Rebel Botanists

14/10/2026

Hedgehogs are now officially seriously ENDANGERED! 🦔 🦔 🦔 😢
And this is due to the use of toxic pesticides used to kill insects that are then eaten by hedgehogs. We must ban these poisons NOW! Please sign and share this petition - it's really important 👍
Pesticide Action Network UK Pesticide-Free-Plymouth Pesticide-Free Cambridge British Hedgehog Preservation Society https://action.greenpeace.org.uk/defend-nature-wildlife?source=FB&subsource=ECCLPLPEFB1490T&utm_source=Facebook&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=Defend%20UK%20nature%202026%20%20PE%2020260513&fbclid=IwdGRjcAU82cZjbGNrBTzZuGV4dG4DYWVtAjExAHBkb2YFc3J0YwZhcHBfaWQMMzUwNjg1NTMxNzI4AAEeASfcJWuj3rNxVA1J_VIIVS4lQDz9JePuY1bRcaC_fSds0RYZz-JfUDaEJTw_aem_t6GXkO4LBMZtu5JDnl9K5Q

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06/10/2026

Check out our chalking at Coxside and see why these wonderful wild plants popping up in pavement cracks are so valuable to wildlife 🐝🦋🪲🐦🦗🐦‍⬛🐛 And, why, we must stop using toxic chemicals in nature 👍 Pesticide-Free-Plymouth Pesticide Action Network UK Botanical Society of Britain & Ireland RSPB

03/10/2026

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Could this how-to-film offer ideas of a better world for all of us? Come along and find out!

02/10/2026

Ever wondered what's really going on inside your compost heap? Join our Compost Team this Saturday and find out! 🪱

Emeritus Professor of soil ecology Karl Ritz will be leading small-group microscopy sessions looking at the tiny microbes that do all the composting, followed by an evening talk on how a healthy mix of materials creates a thriving compost ecosystem.

📅 Saturday 3rd October
📍 Apricot Centre, Dartington

🔍 Microscopy sessions: 2-3pm, 3.15-4.15pm or 4.30-5.30pm
🎤 Evening talk: 6.30-8pm

Book your space 👉 https://www.sussh.org/events/the-ecology-of-the-compost-heap---microscopy-workshops-talk or email [email protected]

Compost for Nature, with South Hams District Council 🌱

02/10/2026

01/10/2026

01/10/2026

We’re hiring! Project Lead: Adders in Cornwall.

We’re looking for someone to lead an exciting new Natural England-funded research project focusing on adders across Cornwall.

- £30,000 salary
- 35 hours per week
- Flexible/home-based, with some time in Newquay
- Apply by 5pm, Monday 5th October 2026

The role will involve fieldwork, research, habitat assessment and helping to raise awareness of adders and their conservation.

Find out more and apply: https://ow.ly/uuNH50ZQVhp