Valerie

Valerie

@molecularscribe.bsky.social

#MedicalWriter; Biochemist; Posts about nature and local politics; Lives in CB5 Cambridge UK; All views my own

143 Followers 218 Following 30 Posts Joined Nov 2024
1 month ago

Shocking

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1 month ago

My thoughts exactly

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2 months ago
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Getting to know my neighbours, the 'Belties' or Belted Galloway cattle. They seem friendly enough - they are welcome here.

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2 months ago
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Merry Christmas Cherry! Growing as a #PavementPlant in #BuryStEdmunds. (Solanum pseudocapsicum)
#Botany #WildFlowerHour

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3 months ago
Small white flowers with yellow centres growing next to a white painted wall.

A good year for the Ely Shaggy soldiers. #WildflowerHour #PavementPlants

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3 months ago

Shocked by these comments that seem to originate from centuries past

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4 months ago
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Looking up into the crown of a much-loved ancient Small-leaved Lime coppice stool in Old Sulehay Forest on a gloomy grey day, the remaining leaves gradually changing from green to clear-yellow.

@wildlifebcn.org #wildflowerhour @bsbibotany.bsky.social

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5 months ago

Good question - it's just on my mobile phone that I keep so many tabs open so it's not an issue. Currently have 62 tabs open!

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5 months ago

I admit I'm in the 3% - I keep the tabs open just in case but I rarely use most of them

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6 months ago
A collage of nine photos of members of the Nightshade family in a three by three array:
Solanum dulcamara, S. nigrum, S. nitidibaccatum,
S. triflorum, Atropa belladonna, S. chenopodioides
Datura stramonium, Hyoscymus niger, Lycium barbarum.

Nine Nightshade family members from #Cambridge and #Suffolk:
Woody, Black, Green,
Small, Deadly & Tall Nightshades,
…plus Thorn Apple, Henbane & Duke of Argyll's Tea Plant.
Scientific names in ALT.
#WildflowerHour #Fruits

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7 months ago
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Endemic: Discover the hidden wildlife found nowhere else on Earth In his book, Endemic, naturalist James Harding-Morris explores Britain’s rarest and most remarkable native species.

Join me in Cambridge on 26 August at 6pm for a talk about Endemic — my journey to meet Britain’s unique species.

I’ll share stories from the book and extra tales that didn’t make it into print, including a spotlight on Cambridge’s very own endemic buttercup! 🌼

📍 Tickets: tinyurl.com/36aamfsw

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8 months ago
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#cinnabar #caterpillars enjoying #ragweed in my garden in Cambridge - exciting to see them here for the first time!

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10 months ago
Bright pink Snapdragons growing on an old wall, with Ely Cathedral in the background against a blue sky.

Snapdragons naturalised on the walls outside Ely Cathedral. #HighUpPlants #WildflowerHour

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10 months ago

Well done all!

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10 months ago

Amazing! Congrats @labouralexb.bsky.social

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10 months ago

I think this might indeed be a wood anemone, thank you!

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10 months ago
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Found in a small nature area near Shaftsbury Road opposite the Botanical Gardens in #Cambridge. First is cowslip and the second might be a Campanula or perhaps Harebell? #WildflowerID #wildflowerhour

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10 months ago

£500m for a single driving bypass - more than Active Travel England's entire budget

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10 months ago
'meadow' King's College, Cambridge

One of the lesser appreciated things about Cambridge (UK) is what a green and generally nature friendly city it is.
I don't mean the largely biodiversity poor manicured green of the university Colleges (though some like King's are making some effort). I mean the network of Commons and LNRs 🧵

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10 months ago

That's okay - you know for next time now :-)

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10 months ago

This has happened to me before for seasonal items so I usually order them a few weeks in advance to avoid disappointment

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11 months ago

That is not what the visa application process looks like

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11 months ago

Thank you for the correction! I am new to this so appreciate the help.

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11 months ago
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Though not #woodlandplants found these striking Marsh Marigolds and White Comfrey near Coldham's Brook chalk stream for #Wildflowerhour

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11 months ago
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I took this photo less than 10 years after the deer fence behind was erected. Before it went up, the land behind was just grass, exactly like the foreground where he sheep are.

*Nothing* was planted here.

"It's not rocket science" is an understatement.
🌍

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1 year ago
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Sign the Petition Stop the Destruction of the World-Renowned Dartington Forest Garden

chng.it/YtYtYLGDxf

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1 year ago
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Note that the footbridge on Jesus Green will be closed from 9am to 3pm on weekdays from Monday 24 February to Friday 14 March to allow for replacement decking to be installed. Please help spread the word.

Find more information at one.network?GB140516230

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1 year ago

Great read

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1 year ago
Two photos together. On the left Sweet Violet, on the right Lesser Celandine, both amongst their green leaves.

Sweet Violet and Lesser Celandine in flower along old tracks Cherry Hinton 🍒🏘 #Cambridge #WildFlowerHour

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1 year ago

Beautiful!

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