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Sue Quick
@sequick.bsky.social
100 followers 110 following 97 posts
#Ecohydrology #PhD #science, retired railway #engineer, phenologist, lepidoptera
@BIForUoB(X)
#observatree
@DerbysWildlife(X) environment green energy ++
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thenaturedave.bsky.social
New paper in TREE: we propose a framework to think more clearly about the scale of climate exposure of organisms—and why mismatches between climate data and biology can mislead ecological inference.
www.cell.com/trends/ecolo...

@ilyamaclean.bsky.social @ecophys.bsky.social @marthamunoz.bsky.social
Matching climate to biological scales
Recent advances in climate modeling and remote sensing have increased the expectation that finer-grained climate data will improve biological relevance. However, the appropriate scale for biology depe...
www.cell.com
January 8, 2026 at 1:43 PM
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ticl.me
Is a tree 🌳 on a promontory a #promontree ? 🤔

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January 17, 2026 at 10:04 AM
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savebutterflies.bsky.social
40 grassland sites across St Albans district have been seeded with wildflowers and mowed only once in late summer as part of the Wilder St Albans project.

The results? Sightings of butterflies during site visits were up by an average of 80% on 2024 and 350% on 2022. 🦋
Yellow and white wildflowers blooming on a grassland site
January 16, 2026 at 2:53 PM
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ukbms.bsky.social
Thinking of monitoring butterflies in your local area or setting up a monitoring project?

We have new guidance to help navigate the various monitoring methods and choose the best option for your project.

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January 16, 2026 at 12:01 PM
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Massive update to the Global Wood Density Database out today @newphyt.bsky.social led by the brilliant Fabian Fischer. What an amazing community resource!
🧪🍁🌐

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January 17, 2026 at 2:05 PM
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markuseichhorn.bsky.social
A student just sent me a first short draft of a manuscript and referred to it as a 'miniscript' which is so perfect that I'm using that forever now.
January 16, 2026 at 4:08 PM
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savebutterflies.bsky.social
With alien-like eggs and caterpillars looking like something out of a sci-fi film, the Vapourer is a truly weird and wonderful moth! 👽

Get to know our Species of the Month 👉 https://butterfly-conservation.org/news-and-blog/species-of-the-month-vapourer

📷: Antony Wren, Patrick Clement, Iain Leach
A male Vapourer moth mating with a female on the cocoon she has just emerged from. A round, wingless female Vapourer moth surrounded by her freshly laid eggs A Vapourer moth cocoon covered in clusters of eggs, attached to lichen-covered tree bark in woodland A colourful Vapourer moth caterpillar with long hairs and four bright yellow tufts sticking out along its back.
January 12, 2026 at 5:00 PM
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ukceh.bsky.social
🦋🌿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... 🧪
Recruitment poster for 12 botanical or entomological field surveyors, April-September 2026. Closing date: January 30, 2026.
January 9, 2026 at 9:36 AM
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markuseichhorn.bsky.social
If you love plants then make time for this webinar: @sandyknapp.bsky.social is a legend of botany and always worth listening to.
andrewlhipp.bsky.social Andrew Hipp @andrewlhipp.bsky.social · 6d
Join @amsocplanttaxon.bsky.social for the first webinar in our 2026 series: "Taxonomy: What is it good for?"

Free to all! Join us to hear @sandyknapp.bsky.social's "Of course taxonomy matters! The story of the mega-genus Solanum (Solanaceae)"

Pls register & share:

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January 12, 2026 at 7:22 PM
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forestresearchuk.bsky.social
🔎✨We are looking for two new Committee members to join the Forestry Commission Expert Committee on Forest Science.

📢 Closing Date: 30th January 2026
🔗 Apply online: ow.ly/6qEG50XTng0

#ForestryCommission #ForestResearch #ECFS
January 9, 2026 at 10:28 AM
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savebutterflies.bsky.social
Happy New Year! Butterflies and moths are often seen as a symbol of hope and new beginnings 🦋

Keep an eye out for these species in your gardens and local green spaces this month, and let us know what you see.
Butterfly Conservation's Butterflies and Moths to see in January: Red Admiral, The Satellite, Comma, Winter Moth, Red-green Carpet, Twenty-plume moth, Small Tortoiseshell, Pale Brindled Beauty, Peacock
January 1, 2026 at 8:00 AM
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savebutterflies.bsky.social
Looking for a new challenge in 2026? Become a citizen scientist and collect vital information to help nature while having fun at the same time! 🔍

