The Sceptical Botanist
@timentwisle.bsky.social
Author, botanist, broadcaster and other odd things; read all about it in 'Evergreen: The Botanical Life of a Plant Punk' (Thames & Hudson). My book of 50 essays, 'The Sceptical Botanist' (CSIRO Publishing), also out now!
https://talkingplants.blogspot.com
https://talkingplants.blogspot.com
'The Sceptical Botanist: Separating Fact from Fiction' (CSIRO Publishing, 2025) is now, after some technical issues, available on Kindle!
I can find it now on Amazon UK and hopefully it will appear very shortly on Amazon Australia (and Amazon Universe, if that exists)
I can find it now on Amazon UK and hopefully it will appear very shortly on Amazon Australia (and Amazon Universe, if that exists)
October 8, 2025 at 2:59 AM
'The Sceptical Botanist: Separating Fact from Fiction' (CSIRO Publishing, 2025) is now, after some technical issues, available on Kindle!
I can find it now on Amazon UK and hopefully it will appear very shortly on Amazon Australia (and Amazon Universe, if that exists)
I can find it now on Amazon UK and hopefully it will appear very shortly on Amazon Australia (and Amazon Universe, if that exists)
The back paddock...
Actually, over the fence from the lovely Moss Vale dogs-off-leash area, with Reg, our cocker spaniel, beside me looking longingly (at rabbits too)
Actually, over the fence from the lovely Moss Vale dogs-off-leash area, with Reg, our cocker spaniel, beside me looking longingly (at rabbits too)
September 20, 2025 at 7:10 AM
The back paddock...
Actually, over the fence from the lovely Moss Vale dogs-off-leash area, with Reg, our cocker spaniel, beside me looking longingly (at rabbits too)
Actually, over the fence from the lovely Moss Vale dogs-off-leash area, with Reg, our cocker spaniel, beside me looking longingly (at rabbits too)
Exciting for those not living in southern Australia, and perhaps for some who are. The flying duck orchid (Caleana major) seen in Willow Vale, near to my new home town.
And in case you find all plants dull, I've included a local bird: a gang gang...
And in case you find all plants dull, I've included a local bird: a gang gang...
September 15, 2025 at 6:06 AM
Exciting for those not living in southern Australia, and perhaps for some who are. The flying duck orchid (Caleana major) seen in Willow Vale, near to my new home town.
And in case you find all plants dull, I've included a local bird: a gang gang...
And in case you find all plants dull, I've included a local bird: a gang gang...
The Age/SMH, this morning (Saturday, 30 August)
August 29, 2025 at 8:42 PM
The Age/SMH, this morning (Saturday, 30 August)
If you happen to be in Bowral (Southern Highlands, New South Wales, Australia, Earth) on 5 September 2025, here is something you might do. I'll be there 🙂
www.thebookshopbowral.com.au/event-info/t...
www.thebookshopbowral.com.au/event-info/t...
August 26, 2025 at 3:05 AM
If you happen to be in Bowral (Southern Highlands, New South Wales, Australia, Earth) on 5 September 2025, here is something you might do. I'll be there 🙂
www.thebookshopbowral.com.au/event-info/t...
www.thebookshopbowral.com.au/event-info/t...
If you too would like to read my latest book, The Sceptical Botanist, head over to www.publish.csiro.au/book/8151/, or to your favourite online or brick bookshop.
RRP $39.99
RRP $39.99
August 18, 2025 at 5:19 AM
If you too would like to read my latest book, The Sceptical Botanist, head over to www.publish.csiro.au/book/8151/, or to your favourite online or brick bookshop.
RRP $39.99
RRP $39.99
The Sceptical Botanist live at the Southern Highlands Botanic Gardens thanks to The Bookshop Bowral.
📚 Friday, 5 September, 10am
Do trees talk to one another? What's a native plant and what's a weed? Tickets at www.thebookshopbowral.com.au
📚 Friday, 5 September, 10am
Do trees talk to one another? What's a native plant and what's a weed? Tickets at www.thebookshopbowral.com.au
August 18, 2025 at 5:10 AM
The Sceptical Botanist live at the Southern Highlands Botanic Gardens thanks to The Bookshop Bowral.
📚 Friday, 5 September, 10am
Do trees talk to one another? What's a native plant and what's a weed? Tickets at www.thebookshopbowral.com.au
📚 Friday, 5 September, 10am
Do trees talk to one another? What's a native plant and what's a weed? Tickets at www.thebookshopbowral.com.au
With only 10 days until its release into bookshops, another glimpse inside 'The Sceptical Botanist'.
talkingplants.blogspot.com/2025/07/plan...
Illustration by Jerome Entwisle
talkingplants.blogspot.com/2025/07/plan...
Illustration by Jerome Entwisle
July 21, 2025 at 11:04 PM
With only 10 days until its release into bookshops, another glimpse inside 'The Sceptical Botanist'.
talkingplants.blogspot.com/2025/07/plan...
