@greenfgeorge.bsky.social
Student at Stirling Uni studying Environmental Science. RHS & British Dragonfly Society Young Ambassador.
Sept - April on the Uni Garden ๐ช
Itโs been my happy place, my safe space ๐ฟ
Happy #nationalgardeningweek folks ๐ชด
Been on a trip to Callander with Uni this weekend, clearing invasive rhododendrons. Today we rounded things off with a proper nice walk up to Bracklinn Falls, where we were treated to views of a red squirrel in the sun. Cracking way to spend the weekend! Worked hard, played hard!
30.03.2025 21:16 โ ๐ 5 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 1 ๐ 0
Great to be back on the uni plot, where we planted broad beans, made holes in the fence for hedgehogs to pass through and sowed wildflower seeds.
Top day ๐ฑ
Iโm proud to be an Ambassador for the Wildlife Garden Directory who are celebrating their 1st anniversary! ๐๐ฅณ๐
Sign up today or check out the website to find a local wildlife-friendly gardener! ๐ฑ
wildlifegardendirectory.org.uk
Please give them a follow: @wildlifegardenproj.bsky.social
All I can say is WOW!
It's been a year in the planning and we finally made it out to the Coto Doรฑana National Park in Huelva. Staying in El Rocรญo just South of Seville, we saw a grand total of 21 new species from Night Herons to Marbled Ducks, from Woodchat Shrike to Booted Eagles.
3millionโฆ.ish ๐
24.02.2025 09:55 โ ๐ 1 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0
Magical walk in Hermitage Woods tโother day, stumbled across a carpet of snowdrops, it was off the beauty scale!
23.02.2025 21:07 โ ๐ 4 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 1 ๐ 0
Another cold one on the community garden today, not stopping us from getting stuck in tho. We chopped down some bamboo for canes in the growing season. And checked in on our seedlings, happy to say the sweet peas and broadbeans have germinated!
18.02.2025 19:58 โ ๐ 4 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0
Gardening gang poker - itโs a thing ๐ฟ
Mum in Manchester with her group vs me in Stirling with mine. Same time, same rain ๐ง๏ธ
Twas a nice sunny sesh on the garden today, where we pruned our raspberries, took some tree cuttings, sowed some early tomatoes and peppers and planted an alder tree.
This was my first session as garden-lead, pretty productive, proper chuffed!
Played my part in the annual @rspb.bsky.social #BigGardenBirdwatch spotting, blue & great tit, robin, dunnock and goldfinch. Whilst this isn't as many species as I hoped to see, it's still really important data that will play its part in this top class citizen science project.
26.01.2025 22:23 โ ๐ 5 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0
Am I still gardening? Yes I am !!
Read all about the uniโs community garden here ๐
wp.me/p6YBUs-23B
Today Dad, Bud and I had a wee walk past Harridge Pike and down Brushes, our last walk together before I head back to uni. However, the next time weโll be walking together, will be in Spain in March !
12.01.2025 20:11 โ ๐ 10 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0
In light of the recent flooding events in my local area on New Yearโs Eve & NY Day. I wanted to do a piece on how wetland woodland can act as a great natural flood defence, and why you shouldn't build 150 new houses on one โ๏ธ
youtu.be/mda2y_Wektw?...
A much needed walk after the seasonโs excess, and nowhere better for that than Lathkill Dale. Whilst we didn't see much in the way of wildlife, I did find a brachiopod fossil, which is pretty cool!
A top day, finished off with a few beers at @thornbridge.bsky.social ๐๐ผ
Took a lovely misty walk in the woods beneath our house as I wanted to show my Dad this flooded area that I recently found. It's nothing special but given time, could mature into a beautiful wetland woodland. Lovely to see some โshrooms & dewy moss in the winter light
28.12.2024 13:18 โ ๐ 3 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0
๐ ๐ MERRY CHRISTMAS everyone, have a good one ๐๐
25.12.2024 11:57 โ ๐ 8 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 1 ๐ 0
A bit of a soggy gardening session today, but no matter! We were busy tidying up the pond and breaking down pallets to use in the greenhouse.
The highlight of the day for me, was finding loads of pea clams in our pond! Am such a geek ๐ฅธ
Day 2 - am leading 3 Q&A wildlife gardening workshops.
This place tho, itโs just phenomenal, like a James Bond movie set. Am loving filling my belly with good grub too. Back home to student digs and noodles, so making most of it!!
Nicked the 3rd pic
@scottishbirding.bsky.social
#SOCconf24
Braved #StormBert and finally arrived at @scottishbirding.bksy.social โs Annual Conference
Am a little battered โnโ bruised and VERY wet, but the venue, Atholl Palace, wow, itโs incredible
Am presenting this aft, all about wildlife gardening. Feeling very humbled and blown away TBH!
#SOCconf24
A frosty walk to the community garden today, where we weeded, collected leaves, mulched and fed robins. The highlight, was finding some tiny freshwater clams, a first for me!
Oh and Iโve been made a garden lead, so Iโll be heading up my own sessions every now and then ๐ชด
Pretty chuffed to be a guest speaker at @scottishbirding.bsky.social Annual Conference talking about my journey growing up as an RHS Ambassador, working on โ8 Out of 10 Batsโ and my Uni studies, with tips & tricks on gardening for wildlife too.
More info here ๐
www.the-soc.org.uk/pages/event/...
Saturday night and this is how I rollโฆ
Grab a pot, ID, count ๐ฌ
