Stephen Middleton
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Volunteer with Observatree, Friends of Alexandra Park, TCV, Queens Wood and Parkland Walk - Tottenham Trees supporter
London
Joined November 2010
I'd love to see one of these....
Gall of the week is caused by the cynipid wasp Cynips longiventris f. agamic on oaks, Quercus spp. Photo by Peter Shirley
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Happy 100th birthday to Watford and Croxley stations, on the Metropolitan line! TfL says: "Customers can drop-by Watford Underground station between 10:30 – 15:00 to take part in activities, including a chance to create a Metro-land postcard with the Museum of Watford".
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#ProjectServator paid a visit to @Yourallypally. Specially trained officers are popping up regularly in the lead up to fire works night and other events!
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Fake headline to draw you in from Ham and High. Cost is half that stated.
Londoner 'outraged' as cafe's 'hidden charges' sees price of coffee reach £11
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@FriendsAllyPark You’ll find the these trees easily on the #AlexandraPark #treetrail @stephenmid @FriendsAllyPark See it here: https://t.co/hy8UXtsfA6 and download the new Android App ‘TiCL” and IOS App ‘TiCL View’ for compass navigation, FREE with no ads and no registration
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Es brillig war. Die schlichte Toven Wirrten und wimmelten in Waben; Und aller-mümsige Burggoven Die mohmen Rath' ausgraben.
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Lovely to see some decay fungi appearing on dead trees, breaking down the tough components of wood - all part of the rich ecosystem🌳 Friendly reminder: don't pick fungi you see in the woods, they're vital to the health of the trees, so best leave them to do their job! 🍄
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My sister visited @AbneyParkN16 recently and shared her photos of the renovated Chapel. @HistoryOfStokey I hope to visit in the future. 🥰
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Last week we teamed up with The Royal Scottish Forestry Society for an event at our Northern Research Station, focusing on protecting Scotland’s trees. Attendees: 🔎 Learned which pests and diseases to look out for 🖥️ Explored how to use #TreeAlert to report issues 🐛 Practised
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The Silwood acorn data for 2025 are gathered (below). As expected, it was a bumper crop, but nowhere near the largest we've seen (that was in 2020). In the 46 years of the study, there have been 8 years with bigger acorn crops than 2025.
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This is the time of year when you come across intriguingly-shaped fruits and think “I ought to know what that is”. This thread might help you out.
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If you're cycling in woodland this summer, cleaning your bike between visits is important to reduce the risk of tree diseases being moved from place to place on your wheels. #TreeHealth #KeepItClean
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New British butterfly - arrival had been anticipated for some time. Double-check those 'cabbage whites'!
This is an historic photo. Congratulations to William Brame (who took the photo) for realising this was a different white butterfly. Now confirmed by @chrisvanswaay as a Southern Small White - the first seen in England. As it is a female let's hope it has been laying eggs.
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You’ll find this extraordinary #baobabplane on the #treetrail in Ravenscourt Park @LBHF here: https://t.co/6ll64hIL26
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🌳🦗👎 Plane lace bug is a priority invasive pest that threatens plane trees in Great Britain. Here our #Observatree Scientific Coordinator, Matt Parratt, discusses the origins of plane lace bug, how it impacts plane trees and what we can do if we suspect we have spotted it.
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Gall of the week, well two actually. A chimera with the cynipid galls of Andricus kollari/infectorius f. agamic agg and A. aries f. agamic growing in close proximity on oak Quercus spp. Photographer unknown.
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📢 FINAL CALL📢 🌳 Applications for our #treehealth and #forestprotection internships close this week! Have you applied yet? ⏰ #KewGardens close: Tue 22 July (tomorrow!) ⏰ @Forest_Research close: Thu 24 July For more information, please visit:
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📢INTERNSHIP OPPORTUNITIES📢 Are you interested in #treehealth and #forestprotection? Then why not check out our exciting new internships based at Forest Research and Kew Gardens, two of Britain’s leading research institutes! Click for more info: https://t.co/aJYL4xWbJw
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📢 INTERNSHIP ALERT📢 Passionate about climate resilience & plant science? Join @Forest_Research & @UK_CEH as a CFP intern! Study Scots pine responses to drought/waterlogging 📍 Midlothian, Scotland 🗓️ Oct 2025–Mar 2026 Apply now 👉 https://t.co/EancpvONiL
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