Illustration by Jerome Entwisle
talkingplants.blogspot.com/2025/07/plan...
Illustration by Jerome Entwisle
One from this morning's paddle on the Wingecarribee (more at www.instagram.com/timentwisle/)
July 19, 2025 at 1:48 AM
One from this morning's paddle on the Wingecarribee (more at www.instagram.com/timentwisle/)
As we approach 1 August 2025, publication date for 'The Sceptical Botanist', another teaser...
www.blogger.com/blog/post/ed...
www.blogger.com/blog/post/ed...
July 14, 2025 at 9:50 PM
As we approach 1 August 2025, publication date for 'The Sceptical Botanist', another teaser...
www.blogger.com/blog/post/ed...
www.blogger.com/blog/post/ed...
Big Day Out, Sydney 2009
June 29, 2025 at 9:22 AM
Big Day Out, Sydney 2009
From the kayak again. Wingecarribee River as the fog lifts over a light frost. More pictures at www.instagram.com/timentwisle/
June 28, 2025 at 3:16 AM
From the kayak again. Wingecarribee River as the fog lifts over a light frost. More pictures at www.instagram.com/timentwisle/
Rotated (no other manipulation) reflection on river this morning. Just for fun
June 22, 2025 at 9:29 AM
Rotated (no other manipulation) reflection on river this morning. Just for fun
For more from the Wingecarribee this morning, see www.instagram.com/timentwisle/
June 22, 2025 at 12:14 AM
For more from the Wingecarribee this morning, see www.instagram.com/timentwisle/
Back in the water, or at least at the edge of it. Collecting red algae in Barren Grounds Reserve, south of Sydney (Type locality for Psilosiphom scoparius)
June 20, 2025 at 9:07 AM
Back in the water, or at least at the edge of it. Collecting red algae in Barren Grounds Reserve, south of Sydney (Type locality for Psilosiphom scoparius)
The rare Australian and New Zealand red algal genus Psilosiphon, gathered today from the 'Type Locality', Barren Grounds Nature Reserve in New South Wales (a 30-minute drive and then 20-minute walk from home...)
June 11, 2025 at 9:02 AM
The rare Australian and New Zealand red algal genus Psilosiphon, gathered today from the 'Type Locality', Barren Grounds Nature Reserve in New South Wales (a 30-minute drive and then 20-minute walk from home...)
Wingecarribbee River, early morning
May 31, 2025 at 10:44 PM
Wingecarribbee River, early morning
The birds visiting our feeding tray are getting larger, and heavier
Crimson rosella and yellow-crested cockatoo
Bowral, New South Wales, Australia ...
Crimson rosella and yellow-crested cockatoo
Bowral, New South Wales, Australia ...
May 17, 2025 at 6:23 AM
The birds visiting our feeding tray are getting larger, and heavier
Crimson rosella and yellow-crested cockatoo
Bowral, New South Wales, Australia ...
Crimson rosella and yellow-crested cockatoo
Bowral, New South Wales, Australia ...
The rather large acorns of Quercus insignis, a species from Mexico and Central America. These beauties shown to us by Bill Funk at his Mereweather Arboretum in Dunkeld, Victoria (Australia). An amazing collection of living oaks, and a few acorns...
May 12, 2025 at 9:53 PM
The rather large acorns of Quercus insignis, a species from Mexico and Central America. These beauties shown to us by Bill Funk at his Mereweather Arboretum in Dunkeld, Victoria (Australia). An amazing collection of living oaks, and a few acorns...
Avenue of Quercus engelmannii in Canberra, Australia. An unusual street tree in any part of the world
May 8, 2025 at 9:52 PM
Avenue of Quercus engelmannii in Canberra, Australia. An unusual street tree in any part of the world
Late autumn and swallows have replaced darters on this 'nesting tree' in Wingecarribee River. The large nests were left by the darters
May 3, 2025 at 9:58 PM
Late autumn and swallows have replaced darters on this 'nesting tree' in Wingecarribee River. The large nests were left by the darters
Wingecarribee River, 7.30 am this morning. 4 degrees C.
[More pictures at www.instagram.com/timentwisle/]
[More pictures at www.instagram.com/timentwisle/]
May 3, 2025 at 2:02 AM
Wingecarribee River, 7.30 am this morning. 4 degrees C.
[More pictures at www.instagram.com/timentwisle/]
[More pictures at www.instagram.com/timentwisle/]
Spring in Chenshan Botanical Garden, Shanghai. More pictures at www.instagram.com/timentwisle?...
April 27, 2025 at 11:11 PM
Spring in Chenshan Botanical Garden, Shanghai. More pictures at www.instagram.com/timentwisle?...
The American approach to foreign aid in 1942, Morocco, as a contrast to the present. At least as stated.
April 13, 2025 at 9:48 AM
The American approach to foreign aid in 1942, Morocco, as a contrast to the present. At least as stated.