TrevorTheBotanist
@trevorthebotanist.bsky.social
Botanist, conservationist & author. Endlessly curious about plants, especially orchids, ferns, our British flora & tropical plants.
Author of ‘Urban Plants’ (Bloomsbury British Wildlife Collection). Work for The Species Recovery Trust, BSBI Trustee
Author of ‘Urban Plants’ (Bloomsbury British Wildlife Collection). Work for The Species Recovery Trust, BSBI Trustee
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Oh my word! Botanist about to explode! Just unboxed my presentation copies of Urban Plants & I’m as giddy as a bee in a bellflower. It’s a beautiful thing, from the gorgeous Carry Akroyd cover to the photos kindly provided by many lovely people. Hope you enjoy it www.bloomsbury.com/uk/urban-pla...
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How amazing is this? The BSBI is offering money for people to engage in plant training or research.
You don't even have to be a member!!
You don't even have to be a member!!
Window now open to apply for a BSBI grant for 2026!
We offer grants for short #WildFlowerID courses (our online course #Identiplant & courses from external providers), and for Plant Study & Research.
Find out which grant is right for you: bsbi.org/learn/grants
We offer grants for short #WildFlowerID courses (our online course #Identiplant & courses from external providers), and for Plant Study & Research.
Find out which grant is right for you: bsbi.org/learn/grants
December 4, 2025 at 7:16 PM
How amazing is this? The BSBI is offering money for people to engage in plant training or research.
You don't even have to be a member!!
You don't even have to be a member!!
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Help us unlock the Plants of the Past, by supporting volunteers to digitise decades of paper records & inform C21st science!
@biggive.bsky.social
From #GivingTuesday to 9 Dec, we have £10K in matched funds to unlock: every donation, however small, will be doubled:
donate.biggive.org/campaign/a05...
@biggive.bsky.social
From #GivingTuesday to 9 Dec, we have £10K in matched funds to unlock: every donation, however small, will be doubled:
donate.biggive.org/campaign/a05...
Unlocking the Plants of the Past – Big Give
Decades of botanical observations of our vital wild plants are trapped in paper records and archives - through the efforts …
donate.biggive.org
December 2, 2025 at 1:10 PM
Help us unlock the Plants of the Past, by supporting volunteers to digitise decades of paper records & inform C21st science!
@biggive.bsky.social
From #GivingTuesday to 9 Dec, we have £10K in matched funds to unlock: every donation, however small, will be doubled:
donate.biggive.org/campaign/a05...
@biggive.bsky.social
From #GivingTuesday to 9 Dec, we have £10K in matched funds to unlock: every donation, however small, will be doubled:
donate.biggive.org/campaign/a05...
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I worried that @trevorthebotanist.bsky.social might be feeling a bit flat after the excitement of yesterday's #BIBConf25.
But today @markavery.bsky.social announced that Trevor's #UrbanPlants is his 2025 #BookoftheYear! markavery.info/2025/11/30/t...
Congratulations Trevor, we're so happy for you!
But today @markavery.bsky.social announced that Trevor's #UrbanPlants is his 2025 #BookoftheYear! markavery.info/2025/11/30/t...
Congratulations Trevor, we're so happy for you!
November 30, 2025 at 8:55 PM
I worried that @trevorthebotanist.bsky.social might be feeling a bit flat after the excitement of yesterday's #BIBConf25.
But today @markavery.bsky.social announced that Trevor's #UrbanPlants is his 2025 #BookoftheYear! markavery.info/2025/11/30/t...
Congratulations Trevor, we're so happy for you!
But today @markavery.bsky.social announced that Trevor's #UrbanPlants is his 2025 #BookoftheYear! markavery.info/2025/11/30/t...
Congratulations Trevor, we're so happy for you!
Still a surprising number of roses in bloom by the Conwy estuary. Dog Rose (Rosa canina), Sweet-briar
(Rosa rubiginosa) and a planted cultivar of Burnet Rose (Rosa spinosissima) #wildflowerhour
(Rosa rubiginosa) and a planted cultivar of Burnet Rose (Rosa spinosissima) #wildflowerhour
November 30, 2025 at 8:29 PM
Still a surprising number of roses in bloom by the Conwy estuary. Dog Rose (Rosa canina), Sweet-briar
(Rosa rubiginosa) and a planted cultivar of Burnet Rose (Rosa spinosissima) #wildflowerhour
(Rosa rubiginosa) and a planted cultivar of Burnet Rose (Rosa spinosissima) #wildflowerhour
I was on top of Conwy Mountain walking our spaniel when I found out that Urban Plants had been chosen by Mark Avery as his book of the year. I should have an urban plant for #wildflowerhour to celebrate, but instead here’s good old Bell Heather in the sunshine markavery.info/2025/11/30/t...
