Very much looking forward to teaching my first beginner botany course for Field Studies Council - Top 10 Wildflower Families - at fabulous Juniper Hall, Box Hill, on 28 June. You can sign up here field-studies-council.org/courses-and-ex… BSBI: Botanical Society of Britain & Ireland SL.Botanic Institute

Fantastic job opportunity at Incredible Edible Lambeth. Deadline on the 14th April. Check it out⬇️

Vacancy! Estates Biodiversity Project Coordinator, Deadline: 14 April.
Seeking Estates Biodiversity Project Coordinator to lead our efforts on 8 housing estates in Lambeth, collaborating closely with Lambeth Council & residents to create a lasting impact. shorturl.at/dorCD

Plant survey, W.Norwood Cemetery
Sat 20 April (FREE)
With Amanda Tuke & Roy Vickery.
All welcome!
Book: slbi.org.uk/event/west-nor…

Photo of entrance to cemetery taken from #WestNorwoodCemetery website.
Photos of plants taken by Amanda Tuke

#plantsurvey #wildflowers #SLBI

OUR GARDEN WILL BE OPENING!
As part of the NGS (National Garden Scheme) our garden and greenhouse will be open to the public on Sunday 28th April 2pm – 5pm.
Book tickets from the National Garden Scheme website: findagarden.ngs.org.uk/garden/8456/so…
#NGS #SLBI

What’s growing in our garden…
Barren wort, Epimedium × versicolor 'Sulphureum'
Kowhai, Sophora tetraptera
Town hall clock, Adoxa moschatellina
#SLBI #tulsehill #lambeth #southlondon #botanicgarden #citygarden #hiddengem #whatsgrowing #gardening

Delighted to announce that our match funding drive was a success! Very grateful for everyone’s generosity and thank you to our match funding partners too. You donations will go towards much needed furniture and equipment for public use.
#slbi #thankyou #forthecommunity

In our garden:
Hellebores (Helleborus orientalis)
Lungwort (Pulmonaria officinalis) with Elephant’s ears (Bergenia cordifolia) in the background
Spring snowflake (Leucojum vernum)
Photos from our gardener Cath
#slbi #ecology #southlondon #botanicgarden #urbangarden #biodiversity

Gradually getting the rooms back together. Sneak peak into our ground floor herbarium. Soon it’ll be open to the public to explore.
#slbi #herbarium #tulsehill #botanicgarden #studyplants #plantsforeveryone #keeplearning #southlondon #lambeth

Hallway clock is back! One of the many charming/quirky features in the house. The clock is from the 1900s given by Allan Octavian Hume (1829-1912).
Read more about our history: slbi.org.uk/about-us/
#slbi #hume #hallwayclock #backhome #homeinterior #victorianhouse #tulsehill

Non-native trees in London - one of the many topics in our SUSTAINING WITH STREET TREES panel discussion with Oli Back, Poppy George, Dr Mark Spencer and Russell Miller
Tues 6.30pm
Book: slbi.org.uk/event/sustaini…
#slbi #TOWandus #urbantrees #streettrees #nativetrees #nonnativetrees

Support your local botanic garden on Norwood Rd & help us raise £11k to open our doors to more people.

Double your donation at no extra cost to you. Every £ donated, our funding partners will match it.
Donate: …hlondonbotanicalinstitute.enthuse.com/cf/opening-the…

Ends Sunday. Thank you for your support!

Less than ONE WEEK to go. Double your donation at no extra cost to you and help us raise up to £11,000.
HUGE THANKS to our anonymous match funding partners.
Donate here: …hlondonbotanicalinstitute.enthuse.com/cf/opening-the…
Ends Sunday 10 March
#slbi #matchfunding #needyoursupport #botanicgarden #southlondon

SLBI Orchid Survey 2024
A colony of Bee Orchids, Ophrys apifera, appeared Southwark last year during No Mow May (see photo).

Found any wild orchids in the inner London Boroughs? Send photos to [email protected]
More info: slbi.org.uk/orchid-survey-…
#orchids #slbi

Sustaining with Street Trees (An online panel discussion) 
Tuesday 12 March, 6.30pm – 8pm
Speakers: Oli Back, Poppy George, Dr Mark Spencer and Russell Miller. 
Book online, donations only: slbi.org.uk/event/sustaini…
#SLBI #urbantrees #citytrees #letstalktrees

Help raise £11k in our match funding drive. DOUBLE YOUR DONATION AT NO EXTRA COST TO YOU
THANK YOU to our anonymous match funding partners
Donate: …hlondonbotanicalinstitute.enthuse.com/cf/opening-the…
#slbi #raisingmoney #matchfunding #buildingproject #restoration #refurbishment #moving #cominghome #tulsehill

View from our window for the last week or so, lorries returning our items from storage. Great to be back in but still lots to do. Here is the herbarium and the former lecture room.
#slbi #cominghome #reunited #movingin #tulsehill #botanicgarden #citygarden #urbangarden

Online Plant Atlas 2020 plantatlas2020.org includes distribution maps for 3,495 species of flowering plants and ferns, with photos & other info (type a plant or fern name in the “search for a taxon” box to see these). FREE RESOURCE from BSBI: Botanical Society of Britain & Ireland
#slbi #plantatlas

NEXT TUESDAY: The Mystery of the Yew
7pm - 8pm (online)
Join author Bob Gilbert as he shares historical and mystical findings from his visits to many ancient yews.
Book: slbi.org.uk/event/the-myst…

#SLBI #SLBI TreeStories #treestreestrees #yewtree #folklore #ancienttrees

This Sunday, head to off the cuff (bar) for an epic Bandathon to raise awareness of the potential closure of Herne Hill's much-loved music venue. 10am - 11pm, free entry but please support the event by buying a drink! #HerneHill #grassrootsmusic #junioropenmic