Stephanie Holt
@stephholtnh.bsky.social
Naturalist & historian specialising in British Wildlife & the history of natural history. Fellow & Trustee of the British Naturalist Association & FLS, MCIEEM. Steering group member for Green Jobs For Nature.
https://linktr.ee/stephanieholtnaturalhistory
https://linktr.ee/stephanieholtnaturalhistory
Delighted that my first solo history paper has just been published in Archives of Natural History (the journal of @sochistnathist.bsky.social)! It’ll be available online soon at @edinburghup.bsky.social, or you could join the Society and get a print copy of your own! 🙂
January 25, 2026 at 1:40 PM
Delighted that my first solo history paper has just been published in Archives of Natural History (the journal of @sochistnathist.bsky.social)! It’ll be available online soon at @edinburghup.bsky.social, or you could join the Society and get a print copy of your own! 🙂
Delighted to announce that I have been elected to the board of trustees for Gilbert White’s House & Gardens @gilbertwhites.bsky.social ! #Trusteeship #GilbertWhite #NewRole #HistoryOfNaturalHistory #MuseumLife
January 13, 2026 at 9:03 AM
Delighted to announce that I have been elected to the board of trustees for Gilbert White’s House & Gardens @gilbertwhites.bsky.social ! #Trusteeship #GilbertWhite #NewRole #HistoryOfNaturalHistory #MuseumLife
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A great new paper about pros/cons of collecting insects with K-12 kids! Also, yay open access 😀🪲 www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
Insect collecting with K-12 aged students: Balancing educational value and ethical considerations
Insects have long been integral to youth science education both in K-12 classrooms and in informal learning contexts due to their diversity, accessibility, and ecological importance. Collecting and...
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December 11, 2025 at 5:16 PM
A great new paper about pros/cons of collecting insects with K-12 kids! Also, yay open access 😀🪲 www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
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The Society currently invites applications for its David Berry Fellowship in the History of Scotland and the Scottish People.
The Fellowship, for up to £2500, supports research by historians of Scotland at any career stage: bit.ly/4ns6LJj
Closing date: Friday 6 March 2026 #Skystorians
The Fellowship, for up to £2500, supports research by historians of Scotland at any career stage: bit.ly/4ns6LJj
Closing date: Friday 6 March 2026 #Skystorians
David Berry Fellowship in the History of Scotland and the Scottish People - RHS
Launched in 2023, the David Berry Fellowship provides an annual award of up to £2,500 to undertake research on the history of Scotland and the Scottish people worldwide. Applications for the 2026 Fell...
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December 3, 2025 at 10:07 AM
The Society currently invites applications for its David Berry Fellowship in the History of Scotland and the Scottish People.
The Fellowship, for up to £2500, supports research by historians of Scotland at any career stage: bit.ly/4ns6LJj
Closing date: Friday 6 March 2026 #Skystorians
The Fellowship, for up to £2500, supports research by historians of Scotland at any career stage: bit.ly/4ns6LJj
Closing date: Friday 6 March 2026 #Skystorians
New article out today with @andy4040.bsky.social on the Liebig Trading Cards in the collection for the #BritishNaturalistsAssociation Country-Side Magazine #TradingCards #NaturalHistory #Ephemera #NewArticleAlert❗️
November 27, 2025 at 4:36 PM
New article out today with @andy4040.bsky.social on the Liebig Trading Cards in the collection for the #BritishNaturalistsAssociation Country-Side Magazine #TradingCards #NaturalHistory #Ephemera #NewArticleAlert❗️
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A conference report for our exhilarating 'Curious Collections' day at the Natural History Museum (@nhm-london.bsky.social)
curioustravellers.ac.uk/conference-r...
curioustravellers.ac.uk/conference-r...
November 26, 2025 at 6:02 PM
A conference report for our exhilarating 'Curious Collections' day at the Natural History Museum (@nhm-london.bsky.social)
curioustravellers.ac.uk/conference-r...
curioustravellers.ac.uk/conference-r...
Teaching today in the @morethanadodo.bsky.social seminar room, what better place to teach about natural history & natural history collecting to history undergrads for my first ever class for @ox.ac.uk history faculty! Huge thanks as always to @andy4040.bsky.social for the extra specimen loans!