November 30, 2025 at 8:06 PM
I was on top of Conwy Mountain walking our spaniel when I found out that Urban Plants had been chosen by Mark Avery as his book of the year. I should have an urban plant for #wildflowerhour to celebrate, but instead here’s good old Bell Heather in the sunshine markavery.info/2025/11/30/t...
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Trevor - thank you for such a book. You deserve a beer or two.
@bsbibotany.bsky.social @plantlifeuk.bsky.social
@bsbibotany.bsky.social @plantlifeuk.bsky.social
Thank you, thank you, thank you Mark! Utterly thrilled & blown away to be your #bookoftheyear, especially amongst such amazing company. But also chuffed to bits Urban Plants did what I hoped - get people looking at the concrete jungle in a totally new light. Will celebrate with a beer or two!
November 30, 2025 at 5:17 PM
Trevor - thank you for such a book. You deserve a beer or two.
@bsbibotany.bsky.social @plantlifeuk.bsky.social
@bsbibotany.bsky.social @plantlifeuk.bsky.social
WOW WOW WOW WOW WOW!!!! What a *huge* honour to be named #bookoftheyear by Mark Avery. With such awesome company I never imagined such an accolade. Absolutely chuffed to bits! Thank you 😊
November 30, 2025 at 12:25 PM
WOW WOW WOW WOW WOW!!!! What a *huge* honour to be named #bookoftheyear by Mark Avery. With such awesome company I never imagined such an accolade. Absolutely chuffed to bits! Thank you 😊
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Really looking forward to Saturday’s British & Irish Botanical Conference #BIBConf25. I’ll be part of a panel discussing the use of AI in botany. Apparently, this is what AI thinks we look like, so I expect everyone to dress entirely in green (with a weird BATHIMAND logo) @bsbibotany.bsky.social
November 28, 2025 at 9:28 AM
Really looking forward to Saturday’s British & Irish Botanical Conference #BIBConf25. I’ll be part of a panel discussing the use of AI in botany. Apparently, this is what AI thinks we look like, so I expect everyone to dress entirely in green (with a weird BATHIMAND logo) @bsbibotany.bsky.social
Really looking forward to Saturday’s British & Irish Botanical Conference #BIBConf25. I’ll be part of a panel discussing the use of AI in botany. Apparently, this is what AI thinks we look like, so I expect everyone to dress entirely in green (with a weird BATHIMAND logo) @bsbibotany.bsky.social
November 28, 2025 at 9:28 AM
Really looking forward to Saturday’s British & Irish Botanical Conference #BIBConf25. I’ll be part of a panel discussing the use of AI in botany. Apparently, this is what AI thinks we look like, so I expect everyone to dress entirely in green (with a weird BATHIMAND logo) @bsbibotany.bsky.social
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My favourite quote from ‘Urban Plants’ by @trevorthebotanist.bsky.social
“the urban botanist often needs a pair of binoculars to help record wall plants, although this naturally runs the terrible risk of being mistaken for a twitcher.”
“the urban botanist often needs a pair of binoculars to help record wall plants, although this naturally runs the terrible risk of being mistaken for a twitcher.”
November 27, 2025 at 6:45 PM
My favourite quote from ‘Urban Plants’ by @trevorthebotanist.bsky.social
“the urban botanist often needs a pair of binoculars to help record wall plants, although this naturally runs the terrible risk of being mistaken for a twitcher.”
“the urban botanist often needs a pair of binoculars to help record wall plants, although this naturally runs the terrible risk of being mistaken for a twitcher.”
Holcostylis MS Sunlight currently blooming on my windowsill. Very cute, easy to grow miniature with a light citrus scent. Who wants a dull-as-dishwater Phalaenopsis when you can grow this little beauty? #orchids #windowsill #houseplants 🌱
November 26, 2025 at 6:18 PM
Holcostylis MS Sunlight currently blooming on my windowsill. Very cute, easy to grow miniature with a light citrus scent. Who wants a dull-as-dishwater Phalaenopsis when you can grow this little beauty? #orchids #windowsill #houseplants 🌱
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And read the 200 page report. And interviewed one of the authors, and the NRW strategic lead, and an expert at Bangor Uni. And been down to Newborough Warren to see some of the work. I’m told the report should be made public today.
November 25, 2025 at 9:14 AM
And read the 200 page report. And interviewed one of the authors, and the NRW strategic lead, and an expert at Bangor Uni. And been down to Newborough Warren to see some of the work. I’m told the report should be made public today.
