@colinpendry.bsky.social
Botanist at the Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh. Editor, Flora of Nepal. Hutter.
Photo of the Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh from above, with the text "Join our team. Director of Horticulture".
π’ Huge opportunity - we're recruiting for an exceptional leader to become our Director of Horticulture.
This pivotal role will be responsible for the oversight of one of the worldβs most significant plant collections.
Could this be you? Find full details and apply by 5 January 2026: rbge.cc/Jobs
π± Find our more about our work and support our mission to protect Scotlandβs most threatened species: rbge.cc/protecting-p...
05.12.2025 11:27 β π 2 π 1 π¬ 0 π 0
Please sign this petition for a public inquiry into Russian influence on UK politics.
I don't care if you're left or right, Reform or Corbynite - we can't allow a hostile foreign nation to run riot in our political ecosystem.
Sign and share.
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/74...
Trinity College Dublin Herbarium
Calling botanical researchers, the School of Natural Science at Trinity College Dublin is hiring a tenure track Assistant Professor in Plant Biodiversity and Conservation.
I know this is someone's dream job, so let me know if that is you and you want to chat!
my.corehr.com/pls/trrecrui...
A species of #Heteropolygonatum #Asparagaceae from #Myanmar and western Yunnan #Gaoligongshan is described as new to science by botanists from @mobotgarden.bsky.social and @thebotanics.bsky.social in #EJBotany #OpenAcess: bit.ly/46IqSMs
25.09.2025 16:08 β π 9 π 7 π¬ 0 π 0
Portrait of Dr Julia Knights surrounded by green foliage, and a waterfall in the background, at the Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh.
We're pleased to announce that Dr Julia Knights has been appointed as the 17th Regius Keeper of the Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh and will be joining us in January.
Julia will succeed Simon Milne MBE, who will retire after more than a decade of visionary leadership. More: rbge.cc/regius-keeper
π’ We're hiring!
We're looking for a dedicated ICCP Researcher / Red Listing Co-ordinator to take a leading role in our renowned International Conifer Conservation Programme π²
Apply by midday on Friday 26 September: rbge.cc/jobs
Five species from Ireland's temperate rainforest in five minutes, presented by me! I am super happy with how this turned out, so do take a look. And a huge thank you to Michelle, Daniel, Peter L, and Jenny for making this happen!
youtu.be/xHRUBeukH6E
In the U.K. too.
Talking up immigration protests when they really are very small.
Talking up Farage when his projects have been a failure and harmed GB Inc.
August is approaching, which means the return of the everyoneβs favourite festival: the Edinburgh Traditional Building Festival π οΈ
Explore the full free line-up here: ewh.org.uk/edinburgh-tr...
Joined the Anti Trump protests at the US Consulate in Edinburgh.
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"This year saw the teams move into the final stages of the restoration work...
The Palm Houses will then return to the care of the Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh, which will embark on the final stages of the transformation... ready to welcome back visiting members of the public."
Some Ukrainian military units, such as the Azov Brigade, offer boot camps for teenagers to teach them the basics of self-defense, first aid, dry firing, and other survival skills β helping them prepare for both the realities of today and the uncertainties of the future.
11.07.2025 14:28 β π 153 π 23 π¬ 6 π 0
If you use the Biodivisity Heritage Library (I use it almost daily), you'll be saddened (and maybe angeredπ‘) to learn that DOGE+Musk+Trump have eliminated its funding. BHL is looking for a new home. #ILoveBHL
So much f***ing winning.π€¬
blog.biodiversitylibrary.org/2025/04/new-...
There's hope for ash trees against dieback, but it depends on one thing: *natural regeneration*.
The reasons for prioritising natregen over planting are so many, so powerful, I sometimes feel I'm going out of my mind seeing them *still* being ignored.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
I'm proud to say that I have contributed to this latest update, having sorted out all the names in Ruprechtia.
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A photograph of the Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh with the Edinburgh skyline in the background. A dark green border surrounds the image, with text in off-white at the bottom which reads: 'Lead our team. Regius Keeper (CEO)'.
Could you be the next Regius Keeper (CEO) of the Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh?
We're seeking an exceptional leader with innovation, strategic thinking, and a passion for plants to shape our future.
Apply for this prestigious and incredibly rare role: rbge.org.uk/regius-keeper
80,000 signatures on our petition to ban driven grouse shooting, we're not far off the magic 100K now π
If you haven't yet signed please do to help us secure a Parliamentary debate on the issue β govpetition.uk/p/700036
It's officially spring! The magnolia and blue skies have certainly got the memo πΈ
ο»Ώο»ΏπΈ Thank you to visitors @g_sun_ and @_malgoska_malgoska_ on Instagram for capturing these beauties.
Good morning, from the back page of Private Eye magazine!
20.03.2025 08:21 β π 886 π 321 π¬ 24 π 31See how a collection is made for a Herbarium specimen - here's behind the scenes with Tropical Botanist Dr Peter Wilkie.
See preserved specimens from our Herbarium for yourself in our new new exhibition, Pressed for Time, opening this Saturday at the John Hope Gateway Gallery πΏ
Help your local British herbarium to join in the digitisation journey! My blog post in BSBi News bsbipublicity.blogspot.com/2025/03/help... with a plea to express interest in the DiSSCo UK programme engagementhub.ukri.org/ahrc-infrast...
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Botanic gardens are at full capacity, and biodiversity is still in crisis.
If we donβt rethink conservation, rare species could vanish forever.
Prof Samuel Brockington reports.
Kewβs rescue mission: arborists head to Scotland after hundreds of trees and plants felled by Storm Γowyn
08.02.2025 23:32 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
Iβm campaigning for a ban on fossil fuel ads in the UK , for too long these fossil fuel giants have had unlimited spending power to greenwash their filthy reputations for politicians and the public .
Please sign my Gov petition - thank you
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/70...
Everything is terrible, but I bought this triangular shaped pasta at Trader Joeβs (βtriangulettiβ, pictured below), and my partner dubbed it βSedge-ettiβ, which is an early contender for best wordplay of 2025.
#SedgesHaveEdges
