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It’s all about the process! - Adelaide Sander with a poster titled: Restoring nature by understanding decisions #SNSC2025
March 19, 2025 at 2:48 PM
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Forget the pearls, it’s all about the microbiome! - our next talk comes from Alanna McCallum who is using nanopore sequencing to explore the microbiome of freshwater pearl mussels #SNSC2025
March 19, 2025 at 11:46 AM
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Understanding a nature based solution - Isla Kendall with a poster titled: what makes a nature-based solution? #SNSC2025
March 19, 2025 at 2:45 PM
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Do Sustainable Urban Drainage Ditches (SUDS) benefit hoverflies? - our first student talk from Andrada Opris looks at how pollinator assemblages vary in sites with and without SUDS, alongside comparing traditional trapping techniques and environmental DNA (eDNA)
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March 18, 2025 at 2:02 PM
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After lunch Naomi Housego @nchousego.bsky.social led the delegates through a British Ecological Society policy workshop! #SNSC2025
March 19, 2025 at 4:30 PM
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Open bike night - Jane Evans with a poster titled: A Question of Perception -
How does the Scottish Mountain Biking Community view its ecological and environmental impact & what are the implications for Site Managers with regards to future engagement and education? #SNSC2025
March 19, 2025 at 2:51 PM
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Fish-ion impossible - Mateus Henrique Amaral and Leandro Luiz Giatti with a poster titled: Environmental conflicts between small-scale fishers and the energy sector in Brazilian coastal food systems #SNSC2025
March 19, 2025 at 2:50 PM
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I get by with a little help from my trends - Beatrix Ward with a poster titled: Effects of anthropogenic land-use and abiotic environmental factors on the community structure of carrion beetles (Silphinae spp.) #SNSC2025
March 19, 2025 at 2:53 PM
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Our final keynote talk of the conference comes from the fantastic Dr Janet Fisher at the University of Edinburgh. Her research highlights the challenges in achieving outcomes for people nature and climate! #SNSC2025
March 19, 2025 at 12:41 PM
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HAPPY WORLD REWILDING DAY!✨

Yesterday at Scotland's Nature Student Conference, we heard many fantastic talks on nature restoration, and many included... beavers! 🦫 ✨

Well done to Emily Simpson, a PhD student at the University of Stirling. She is studying wild beaver in Scotland.