November 17, 2025 at 7:02 PM
Teaching today in the @morethanadodo.bsky.social seminar room, what better place to teach about natural history & natural history collecting to history undergrads for my first ever class for @ox.ac.uk history faculty! Huge thanks as always to @andy4040.bsky.social for the extra specimen loans!
I had no chance to post about Friday’s fantastic Curious Collections conference for @curioustravellers.bsky.social, but suffice to say these chairs were full as we welcomed nearly 60 guests to @nhm-london.bsky.social for a packed programme on Thomas Pennant and the work (and future🤞) of the project.
November 11, 2025 at 7:42 AM
I had no chance to post about Friday’s fantastic Curious Collections conference for @curioustravellers.bsky.social, but suffice to say these chairs were full as we welcomed nearly 60 guests to @nhm-london.bsky.social for a packed programme on Thomas Pennant and the work (and future🤞) of the project.
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Come meet us (@stephholtnh.bsky.social included!) at the Natural History museum next month for specimens, travels, and digital humanities!
Come join us at @nhm-london.bsky.social on November 7th for a day conference on the connections between natural history collections and enlightenment travel writing.
For more information, programme and registration details, follow the link!
curioustravellers.ac.uk/curious-coll...
For more information, programme and registration details, follow the link!
curioustravellers.ac.uk/curious-coll...
October 23, 2025 at 8:26 AM
Come meet us (@stephholtnh.bsky.social included!) at the Natural History museum next month for specimens, travels, and digital humanities!
Back to history today and a lecture for the Oxford History Faculty Environmental Humanities group on @curioustravellers.bsky.social and our Curious Minds: Thomas Pennant and Gilbert White exhibition. #HistoricalResearch #DigitalHumanities #ThomasPennanr #GilbertWhite @ox.ac.uk
October 16, 2025 at 7:36 PM
Back to history today and a lecture for the Oxford History Faculty Environmental Humanities group on @curioustravellers.bsky.social and our Curious Minds: Thomas Pennant and Gilbert White exhibition. #HistoricalResearch #DigitalHumanities #ThomasPennanr #GilbertWhite @ox.ac.uk
Yesterdays launch of the 61st Wildlife Photographer of the Year was excellent - I ran a science station on bats celebrating one of the best bat photos I’ve seen, chatting to our guests about bats, photography, and @nhm-london.bsky.social science 🦇 #WPY61
October 16, 2025 at 7:32 PM
Yesterdays launch of the 61st Wildlife Photographer of the Year was excellent - I ran a science station on bats celebrating one of the best bat photos I’ve seen, chatting to our guests about bats, photography, and @nhm-london.bsky.social science 🦇 #WPY61
So busy at the Journeys Of Curiosity conference in Liverpool today that this was the only photo I took! But we had excellent talks covering Wales, the Himalayas, Egypt, Brazil discovering natural history, archaeology, and teacher training…you’ll have to take my word for it though! 🤦♀️
September 25, 2025 at 4:23 PM
So busy at the Journeys Of Curiosity conference in Liverpool today that this was the only photo I took! But we had excellent talks covering Wales, the Himalayas, Egypt, Brazil discovering natural history, archaeology, and teacher training…you’ll have to take my word for it though! 🤦♀️
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📣Calling all new research students in history & historical subjects. Do you want to learn how the IHR can help you during your studies?
Join us on the 8 October to find out more.
@royalhistsoc.org @ihrhistorylab.bsky.social @historyandpolicy.bsky.social @chppc.bsky.social
bit.ly/41UPOyG
Join us on the 8 October to find out more.
@royalhistsoc.org @ihrhistorylab.bsky.social @historyandpolicy.bsky.social @chppc.bsky.social
bit.ly/41UPOyG
September 15, 2025 at 8:42 AM
📣Calling all new research students in history & historical subjects. Do you want to learn how the IHR can help you during your studies?
Join us on the 8 October to find out more.
@royalhistsoc.org @ihrhistorylab.bsky.social @historyandpolicy.bsky.social @chppc.bsky.social
bit.ly/41UPOyG
Join us on the 8 October to find out more.
@royalhistsoc.org @ihrhistorylab.bsky.social @historyandpolicy.bsky.social @chppc.bsky.social
bit.ly/41UPOyG
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We are looking for an Environmental Trustee to join our board. 🌱
For full details follow the link: gilbertwhiteshouse.org.uk/opportunities/
For full details follow the link: gilbertwhiteshouse.org.uk/opportunities/
September 10, 2025 at 3:34 PM
We are looking for an Environmental Trustee to join our board. 🌱
For full details follow the link: gilbertwhiteshouse.org.uk/opportunities/
For full details follow the link: gilbertwhiteshouse.org.uk/opportunities/
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150 years ago today, the last known Rodrigues parakeet died.
