July began by leaving Orkney behind for a while and headed to southerly regions of the UK. As you can see from the map below, July has seen me literally travel the length and breadth of the country! From Orkney to Irvine, ...
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July has been absolutely incredible month! Fieldwork has been going well and I've been fortunate to see some incredible wildlife. The past few months have really opened my eyes to the sheer complexity of colliery spoil ...
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These last two months have been an eye opener, and it's not the diatoms that have done it this time. I've been doing quite a few public workshops and community engagement events and I have found that although microorganisms ...
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I have received some sad news this week for the Oxford locality. On Monday 13th July, a very impressive and iconic Oxfordshire oak tree has come down. The Shotover Oak was the oldest Pedunculate Oak (Quercus robur) in the ...
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Amidst finshing my final few survey sites - which were a real pleasure.. and quite relaxing in the early June warmth, I have been either eyes glued to a microscope or eyes wide open sharing the wonderous world of lichens with ...
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