January 22, 2025 at 8:10 PM
The broadleaves are finally greening-up. The same can't be said for the grass. Everywhere is parched and brown.
April 30, 2025 at 8:19 AM
The broadleaves are finally greening-up. The same can't be said for the grass. Everywhere is parched and brown.
Before and after! Giving the old pines and the young broadleaves a chance: there's little birch, rowan and oak trees hiding in the heather and moss that will have a chance now that the invading Sitka are cleared. #naturerestoration #naturelovers #rewilding
July 21, 2025 at 7:33 AM
Before and after! Giving the old pines and the young broadleaves a chance: there's little birch, rowan and oak trees hiding in the heather and moss that will have a chance now that the invading Sitka are cleared. #naturerestoration #naturelovers #rewilding
Happy to announce we’ve set up a new eddy covariance flux tower at a forest restoration site in the Harz Mountains. The area was clear-cut after a bark beetle outbreak and reforested with broadleaves. A unique opportunity to investigate ecosystem fluxes and forest resilience across recovery stages.
October 6, 2025 at 2:57 PM
Happy to announce we’ve set up a new eddy covariance flux tower at a forest restoration site in the Harz Mountains. The area was clear-cut after a bark beetle outbreak and reforested with broadleaves. A unique opportunity to investigate ecosystem fluxes and forest resilience across recovery stages.
"... the species of trees we choose to nurture may be just as important as the number of trees we plant." Read the blog post behind the paper by Yao et al. regarding the role of #tree species in the #climate impact of European #forests. communities.springernature.com/posts/rethin...
Rethinking Europe’s Forests: Why Tree Species Matter for Climate Cooling
Yao et al. show that in Europe, forestation’s climate benefits depend on tree species. Converting conifers to broadleaves can reduce summer heat extremes and reverse warming effects of afforestation, ...
communities.springernature.com
November 11, 2025 at 10:33 AM
"... the species of trees we choose to nurture may be just as important as the number of trees we plant." Read the blog post behind the paper by Yao et al. regarding the role of #tree species in the #climate impact of European #forests. communities.springernature.com/posts/rethin...
Acanthinula aculeata, Prickly Snail, from Colstey Wood in the Shropshire hills with the wildlife group as well as the pseudoscorpion Chthonius ischnocheles. Upland conifer wood with broadleaves and wet areas. Crossbills too but no Willow Tit this time. #ukwildlife #molluscalert #pseudscorner etc
December 14, 2025 at 6:21 PM
Acanthinula aculeata, Prickly Snail, from Colstey Wood in the Shropshire hills with the wildlife group as well as the pseudoscorpion Chthonius ischnocheles. Upland conifer wood with broadleaves and wet areas. Crossbills too but no Willow Tit this time. #ukwildlife #molluscalert #pseudscorner etc
Pope recommends Catholicism, and bears advocate broadleaves ...
July 12, 2026 at 3:27 PM
Pope recommends Catholicism, and bears advocate broadleaves ...
#ourworldiswonderful; I leave you tonight with a shot from our trip to the Lake District last September. This is Derwent Water, shot from Castlehead Viewpoint. The dark clouds are deceptive, as it was an unusually dry day in the area.
September 6, 2026 at 4:31 PM
#ourworldiswonderful; I leave you tonight with a shot from our trip to the Lake District last September. This is Derwent Water, shot from Castlehead Viewpoint. The dark clouds are deceptive, as it was an unusually dry day in the area.
Waybread
Common Plantain
(Plantago major)
Illustration by C F Tunnicliffe
Common Plantain
(Plantago major)
Illustration by C F Tunnicliffe
January 20, 2026 at 9:05 AM
Waybread
Common Plantain
(Plantago major)
Illustration by C F Tunnicliffe
Common Plantain
(Plantago major)
Illustration by C F Tunnicliffe
Did you ever wonder when to use "conifer", "gymnosperm", "needleleaf", "angiosperms" and "broadleaves"? Us too so we transformed the discussion into this viewpoint. I hope you enjoy the reading as much as we enjoyed the writing! @kateplantphys.bsky.social nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....
Cones and consequences: the false dichotomy of conifers vs broad‐leaves has critical implications for research and modelling
In plant science research and modelling, particularly from the northern hemisphere, the terms ‘needle-leaved’ and ‘conifer’ along with ‘broad-leaved’ and ‘angiosperm’ are often used synonymously, cre...
nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com
April 23, 2025 at 8:02 AM
Did you ever wonder when to use "conifer", "gymnosperm", "needleleaf", "angiosperms" and "broadleaves"? Us too so we transformed the discussion into this viewpoint. I hope you enjoy the reading as much as we enjoyed the writing! @kateplantphys.bsky.social nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....