Here are some dates for your diary 👉 buff.ly/xMiL2dY

📷: Chelsea Mae Photography
Person inspecting a moth perched on their little finger as others look on in the background
January 9, 2026 at 11:00 AM
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ukbms.bsky.social
UKBMS data feeds into UK government statistics to measure biodiversity. Each year, @jncc publish Biodiversity Indicators - giving a snapshot of how our biodiveristy is faring

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You can view the latest Biodiversity Indicators here - buff.ly/cyuIo2G
UK biodiversity continues to decline, 2025 bioindicators show
Wallingford scientists contributed to the 2025 indicators with analysis of animal and plant trends.
www.bbc.co.uk
January 9, 2026 at 12:00 PM
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ticl.me
Scatter’d by winds and high tempestuous gusts 💨 🍂

Titus Andronicus 5.3.69

#shakespearesunday

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January 11, 2026 at 9:12 AM
sequick.bsky.social
Determined to get out and 'enjoy' the snow. Have to be gentle on my knee in snow & ice especially on slopes...🦵🦵🦵🏔️
January 10, 2026 at 5:35 PM
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Plynlimon Research Catchments, #Wales is the #LTESiteOfTheWeek.

Jade Hatton from @ukceh.bsky.social is comparing how the use of forested and moorland sites affects the water catchments which is also a #LandscapeScale LTE: bit.ly/Plynlimon 🌏
LTE Site of the Week Plynlimon Research Catchments, Wales Photo of a stream with trees either side. Running since 1967, Jade Hatton, UKCEH. Icons for freshwater and grazing.
January 8, 2026 at 11:04 AM
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#treelove in a cold climate
January 10, 2026 at 7:05 AM
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us.theconversation.com
The U.S. childhood vaccine schedule is not a list doctors randomly decided on. It evolved over decades in response to deadly outbreaks, hard lessons and rigorous research.

Rolling it back, says @jakescottMD.bsky.social, risks relearning those lessons the hard way.
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#VaccinesWork 🩺🧪
RFK Jr. guts the US childhood vaccine schedule despite its decades-long safety record
In an unprecedented move, health officials cut the number of vaccines routinely recommended for children from 17 to 11.
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January 6, 2026 at 9:16 PM
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The One Tree Hill London Plane, Greenwich Park @theroyalparks.bsky.social

A #greattree 🏆🌳 and a stunning view

#GreatTreesof #London #GTOL
January 5, 2026 at 9:12 AM
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ticl.me
#thicktrunktuesday

Sneaking one in under the wire

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January 6, 2026 at 4:51 PM
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ticl.me
‘Give us but a tree or twain
For a Maypole, and again,
Ere another #year run out,
We’ll make thee laugh and all this rout”

Two Nobke Kinsmen 3.5.144

#shakespearesunday

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January 4, 2026 at 8:09 AM
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mitomaths.bsky.social
‼️Two new PhD positions open! One experimental, one modelling, exploring these beautiful collective dynamics in mitochondria across species. 🇳🇴, good pay, full staff benefits. [Shares much appreciated]
Lab: www.jobbnorge.no/en/available...
Modelling: www.jobbnorge.no/en/available...
mitomaths.bsky.social Iain Johnston @mitomaths.bsky.social · Nov 30
Excited to share our new review looking at how mitochondrial dynamics help resolve conflicting priorities that the cell faces! We extend the "social network" mito picture to a "societal network": trade networks, infrastructure, comms, pollution...
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
December 19, 2025 at 8:24 AM
sequick.bsky.social
Fortunately thermostat now swapped as weather gets prettier, but colder.❄️❄️
January 2, 2026 at 9:20 AM
sequick.bsky.social
Why do difficult things always occur mid-winter? I'll tell you why , Murphy, sod and many others made laws about it...central heating broke (but we do have wood-burner) so the planet suffers...
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December 31, 2025 at 7:31 PM
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savebutterflies.bsky.social
If you're hoping for a kiss under the mistletoe, you might be joined by an unexpected visitor 👀

Meet the Mistletoe Marble (Celypha woodiana)

The English name for this micro-moth comes from its caterpillar foodplant, you guessed it, mistletoe!

📷: Bill Urwin, Patrick Clement
Mistletoe with white berries Close-up of a tiny moth with grey and white marbled wings, resting on a lichen-covered rock A bright green caterpillar next to a yellow blister mine on a mistletoe leaf
December 22, 2025 at 11:40 AM