Arborist Apprentice at RHS Bridgewater. Academic in a past life, still sort of a geologist.

Joined February 2022
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Gabriella Jardine retweeted
So proud of my partner @GabsInATree for winning the Apprentice of Year for Arboriculture, Forestry and Woodland Management 🙌🙌 Congratulations!! Many thanks to @LantraUK @FarmersWeekly for a lovely evening!
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Spent the morning installing a set of Cobra bracing in a lovely old Beech tree with the arb team! @RHSBridgewater
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Gabriella Jardine retweeted
A new shuttle bus service from #WalkdenStation to @RHSBridgewater launches this weekend. In partnership with @SELCRP1, the service will run every hour on weekends and Bank Holidays. Tickets are just £1 adult, 50p children, concessionary pass holders free (📷 Neil Hepworth)
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Impressive old and squat oak on the grounds of @ChatsworthHouse. This tree has definitely lived through some history!
Gabriella Jardine retweeted
‘Girls make phenomenal tree climbers’: call for recruits to meet UK planting goals Good to see the arboriculture sector raising awareness of the serious skills shortage issues facing the tree care industry. Read the article here: theguardian.com/environment/…

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Gabriella Jardine retweeted
As we reach the end of Volunteers' Week we'd like to say a HUGE thank you to our incredibly dedicated volunteer teams across all of our sites: Finchampstead Ridges, Simon's Wood and Runnymede. We simply couldn't do what we do without you, so thank you from all of us🌟
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It may not be my speciality but I can always appreciate the busy bees on the Salvia in the Paradise Garden @RHSBridgewater #bees #flower #rhs
The hawthorn is out!
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Gorgeous crab apple blossom hiding in the back end of the woods. #BlossomWatch
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The apple and pear trees on site at @RHSBridgewater are starting to blossom. This Marie-Louise d'Uccle is looking quite spectacular! #BlossomWatch
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Despite the freezing temperature, the pink buds of Cersis chinensis 'Avondale' in the Chinese Streamside Garden @RHSBridgewater are spectacular. Looking forward to seeing the flowers later this spring! #spring
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Truely spectacular cherry blossom from "The Bride" in the early morning light @RHSBridgewater
Successful removal of the crown of this sycamore in preparation for felling!
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Visiting the Jodrell Bank Observatory on a gloriously sunny March weekend! #jodrellbankobservatory
Day 1 of my NPTC L2 Chainsaw Maintenance and Cross Cutting course @MyerscoughColl. One chainsaw disassembled, cleaned, checked, bar filed and chain sharpened. All reassembled ready for tomorrow!
Spring is on the way, even in the North of England - and the buds of this Acer japonicum 'Aconitifolium' @RHSBridgewater are getting ready to burst into leaf!
Gabriella Jardine retweeted
We’ve started our biggest tree planting project yet: ow.ly/2G5q50I2j9R With support from #GreenRecoveryChallengeFund and @HSBC_UK, we’re planting 90,000 trees across the Wimpole Estate in Cambridgeshire, helping our target to reach carbon net zero by 2030.
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Gabriella Jardine retweeted
⚠️PARTIAL CLOSURE Tues 22 Feb Due to weather conditions, the garden will be partially closed today. The Walled Garden, Worsley Welcome Garden, Bridgewater Café and Garden Centre will be open. Animal encounters with ZooLab will also go ahead
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