#ourworldiswonderful: An early close tonight, with a photo of a hillside trail in the Forest of Dean. These tall, straight evergreen trees blend further along this path with similarly high broadleaves, forming a lovely border to this well-trodden path.
March 5, 2025 at 4:23 PM
#ourworldiswonderful: An early close tonight, with a photo of a hillside trail in the Forest of Dean. These tall, straight evergreen trees blend further along this path with similarly high broadleaves, forming a lovely border to this well-trodden path.
And so it begins....
First up this season is a woodland creation site on Herefordshire/Shropshire border. 12ish hectres of mixed broadleaves and a bit of conifer, plus research plots.
First up this season is a woodland creation site on Herefordshire/Shropshire border. 12ish hectres of mixed broadleaves and a bit of conifer, plus research plots.
November 20, 2024 at 9:27 AM
And so it begins....
First up this season is a woodland creation site on Herefordshire/Shropshire border. 12ish hectres of mixed broadleaves and a bit of conifer, plus research plots.
First up this season is a woodland creation site on Herefordshire/Shropshire border. 12ish hectres of mixed broadleaves and a bit of conifer, plus research plots.
Presenting at #EGU26 today 20 years of tree regeneration data from 2,377 plots across Swiss mountain forests show broadleaves are expanding into historically conifer-dominated stands.
Poster X1.82, Mon 14:00–18:00. Come argue about what's driving it.
doi.org/10.5194/egusphere-egu26-19803
Poster X1.82, Mon 14:00–18:00. Come argue about what's driving it.
doi.org/10.5194/egusphere-egu26-19803
Abstract EGU26-19803
doi.org
May 4, 2026 at 7:48 AM
Presenting at #EGU26 today 20 years of tree regeneration data from 2,377 plots across Swiss mountain forests show broadleaves are expanding into historically conifer-dominated stands.
Poster X1.82, Mon 14:00–18:00. Come argue about what's driving it.
doi.org/10.5194/egusphere-egu26-19803
Poster X1.82, Mon 14:00–18:00. Come argue about what's driving it.
doi.org/10.5194/egusphere-egu26-19803
Chloroclysta miata (L.) Autumn Green Carpet. It lays eggs on rowan, wild rose, and other broadleaves, in hedgerow, woodland and scrub, & overwinters there as an adult.
📷 by Janet Graham, CC BY 2.0
📷 by Janet Graham, CC BY 2.0
November 26, 2024 at 10:08 PM
Chloroclysta miata (L.) Autumn Green Carpet. It lays eggs on rowan, wild rose, and other broadleaves, in hedgerow, woodland and scrub, & overwinters there as an adult.
📷 by Janet Graham, CC BY 2.0
📷 by Janet Graham, CC BY 2.0
#ourworldiswonderful: 1st day of astronomical spring, and the sun has been shining, the garden has been calling, and the temperature has risen, so I leave you tonight with a sunny picture from the Forest of Dean.
March 20, 2025 at 6:16 PM
#ourworldiswonderful: 1st day of astronomical spring, and the sun has been shining, the garden has been calling, and the temperature has risen, so I leave you tonight with a sunny picture from the Forest of Dean.
#ourworldiswonderful; on a day when the rain has never stopped, I leave you with a shot taken earlier in the week from a lovely walk in the Forest of Dean. Those autumn colours are slowly leaving as the trees lose their leaves.
November 14, 2025 at 4:20 PM
#ourworldiswonderful; on a day when the rain has never stopped, I leave you with a shot taken earlier in the week from a lovely walk in the Forest of Dean. Those autumn colours are slowly leaving as the trees lose their leaves.
Colotois pennaria, Feathered Thorn, uses a wide range of broadleaves, inc Wild Service, as a larval host. It overwinters as an egg on the host plant, and pupates just below ground – hence the plea to leave the leaves.
📷 Gail Hampshire, CC BY 2.0
📷 Gail Hampshire, CC BY 2.0
March 9, 2025 at 7:32 PM
Colotois pennaria, Feathered Thorn, uses a wide range of broadleaves, inc Wild Service, as a larval host. It overwinters as an egg on the host plant, and pupates just below ground – hence the plea to leave the leaves.
