Cambridge University Botanic Garden

Matthew standing smiling at the camera in front of a turquoise-coloured lake in Plitvice Lakes National Park, Croatia

Matthew looking at different alpines on the top of the mountain

Matthew in the Rock Garden at Cambridge University Botanic Garden with a plant specimen in front of him in the process of being pressed for Herbarium collection

As well as to help future-proof the Garden’s living collections.
🧭 Hear more from Matthew: bit.ly/45erpFe
📰 See where he’s been making headlines in today's @theguardian.com: bit.ly/40LDaS5
🌍 Follow his travels on Instagram: @matthewjjeffery
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Matthew, in a blue and yellow plaid shirt, smiles as he sits in the Glasshouse Range at Cambridge University Botanic Garden

🌿 “Best job in the natural world: seed collector enlisted as modern-day Darwin to document the world’s plants”
🌿 Meet Matthew, CUBG’s new Expedition Botanist! He’ll be leading plant-collecting expeditions around the world, collaborating with local partners to support plant conservation. [1/2]

A woman in a blue blazer and floral top smiles whilst standing in a Garden.

Two young girls dressed in bee costumes look at a model flower, whilst a smiling woman in a bee costume crouches near them.

🎙️ Tune in today 11–11:50am to BBC Radio Cambridgeshire as our Director, Professor Beverley Glover (@beverleycubg.bsky.social), chats to Chris Mann about her inspiring journey in botany, her passion for plants and their pollinators and the evolving role of Cambridge University Botanic Garden.

Close up of two clear, labelled flasks with blue lids, each containing seeds and forming part of the CUBG Seed Bank

Two CUBG botanists on a hillside in Kyrgyzstan collecting seeds into a bag

Allium seeds which have just been collected in the wild in Kyrgyzstan being held on top of a white notebook page with notes about their collection

[2/2] He explores how genetics, plant breeding & seed banks could help us to grow more resilient and genetically diverse plants – and why that matters for pollinators and people. Look out for the episode (8 July) here: bit.ly/3U2s8nu

Close up of a blanket flower (Gaillardia aristata), a daisy-type flower with an orange centre and yellow petals, being visited by a bee

CUBG Deputy Curator Dr Ángela Cano and Will Tingle from The Naked Scientists in the Glasshouse Range

CUBG Director, Professor Beverley Glover, being interviewed by Will Tingle from The Naked Scientists in the Systematic Beds at CUBG

[1/2] Can genetics help us grow a better garden? That’s the question that Will Tingle asks in today’s The Naked Scientists Podcast as he talks to CUBG Director beverleycubg.bsky.social & Deputy Curator, Ángela Cano.

Drink: A Look Inside The Glass Drink is a TV show that features the stories of the world’s most renowned alcohol producers. Each episode focuses on a single drink and its premier maker as they reveal the history, process, and craft...

If you want to learn how our Living Collection was used in the making of this special gin, curated to celebrate Darwin’s South American voyage on the HMS Beagle, then look out for Drink: A Look Inside the Glass. Now available on Apple TV, Prime Video, Tubi and Roku. Learn more at drinktvshow.com

CUBG Curator, Sam Brockington and Cambridge Distillery Co-Founder William Lowe being filmed sitting at a picnic in CUBG tasting gin for the Drink documentary. A camera man and sound man can be seen to one side

Close up of three blue Juniper berries (Juniperus communis)

CUBG Curator, Sam Brockington and Cambridge Distillery Co-Founder William Lowe being filmed for the Drink documentary in the Cambridge University Herbarium, looking at one of Charles Darwin's specimens from the HMS Beagle Voyage

🎬Some of our plants are the stars of a new documentary series, Drink: A Look Inside the Glass. Episode 4, filmed in the Garden & Cambridge University Herbarium, features gin crafted by Cambridge Distillery from botanicals sourced from the Garden.
@docbroc.bsky.social

View across the Rose Garden at Cambridge University Botanic Garden with cascading pink roses in the foreground surrounded by purple catmint and pink and white foxgloves

Everything is coming up roses for our Head of Horticulture, Sally Pettit, in her Cambridge Edition column this month. Learn about the history of roses, planting styles & how to care for them, including her best roses for beginners.🌹 online.bright-publishing.com/view/1259698...

Night-time view of an illuminated garden with colourful lights reflecting in a pond, featuring a lit-up fountain in the centre and a glasshouse in the background.

Dreaming about a time where you aren’t melting from the heat? We have brilliant news for you! Tickets for Cambridge Botanic Lights 2025 are on sale from today ✨

With peak & off-peak pricing, more people than ever can enjoy the magic. Buy your tickets now: www.botanic.cam.ac.uk/cambridge-bo...

Ben shared examples of how cutting-edge drone technology is revolutionising plant conservation efforts in Hawaii. A huge thank you to Ben for sharing his insights and for helping us connect with the inspiring conservation efforts of our colleagues around the world. [2/2]

Our Garden & research staff had the opportunity to hear from guest speaker @benbotanical.bsky.social from @ntbgarden.bsky.social this week on the ground-breaking use of drones in plant conservation - from aerial surveys & photography to remote plant collection. [1/2]

🎵 Sounds Green is back this July! Join us every Wed evening on the Main Lawn for our popular open-air concerts with the Cambridge Summer Music Festival. Enjoy a perfect summer evening in the Garden with friends & family. Food trucks available or bring a picnic. Book your ticket now: bit.ly/3HYAABn

🌿 Today’s the day! Everyone is ready & waiting to welcome you to today’s Festival of Plants!
Come along & enjoy the Garden in the summer sunshine & celebrate the wonderful world of plants with us. Free tours, talks & more!
bit.ly/3FbGEFU

A time-lapse cell fate mapping image to quantify cellular growth patterns in Arabidopsis leaves.

