As much as I enjoy working at my computer analysing data, it felt good to get out to get outside and collect some data of my own recently. I was sampling earthworms in Purbeck, Dorset with the help of Soil Biodiversity Group volunteers John Chesebro and Fevziye Hasan (https://twitter.com/fezidae), Rachel Efrat of the British Geological Survey …
Me and my poster at the British Society of Soil Science
Another conference, another poster! This time I was presenting at the British Society of Soil Science (BSSS, or affectionately 'B cubed') held at the University of York on the 7th and 8th April. BSSS holds a conference biannually for aimed at students and early post-docs studying soil sciences. In addition to poster sessions and talks …
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Chiswick House and Gardens
I have been experiencing the twin miseries of house hunting and a heavy cold, my mum came down to help with the latter, but to brighten the day we also visited the Camellia show at Chiswick Gardens in west London. Chiswick House is a neo-Palladian villa built by the third Earl of Burlington in 1729. The conservatory was originally built …
Victoria J. Burton 