Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh
@thebotanics.bsky.social
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🌿 Four Gardens, One Botanic World
🌍 Global centre for biodiversity science, horticulture and education
📍 Visit Edinburgh, Benmore, Dawyck & Logan
https://www.rbge.org.uk/
🌿 Four Gardens, One Botanic World
🌍 Global centre for biodiversity science, horticulture and education
📍 Visit Edinburgh, Benmore, Dawyck & Logan
https://www.rbge.org.uk/
One of the more unusual items in our herbarium collection! This old leather boot is home to several types of lichen 🥾
It was collected on a beach in 1975 by Brian J Coppins in Ballantrae, Scotland.
Read more on the weird and wonderful specimen here: stories.rbge.org.uk/archives/40742
It was collected on a beach in 1975 by Brian J Coppins in Ballantrae, Scotland.
Read more on the weird and wonderful specimen here: stories.rbge.org.uk/archives/40742
November 14, 2025 at 9:51 AM
One of the more unusual items in our herbarium collection! This old leather boot is home to several types of lichen 🥾
It was collected on a beach in 1975 by Brian J Coppins in Ballantrae, Scotland.
Read more on the weird and wonderful specimen here: stories.rbge.org.uk/archives/40742
It was collected on a beach in 1975 by Brian J Coppins in Ballantrae, Scotland.
Read more on the weird and wonderful specimen here: stories.rbge.org.uk/archives/40742
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During our final networking session Gregory Kenicer, botanist from @thebotanics.bsky.social, told us about the food we've been eating today and highlighted the community kitchen garden which supplies 1 1/2 tonnes of produce for the garden's cafes.
#FoodSecurity25
#FoodSecurity25
November 6, 2025 at 5:16 PM
During our final networking session Gregory Kenicer, botanist from @thebotanics.bsky.social, told us about the food we've been eating today and highlighted the community kitchen garden which supplies 1 1/2 tonnes of produce for the garden's cafes.
#FoodSecurity25
#FoodSecurity25
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New #GBRedList for vascular plants is published today by a team led by @bsbibotany.bsky.social with partners @naturalengland.bsky.social @ukceh.bsky.social @naturescot.bsky.social @natreswales.bsky.social @nhm-london.bsky.social @plantlifeintl.bsky.social @rbgkew.bsky.social @thebotanics.bsky.social
November 5, 2025 at 9:21 AM
New #GBRedList for vascular plants is published today by a team led by @bsbibotany.bsky.social with partners @naturalengland.bsky.social @ukceh.bsky.social @naturescot.bsky.social @natreswales.bsky.social @nhm-london.bsky.social @plantlifeintl.bsky.social @rbgkew.bsky.social @thebotanics.bsky.social
Celebrating spooky season with botanical art 🎨 🎃
- The black bat flower (Tacca chantrieri) by Billy Showell, and Eve Reid Bennett (1932-2006) who taught botanical illustration at the Garden for many years.
- Bat by Mungo Park (1771-1806)
- Devil's pumpkin by an unknown artist
- The black bat flower (Tacca chantrieri) by Billy Showell, and Eve Reid Bennett (1932-2006) who taught botanical illustration at the Garden for many years.
- Bat by Mungo Park (1771-1806)
- Devil's pumpkin by an unknown artist
October 31, 2025 at 11:04 AM
Celebrating spooky season with botanical art 🎨 🎃
- The black bat flower (Tacca chantrieri) by Billy Showell, and Eve Reid Bennett (1932-2006) who taught botanical illustration at the Garden for many years.
- Bat by Mungo Park (1771-1806)
- Devil's pumpkin by an unknown artist
- The black bat flower (Tacca chantrieri) by Billy Showell, and Eve Reid Bennett (1932-2006) who taught botanical illustration at the Garden for many years.
- Bat by Mungo Park (1771-1806)
- Devil's pumpkin by an unknown artist
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Real pleasure to be invited to speak at the British Pteridological Society meeting today.
Brilliant mix of talks spanning evolution, conservation and botanical collections.
And always great to have a tour of the wonderful @thebotanics.bsky.social collections! 🌿
Brilliant mix of talks spanning evolution, conservation and botanical collections.
And always great to have a tour of the wonderful @thebotanics.bsky.social collections! 🌿
October 25, 2025 at 3:19 PM
Real pleasure to be invited to speak at the British Pteridological Society meeting today.
