FruitWatch

PhD Project (@ChrisWyver33) at the University of Reading looking to track flowering dates of fruit trees across the UK. Recording site at

[Deepa Senapathi (she/her) @deepa_sena]

My apple & cherry trees are starting to #blossom. If you have fruit trees, please take a few minutes to upload records to @Fruit_Watch. It helps us @UniofReading & @OracleResearch track #climatechange impacts on flowering #phenology
@UniRdg_Research @UniRdg_SAPD @ReadingBioSci

[Orchard Notes @OrchardNotes]

Apple buds are starting to waken from dormancy, so I thought it might be a good time to re-post my photo-series showing the growth and development of a single 'Herefordshire Russet':

'Lifecycle of an Apple, From Bud to Blossom to Fruit'

https://t.co/yvg9f7fDcf

[FruitWatch @Fruit_Watch]

We've been hard at work improving FruitWatch for 2024:

New fruits 🍐, new maps 🗺️ and an improved recording form 📋!

More details coming soon, so watch this space!! 👀

Get invovled at https://t.co/tvBu1apOSq
#blossom #nature

[Paula Fleming @PaulaFl3m1ng]

Around the world in 20 pears.
We have 30 varieties of pears, the collage only allowed for 20 but how amazingly diverse!
I love this!!

[Paula Fleming @PaulaFl3m1ng]

People seemed to like the pear collage. So thought I'd add these.

These are 31 of our 153 varieties of apples. I had plans to take a photo of every single one, but it's hard to keep on top of thst in the height of the season. I'll try again next year.

[FruitWatch @Fruit_Watch]

Rising temperatures are causing #bees to emerge earlier, but what about blossom of the fruit trees they pollinate? Thats what we are hoping to find out thanks to your blossom submissions at https://t.co/dXaWeqR9wP! Stay tuned to see what we find! 🐝🌸🍏🍐

[Deepa Senapathi (she/her) @deepa_sena]

Published today - research from @ChrisWyver33's PhD - a study on "Climate-driven phenological shifts in emergence dates of British bees". #climate #phenology #bees Fully open acess at https://t.co/7zRKH0bfAM @UniRdg_Research @UniRdg_PhD @UniRdg_SAPD

[FruitWatch @Fruit_Watch]

Do you monitor species or habitats? If so, get involved in this cool research and have your say on how technology can help or hinder!!

[Deepa Senapathi (she/her) @deepa_sena]

So, @Fruit_Watch, @ChrisWyver33 my apples 🍎 seem ahead on the flowering 🌸than my edible cherry🍒 Though cherry tree has had more leaves than flowers this year. Wonder what's going on with their #phenology 🤔 #citizenscientists please add your records to https://t.co/3l0piws0SH

[Roger Horton @Roger_TL45Y]

Got very excited about 1st flowers open on my apple tree so entered it in @Fruit_Watch (PhD Project of @ChrisWyver33) Looking at results seems to be only apple flowering in eastern England! Come on, that surely can't be true. Join in if you can!
Here: https://t.co/aONVETl52p

[Rich Pitts 🇺🇦🐈‍⬛🏴‍☠️🔬 @RichPitts]

Despite the winds its all kicking off with blossom time 🥰@Fruit_Watch my Plum tree recorded this morning - please see https://t.co/FEpBTx5R58 to add your trees @OracleDatabase #techology powering #citizenscience @OracleResearch supporting @ChrisWyver33 @UniofReading

[Reading Museum @readingmuseum]

Calling all nature lovers. Have you heard of citizen science projects? It’s where members of the public help conservation organisations collect data to help monitor and protect wildlife.

[Reading Museum @readingmuseum]

@Fruit_Watch wants to track flowering dates of fruit trees across the UK. If you see an apple, pear, cherry or plum tree in bloom, upload a record to https://t.co/Xprdu12vcv to help understand how climate impacts blossom.

[FruitWatch @Fruit_Watch]

@UniofReading @UniRdg_SAPD @OracleResearch

[FruitWatch @Fruit_Watch]

🎉We're Back!! 🎉After working hard to ensure https://t.co/0Vc56oUibP runs smoothly, we are now ready to accept submissions! If you see an apple, pear, cherry or plum tree in blossom, upload a record to https://t.co/dXaWeqR9wP and help us understand how climate impacts blossom 🌸

[Rich Pitts 🇺🇦🐈‍⬛🏴‍☠️🔬 @RichPitts]

This is what bee research looks like - amazing field work review day with #Jorisbee @UniRdg_SAPD @UniofReading @deepa_sena @worldbeeproject @Fruit_Watch @ChrisWyver33 - @OracleResearch so proud to be a partner in 4 really interesting projects. #ClimateCrisis #pollinators

[FruitWatch @Fruit_Watch]

@Suz_Waller Hi Suz! Thanks for sharing this - we will definitely be running the project again next year as we've had such a great response. Will also look into keeping the submission page open longer to capture trees like yours!

[FruitWatch @Fruit_Watch]

@HeldinEU @Oracle_UKI @UniofReading @guardian Most have around us too as well. Fingers crossed for a good crop!

[FruitWatch @Fruit_Watch]

@HeldinEU @Oracle_UKI @UniofReading @guardian We started accepting blossom records from Feb this year, and plan on doing the same next year! You can take a look at the records so far at https://t.co/tvBu1apOSq.🍎

[Constance Kampfner @conky_k]

The area occupied by fruit trees has fallen by 97 per cent in London and by half UK-wide since 1900. But @ProjectOrchard is on a mission to bring nature's food banks back to our cities:
https://t.co/uNIftpRpUM