You’d have thought that if you made headlines with a “first of its kind” report into species extinction you might feature it on your website & make it available. I’d like to know if Welsh Groundsel and Field Gentian feature on the list, but it’s nowhere to be seen www.bbc.com/news/article...
The species at risk of extinction in Wales named in first of its kind report
Species in Peril identifies thousands of at-risk species in Wales based on geographical restriction.
www.bbc.com
November 25, 2025 at 7:48 AM
You’d have thought that if you made headlines with a “first of its kind” report into species extinction you might feature it on your website & make it available. I’d like to know if Welsh Groundsel and Field Gentian feature on the list, but it’s nowhere to be seen www.bbc.com/news/article...
Cor blimey Steve, that’s an honour and a half!!! Cannot thank you enough for this, I’m absolutely stoked #BookoftheYear @chiffchat.bsky.social @bloomsburybooksuk.bsky.social @bsbibotany.bsky.social @wildflowerhour.bsky.social
My natural history book of the year is ‘Urban Plants’ by @trevorthebotanist.bsky.social
Informative, entertaining and inspiring - after reading it you will never walk down a street, pass by a wall or look at a grass verge in the same way again. Highly recommended @bsbibotany.bsky.social
Informative, entertaining and inspiring - after reading it you will never walk down a street, pass by a wall or look at a grass verge in the same way again. Highly recommended @bsbibotany.bsky.social
November 24, 2025 at 7:56 PM
Cor blimey Steve, that’s an honour and a half!!! Cannot thank you enough for this, I’m absolutely stoked #BookoftheYear @chiffchat.bsky.social @bloomsburybooksuk.bsky.social @bsbibotany.bsky.social @wildflowerhour.bsky.social
It’s nearly December. Down beside the Conwy estuary, it’s time for the… err… Hawthorn to burst into bloom!! #Conwy #WildflowerHour
November 23, 2025 at 6:05 PM
It’s nearly December. Down beside the Conwy estuary, it’s time for the… err… Hawthorn to burst into bloom!! #Conwy #WildflowerHour
I never expected the reaction I’ve had to Urban Plants. So many wonderful comments from so many wonderful people. The satisfaction from knowing I’ve inspired people to look at the urban world with different eyes is indescribable and deeply rewarding #ChristmasBooks #ChristmasReading #WildlifeBooks
November 23, 2025 at 5:05 PM
I never expected the reaction I’ve had to Urban Plants. So many wonderful comments from so many wonderful people. The satisfaction from knowing I’ve inspired people to look at the urban world with different eyes is indescribable and deeply rewarding #ChristmasBooks #ChristmasReading #WildlifeBooks
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On our new website, check out all the fabulous photos of plants & people!
In the header is a pic of @danryannature.bsky.social & daughter Ada on a #NewYearPlantHunt last year.
We also used images (like this stunning Grass-of-Parnassus) entered into our Photo Competition: bsbi.org/take-part/ac...
In the header is a pic of @danryannature.bsky.social & daughter Ada on a #NewYearPlantHunt last year.
We also used images (like this stunning Grass-of-Parnassus) entered into our Photo Competition: bsbi.org/take-part/ac...
November 18, 2025 at 3:47 PM
On our new website, check out all the fabulous photos of plants & people!
In the header is a pic of @danryannature.bsky.social & daughter Ada on a #NewYearPlantHunt last year.
We also used images (like this stunning Grass-of-Parnassus) entered into our Photo Competition: bsbi.org/take-part/ac...
In the header is a pic of @danryannature.bsky.social & daughter Ada on a #NewYearPlantHunt last year.
We also used images (like this stunning Grass-of-Parnassus) entered into our Photo Competition: bsbi.org/take-part/ac...
It might not be the brightest jewel in the grass, but I have a real soft spot for Meadow Waxcap (Cuphophyllus pratensis). This lovely chunky specimen is growing - appropriately - in our meadow #Waxcaps #Fungi #GrasslandFungi
November 18, 2025 at 11:44 AM
It might not be the brightest jewel in the grass, but I have a real soft spot for Meadow Waxcap (Cuphophyllus pratensis). This lovely chunky specimen is growing - appropriately - in our meadow #Waxcaps #Fungi #GrasslandFungi
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Checked out our shiny new website yet?
bsbi.org
New to @bsbibotany.bsky.social or #WildFlowerID?
We think you'll find it easier than ever to access resources, hear about events & learn more about wild plants in your area.
Seasoned botanist?
All your fave pages are still there + lots of new stuff!
bsbi.org
New to @bsbibotany.bsky.social or #WildFlowerID?