It - and one other specimen - is now in @zoologymuseum.bsky.social: the only physical evidence the species ever existed.
I wrote about them & the importance of #museums in our knowledge of #extinction:
theconversation.com/the-rodrigue...
It - and one other specimen - is now in @zoologymuseum.bsky.social: the only physical evidence the species ever existed.
I wrote about them & the importance of #museums in our knowledge of #extinction:
theconversation.com/the-rodrigue...
The Rodrigues parakeet’s last day: what one extinct bird tells us about the role of museums
Two specimens at a museum in Cambridge are the only physical evidence this bird ever existed.
theconversation.com
August 14, 2025 at 6:48 AM
150 years ago today, the last known Rodrigues parakeet died.
It - and one other specimen - is now in @zoologymuseum.bsky.social: the only physical evidence the species ever existed.
I wrote about them & the importance of #museums in our knowledge of #extinction:
theconversation.com/the-rodrigue...
It - and one other specimen - is now in @zoologymuseum.bsky.social: the only physical evidence the species ever existed.
I wrote about them & the importance of #museums in our knowledge of #extinction:
theconversation.com/the-rodrigue...
Excellent day speaking in The New Dark Aesthetic: The Bats Project at Orleans House Gallery. Nestor Pestana has drawn together such an inspiring project combining art & science for bat conservation, it’s a joy to be a part of it!🦇🦇🦇
#ArtAndScience #ArtOfNature #ArtInConservation
#ArtAndScience #ArtOfNature #ArtInConservation
August 3, 2025 at 10:01 AM
Excellent day speaking in The New Dark Aesthetic: The Bats Project at Orleans House Gallery. Nestor Pestana has drawn together such an inspiring project combining art & science for bat conservation, it’s a joy to be a part of it!🦇🦇🦇
#ArtAndScience #ArtOfNature #ArtInConservation
#ArtAndScience #ArtOfNature #ArtInConservation
Myself, the amazing Nestor Pestana, and others are doing this event on Saturday at Orleans House Gallery combining the art, science, and mythology of bats! Come along and join in the conversation! #Bats #ArtAndScience
www.orleanshousegallery.org/events/19055...
www.orleanshousegallery.org/events/19055...
The Bats Project: Conversation on Darkness, Bats, and Poetry – Orleans House Gallery
www.orleanshousegallery.org
July 29, 2025 at 9:30 AM
Myself, the amazing Nestor Pestana, and others are doing this event on Saturday at Orleans House Gallery combining the art, science, and mythology of bats! Come along and join in the conversation! #Bats #ArtAndScience
www.orleanshousegallery.org/events/19055...
www.orleanshousegallery.org/events/19055...
And just like that our exhibition Curious Minds: Thomas Pennant and Gilbert White is over 🥲.
I’ve loved the whole process of exhibition design, installation, and events, and I’m so proud of what we created for @curioustravellers.bsky.social
I’ve loved the whole process of exhibition design, installation, and events, and I’m so proud of what we created for @curioustravellers.bsky.social
June 23, 2025 at 8:16 PM
And just like that our exhibition Curious Minds: Thomas Pennant and Gilbert White is over 🥲.
I’ve loved the whole process of exhibition design, installation, and events, and I’m so proud of what we created for @curioustravellers.bsky.social
I’ve loved the whole process of exhibition design, installation, and events, and I’m so proud of what we created for @curioustravellers.bsky.social
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Panel 2 begins! Here is @stephholtnh.bsky.social, explaining the differences and similarities between the real letters between Thomas Pennant and Gilbert White, and the edited and polished versions that make up so much of White's classic 'Natural History of Selborne'
June 4, 2025 at 10:58 AM
Panel 2 begins! Here is @stephholtnh.bsky.social, explaining the differences and similarities between the real letters between Thomas Pennant and Gilbert White, and the edited and polished versions that make up so much of White's classic 'Natural History of Selborne'
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"fossil fish, a collection of graptolites, trilobites, a bear jaw..."
