🪹 Towerside Crescent Wee Forest had toads, flowering Rowan, ladybirds and their larvae, another bird's nest hidden in the trees, and an Ichneumon wasp.

🦋 Kennedy Drive Wee Forest was a much wetter site and full of flying ants. A juvenile robin joined me, I might have found its nest hidden in the trees, and a Red Admiral landed on my shoulder.

🌱 Maxwell Park Wee forest was probably the tallest - with trees measuring over 6m tall - and lots of self-seeded Ash and Norwegian Maple popping up.

🌳🌳Is this the first UK PhD on #MiyawakiForests?

Congratulations to Hanyu Qi on passing your PhD viva with minor corrections! It was an honour to serve as external examiner and discuss your phenomenal work exploring perceptions of Miyawaki forests among UK forestry professionals & community groups.

What a wonderful gift to come back from holiday to ... 🎁🌱
Our article 'Saplings of significance: Nurturing cultural value of new tree plantings through participatory opportunities' has been published in People and Nature!

besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...

@pmnogue.bsky.social was there anywhere else to bring the Bees of Bensham than Bangkok flower market?!