Join us for Science on Sunday: 15 June 2.30pm for Patterns & Form: Lessons from Plants by Dr Neha Bhatia @slcuplants.bsky.social. Come & learn how she investigates the genetic controls of pattern & form in plants. Free with normal Garden admission. bit.ly/3ZrmYER

Pale purple flower spike of the common spotted orchid (Dactylorhiza fuchsia)

Close-up of the purple hooded sepals of monkshood flowers (Aconitum napellus)

A view across the British Wildflowers Area at Cambridge University Botanic Garden

🌿Want to connect with nature & learn more about the wildflowers you see around you? Join us for a Wild Garden Walk & experience the Garden before it opens to the public. Our expert-led Wild Garden Walks run monthly until Sept. Find out more: bit.ly/4mV9gnY

A view across the Lake at Cambridge University Botanic Garden, illuminated for Cambridge Botanic Lights and featuring giant waterlily sculptures floating on the lake, lit in shades of pink and purple.

🌟Cambridge Botanic Lights Returns! Experience the Garden in a whole new light this winter. With peak & off-peak pricing, more food options, earlier start times & extra nights.⏰Sign up for our e-newsletter today for early-bird access to tickets: eepurl.com/iCdfuQ

🌿Get ready for Festival of Plants 2025 – the perfect combination of plants, science & summer fun! THIS Saturday 14 June 10am - 5pm. Free Garden tours & bite-sized talks - here’s a sneak peak. Hands-on fun & entertainment for all the family. We can’t wait to see you there!

🌿Step into the Garden this summer & enjoy our range of summertime activities & events. From free Garden tours to family fun, there’s something for everyone this summer. Find out more: bit.ly/4mV9gnY

The lower Museum of Zoology gallery filled with skeletons and a couple of adult visitors seen from above.

June #MuseumJobs at the University of Cambridge Museums:

🦴 Senior Collections Lead @zoologymuseum.bsky.social

🗞️ Communications Assistant @cubotanicgarden.bsky.social

📚 Assistant Conservator, Manuscripts & Printed Books at the Fitzwilliam Museum

📸 Image: © Julieta Sarmiento Photography (1/2)

Members of the Cambridge University Botanic Garden Horticulture Team answering questions from members of the public at the Ask a Gardener stall at the Festival of Plants

Looking through lavender to a group of people enjoying a tour at Cambridge University Botanic Garden

Two children looking at each other and laughing while waving plant wands that they have made at Cambridge University Botanic Garden

The poster for Festival of Plants at Cambridge University Botanic Garden on Saturday 14 June 10am to 5pm

🌿Festival of Plants 2025 - have you got your ticket yet?🌿Saturday 14 June 10am - 5pm. Join us for a day celebrating the fascinating world of plants. Free tours, interactive science, family fun, Ask the Gardener, food trucks & entertainment. Book now: bit.ly/3FbGEFU

A smiling person with a laptop, seated outdoors with lush greenery in the background. A text overlay reads: "New vacancy: Communications Assistant, Cambridge University Botanic Garden, £26-30K".

Communications Assistant @cubotanicgarden.bsky.social ✍️

This role will support the Botanic Garden’s marketing activities and event promotion, encouraging new and returning visitors.

Apply before 22 June 👇
bit.ly/4kE2iS4

Tall white and pink orchids in grass.

Cheating with this one, but it was lovey to see Common spotted orchids in @cubotanicgarden.bsky.social today. #OrchidChallenge #WildflowerHour

A blue and black Damselfly on a leaf, and a small pink flower and green and red seedheads of Shining cranesbill.

Day 1, #30DaysWild. Azure damselfly and Shining cranesbill at @cubotanicgarden.bsky.social.

Quite a #WildFlowerShow in @cubotanicgarden.bsky.social under Prunus pseudocerasus 'Cantabrigiensis':
Red & Hen-bit Dead-nettle, Common & White-ramping Fumitory,
Small Nettle, Shepherd's-purse, Groundsel, Chickweed,
Daisy, Germander Speedwell, Annual Toadflax, Tree Spinach leaves.
#WildFlowerHour

Close-up photograph of Purple toothwort flowers, with an Ant on the end of one of them.

Purple toothwort still flowering in @cubotanicgarden.bsky.social, with bonus Ant. #WildflowerHour

@camplantsci.bsky.social
@slcuplants.bsky.social

Poster for the Cambridge University Botanic Garden's Festival of Plants featuring stylistic pink cone flowers and the text 'Save the date Saturday 14 June 10am to 5pm'

🌿Join us for Festival of Plants 2025!🌿Saturday 14 June |10am - 5pm. Free Garden tours, family fun, hands-on science activities, bite-size talks, Ask the Gardener, live music & food trucks. Pay on the day or book online: bit.ly/3FbGEFU

A moment of calm from the Garden for Mental Health Awareness Week.
Pause. Breathe. Connect with nature.

#BotanicalBreathers #MentalHealthAwarenessWeek #CambridgeBotanicGarden

A moment of calm from the Garden for Mental Health Awareness Week.
Pause. Breathe. Connect with nature.

#BotanicalBreathers #MentalHealthAwarenessWeek #CambridgeBotanicGarden

A moment of calm from the Garden for #MentalHealthAwarenessWeek.
Pause. Breathe. Connect with nature. #BotanicalBreathers #NatureHeals #CUBG #MindfulMoments #CambridgeBotanicGarden