In our new research blog, @stephholtnh.bsky.social gives us a rare hands-on look at Thomas Pennant's specimens in the British Museum
curioustravellers.ac.uk/enlightening...
In our new research blog, @stephholtnh.bsky.social gives us a rare hands-on look at Thomas Pennant's specimens in the British Museum
curioustravellers.ac.uk/enlightening...
May 30, 2025 at 10:38 AM
"fossil fish, a collection of graptolites, trilobites, a bear jaw..."
In our new research blog, @stephholtnh.bsky.social gives us a rare hands-on look at Thomas Pennant's specimens in the British Museum
curioustravellers.ac.uk/enlightening...
In our new research blog, @stephholtnh.bsky.social gives us a rare hands-on look at Thomas Pennant's specimens in the British Museum
curioustravellers.ac.uk/enlightening...
It’s been a beautiful day here in Selborne, and we’re set up and ready to go for the Gilbert White and His Contexts conference!
gilbertwhite.org.uk
#GilbertWhiteConference #GilbertWhite #HistoryOfNaturalHistory #HistoricalResearch
gilbertwhite.org.uk
#GilbertWhiteConference #GilbertWhite #HistoryOfNaturalHistory #HistoricalResearch
June 2, 2025 at 9:33 PM
It’s been a beautiful day here in Selborne, and we’re set up and ready to go for the Gilbert White and His Contexts conference!
gilbertwhite.org.uk
#GilbertWhiteConference #GilbertWhite #HistoryOfNaturalHistory #HistoricalResearch
gilbertwhite.org.uk
#GilbertWhiteConference #GilbertWhite #HistoryOfNaturalHistory #HistoricalResearch
On Thursday I got to view parts of the Du Bois herbarium at @ox.ac.uk. An incredible collection, and, although disbound and reordered in the 19th, fascinating examples of 17thC. herbaria and pre-Linnean nomenclature! #Herbarium #17thCentury #HistoryOfNaturalHistory #HistoricalResearch
May 25, 2025 at 7:20 AM
On Thursday I got to view parts of the Du Bois herbarium at @ox.ac.uk. An incredible collection, and, although disbound and reordered in the 19th, fascinating examples of 17thC. herbaria and pre-Linnean nomenclature! #Herbarium #17thCentury #HistoryOfNaturalHistory #HistoricalResearch
Places are booking up for our conference Gilbert White and His Contexts (3-5th June)!
gilbertwhite.org.uk
@bshsnews.bsky.social @sochistnathist.bsky.social @bsecs.bsky.social @gilbertwhites.bsky.social @gilbertwhite.bsky.social @curioustravellers.bsky.social
gilbertwhite.org.uk
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Gilbert White and his Contexts Conference 2025
Information about the Gilbert White and his Contexts Conference in Selborne, 3-5 June 2025, including proposal submission, registration, programme, travel, and accommodation.
gilbertwhite.org.uk
May 20, 2025 at 5:54 PM
Places are booking up for our conference Gilbert White and His Contexts (3-5th June)!
gilbertwhite.org.uk
@bshsnews.bsky.social @sochistnathist.bsky.social @bsecs.bsky.social @gilbertwhites.bsky.social @gilbertwhite.bsky.social @curioustravellers.bsky.social
gilbertwhite.org.uk
@bshsnews.bsky.social @sochistnathist.bsky.social @bsecs.bsky.social @gilbertwhites.bsky.social @gilbertwhite.bsky.social @curioustravellers.bsky.social
It’s my Transfer of Status interview today (essential part of my DPhil progression). Re-reading my emotional support copy of the Natural History of Selborne over a cuppa, wish me luck!
May 14, 2025 at 9:41 AM
It’s my Transfer of Status interview today (essential part of my DPhil progression). Re-reading my emotional support copy of the Natural History of Selborne over a cuppa, wish me luck!
Day 2 of #NatSCA2025 @natsca.bsky.social is up and running! I’m speaking later on behalf of @curioustravellers.bsky.social and the @nhm-london.bsky.social Thomas Pennant Collections #HistoryOfNaturalHistory #NaturalHistoryMuseums
May 9, 2025 at 9:23 AM
Day 2 of #NatSCA2025 @natsca.bsky.social is up and running! I’m speaking later on behalf of @curioustravellers.bsky.social and the @nhm-london.bsky.social Thomas Pennant Collections #HistoryOfNaturalHistory #NaturalHistoryMuseums