Peter Gibbs
@petergibbs.bsky.social
Lived in Antarctica for two years. Chair of BBC Gardeners' Question Time. Weatherman. Conservation volunteer. Fellow RMetS and RGS.
Miscanthus plumes + a low winter sun = 😍
November 17, 2025 at 5:42 PM
Miscanthus plumes + a low winter sun = 😍
Coppicing season has begun. Structures around the cut stools are to (hopefully!) protect the regrowth from pesky deer
November 16, 2025 at 7:06 PM
Coppicing season has begun. Structures around the cut stools are to (hopefully!) protect the regrowth from pesky deer
Lime trees have hung up their mistletoe already, berries and all #wilsflowerhour
November 9, 2025 at 8:06 PM
Lime trees have hung up their mistletoe already, berries and all #wilsflowerhour
View from the beach in June
October 31, 2025 at 12:00 PM
View from the beach in June
On the dullest of late October days, the solar panels are still generating 1/3 of the power required to keep the heat pump ticking over to maintain the house at a comfortable 21C. The battery, charged up on cheap overnight rate, is providing the rest.
October 29, 2025 at 11:17 AM
On the dullest of late October days, the solar panels are still generating 1/3 of the power required to keep the heat pump ticking over to maintain the house at a comfortable 21C. The battery, charged up on cheap overnight rate, is providing the rest.
From the man at the top, Matthew Pottage. Climate change taking its toll.
October 28, 2025 at 1:23 PM
From the man at the top, Matthew Pottage. Climate change taking its toll.
A towerblock of turkey tail fungus for #wildfungihour
Got to have a few blooms in there too. Harebells bobbing on the Lodge Hill SSSI in the @chilternsnl.bsky.social
@wildflowerhour.bsky.social #wildflowerhour
Got to have a few blooms in there too. Harebells bobbing on the Lodge Hill SSSI in the @chilternsnl.bsky.social
@wildflowerhour.bsky.social #wildflowerhour
October 26, 2025 at 8:37 PM
A towerblock of turkey tail fungus for #wildfungihour
Got to have a few blooms in there too. Harebells bobbing on the Lodge Hill SSSI in the @chilternsnl.bsky.social
@wildflowerhour.bsky.social #wildflowerhour
Got to have a few blooms in there too. Harebells bobbing on the Lodge Hill SSSI in the @chilternsnl.bsky.social
@wildflowerhour.bsky.social #wildflowerhour
A bouquet fresh from the garden to brighten up your weekend
October 25, 2025 at 9:27 AM
A bouquet fresh from the garden to brighten up your weekend
A beautiful afternoon in the @chilternsnl.bsky.social for a @bbowt.bsky.social guided walk around Lodge Hill SSSI with farm cluster coordinator Nick Marriner. Extensive scrub clearance and conservation grazing is leading to recovery of this important fragment of chalk grassland.
October 24, 2025 at 6:01 PM
A beautiful afternoon in the @chilternsnl.bsky.social for a @bbowt.bsky.social guided walk around Lodge Hill SSSI with farm cluster coordinator Nick Marriner. Extensive scrub clearance and conservation grazing is leading to recovery of this important fragment of chalk grassland.
Cosmos and salvia still going strong
October 15, 2025 at 3:45 PM
Cosmos and salvia still going strong
First hazel catkins spotted
#wildflowerhour
#wildflowerhour
October 12, 2025 at 7:39 PM
First hazel catkins spotted
#wildflowerhour
#wildflowerhour
Tulip tree turning
October 11, 2025 at 2:29 PM
Tulip tree turning
National Hedgelaying Society display model on show at the National championships, demonstrating regional hedgelaying styles in bonsai form. Bonus stiles thrown in.
@lakesstiles.bsky.social
@lakesstiles.bsky.social
October 4, 2025 at 6:54 PM
National Hedgelaying Society display model on show at the National championships, demonstrating regional hedgelaying styles in bonsai form. Bonus stiles thrown in.
@lakesstiles.bsky.social
@lakesstiles.bsky.social
Geeking out at the National Hedgelaying Championship on the Waddesdon Estate in Bucks. Around 100 competitors laying in 10 different regional styles over 5 hours on a very challenging hedge.
October 4, 2025 at 11:57 AM
Geeking out at the National Hedgelaying Championship on the Waddesdon Estate in Bucks. Around 100 competitors laying in 10 different regional styles over 5 hours on a very challenging hedge.
#StormAmy is knocking on the door - or maybe blowing the door open and marching on through!
The white/yellow area shows where wind gusts may exceed 100mph.
The white/yellow area shows where wind gusts may exceed 100mph.
October 3, 2025 at 9:41 AM
#StormAmy is knocking on the door - or maybe blowing the door open and marching on through!
The white/yellow area shows where wind gusts may exceed 100mph.
The white/yellow area shows where wind gusts may exceed 100mph.
Pastels in the sky
September 29, 2025 at 5:11 PM
Pastels in the sky
Must be something going on in Windsor today
September 17, 2025 at 11:11 AM
Must be something going on in Windsor today
Am I allowed two #FavouritePlant s for #Wildflowerhour?
The whirling spire of a butterfly orchid and the subtle but super markings of stinking Iris.
The whirling spire of a butterfly orchid and the subtle but super markings of stinking Iris.
September 14, 2025 at 7:16 PM
Am I allowed two #FavouritePlant s for #Wildflowerhour?
The whirling spire of a butterfly orchid and the subtle but super markings of stinking Iris.
The whirling spire of a butterfly orchid and the subtle but super markings of stinking Iris.
Big Norfolk skies
September 13, 2025 at 4:45 PM
Big Norfolk skies
"Fantastic year for hedgerow berries! All that winter food for birds!"
"Yeah, looks really untidy"
"Yeah, looks really untidy"
September 11, 2025 at 5:31 PM
"Fantastic year for hedgerow berries! All that winter food for birds!"
"Yeah, looks really untidy"
"Yeah, looks really untidy"
Nature's velcro - the seriously barbed seed heads of burdock for this week's #wildflowerhour challenge.
You'll be wrenching them out of your trousers for weeks!
You'll be wrenching them out of your trousers for weeks!
September 7, 2025 at 7:08 PM
Nature's velcro - the seriously barbed seed heads of burdock for this week's #wildflowerhour challenge.
You'll be wrenching them out of your trousers for weeks!
You'll be wrenching them out of your trousers for weeks!
Cloud iridescence, caused by diffraction of sunlight through very thin clouds composed of small water droplets.
August 28, 2025 at 3:30 PM
Cloud iridescence, caused by diffraction of sunlight through very thin clouds composed of small water droplets.
Post-frontal cloudscapes
August 27, 2025 at 7:27 PM
Post-frontal cloudscapes
Surf's up! Remnants of hurricane Erin pushing 5 metre waves into the SW approaches, 8 metres off west coast of Ireland!
August 26, 2025 at 7:21 AM
Surf's up! Remnants of hurricane Erin pushing 5 metre waves into the SW approaches, 8 metres off west coast of Ireland!
Spent a delightful hour pottering up and down the Thames on the 1883-built steam launch 'Alaska'. Some of the riverside properties near Bourne End have to be seen to be believed!
August 25, 2025 at 3:52 PM
Spent a delightful hour pottering up and down the Thames on the 1883-built steam launch 'Alaska'. Some of the riverside properties near Bourne End have to be seen to be believed!