Laura Jones

Researcher at @walesbotanic

[Carolyn Thomas @CarolynThomasNW]

🐞🌱| Senedd Biodiversity Day 2025!

Come along to meet organisations from across Wales working hard to protect our natural habitats and wildlife.

The event is open to the public and everyone is welcome!

📅Tues 7th May
⏰11:00 - 14:00
📍Senedd Cymru, Cardiff Bay

[🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 Gardd Cymru 🌿 Garden of Wales @walesbotanic]

One week to go until UK Fungus Day on the 5th of October. Discover the hidden wonders of these incredible organisms through expert talks, guided tours, activities for all, and a display of some of the weird and wonderful fungal species found locally. 🍄
https://t.co/PGTLUwjrIh

[🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 Gardd Cymru 🌿 Garden of Wales @walesbotanic]

Work with us 🔬

We are recruiting for a Science Education Officer. 🔎

This fixed-term six-month post is an exciting opportunity to work with the Botanic Garden’s highly motivated Science and Education Teams.

🔗 Find out more: https://t.co/uUADKeoAjD

[Ellyn Baker @ellynb_ecology]

First day of the 8th Global Botanic Gardens Congress by @bgci today! Learn lots about botanic gardens in a global context, with great insights into seed banking. And had a lovely time networking with the other delegates! @walesbotanic @The_RHS @MerlinTrust #networking

[Becky Clover @Becky_Clover]

Download our new 'Pavement Plants' guide here: https://t.co/AZa55DWEdB.

It contains >90 species from >30 plant families. To make identification easier, it is arranged by flower colour, and includes phenology charts to indicate when you might see each plant in leaf and bloom.

[Tom Timberlake @TomTimberlake92]

10 a day keeps the doctor away! Bumblebees show remarkable consistency in their foraging breadth, regardless of species, site or season🐝What could be driving this behaviour? More in our new paper: https://t.co/t1FmKkflAc with @NdeVere @IanVaughan21 @Zwickynova @AER_ESE_BES

[🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 Gardd Cymru 🌿 Garden of Wales @walesbotanic]

🎉Penblwydd Hapus!

Penblwydd Hapus i'r hyn a gredwn yw ein sbesimen hynaf eto o fewn ein casgliad #Herbariwm.

Credwn fod y Drosera anglica hwn neu’r Gwlithlys Mawr wedi’i gasglu ym 1813, sy’n ei wneud yn 211 mlwydd oed syfrdanol heddiw!

@HeritageFundCYM

[🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 Gardd Cymru 🌿 Garden of Wales @walesbotanic]

🌱 A World within Worlds: Bryophytes of the Botanic Garden

In celebration of #WalesNatureWeek, today we’re diving into the fascinating world of mosses!

Did you know that over 130 species of #bryophytes have been recorded at the Botanic Garden?

🔗 https://t.co/3AqUFFGoxR

[🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 Gardd Cymru 🌿 Garden of Wales @walesbotanic]

🐣 Feathers and Fledglings: A Nesting Season at the Garden

Today, as part of #WalesNatureWeek, we’re celebrating the rich birdlife of the Garden.

This year, we've been monitoring and recording the breeding success of some of these species.

🔗 Read on - https://t.co/wIqTa4h28V

[🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 Gardd Cymru 🌿 Garden of Wales @walesbotanic]

🌼 From Past to Present

Today for #WalesNatureWeek we’re diving into the Herbarium cabinets to show you some incredible specimens from the 1800s! We are now busy digitising these treasures thanks to a grant from the National Lottery Heritage Fund.

🔗 https://t.co/OQN2LApKYM

[Ellyn Baker @ellynb_ecology]

Stay tuned for some nature themed blog content this week as @walesbotanic celebrates #WalesNatureWeek! We’ll be exploring the fascinating wildlife thriving in the Botanic Garden and highlight our efforts in conserving these diverse habitats.

[Ellyn Baker @ellynb_ecology]

Nearly three years ago I helped to collect Spreading Bellflower, Campanula patula, seed from its last Welsh stronghold to be conserved in the Seed Bank. I’m now conducting germination tests for that same collection - exciting to see the tiny seeds start to germinate and grow!

[Ellyn Baker @ellynb_ecology]

Pollinator Festival @walesbotanic today, celebrating plants and pollinators!

[🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 Gardd Cymru 🌿 Garden of Wales @walesbotanic]

It’s International Women and Girls in Science Day today!

The scientific work here at the Botanic Garden supports the conservation of plants and pollinators and provide opportunities to train the next generation of plant scientists.

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#InternationalWomeninScienceDay

[Laura Jones @Zwickynova]

@SiobhanLeachman @Tagishsimon @walesbotanic Hi Siobhan, yep that's all correct! And GBIF has definitely been in our minds for sharing the herbarium data

[🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 Gardd Cymru 🌿 Garden of Wales @walesbotanic]

We’ve officially barcoded and photographed our first lot of Herbarium specimens!

Lucky number 0000001 was Lathyrus pratensis, Meadow Vetchling, collected just outside the Science Centre here at the Botanic Garden, quite appropriate if you ask me!

@HeritageFundUK

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[BIOSCAN in the UK @BIOSCAN_UK]

Do you want DNA-based biomonitoring of arthropods at your UK site(s) over the coming years? We are looking for partners to join our BIOSCAN Project. Please find more information here https://t.co/A7zQ3Qkkeb where you can also register your interest. PLEASE RT!

[William Perry fishsci.com/@DrWillPerry @DrWillPerry]

I wrote a book chapter with the loveliest people! 'Design considerations for eDNA metabarcoding surveys' in Applied Environmental Genomics https://t.co/vv9kgaBqGD
Big thanks to @SiCreerProf @Kirthanapillay @SoilPg @GeorginaBrenn10 @abigailjayne26 @Zwickynova @luke_earl @NdeVere

[Bruce Langridge @BruceLangridge1]

Ahead of the National Moss Day event @walesbotanic this Saturday 21st October, this is a fascinating, and timely, 30 minute moss programme on @BBCRadioWales
https://t.co/i0J1BSvBhR

[Dr Abigail Lowe 🐝🌸🧬 @abigailjayne26]

Lots of ivy bees (Colletes hederae) seen on my lunchtime Street Safari. You can tell there’s a very busy road in the background!

Join our wildlife spotting team and record biodiversity near roads this October @NHM_CitSci @livingstreets

#NatureOverheard

https://t.co/F97dh2MwYH