Brilliant mix of talks spanning evolution, conservation and botanical collections.
And always great to have a tour of the wonderful @thebotanics.bsky.social collections! 🌿
Brilliant mix of talks spanning evolution, conservation and botanical collections.
And always great to have a tour of the wonderful @thebotanics.bsky.social collections! 🌿
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Evaluation Lead – Learning & Engagement @thebotanics.bsky.social is seeking an experienced evaluator to consolidate existing data, identify gaps, and collaborate with their teams to build clear, user-friendly systems for future evaluation tinyurl.com/376tyas5 £45,712 pro-rata Edinburgh #charityjob
October 23, 2025 at 8:48 AM
Evaluation Lead – Learning & Engagement @thebotanics.bsky.social is seeking an experienced evaluator to consolidate existing data, identify gaps, and collaborate with their teams to build clear, user-friendly systems for future evaluation tinyurl.com/376tyas5 £45,712 pro-rata Edinburgh #charityjob
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Could fungi help us tackle plastic pollution, protect crops, and discover life-saving medicines? 🍄🧬
New Scientist has just spotlighted Kew’s cutting-edge fungal research - from unravelling DNA in our world-leading Fungarium to finding fungi that can digest plastic and fight disease 🧵👇
New Scientist has just spotlighted Kew’s cutting-edge fungal research - from unravelling DNA in our world-leading Fungarium to finding fungi that can digest plastic and fight disease 🧵👇
October 15, 2025 at 2:04 PM
Could fungi help us tackle plastic pollution, protect crops, and discover life-saving medicines? 🍄🧬
New Scientist has just spotlighted Kew’s cutting-edge fungal research - from unravelling DNA in our world-leading Fungarium to finding fungi that can digest plastic and fight disease 🧵👇
New Scientist has just spotlighted Kew’s cutting-edge fungal research - from unravelling DNA in our world-leading Fungarium to finding fungi that can digest plastic and fight disease 🧵👇
Huge news from the Edinburgh Journal of Botany - its entire archive is now freely available online! 🥳
This moment has been years in the making. Explore more than a century's worth of scientific research 👇
This moment has been years in the making. Explore more than a century's worth of scientific research 👇
Marking 125 years of #EJBotany #OpenAccess and its forerunner, Notes from the Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh, we are delighted to announce that ALL content is now freely available at journals.rbge.org.uk/notes and journals.rbge.org.uk/ejb
October 9, 2025 at 2:11 PM
Huge news from the Edinburgh Journal of Botany - its entire archive is now freely available online! 🥳
This moment has been years in the making. Explore more than a century's worth of scientific research 👇
This moment has been years in the making. Explore more than a century's worth of scientific research 👇
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Marking 125 years of #EJBotany #OpenAccess and its forerunner, Notes from the Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh, we are delighted to announce that ALL content is now freely available at journals.rbge.org.uk/notes and journals.rbge.org.uk/ejb
October 8, 2025 at 8:59 AM
Marking 125 years of #EJBotany #OpenAccess and its forerunner, Notes from the Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh, we are delighted to announce that ALL content is now freely available at journals.rbge.org.uk/notes and journals.rbge.org.uk/ejb
🌿 Fellowship opportunity: the AHRC Early career fellowships in cultural and heritage institutions are open!
From connections between biodiversity and social inclusion, to cultural contexts of plants in our collections, find our priorities and how to apply here 👇 www.ukri.org/opportunity/...
From connections between biodiversity and social inclusion, to cultural contexts of plants in our collections, find our priorities and how to apply here 👇 www.ukri.org/opportunity/...
Early career fellowships in cultural and heritage institutions: 2025
Apply for funding to conduct research at participating cultural and heritage institutions.
www.ukri.org
September 25, 2025 at 11:31 AM
🌿 Fellowship opportunity: the AHRC Early career fellowships in cultural and heritage institutions are open!
From connections between biodiversity and social inclusion, to cultural contexts of plants in our collections, find our priorities and how to apply here 👇 www.ukri.org/opportunity/...
From connections between biodiversity and social inclusion, to cultural contexts of plants in our collections, find our priorities and how to apply here 👇 www.ukri.org/opportunity/...