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March 20, 2025 at 3:26 PM
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Time for our exciting panel discussion on “Nature Restoration and the role of people” in both Scotland and globally! #SNSC2025 @naturescot.bsky.social
March 18, 2025 at 3:47 PM
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Our first keynote is Professor Mat Williams, Chief Scientific Adviser on Environment, Natural Resources and Agriculture for the Scottish Government - highlighting how the Scottish Government can integrate Nature and Scientific research into national strategies 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 #SNSC2025
March 18, 2025 at 1:35 PM
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Stop the noise! 🔇- Jess Lister is highlighting the knowledge gaps and challenges surrounding anthropogenic noise research in freshwater systems #SNSC2025
March 19, 2025 at 12:09 PM
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First up on day 2 of the conference we have David Bryan talking us through monitoring greenhouse gas emissions from ponds #SNSC2025
March 19, 2025 at 9:50 AM
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Two key messages from #SNSC2025: we have a big problem, but we can do something about it.
@scottishgov.bsky.social CSA Mat Williams laying out reality - 47% native plants in decline, 1 in 9 Scottish species threatened with extinction, & @sarahwatts.bsky.social sharing hope for mountain woodlands
Prof Mat Williams, Chief Scientific Advisor for Environment, Natural Resources and Agriculture to Scottish Government, laying out some harsh truths about the state of nature in Scotland right now: 15% average decrease in Scottish wildlife since 1994; 47% of our flowering plants have decreased in distribution since 1970; 11% (1 in 9) of Scottish species are threatened with extinction; 49% decline in Scotland's seabirds between 1986 and 2019. Find out more about Mat and his role here: https://www.gov.scot/about/how-government-is-run/directorates/environment-and-forestry/chief-scientific-adviser-environment-nat-resources-agriculture/ Sarah Watts, PhD student at University of Stirling, Conservation Manager at Corrour Estate, BSBI Committee for Scotland member and all round force of (and for) nature, speaking about the fantastic work she is doing to understand and restore Scotland's highly threatened arctic-alpine mountain woodland. A fantastic demonstration of research and conservation action coming together for the betterment of Scotland's wildlife and habitats and opening the door for nature-based solutions to environmental problems such as flooding and erosion
March 20, 2025 at 10:46 AM
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A dam good talk from Emily Simpson @emofthewoods.bsky.social on the role of beaver ponds in sediment trapping and recognising beaver ponds for carbon accreditation 🦫 #SNSC2025
March 19, 2025 at 10:11 AM
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Talk on the wild side - Christina Mazilu with a poster titled: Evolving meanings of ‘wild’ and ‘rewilding’ in Scotland #SNSC2025
March 19, 2025 at 2:45 PM
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Continued: Ashleigh Kitchiner (CIEEM Scotland Vice-Convenor & Marine Mammal Specialist) and Clive Mitchell (Head of Terrestrial Science at NatureScot) #SNSC2025
March 18, 2025 at 3:51 PM
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Inspiring to meet so many engaged & dedicated student researchers at #SNSC2025 this week, & introduce them to #PlantAtlas2020 - a free online resource covering 3.5K species, their distribution, trends, conservation status & photos! plantatlas2020.org
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Graph showing the long-term trends in Scotland of native plant species, ancient introductions (archaeophytes) and modern introductions (neophytes). It doesn't make good viewing - 48% of native species have declined in Scotland since the 1950s, 66% of ancient introductions (plants like poppies, corn marigold, cornflower etc.) have declined, and 56% of recent non-native introductions are on the increase The brilliant blue flowers of Oysterplant, in clusters around the edge of a prostrate mat of grey-green, fleshy, rounded leaves more than a metre wide, growing on a shingle beach. This species grows around the coast of Scotland, but its range is shifting north as a result of the impacts of climate change e.g. increasing winter storm events, higher winter temperatures, and other threats. Find out more at https://plantatlas2020.org/atlas/2cd4p9h.906 The Plant Atlas 2020 page for Oysterplant, showing the long-term change map, where 10km squares with population gains over the last 70 years are shown in upwards pointing red arrows, 10km squares with no change are shown as pink squares, and losses are shown as inverted blue triangle. You can see that all the English populations have been lost over this time, as the species range has shifted northwards. Scotland is at the southern edge of Oysterplant's European range, so our populations are particularly vulnerable to the impacts of climate-related environmental change The short-term (post-1987) trend graphs for Oysterplant in Scotland, showing a strong decline in its 10km distribution. All Plant Atlas maps and graphics are available to researchers to download for free - please use them! All we ask is an acknowledgement for BSBI ;)
March 20, 2025 at 10:27 AM
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Pictured from my archives a hoverfly on a plant, inspired by a talk at Scotland's Nature Student Conference, highlighting this often overlooked pollinator, perfectly tying into the theme of people, nature, and climate - and the importance of understanding all creatures' roles in ecosystems #snsc2025
March 20, 2025 at 2:34 PM
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A pearl of a study - Naomi Kennon and Anna Inman highlighting how citizen science is helping to facilitate European flat oyster recolonisation in Scotland! #SNSC2025
March 18, 2025 at 2:41 PM
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It was fantastic to be invited as a #keynote speaker at Scotland's Nature Student Conference #SNSC2025 this week & share my enthusiasm for mountain woodland #restoration! I really enjoyed hearing about lots of exciting ongoing research & joining the afternoon panel discussion @scotnsconf.bsky.social
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Two key messages from #SNSC2025: we have a big problem, but we can do something about it.
@scottishgov.bsky.social CSA Mat Williams laying out reality - 47% native plants in decline, 1 in 9 Scottish species threatened with extinction, & @sarahwatts.bsky.social sharing hope for mountain woodlands
Prof Mat Williams, Chief Scientific Advisor for Environment, Natural Resources and Agriculture to Scottish Government, laying out some harsh truths about the state of nature in Scotland right now: 15% average decrease in Scottish wildlife since 1994; 47% of our flowering plants have decreased in distribution since 1970; 11% (1 in 9) of Scottish species are threatened with extinction; 49% decline in Scotland's seabirds between 1986 and 2019. Find out more about Mat and his role here: https://www.gov.scot/about/how-government-is-run/directorates/environment-and-forestry/chief-scientific-adviser-environment-nat-resources-agriculture/ Sarah Watts, PhD student at University of Stirling, Conservation Manager at Corrour Estate, BSBI Committee for Scotland member and all round force of (and for) nature, speaking about the fantastic work she is doing to understand and restore Scotland's highly threatened arctic-alpine mountain woodland. A fantastic demonstration of research and conservation action coming together for the betterment of Scotland's wildlife and habitats and opening the door for nature-based solutions to environmental problems such as flooding and erosion
March 21, 2025 at 1:44 PM
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@passerbliss.bsky.social Eliza Ralph ending a fantastic first day of the Scotland Nature Student conference with a talk highlighting how games can be used to engage and inspire conservation action #SNSC2025
March 18, 2025 at 5:09 PM
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And that’s a wrap - A final thank you to all of the organising committee at the conference this year, our keynote speakers, the team at the botanic gardens, all presenters and everyone who attended the event - looking forward to doing it all again next year!

Hope you enjoyed the puns!
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March 19, 2025 at 4:57 PM
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Enjoying the wonderful Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh after a fantastic two days at #SNSC2025. Thank you to everyone who came along.
March 19, 2025 at 4:03 PM