Plantlife International

Curious about fenceless grazing? 🐄🌄 Discover how it’s transforming land management and sustainability. Join us at Esgairllaethdy Farm to see grazing collars in action and hear from farmer Hywel Morgan on extending grazing seasons and cutting costs with this game-changing tech. 🔑 Key benefits: 💠 Efficient habitat management 💠Cost-effective 📅 4th Feb  📍 Esgairllaethdy Farm, Myddfai 🔗  Book here: https://lnkd.in/gCRxbvGg In partnership with Plantlife International 🪴 #VirtualFencing #SustainableFarming #NFFN

We're #hiring for a Head of Plantlife Cymru! 📢 This role is a leadership position, to inspire and influence programmes that develop and deliver Plantlife’s ambitions for conservation impact in Wales. 🌺 Hours: This is a permanent contract, working full-time (35 hours per week) 📍 Location: Home working OR option to work within a local workspace if preferred. Regular travel will be required within Wales and across the UK to meet Plantlife colleagues and external stakeholders and to attend events. ⏰ Closing date: Wednesday 22 January 2025 (9am) 👉 https://lnkd.in/eSdtweep #HiringNow #Cymru #Wales #WalesJobs #ConservationJobs #GreenJobs #EcologyJobs #PlantConservation

Anyone else got the post-Christmas blues?💙 For a full dose of positivity, check out our 2024 highlights blog!🌷 Let’s revisit the amazing ways we have helped protect nature for the future this year. From protecting the rainforest to bringing back a plant from extinction in Wales - it’s been a wild ride!🍃 Celebrate our shared achievements and look to how we can all take action to protect nature in 2025 👉 https://lnkd.in/eefB3CSQ #2025 #NewYears #ConservationSuccess #PlantConservation #Rainforests #Grasslands

We've been celebrating Scotland's Rainforests in Scottish Parliament as part of the Alliance for Scotland's Rainforest🎉 Scotland's rainforests are one of our most precious habitats. The sheer abundance, diversity and rarity of the species found in Scotland’s rainforest make this unique habitat internationally important 🌿 We were delighted to speak to MSPs and peers about why they value this amazing habitat. It was great to hear the Cabinet Secretary Mairi Gougeon reiterate the importance of Scotland's rainforest, and the need to keep working together to restore this incredible ecosystem, following the announcement of £5 million in funding in the draft 25/26 budget to continue this vital work. Thank you to speakers Graham Simpson MSP, Alistair Seaman from The Woodland Trust Scotland, and Paul Walton from RSPB Scotland 🌱 Huge accomplishments for Scotland's Rainforests have been made through the Alliance for Scotland's Rainforest. However there is still work to do, but we are committed to restoring and protecting these amazing habitats 🌲 👉 https://lnkd.in/dD78NmdR #ScotlandsRainforests #Scotland #Rainforest #TemperateRainforest #ASR #Lichens #Mosses

Very excited to share that Plantlife International is now a Responsible Body in England, complementing our existing status as an Approved Conservation Body in Scotland. All part of our work to deliver restoration in partnership with informed and enabled landowners and confident, assured private sector. Get in touch at conservationcovenants@plantlife.org.uk

Congratulations to Plantlife's talented botanists 🎉 👏 We are thrilled to announce that three of our talented team members have had their botanical skills officially recognised! 🌿 Carol Lodge, Sam Braine, and Sarah Shuttleworth recently undertook the Field Identification Skills Certificate (FISC) assessment this summer. We're proud to share that Carol achieved Level 4, and both Sam and Sarah reached Level 5! 🌟 Not only does this achievement earn them a well-deserved paper crown 👑, but it also qualifies them to assess other botanists and ecologists. We look forward to introducing this new capability in the near future. Join us in congratulating Carol, Sam, and Sarah on their fantastic accomplishments! 👏 #Botany #TeamAchievement #FISC #ProudMoment #Plants #Wildflowers #Ecology Plantlife Biodiversity Consultants

We're an Evidence Champion📢 But what does that mean? And how do we put it into practice?🤔 Check out this new blog all about it, with a story from Plantlife's Tim Pankhurst who is sharing his experience of embedding evidence in to our day-to-day work 🌱 https://lnkd.in/eDGSXnsU #Science #Conservation #Biology #PlantScience

PhD Opportunities 📢   1️⃣ The importance of location of origin for wildflower seed mixes   Wildflower seed mixes have been popularised as an ecologically conscientious way for the public to preserve native flora and their associated pollinators. However, species choices are frequently prioritised by aesthetic and horticultural considerations rather than their ecology and restorative roles. The evolutionary and ecological impacts of these plantings need to be studied in a UK context. This project will develop case studies of focal wildflower species that are frequently planted in the UK to quantify the genetic differentiation, local adaptation, and ecological impacts of naturally established populations compared to commercial sources of these species.   Led by Durham University, Plantlife is a CASE partner.   Learn more 👉 https://lnkd.in/e5gawB47 2️⃣ Protecting native flowers under climate change by creating natural temperature buffers   Many rare UK wildflowers are under threat from climate change. Efforts are underway to reintroduce these species in species-rich grasslands, but one of the main challenges is how to protect the young seedlings from heat stress, which is likely to become ever more prevalent under climate change. Your role will be to investigate which combinations of grassland species could be used to create these temperature buffer zones that would protect the seedling development of rare wildflowers.    Led by University of York, Plantlife is a CASE partner.   Learn more 👉 https://lnkd.in/etHMgYrQ   #PHDOpportunity #AcademicOpportunity #PHD #BiologyPHD #Academia #Ecologyphd #Ecology #Biology #Meadows #GRASSLANDS #Research #phdlife #phdjobs #phdposition

We're pleased to have signed this open letter to Steve Reed to call for more UK Government support for nature-friendly farmers, for things like managing nature-rich meadows, building healthy & resilient soils, and producing sustainable food 🌿 🚜 🌺 #Farming #Agriculture #NatureFriendlyFarming #Grasslands #Meadows

“Temperate rainforests are precious habitats that can support a huge diversity and abundance of species, some of which are found nowhere else on Earth" -Georgia Stephens, Rainforest Advisor North-West for Plantlife🌲 We're thrilled to see the exciting and interesting world of our temperate #rainforests being celebrated! 🌿 Check it out 👇 https://lnkd.in/ei9SD3Rd