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Clustered Bonnets (Mycena inclinata) on fallen trunk in the Cryptogamic Sanctuary area of Dawyck Botanic Gardens, near Peebles. #Fungi #Mushrooms #Nature #Photography #Nikon #Dawyck @thebotanics.bsky.social
September 24, 2025 at 6:48 PM
Clustered Bonnets (Mycena inclinata) on fallen trunk in the Cryptogamic Sanctuary area of Dawyck Botanic Gardens, near Peebles. #Fungi #Mushrooms #Nature #Photography #Nikon #Dawyck @thebotanics.bsky.social
We're pleased to announce that Dr Julia Knights has been appointed as the 17th Regius Keeper of the Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh and will be joining us in January.
Julia will succeed Simon Milne MBE, who will retire after more than a decade of visionary leadership. More: rbge.cc/regius-keeper
Julia will succeed Simon Milne MBE, who will retire after more than a decade of visionary leadership. More: rbge.cc/regius-keeper
September 22, 2025 at 9:01 AM
We're pleased to announce that Dr Julia Knights has been appointed as the 17th Regius Keeper of the Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh and will be joining us in January.
Julia will succeed Simon Milne MBE, who will retire after more than a decade of visionary leadership. More: rbge.cc/regius-keeper
Julia will succeed Simon Milne MBE, who will retire after more than a decade of visionary leadership. More: rbge.cc/regius-keeper
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Fabulous opportunity to apply for a 2 year research fellowship with @ukri.org and @thebotanics.bsky.social. Come along to a townhall meeting to find out more www.vam.ac.uk/blog/project...
Early career fellowships in cultural and heritage institutions – new fellowship opportunities • V&A Blog
We are delighted to announce a second round of funding from the Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC) for the Early Career Research Fellowships in Cultural and Heritage Institutions opportunity....
www.vam.ac.uk
September 16, 2025 at 9:05 PM
Fabulous opportunity to apply for a 2 year research fellowship with @ukri.org and @thebotanics.bsky.social. Come along to a townhall meeting to find out more www.vam.ac.uk/blog/project...
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🌲🌲🌲 An exciting opportunity to work on #conifer #conservation research at RBGE @thebotanics.bsky.social: www.rbge.org.uk/about-us/job... #conservationjobs #botany #redlist #ICCP🌲🌲🌲
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September 17, 2025 at 10:47 AM
🌲🌲🌲 An exciting opportunity to work on #conifer #conservation research at RBGE @thebotanics.bsky.social: www.rbge.org.uk/about-us/job... #conservationjobs #botany #redlist #ICCP🌲🌲🌲
🌿 Rare opportunity! We’re partnering with the National Trust for Scotland to offer a paid, two-year traineeship in lichenology.
Applications are open now. Find full details and apply by Friday 3 October: www.asva.co.uk/jobs/trainee...
@n-t-s.bsky.social
Applications are open now. Find full details and apply by Friday 3 October: www.asva.co.uk/jobs/trainee...
@n-t-s.bsky.social
September 16, 2025 at 10:12 AM
🌿 Rare opportunity! We’re partnering with the National Trust for Scotland to offer a paid, two-year traineeship in lichenology.
Applications are open now. Find full details and apply by Friday 3 October: www.asva.co.uk/jobs/trainee...
@n-t-s.bsky.social
Applications are open now. Find full details and apply by Friday 3 October: www.asva.co.uk/jobs/trainee...
@n-t-s.bsky.social
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Stately old trees this week at Benmore Botanic Garden @thebotanics.bsky.social
September 13, 2025 at 2:34 PM
Stately old trees this week at Benmore Botanic Garden @thebotanics.bsky.social
🌴 Our iconic Palm Houses are entering a new chapter.
Here’s a behind-the-scenes look now the huge project is nearing competition.
Our Garden teams will soon start landscaping and replanting more than 600 botanical specimens before we re-open the doors in 2026 🥳
Here’s a behind-the-scenes look now the huge project is nearing competition.
Our Garden teams will soon start landscaping and replanting more than 600 botanical specimens before we re-open the doors in 2026 🥳
September 10, 2025 at 9:35 AM
🌴 Our iconic Palm Houses are entering a new chapter.
Here’s a behind-the-scenes look now the huge project is nearing competition.
Our Garden teams will soon start landscaping and replanting more than 600 botanical specimens before we re-open the doors in 2026 🥳
Here’s a behind-the-scenes look now the huge project is nearing competition.
