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@anthophiledreams.bsky.social
It's me, Jenna. In Scotland.
Autumn is my favourite colour.
Plant lover, cat enthusiast, grower of vegetables, cloud watcher, visitor of places, occasional crafter and art-er.
(Admin Officer at @bsbibotany.bsky.social when working 🙃)
Views are my own.
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The Glasgow Necropolis: Many of the architects and sculptors who created the beautiful buildings for the city of the living also created monuments for the city of the dead.

#glasgow #necropolis #glasgownecropolis #gravestones #monuments #glasgowhistory #architecture #architecturephotography
November 30, 2025 at 10:17 AM
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Sorry you can’t be here Jake, thanks for sharing your poster.
Unfortunately I have picked up a virus and will not make it to #BIBConf but here is my poster, which explains what I am doing in my PhD.
#FungiFriends #WildPlantDisease
November 29, 2025 at 11:41 AM
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Fascinating insights from Professor John Rodwell, giving a us “A botanist’s view from South Yorkshire at the #BIBConf25. Including early influences such as his professor Irene Manton
November 29, 2025 at 4:36 PM
Great talk from @bucbotany.bsky.social at the #BIBConf25. What an amazing thing. I wish this had been around when I was at uni!
🌍🌸🌻🌱🌾🌳🪾🍁🥀 Botanical University Challenge at the Botanical Society of Britain and Ireland conference @bsbibotany.bsky.social at Edge Hill University, Merseyside today. #BUC2026
November 29, 2025 at 12:03 PM
A friend of mine has done a lovely wee thing.

A midwinter letterbox gift. A comforting treat for yourself or for a friend

#happypost :)

www.etsy.com/uk/listing/4...
November 22, 2025 at 7:13 PM
Le beach
November 22, 2025 at 6:37 PM
That's a stunner.
Here’s Irish artist James Arthur O’Connor (1792-1841) The Poachers. He was an important Romantic painter who is relatively unknown outside of the island.
November 21, 2025 at 10:29 PM
This is what's been consuming my time at work for the last couple of months (just as a small part of a fantabulous team). Content migration only obviously!

It's so exciting to see it go live! And it's so pretty...

Bsbi.org
Checked out our shiny new website yet?
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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 4:50 PM
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The story of Fen Orchid is a bright spot in the gloomy picture of the new #GBRedList
@plantlifeuk.bsky.social show that positive conservation actions can make a difference to the threats plants face, highlighted by @emilybeament.bsky.social in @the-independent.com
www.indy100.com/news/beautif...
‘Beautiful yet mercurial’ fen orchid brought back from brink of extinction
The orchid’s increasing population in Britain is a bright spot in otherwise ‘stark picture’ for British wild plants, the latest Red List shows.
www.indy100.com
November 5, 2025 at 4:02 PM
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New #GBRedList for vascular plants evaluated 1,720 species.
26% (up from 23% in 2005) assessed as threatened.
Common Restharrow, Marsh-marigold & Harebell: all Vulnerable.
Alpine Gentian: Endangered.
Work was led by Pete Stroh from @bsbibotany.bsky.social & funded by @naturalengland.bsky.social
November 5, 2025 at 9:25 AM
This might be the best thing I've seen all year...
#WorldLemurDay :
The Craft Art Winner in the Lemur Conservation Foundation's World Lemur Festival Juried Art Contest is “A diverse taxon” by Amrei Pfaff of Göttingen, Germany.
“On 30 squares, 27 different species from all 15 genera of #lemur are represented.”
www.lemurreserve.org/world-lemur-...
October 31, 2025 at 6:48 PM
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Nice array of small ferns on a north-facing wall by the (currently closed) Transporter Bridge, Middlesbrough. Asplenium spp - maidenhair spleenwort, hartstongue, wall rue and (?) black spleenwort.
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#wildflowerHour
October 26, 2025 at 8:10 PM
This morning's Breaston dog walk theme: sky 25.10.25
October 25, 2025 at 7:55 AM
Popcorn (the dog) 24.10.25
October 24, 2025 at 4:14 PM
Breaston dog walk 23.10.25
October 24, 2025 at 8:33 AM
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Embroidered leaves by US artist Hillary Waters Fayle #WomensArt
October 24, 2025 at 4:21 AM
Breaston dog walk 22.10.25
October 22, 2025 at 5:47 PM
Fungi. Breaston.
October 21, 2025 at 4:29 PM
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🦇 A great free webinar coming up from the #NaturAmByth project! If you want to learn more about nature conservation in Wales from the people doing hands-on work, don’t miss it: event.swisscom.ch/v/diversebyn...
October 8, 2025 at 8:59 AM
Amazing!
I'm so proud to announce my most ambitious pin to date: a miniature guide to the trees of Britain (and lots of Europe)!

Available now from my Etsy: canopyrobin.etsy.com/listing/4386...
October 15, 2025 at 6:39 PM
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Book your #ScotBotanistsConf place now! Its going to be a fantastic day @thebotanics.bsky.social, with brilliant talks on restoring montane woodland, Tufted Saxifrage, urban flora and much much more!
@sarahwatts.bsky.social @plantlifeuk.bsky.social @botsocscot.bsky.social @naturescot.bsky.social
October 3, 2025 at 1:17 PM
The team have put together an amazing selection of talks here!
I'm delighted that we have a whole range of talks from our Northern Ireland Botanical Skills Project taking place this winter on Tuesday evenings.

Want to learn more about conifers? Rushes? Clubmosses? Hawthorns? Plant Pathogenic Fungi? ROBOTS??

See them all here:
bsbi.org/botanical-sk...
Botanical Skills Webinars – Botanical Society of Britain & Ireland
bsbi.org
October 14, 2025 at 8:20 PM
Another fine day on Arran. Giant fungi, red squirrels, and dolphins. And chips. Beautiful.
October 7, 2025 at 6:24 PM
And now for port... #chutneyday
October 4, 2025 at 4:41 PM