿🍄🌺 Botanical University Challenge #BUC2025 Total of 29 teams this year. More about them as we get nearer the start 14:00 GMT Wednesday 12 February. Watch live on our YouTube channel or see the recording later.