Gillian
@bogology.bsky.social
Science lass and UWE PhD student (Peatland Hydrology). Eco-Socialist. Lunatic woke. All views my own. She/Her/Milady
They will come for anyone
October 8, 2025 at 7:28 AM
They will come for anyone
While downloading data from our weirs in an unrestored peat gully we noticed healthy signs of revegetation behind the weir. Perhaps simple gully blocking is all it takes to initiate regeneration?
August 22, 2025 at 11:10 PM
While downloading data from our weirs in an unrestored peat gully we noticed healthy signs of revegetation behind the weir. Perhaps simple gully blocking is all it takes to initiate regeneration?
Thank goodness for recent rains over NE Scotland! These photos, taken approximately 10 days ago, show the dry conditions on the Cairngorm peatlands. We hope to see more rain before the summer.
June 4, 2025 at 10:08 PM
Thank goodness for recent rains over NE Scotland! These photos, taken approximately 10 days ago, show the dry conditions on the Cairngorm peatlands. We hope to see more rain before the summer.
Yep, the resemblance is uncanny.
June 4, 2025 at 7:55 AM
Yep, the resemblance is uncanny.
Hmm.. kinda like my Ksat gizmo .. www.ladbible.com/news/science...
November 21, 2024 at 12:27 AM
Hmm.. kinda like my Ksat gizmo .. www.ladbible.com/news/science...
We were at the @JamesHuttonInst high altitude peatland monitoring site on Friday, where we were doing final 2024 downloads and samples yesterday. The photo doesn't show how cold it was in a fierce wind! @peatmothership.bsky.social ❄️
September 29, 2024 at 2:15 PM
We were at the @JamesHuttonInst high altitude peatland monitoring site on Friday, where we were doing final 2024 downloads and samples yesterday. The photo doesn't show how cold it was in a fierce wind! @peatmothership.bsky.social ❄️
No prizes for guessing where we were today. The Colosseum was impressive. We wanted to do the Forum and Palatine Hill, but it was too hot.
August 14, 2024 at 7:47 PM
No prizes for guessing where we were today. The Colosseum was impressive. We wanted to do the Forum and Palatine Hill, but it was too hot.
Tuesday was the Vatican Museum. An incredibly collection of art over the ages. I shot over 700 photos (especially Greek vases) here are just a few.
August 13, 2024 at 7:08 PM
Tuesday was the Vatican Museum. An incredibly collection of art over the ages. I shot over 700 photos (especially Greek vases) here are just a few.
Monday, Rome, the Pantheon. The wide angle lens on my camera couldn't do justice to the magnificent dome. The Romans were extraordinary engineers!
August 12, 2024 at 3:35 PM
Monday, Rome, the Pantheon. The wide angle lens on my camera couldn't do justice to the magnificent dome. The Romans were extraordinary engineers!
Rome, Monday, we went to the Basilica Saint Peter. Very hot day. Pope gave an Angelus Address while we were waiting. Inside of Basilica is magnificent.
August 11, 2024 at 4:07 PM
Rome, Monday, we went to the Basilica Saint Peter. Very hot day. Pope gave an Angelus Address while we were waiting. Inside of Basilica is magnificent.
..and Friday was the National Archaeological Museum. As a Uni Classics major I really enjoyed the Etruscan and Greek vases and statues
August 9, 2024 at 3:07 PM
..and Friday was the National Archaeological Museum. As a Uni Classics major I really enjoyed the Etruscan and Greek vases and statues
Thursday was the Uffizi Gallery. I may have taken far too many photos of so many magnificent pieces, so here is just one..The birth of Venus, by Botticelli
August 9, 2024 at 2:57 PM
Thursday was the Uffizi Gallery. I may have taken far too many photos of so many magnificent pieces, so here is just one..The birth of Venus, by Botticelli
We also did Leonardo da Vinci's Interactive Museum
August 9, 2024 at 2:49 PM
We also did Leonardo da Vinci's Interactive Museum
Wednesday was the Galleria dell Academia to see Michelangelo's David, and other works. Lost for words.
August 9, 2024 at 2:47 PM
Wednesday was the Galleria dell Academia to see Michelangelo's David, and other works. Lost for words.
Tuesday, we went to the Piazale Michelangelo. Magnificent views of the city.
August 9, 2024 at 2:40 PM
Tuesday, we went to the Piazale Michelangelo. Magnificent views of the city.
I've been remiss on my Italian holiday pics, so here are my Florence masterpieces. Monday, we had hoped to see the Duomo, but a 4 hour wait in +36 degrees heat wasn't on. So here's a piccy instead.
August 9, 2024 at 2:27 PM
I've been remiss on my Italian holiday pics, so here are my Florence masterpieces. Monday, we had hoped to see the Duomo, but a 4 hour wait in +36 degrees heat wasn't on. So here's a piccy instead.
I'm going to bore ya all with my Italian holiday, starting with my room in Florence.
August 5, 2024 at 10:00 AM
I'm going to bore ya all with my Italian holiday, starting with my room in Florence.
Still very wintry here in the Scottish uplands!
April 25, 2024 at 11:08 PM
Still very wintry here in the Scottish uplands!
A chilly day yesterday out on frozen peatland, but most enjoyable!
February 9, 2024 at 6:03 PM
A chilly day yesterday out on frozen peatland, but most enjoyable!
Got my saturated (peat) hydraulic gizmo working. Might take a looong time for the water to filter through though..
February 6, 2024 at 1:47 AM
Got my saturated (peat) hydraulic gizmo working. Might take a looong time for the water to filter through though..
Using a bubble tube to measure groundwater levels
December 17, 2023 at 7:28 PM
Using a bubble tube to measure groundwater levels
BBC Scotland Landward visited our Balmoral site to find out what the James Hutton Institute's peatland team were up to. You can catch it www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...
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October 28, 2023 at 2:53 PM
BBC Scotland Landward visited our Balmoral site to find out what the James Hutton Institute's peatland team were up to. You can catch it www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...
twitter.com/JamesHuttonI...
twitter.com/JamesHuttonI...
Approaching end-of-year field work, including dipwell, piezometer and weir downloads. Also prototyping a simple dipwell extension to eliminate the effect of bog breathing on our water table data.
October 5, 2023 at 7:36 PM
Approaching end-of-year field work, including dipwell, piezometer and weir downloads. Also prototyping a simple dipwell extension to eliminate the effect of bog breathing on our water table data.
Experimenting with the use of iPhone LiDAR to model and measure peatland erosion rates. @JamesHuttonInst
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September 20, 2023 at 7:33 PM
Experimenting with the use of iPhone LiDAR to model and measure peatland erosion rates. @JamesHuttonInst
@HuttonICS
@HuttonICS