Shathuki Perera

In the latest @nhm-london.bsky.social Science blog, I share what it’s like to be the Urban Biodiversity Officer at the Centre for UK Nature – from training others in wildlife ID to exploring how urban greenspaces can help nature thrive.

🌱🦋 Check out the full blog here:
www.nhm.ac.uk/our-science/...

13.05.2025 09:44 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

What do you do if you’re stung by a nettle? 🌵

Our whole lives we’ve been told that dock leaves are the cure - but is there any science to it?

NHM scientist @shathuki.bsky.social has the truth in this week’s #SurprisingScience - but be warned, it might hit you right in the childhood. 🤕🩹

04.04.2025 13:58 — 👍 45    🔁 9    💬 2    📌 2

Getting up to some fun with the @nhm-london.bsky.social digital team! 📹
Keep an eye out on the NHM YouTube channel for their Surprising Science series for some stinging nettle and dock leaf facts🍃

19.02.2025 12:00 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Urban Nature Network Conference Join us for an inspiring in-person conference bringing together individuals and organisations working to create thriving urban green spaces!

Come join us at the Natural History Museum for the Urban Nature Network Conference this February! 🪲🌻Bringing together professionals and enthusiasts in the urban nature field for a day filled with talks, workshops, tours and networking! 🫱🏻‍🫲🏾🌱
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/urban-natu...

15.01.2025 10:03 — 👍 0    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0

Check out my blog on the highlights of the BES conference🌟🌱, now live on the Urban Nature Network, here:
the-urban-nature-network.mn.co/posts/britis...
Join the network to stay connected with exciting opportunities, resources and events in the Urban Nature space🚀
@britishecolsoc.bsky.social

17.12.2024 16:07 — 👍 2    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

An amazing week at the @britishecolsoc.bsky.social Annual Meeting in Liverpool! 🌱🐝 Exceptional talks and workshops, particularly the tour on ecology’s roots in enslavement led by Prof Carl Larsen!

And grateful to reunite with my BES family❤️

#BES24

13.12.2024 18:26 — 👍 7    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0

Exciting start to #BES24 @britishecolsoc.bsky.social in Liverpool🌱🐝

10.12.2024 21:36 — 👍 0    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0

What an honour to be invited to the carol service at Westminster Abbey by the patron of the Natural History Museum, the Princess of Wales! 🎄🌱

06.12.2024 19:57 — 👍 2    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Exciting day touring the Tank Room with NHM Senior fish curator, Rupert Collins 🐟 Exciting to see my first Greenland shark🦈 and a specimen from Sri Lanka collected in 1929! 🔍

05.12.2024 15:09 — 👍 3    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

We understand more about sharks and rays than ever before, but they remain among the most threatened vertebrates. Declining fast, says new report.👇

As part of our strategy, we're helping implement shark management reforms in 10 key geographies across the globe. www.wcs.org/our-work/wil...

04.12.2024 15:31 — 👍 21    🔁 9    💬 1    📌 2

The Urban Nature Network The Urban Nature Network is hosted by The Natural History Museum's Urban Nature Project. It brings together community groups, individuals, researchers, conservation organisations and many others acros...

Passionate about Urban Nature? 🌱🐞

The Urban Nature Network aims to connect urban nature enthusiasts, encourage best practice in biodiversity monitoring, promote events and share resources + successful case studies 🪴🫱🏻‍🫲🏾

Learn more and join for FREE here: the-urban-nature-network.mn.co/landing?spac...

21.11.2024 14:13 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0