📷 Gail Hampshire, CC BY 2.0
📷 Gail Hampshire, CC BY 2.0
This site was saved by the intervention of Prince Charles in 1981 after his forester (unbeknownst to him) had planted the wood with conifers. Sadly we only asked for core breeding areas to be de-coniferised, which turned out not to be enough. Now it is all being slowly reverted to broadleaves 🙂🙂
June 7, 2026 at 7:46 PM
This site was saved by the intervention of Prince Charles in 1981 after his forester (unbeknownst to him) had planted the wood with conifers. Sadly we only asked for core breeding areas to be de-coniferised, which turned out not to be enough. Now it is all being slowly reverted to broadleaves 🙂🙂
Agriopis aurantiaria (Hubner) Scarce Umber, uses a variety of broadleaves as a larval host, inc. Dog Rose, birches, hawthorns, blackthorns & oaks.
📷 Ben Sale, CC BY 2.0
📷 Ben Sale, CC BY 2.0
June 11, 2025 at 5:48 PM
Agriopis aurantiaria (Hubner) Scarce Umber, uses a variety of broadleaves as a larval host, inc. Dog Rose, birches, hawthorns, blackthorns & oaks.
📷 Ben Sale, CC BY 2.0
📷 Ben Sale, CC BY 2.0
Finished our latest woodland creation site, this one in south Shropshire. The usual mix of species and objectives; conifer and broadleaves for timber, soft shrubs borders etc.
Not easy to take an interesting photo of new planting, so enjoy this big old boy instead!
On to the next.....
Not easy to take an interesting photo of new planting, so enjoy this big old boy instead!
On to the next.....
January 17, 2025 at 7:17 AM
Finished our latest woodland creation site, this one in south Shropshire. The usual mix of species and objectives; conifer and broadleaves for timber, soft shrubs borders etc.
Not easy to take an interesting photo of new planting, so enjoy this big old boy instead!
On to the next.....
Not easy to take an interesting photo of new planting, so enjoy this big old boy instead!
On to the next.....
🌲🪳 Tree mortality caused by insects is on the rise in Europe. Warm, dry regions are the most severely affected. New study in @globalchangebio.bsky.social www.wsl.ch/en/news/tree... #Forests #ClimateChange #Treemortality #Barkbeetles
Tree mortality from insects is rising across Europe
In Europe, more trees are dying from insect infestations. Broadleaves cope better than conifers, as heat and drought worsen the issue.
www.wsl.ch
November 3, 2025 at 9:35 AM
🌲🪳 Tree mortality caused by insects is on the rise in Europe. Warm, dry regions are the most severely affected. New study in @globalchangebio.bsky.social www.wsl.ch/en/news/tree... #Forests #ClimateChange #Treemortality #Barkbeetles
Lycia hirtaria (Clerck) Brindled Beauty, of deciduous woods, scrub, & hedgerow, uses several broadleaves as host inc. oaks, birches, Hawthorn. OTW March–late May; larva early May–July; overwinters as a pupa underground.
📷 Ben Sale, CC BY 2.0
📷 Ben Sale, CC BY 2.0
May 1, 2025 at 7:31 PM
Lycia hirtaria (Clerck) Brindled Beauty, of deciduous woods, scrub, & hedgerow, uses several broadleaves as host inc. oaks, birches, Hawthorn. OTW March–late May; larva early May–July; overwinters as a pupa underground.
📷 Ben Sale, CC BY 2.0
📷 Ben Sale, CC BY 2.0
Yao et al. show that in Europe, forestation’s climate benefits depend on tree species. Converting conifers to broadleaves can reduce summer heat extremes and reverse warming effects of afforestation, stressing that forest policy must prioritize species choice, not just numbers.
#Forestation #Climate
#Forestation #Climate
Rethinking Europe’s Forests: Why Tree Species Matter for Climate Cooling
Yao et al. show that in Europe, forestation’s climate benefits depend on tree species. Converting conifers to broadleaves can reduce summer heat extremes and reverse warming effects of afforestation, stressing that forest policy must prioritize species choice, not just tree numbers.
spklr.io
November 3, 2025 at 5:45 PM
Yao et al. show that in Europe, forestation’s climate benefits depend on tree species. Converting conifers to broadleaves can reduce summer heat extremes and reverse warming effects of afforestation, stressing that forest policy must prioritize species choice, not just numbers.
#Forestation #Climate
#Forestation #Climate
wawawawawa odk i love all of them. i love very turquoise bluish greens but i also love the vibrant greens of plants and even the yellowy ones like olive green. its so hard to choose, maybe something like islamic green, it teminds me of the colour of lush broadleaves and rainy days
March 16, 2026 at 9:27 AM
wawawawawa odk i love all of them. i love very turquoise bluish greens but i also love the vibrant greens of plants and even the yellowy ones like olive green. its so hard to choose, maybe something like islamic green, it teminds me of the colour of lush broadleaves and rainy days