Our Garden teams will soon start landscaping and replanting more than 600 botanical specimens before we re-open the doors in 2026 🥳
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Long-time fan of @thebotanics.bsky.social Edinburgh, so delighted to get to its outpost at Benmore. Curation top-notch, along with commitment to education and the arts. Loved the cultural/botanical counterpoint of whole Highland ridges devoted to Chile and Tasmania.
September 6, 2025 at 2:18 PM
Long-time fan of @thebotanics.bsky.social Edinburgh, so delighted to get to its outpost at Benmore. Curation top-notch, along with commitment to education and the arts. Loved the cultural/botanical counterpoint of whole Highland ridges devoted to Chile and Tasmania.
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A new paper by @petermoonlight.bsky.social published in #EJBotany #OpenAccess @thebotanics.bsky.social on the names in the genus #Begonia published in Vellozo’s #FloraFluminensis: rbge.cc/47Q6wmL
September 8, 2025 at 10:54 AM
A new paper by @petermoonlight.bsky.social published in #EJBotany #OpenAccess @thebotanics.bsky.social on the names in the genus #Begonia published in Vellozo’s #FloraFluminensis: rbge.cc/47Q6wmL
📢 We're hiring!
We're looking for a dedicated ICCP Researcher / Red Listing Co-ordinator to take a leading role in our renowned International Conifer Conservation Programme 🌲
Apply by midday on Friday 26 September: rbge.cc/jobs
We're looking for a dedicated ICCP Researcher / Red Listing Co-ordinator to take a leading role in our renowned International Conifer Conservation Programme 🌲
Apply by midday on Friday 26 September: rbge.cc/jobs
September 2, 2025 at 9:49 AM
📢 We're hiring!
We're looking for a dedicated ICCP Researcher / Red Listing Co-ordinator to take a leading role in our renowned International Conifer Conservation Programme 🌲
Apply by midday on Friday 26 September: rbge.cc/jobs
We're looking for a dedicated ICCP Researcher / Red Listing Co-ordinator to take a leading role in our renowned International Conifer Conservation Programme 🌲
Apply by midday on Friday 26 September: rbge.cc/jobs
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The #herbaceousborder @thebotanics.bsky.social is still looking splendid just now - 165m long, designed in 1902 by the Regius Keeper Isaac Bailey Balfour and a rainbow spectrum of colour and structure.
#botanicgardens #RBGE #Edinburgh #visitscotland #summercolour #perennialplants
#botanicgardens #RBGE #Edinburgh #visitscotland #summercolour #perennialplants
August 27, 2025 at 7:56 PM
The #herbaceousborder @thebotanics.bsky.social is still looking splendid just now - 165m long, designed in 1902 by the Regius Keeper Isaac Bailey Balfour and a rainbow spectrum of colour and structure.
#botanicgardens #RBGE #Edinburgh #visitscotland #summercolour #perennialplants
#botanicgardens #RBGE #Edinburgh #visitscotland #summercolour #perennialplants
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August 10, 2025 at 2:02 PM
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August 1, 2025 at 1:30 PM
🎉 We're proud to have been shortlisted for Best Individual Giving Campaign at the Scottish Fundraising Awards for our Storm Damage Appeal.
The emergency appeal was launched in response to the damage caused by Storm Éowyn earlier this year.
We look forward to finding out the results in September!
The emergency appeal was launched in response to the damage caused by Storm Éowyn earlier this year.
We look forward to finding out the results in September!
July 21, 2025 at 10:01 AM
🎉 We're proud to have been shortlisted for Best Individual Giving Campaign at the Scottish Fundraising Awards for our Storm Damage Appeal.
The emergency appeal was launched in response to the damage caused by Storm Éowyn earlier this year.
We look forward to finding out the results in September!
The emergency appeal was launched in response to the damage caused by Storm Éowyn earlier this year.
We look forward to finding out the results in September!
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Did you get out for some ☀️ last weekend?! Our Scotland for Newcomers group were lucky enough to enjoy the gorgeous @thebotanics.bsky.social for a relaxing afternoon exploring nature, chatting, and soaking up the sunshine.. 🌿🌼
#friendshipgroups
#friendshipgroups
July 18, 2025 at 9:00 AM
Did you get out for some ☀️ last weekend?! Our Scotland for Newcomers group were lucky enough to enjoy the gorgeous @thebotanics.bsky.social for a relaxing afternoon exploring nature, chatting, and soaking up the sunshine.. 🌿🌼
#friendshipgroups
#friendshipgroups