olga olver 🌍

conservation volunteer in London/Surrey & Aberystwyth, plant biologist (MRes biosciences, distinction @aberuni) 🌱🌳🍃
often found peering at Sphagnum moss

[olga olver 🌍 @o__olver]

The botany gardens @AberUni are part of what drew me to Aberystwyth, and are my favourite part of the Penglais campus. Their closure would be a tragedy and reduce the quality of learning experience for future plant biology students @AberDLSAGB https://t.co/2Xx4XWfpar

[Jane Powell @janebrynonnen]

Canu gwasael yng Ngogerddan!

Wassailing at Gogerddan yesterday, honouring the apple trees with song and cider. With thanks to @o__olver and ACV
@dannythoro

[Explore Surrey's Countryside @ExploreSurreyUK]

What's great for health, happiness & habitat?

Joining in for #countryside #volunteering with the friendly Downlands Partnership #conservation crew!

Enjoyable scrub clearing sessions on offer this season across northeast Surrey & Addington areas.

Info: https://t.co/YpoeTmSJH5

[olga olver 🌍 @o__olver]

I had such a fun day planting sphagnum! It was really interesting seeing the mix of species being planted and I'm excited to see how well it survives and spreads!

[Coetir Anian / Cambrian Wildwood @coetiranian]

Thank you to the big group that came together on Saturday to plant sphagnum plugs on our peatland.
This work is essential as peatland in good condition is an excellent carbon store, is vital for biodiversity and is able to prevent flooding.

[olga olver 🌍 @o__olver]

To celebrate #BogDay here's a #sphagnum I knitted recently as a gift! Turns out, as well as being super important in bogs, Sphagnum is a really fun plant to knit!

[olga olver 🌍 @o__olver]

Digging up orchids is bad, however when your grandmother's house and garden have been sold to a developer then it seems they have more of a chance being dug up from the lawn than being left #30DaysWild

[olga olver 🌍 @o__olver]

My brain seems to attach memories to plants and whenever I see these ones I think of a particular place, I hope these plants continue to take me back there every time I see them #30DaysWild

[olga olver 🌍 @o__olver]

Hooray for rain!! (although I am out in t shirt and shorts so I will be soggy by the time I get home) #30DaysWild

[olga olver 🌍 @o__olver]

My grandads front garden was buzzing today, probably not as much as it should be, but I was happy to see the bees enjoying the flowers nonetheless #30DaysWild

[olga olver 🌍 @o__olver]

Lots of common spotted orchids on Kenley Common today! #30DaysWild

[olga olver 🌍 @o__olver]

Today I took a box of surplus lab sphagnum (and a small giant redwood) all the way from Aberystwyth to London on many trains. Definitely got some curious looks! #30DaysWild

[olga olver 🌍 @o__olver]

I think this moth I saw when I was leaving the lab today is a map-winged swift moth (Korscheltellus fusconebulosa)?? #30DaysWild #mothID

[olga olver 🌍 @o__olver]

Today's wild thing was representing @acvsociety at #AnEveningWithNature in Aberystwyth, part of the @ClimateCymru #GreenTourofWales. A very interesting evening! Thanks @joewilkins_wild for organising it and for the invite! #30DaysWild

[olga olver 🌍 @o__olver]

There are baby gulls on our chimney, I like hearing them cheeping for food but they are quite stinky! #30DaysWild

[olga olver 🌍 @o__olver]

Couldn't find the bee orchid but saw lots of other nice plants of the Ynyslas dunes today #30DaysWild also heard a cuckoo, and saw my first ever wild snake (except it was dead having been run over crossing the road 😭)

[olga olver 🌍 @o__olver]

I can highly recommend the routes round Penparcau! @acvsociety were lucky enough to be tasked with waymarking them, and the two longest were such good walks that I wouldn't have known existed otherwise!

[Ramblers Cymru 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 @RamblersCymru]

Looking for some walking inspiration for the weekend? There are lots of great options in our #PathsToWellbeing communities.

Check out our 145 new community walking routes: https://t.co/vauppFNHyE

[olga olver 🌍 @o__olver]

Not a cheerful #30DaysWild today, because Aberystwyth is very smokey this evening due to a fire in Penglais woods. I smelt of smoke after a tiny walk to the sea. A reminder to not start fires or litter (esp glass), and to do something about the climate crisis

[olga olver 🌍 @o__olver]

Saw this cute beetle exploring the lab Sphagnum, I think it was a garden chafer beetle?? #30DaysWild

[olga olver 🌍 @o__olver]

I was looking for bees on the oxeye daisies on my walk to the lab and found lots of ladybird larvae instead #30dayswild

[olga olver 🌍 @o__olver]

I'm really enjoying the foxgloves everywhere at the moment, saw these on an evening walk through Parc Natur Penglais #30dayswild