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Tim Purches @Botany_Tim

Random wildlife stuff. Mostly plant related, normally from Devon and Cornwall. See @TimPurches for non-wildlife tweets

Joined April 2019
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Spindle covered in flowers on Billacombe Green today
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Some vascular plants from yesterday’s bryophyte meeting in Torquay. First, Horseshoe Vetch (Hippocrepis comosa)
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Next, Hairy Rock-cress (Arabis hirsuta) and Early Purple Orchid (Orchis mascula)
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Many wonderful bryophytes were seen at the Devon Bryophyte Group meeting in Torquay today, most of which defeated my limited photography skills, but this Marchesinia mackaii was more obliging
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Rebecca Nesbit@RebeccaNesbit
23 Apr 2024
What does wildlife conservation mean to you? Is it protecting people, species, biodiversity or something else? Please take my quick survey and spread the word: rebeccanesbit.com/what-does-… #EarthDay
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The Art and Energy Collective@OurArtAndEnergy
16 Apr 2024
Take a moment in your day to listen to this wonderful podcast all about our #moss inspired work with Bricks Bristol @bricksbristol & #TheMossyCarpet Episode 16 – Hope, Climate, Moss and Creativity with bryologist @mattstrib & Helen Meech @TheCCoalition open.spotify.com/episode/2Z0…

Hope, Climate, Moss and Creativity with The Art and Energy Collective.

Bricks · Episode

open.spotify.com
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We were fortunate to see two lovely patches of this distinctive liverwort, a specialist of humid woodland. Read more on it here britishbryologicalsociety.or…

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Clare Carter🦋@dragonflyclare
24 Mar 2024
Lovely 'Mossy' walk on Venford Reservoir today with @OurArtAndEnergy @JWentomologist @Naomioutdoors @Botany_Tim Thank you all for an informative walk. The sunshine was a bonus! #dartmoor #moss #artandenergy #bryophytes #dorbeetle #minotaurbeetle #blackslug
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The Art and Energy Collective@OurArtAndEnergy
22 Feb 2024
Join us for a Mossy Wildlife Walk on #Dartmoor with @botany_tim & @JWentomologist 📆Sun 24 March ⌚️10am-12.30pm 📍Venford Reservoir, Dartmoor 💷Suggested donation £5 per person Details and tickets - eventbrite.co.uk/e/mossy-wil… #artandenergy #moss #invertebrates #bryophytes
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The Art and Energy Collective@OurArtAndEnergy
4 Dec 2023
Regeneration of #mossy landscapes on #Dartmoor A chance to hear more about the roles of these small and often unnoticed plants – as pioneers, as preservers of history and in our changing environment. Mon 11 Dec 6.30-7.30pm via Zoom Reserve your free place: eventbrite.co.uk/e/770210589…
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It’s not often you see a celebration of moss in your local theatre. Great work by @OurArtAndEnergy as part of their #TheMossyCarpet project on show at @TRPlymouth Support them at avivacommunityfund.co.uk/p/c… @BBSbryology
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Best display of Sun Spurge (Euphorbia helioscopia) I’ve ever seen - at National Trust Wembury
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Sophie Leguil@SLeguil
24 Jun 2022
It's "wildflower" season again on social media. Great colourful displays BUT issues which need to be raised : 1) They are often not WILDFLOWERS 2) They are not the best for INSECTS, they may be (not always) to POLLINATORS 3) They certainly aren't MEADOWS Let me explain 1/n
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A couple of nice species from the upper reaches of the Lynher today - Schistostega pennata in the depths of a rabbit burrow and parches of Cephalozia curvifolia on a dead tree. @BBSbryology
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Guy Shrubsole@guyshrubsole
16 Mar 2022
This lovely rainforest tree, growing along the Dart river, really wants you to sign this petition to protect & restore Britain's lost rainforests: petition.parliament.uk/petit… (So does the Sticta fuliginosa lichen growing on its trunk)
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Je me suis permise un remake parce que je trouvais ça super drôle ^^'
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The Skeptic@TheSkepticMag
1 Dec 2021
Birdfeeders are very popular, but are they what’s best for our feathered friends? | Sarah Hearne @SarahVHearne skeptic.org.uk/2021/12/birdf…

Birdfeeders are very popular, but are they what’s best for our feathered friends?

A new study suggests that if we want to support a diverse population of bird species, we should focus less on feeders and more on wildlife gardening

skeptic.org.uk
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Not the best photos I’m afraid (it was a lively little thing) but could this be Heliophanus cupreus? @BritishSpiders
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Michael Marshall @mrmmarsh.bsk.social@MrMMarsh
12 Jul 2021
AI-based apps like iNaturalist are fun but flawed - they're no substitute for real interaction and engagement with nature
The Skeptic@TheSkepticMag
12 Jul 2021
iNaturalist’s flaws can leave people with a false impression of the natural world around them | Sarah Hearne @SarahVHearne skeptic.org.uk/2021/07/inatu…
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