Prof Pen Holland (@anaspene) — Bluesky Profile

1 week ago

Definitely, yes please, especially roasted potatoes with a sprinkling of gravy…

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1 week ago

I love this! Where do I sign up?

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1 week ago

Journal of Imaginary Research abstract works of fiction // fictional abstracts

I’m a big fan of the Journal of Imaginary Research: journalofimaginaryresearch.home.blog

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2 weeks ago

We're finally seeing the sun at BES HQ in London 🌞 and it feels like t-shirt weather!

To celebrate, there's free UK shipping on BES t-shirts - and everything else in our shop - this weekend 👕

Order from 9am Friday to midnight Sunday (GMT) - no codes needed 😎 britishecologicalsociety.teemill.com

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1 month ago

We are looking at a section of stone wall down from which is a grassy green slope with some hardy daffodils bobbing their heads in the February sunshine.

Oh look at that, it’s raining again.

Let’s look at some early daffodils on York’s walls instead.

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1 month ago

A purple crocus painted in watercolour. Tentatively identified as Crocus vernus, but opinions may vary! Spring flowering anyway, currently blooming in a northern English February.

I painted a whole year of flowers in 2025, then had a quiet month to recover, conveniently coinciding with a month of rain and mud. But it turns out that I miss the mindfulness of seeing colour in the hedgerows and putting it onto paper, so here’s a crocus to celebrate today’s sunshine. ☀️🎨🌸

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1 month ago

If you're an active researcher or practitioner working in the field of applied ecology - why not apply to join us as an Associate Editor?🌍

We're seeking a range of expertise such as marine ecology, disease ecology & local knowledge!🧪

Find out more 👇
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1 month ago

Print of a tree between two hills against a golden sunset

'Sunset #SycamoreGap' etching by contemporary Northumberland based UK printmaker Rebecca Vincent #WomensArt

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1 month ago

Stained glass artwork featuring a landscape with primrose plant in the foreground and house in silhouette on a grassy hill by a tree under a stormy purple sky

Deborah Lowe, contemporary stained glass artist, UK #WomensArt

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1 month ago

Hi Playful Blueskyers... just a reminder that the call for submissions for this year's Playful Learning Conference is end of play on Mon 2nd Feb. Don't miss out! playfullearningassoc.co.uk/submit-a-ses...

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1 month ago

Print featuring a plant with dark green speared leaves and blue and yellow flowers against a white background

'Running Iris' linocut by Australian printmaker Rachel Newling #WomensArt

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1 month ago

If you're looking for new volunteering opportunities, then this post is for you 👇

We are now recruiting for roles in the EDGE Network, Climate Change Group, Welsh Policy Group and Alder Network.

Keep reading to find the role that best matches your interests and experience.

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1 month ago

An Exclusive Look Inside My Writing Routine I normally wake just before 3am, get immediately into my tracksuit and go for a little run around the bathroom, but not for long, since writing time is of the utmost value to me and I’m at the height ...

An Exclusive Look Inside My Writing Routine: www.tom-cox.com/an-exclusive...

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1 month ago

Photo featuring the a view to the front of a very tall buildings with a large scale mural of a pink blossom on a stem against a yellow background, the building towers above a street with motorcyclists

Mona Caron, contemporary Swiss-born artist, known for her large scale murals of wild flowers connecting to environmental concerns #WomensArt

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1 month ago

Print featuring a snowy woodland as snow melts forming a puddle of water reflecting trees and sky

'January Thaw' by contemporary US printmaker Jeanne Amato #WomensArt

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1 month ago

Announcing the second round of BES Fellows - British Ecological Society Meet our second round of Fellows of the British Ecological Society (FBES), a new cohort of ecologists making lasting impact on the discipline.

Introducing the second cohort of BES Fellows 🙌

We are delighted to announce that 23 outstanding ecologists have been selected to join our prestigious membership category.

👇Meet our new Fellows here

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2 months ago

We are looking at the Great Hall - a timber framed hall with a vast oak roof. Sun shines through the Georgian sash windows casting puddles of light on the pine floor boards. The Hall is empty but is warm and quiet.

Tough day? Tough week? Tough 2026?