We think you'll find it easier than ever to access resources, hear about events & learn more about wild plants in your area.
Seasoned botanist?
All your fave pages are still there + lots of new stuff!
November 18, 2025 at 8:18 AM
Checked out our shiny new website yet?
bsbi.org
New to @bsbibotany.bsky.social or #WildFlowerID?
We think you'll find it easier than ever to access resources, hear about events & learn more about wild plants in your area.
Seasoned botanist?
All your fave pages are still there + lots of new stuff!
bsbi.org
New to @bsbibotany.bsky.social or #WildFlowerID?
We think you'll find it easier than ever to access resources, hear about events & learn more about wild plants in your area.
Seasoned botanist?
All your fave pages are still there + lots of new stuff!
#SundayYellow Urban street trees lighting up the concrete jungle www.bloomsbury.com/uk/urban-pla...
November 16, 2025 at 8:27 AM
#SundayYellow Urban street trees lighting up the concrete jungle www.bloomsbury.com/uk/urban-pla...
Superb result of lots of hard conservation work by my mate Tim Pankhurst at Plantlife, plus many others. For such a rare orchid to become *less threatened* is nothing short of phenomenal. Bravo to everyone involved! @plantlifeuk.bsky.social @bsbibotany.bsky.social www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Rare Fen Orchid brought back from brink of extinction
Cambridge University Botanic Garden and partners have been working to successfully reintroduce the species.
www.bbc.co.uk
November 15, 2025 at 7:24 PM
Superb result of lots of hard conservation work by my mate Tim Pankhurst at Plantlife, plus many others. For such a rare orchid to become *less threatened* is nothing short of phenomenal. Bravo to everyone involved! @plantlifeuk.bsky.social @bsbibotany.bsky.social www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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Also at #BIBConf25, a panel discussion on Artificial Intelligence: the good, the bad & how best to approach it as a botanical community.
On the panel:
@trevorthebotanist.bsky.social;
Olaf Kranse (Univ Cambridge);
Alice Kershaw @the-wildlifetrusts.bsky.social
Stuart Desjardins (Univ. Leicester)
On the panel:
@trevorthebotanist.bsky.social;
Olaf Kranse (Univ Cambridge);
Alice Kershaw @the-wildlifetrusts.bsky.social
Stuart Desjardins (Univ. Leicester)
2025 British & Irish Botanical Conference #BIBConf25 takes place at Edge Hill University on Saturday 29 November.
We have a fabulous programme lined up for plant-lovers!
Exhibits & 8 talks inc. a keynote by Prof John Rodwell (of NVC fame).
Programme & bookings:
www.tickettailor.com/events/botan...
We have a fabulous programme lined up for plant-lovers!
Exhibits & 8 talks inc. a keynote by Prof John Rodwell (of NVC fame).
Programme & bookings:
www.tickettailor.com/events/botan...
Select tickets – British and Irish Botanical Conference 2025 – Health, Medicine and Social Care Building, Edge Hill University
British and Irish Botanical Conference 2025 – Health, Medicine and Social Care Building, Edge Hill University, Sat 29 Nov 2025 - Everyone is welcome at the 2025 British & Irish Botanical Conferenc...
www.tickettailor.com
November 14, 2025 at 2:50 PM
Also at #BIBConf25, a panel discussion on Artificial Intelligence: the good, the bad & how best to approach it as a botanical community.
On the panel:
@trevorthebotanist.bsky.social;
Olaf Kranse (Univ Cambridge);
Alice Kershaw @the-wildlifetrusts.bsky.social
Stuart Desjardins (Univ. Leicester)
On the panel:
@trevorthebotanist.bsky.social;
Olaf Kranse (Univ Cambridge);
Alice Kershaw @the-wildlifetrusts.bsky.social
Stuart Desjardins (Univ. Leicester)
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Kicking yourself because you missed Mark Duffell's recent Botanical Skills Webinar on the etymology of scientific names?
Or maybe you just want to watch it all over again because there was soooo much to take in!
No problem, we recorded the webinar for you!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=u8o4...
Or maybe you just want to watch it all over again because there was soooo much to take in!
No problem, we recorded the webinar for you!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=u8o4...
November 13, 2025 at 3:08 PM
Kicking yourself because you missed Mark Duffell's recent Botanical Skills Webinar on the etymology of scientific names?
Or maybe you just want to watch it all over again because there was soooo much to take in!
No problem, we recorded the webinar for you!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=u8o4...
Or maybe you just want to watch it all over again because there was soooo much to take in!
No problem, we recorded the webinar for you!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=u8o4...