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ruth-wright.bsky.social @ruth-wright.bsky.social · 12d

Great showing from #UniversityOfStirling Biological and Environmental Sciences at the #MacMillanCoffeeMorning today! Thanks to Eileen Tisdall for organizing and to all who baked and donated (especially the vegan miso chocolate brownies and apple crumble muffins!

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ruth-wright.bsky.social @ruth-wright.bsky.social · Sep 3

*More invasives education!

ruth-wright.bsky.social @ruth-wright.bsky.social · Sep 3

It's #AsianHornetWeek and a great time to brush up your knowledge of the #InvasiveSpecies #YellowLeggedHornet so you can recognise and report if you see one 👀 tracking their spread by recording sightings on the #AsianHornetWatch app can make a huge difference!

British Beekeepers Association @bbka.org.uk · Sep 1

ruth-wright.bsky.social @ruth-wright.bsky.social · Aug 25

Huge problem with #HimalayanBalsam at this time of year and a sad number of #InvasiveSpecies cultivated in the gardens at #WestonPark in #Shropshire 😭 Still a fun day out, but could do with some more invasives education!

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ruth-wright.bsky.social @ruth-wright.bsky.social · Aug 15

Very excited to find "Don't Pack a Pest" stickers and leaflets at #ConquerTradingPost in #Keswick - super eye-catching branding and such an important message!

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ruth-wright.bsky.social @ruth-wright.bsky.social · Aug 7

There's still time to submit records for the #BigButterflyCount 🦋 It only takes 15 minutes and contributed valuable data to @savebutterflies.bsky.social 🙂 I've been looking around #Stirling and #York! Small whites seem to be dominating for me this year 🤍

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ruth-wright.bsky.social @ruth-wright.bsky.social · Aug 1

#HarlequinLadybirds and #Buddleia out in force this week in #York (alongside other #InvasiveSpecies and #NonNativeSpecies like Himalayan balsam and monkeyflower)

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ruth-wright.bsky.social @ruth-wright.bsky.social · Jul 22

Behind the times here, but I finally got a moment to listen to Becky on the radio and it was fab! Science communication as fun and exciting as it should be!

Becky Boulton @bb-phd.bsky.social · May 30

Warning - shameless self(wasp)-promotion coming up: On Wednesday I got to do a duet about wasps and how great they are with Greg James on the Radio 1 Breakfast show. You can listen here www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/... at about 38 minutes in.

Radio 1 Breakfast with Greg James - 29/05/2025 - BBC Sounds

Morning nonsense, star listeners and All the Latest Things...

www.bbc.co.uk

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DrZP @zarahpattison.bsky.social · Jun 27

I’m helping raise money for Staffie Smiles Rescue!

Support me at: www.justgiving.com/page/zarah-p...

Double Distance for Dogs in need

Help Zarah Pattison raise money to support Staffie Smiles Rescue

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ruth-wright.bsky.social @ruth-wright.bsky.social · Jun 18

I've been wondering about the impact of #HolmOak #QuercusIlex recently... @gbnnsss.bsky.social have assessed it as low risk, but my parents have just had it removed from overrunning their new garden and I found this sign on the island of Košljun 🇭🇷 which describes it as "overgrown" with holm oak

ruth-wright.bsky.social @ruth-wright.bsky.social · Jun 14

On holiday, but still hunting down #InvasiveSpecies ( #SarraceniaPurpurea and #LantanaCamara ) at #Zagreb #BotanicGarden 🪏 Fantastic place with friendly staff and only €1 for students! 🇭🇷

ruth-wright.bsky.social @ruth-wright.bsky.social · May 30

Took some undergrads to take part in @therockpoolproject.bsky.social #InvasiveSpeciesWeek #Bioblitz in #Burntisland and #StAndrews in #Fife 🦀 Such a lovely day and no invasive species identified (except the pampas grass growing in the leisure centre car park!) 🐚

ruth-wright.bsky.social @ruth-wright.bsky.social · May 28

The #RiverTay is lovely for a picnic and a wild swim at this time of year, but we need to look after it! We picked up a whole plastic bag of #litter from the sandbanks (the bag was also litter) and found some #InvasiveSpecies on our trip...