May the Hall on a sunny day bring you peace. 🧘

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6 months ago

A lovely mossy boulder with a face. I walked past this venerable stone gentleman on Dartmoor when I was beginning to write my first novel, Villager, and it whispered all 104,000 words of the book to me. So now I have to pay it all of my royalties. Unfortunately my ex-publisher stopped paying me royalties last year. Understandable, the boulder was not happy. But now I have a new publisher and the book is being republished this Thursday. So remember if you purchase a copy you will be helping a boulder to eat, pay the rent on his riverside moss garden, and feed his boulder family.

Yes it could be argued that keeping up with world events is important but alternatively can I interest you in hugging an ancient mossy boulder that looks like a face and quietly listening while it tells you stories from centuries cloaked in mist.

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2 months ago

Recruitment poster for 12 botanical or entomological field surveyors, April-September 2026. Closing date: January 30, 2026.

🦋🌿Hiring 12 x Botanists or Entomologists for 2026 field surveys in England!

4-month, full-time roles from late April to early September.

Field sites in Yorkshire, Devon, Warwickshire, Kent/Sussex, Lincolnshire/Cambridge, Essex/Suffolk.

Apply now: ceh.wd3.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/CEH_Ca... 🧪

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2 months ago

Print with three trees on a hill to the left and a large flock of flying birds above right in a tight formation in a blue sky

'Murmuration' by contemporary UK printmaker Hester Cox #WomensArt

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2 months ago

Apply to be a BES Associate Editor - British Ecological Society Help advance outstanding ecological research by joining our Editorial Boards! Applications are now open across all seven BES journals.

Reminder: open call for Associate Editors for @britishecologicalsociety.org journals closes 23 Feb. Come join us at @jappliedecology.bsky.social or choose your favourite BES journal to apply for. Please share!
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2 months ago

Pictorial textile artwork featuring a view of a snow covered country lane with trees on either side under a blue sky

Machine and hand embroidered lanscape artwork by Alison Holt, UK textile artist #WomensArt

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2 months ago

Collage resembling a white flower on green stalks against a black background

The snowdrop is a messenger of the seasons, the darkest moment of winter has passed. It is a messenger of hope. #January1st #NewYearsDay

Mary Delany, Galanthus Nivalis, Single Snowdrop, 1777 #womensart

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2 months ago

Well…I definitely have to finish the final page, right? 🌼

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2 months ago

360 watercolour flowers painted stamp size across 18 pages of paper, laid out across a large dining table

The final five panels of watercolour flowers in bloom in late December in Yorkshire

The first flower: a snowdrop painted on 22 December 2024

The last flower, Viburnum against a blue sky, painted on 21 December 2025

And that’s a wrap on a year of watercolour #WildflowerHour: 365 flowers painted within a week of blooming. Mostly wildflowers, with a few garden escapes, and a whole lot of joy.

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3 months ago

The daffs are showing their stalks here but I haven’t seen any daring to flower yet. The cowslips, on the other hand, came back for round two in the snow…

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3 months ago

First snowdrops flowering in a bed of dead leaves

Dandelion looking bright against wet grass

Marzipan roses, fox and cubs, and a cornflower

First snowdrops flowering in a sheltered courtyard in York, while the red campion clings on to summer and the dandelions remain bright. I’m celebrating #WildflowerHour with marzipan flowers for the Christmas cake this year.

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3 months ago

Everyone Keeps Saying Probably - PSYCHOPOMP.COM Publisher's Note: Please enjoy this short story by Premee Mohamed, who, coincidentally(!!), has a book out from Psychopomp on February 11th. It's called One

Anyway is this the story I had published this year that made the most people claim to have leaked their precious vital essences out of their eyes? MAYBE. Am I thinking about the end of the world a lot? (A lot a lot a lot?) YES.

psychopomp.com/everyone-kee...

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3 months ago

We're currently looking for new Associate Editors to join our Editorial Board! 🌎🧪

If you're interested in contributing to the publishing landscape, check out the link below 👇
www.britishecologicalsociety.org/content/appl...

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3 months ago

Another self-heal to mark 330 flowers, as I approach the end of this year-long watercolour self-challenge. The really big question is, with 20 panels per page, will I stop at 365 flowers, finish the page at 380, or just keep going forever and ever and ever… 🌸

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