ruth-wright.bsky.social @ruth-wright.bsky.social · May 16

Lovely to catch up with Alice this week - really enjoyed the talk and how it was tailored to what would be interesting to the cohort based on our career stage and varied subject specialisms! 🦆🦅🦉🐦‍⬛

aliceoswald.bsky.social @aliceoswald.bsky.social · May 15

Today I spoke about systematic maps, abundance models & the achievement that presenting is in itself - to the wonderful @iapetusdtp.bsky.social students & co in sunny Scotland at @heriotwattuni.bsky.social 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🌞

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ruth-wright.bsky.social @ruth-wright.bsky.social · May 10

Make sure your #Garden is #Hedgehog -friendly this #HedgehowAwarenessWeek ! 🦔

British Hedgehog Preservation Society @hedgehogsociety.bsky.social · May 10

It’s #HedgehogWeek !
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Hear from one of our fantastic patrons and hedgehog-superfan, the wonderful Twiggy !

ruth-wright.bsky.social @ruth-wright.bsky.social · May 8

Inspiring couple of days at the International Young Researchers Conference on Invasive Species (IYRCIS), hearing from other #ECR #InvasiveSpecies scientists and seeing the work they're doing on social aspects of #BiologicalInvasions 🐎 including a fab keynote from Franco Bostal on #FeralHorses

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ruth-wright.bsky.social @ruth-wright.bsky.social · May 5

So interesting to see how species' traits might be used to inform #InvasiveSpecies management decisions in the future!

Corey Bradshaw @conservbytes.bsky.social · Apr 29

Harnessing traits to predict economic impacts from biological invasions

www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

#biologicalinvasions #invasivespecies

Harnessing traits to predict economic impacts from biological invasions

Biological invasions stand among the main anthropogenic threats to ecosystems globally while causing multitrillion-dollar impacts. Surprisingly, while…

www.sciencedirect.com

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ruth-wright.bsky.social @ruth-wright.bsky.social · May 2

#InvasiveSpecies including buddleia spotted along the train line from #Dundee to #Stirling 🛤️ I don't think muntjac deer populations have officially reached the Tay yet, but nobody told the deer that...

ruth-wright.bsky.social @ruth-wright.bsky.social · Apr 30

Really disappointed to hear that @rspbscotland.bsky.social have standardized their menu and got rid of their fantastic range of vegan cakes! We would make the trip just for the vegan-friendly cafe, but I guess we won't be back (without our own picnic at least!) 😢🌱

ruth-wright.bsky.social @ruth-wright.bsky.social · Apr 28

Massive thanks to Thiago and everyone who made the BES Symposium happen! Here I am, presenting my work on factors affecting online interest in invasive non-native species 🐞 - and thanks @emofthewoods.bsky.social for the photo ☺️ 📷

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ruth-wright.bsky.social @ruth-wright.bsky.social · Apr 24

Fantastic day at the @stir.ac.uk BES symposium, including a gorgeous talk about parasitic wasps from Ari, which was as much artwork as science communication 😍

ruth-wright.bsky.social @ruth-wright.bsky.social · Apr 22

Another exciting @stir.ac.uk BES seminar from Alex today and more awesome beaver graphics 🦫 Can't wait to see the results of next field season in Finland 🇫🇮

ruth-wright.bsky.social @ruth-wright.bsky.social · Apr 18

Congratulations to everyone at @durham-university.bsky.social who took part in the 3-minute thesis competition 👏 I really enjoyed watching the videos and casting my People's Choice vote ☺️

ruth-wright.bsky.social @ruth-wright.bsky.social · Apr 16

👏👏 This will be a great introduction for people thinking about different ways to visualize social-ecological networks!

Flor Yannelli *typo queen* 👽🌱🪁(she/her/ella) @floryannelli.bsky.social · Apr 4

🌍🕸️ New preprint led by the brilliant Fiona Rickowski!

We explore how social-ecological networks can transform our understanding & management of biological invasions. From pathways to impacts to action — it's time to connect the dots!
📄 👉 doi.org/10.32942/X2T...
#InvasionScience #Ecology #SENs

A systems perspective: How social-ecological networks can improve our understanding and management of biological invasions

doi.org

ruth-wright.bsky.social @ruth-wright.bsky.social · Apr 14

Visited Kemback Waterfall in Dura Den this weekend... Lovely day to catch up with family and encounter *yet another* rhododendron invasion