Doctor Melissa Palmer
A PhD & a Masters Degree in Education. I write a blog to connect people with nature, learning & memory. I am fascinated by neuroplasticity, ecology, evolution & love invertebrates.
- Day 12 Mammals -I had high hopes for mammals day. I went on 3 walks, did 17K steps the only mammal I saw was a squirrel that tried to raid my birdfeeder, lost interest & then nonchalantly dug up a stashed acorn 😆 #12dayswild #FemaleEntrepreneursUK #EcoEntrepreneur #SustainableEntrepreneur
- Day 11 Invertebrates - the worse day for looking for invertebrates- it was cold 🥶 & it had ❄️ snowed - just a sprinkle- & it was really icy! I saw five species in total! Last day tomorrow- Mammals ! #12dayswild #FemaleEntrepreneursUK #EcoEntrepreneur #SustainableEntrepreneur
- Day 10 of 12 Days Wild - Trees 🌳🌳🌳 I counted 14 species of tree today as I went about my Saturday chores - the pics are of the Oaks in the garden & “The Ant Tree” - it has a nest of ants that farm the aphids in the tree! #12dayswild #FemaleEntrepreneursUK #EcoEntrepreneur #SustainableEntrepreneur
- Day 9 of 12 Days Wild - looking for Birds on my walk up to the local meadow. I saw 13 species inc: Greater Spotted Woodpecker, Long Tailed Tit, & Robin who rather obligingly looked straight at my camera 🤩 #12dayswild #FemaleEntrepreneursUK #EcoEntrepreneur #SustainableEntrepreneur #WildlifeBusiness
- Day 6 of 12 Days Wild Moss 💚 - we had a day out today - but I did see 3 different species of moss - I saw moss growing in trees, in flower beds & cracks pavement 🤩 nature really does pop up everywhere 💚 #12dayswild #FemaleEntrepreneursUK #EcoEntrepreneur #SustainableEntrepreneur #WildlifeBusiness
- Yesterday was Day 5 Lichens - saw at least 10 species including a Pulmonaria sp 🫁 of The Wildlife Trusts 12 Days Wild #EcoEntrepreneur #SustainableEntrepreneur #WildlifeBusiness
- Day 4 of 12 Days Wild Today Day 4 Fungi 🍄🟫- We spent the day at the beach so I saw no fungi. I did see lots of shells 🐚, sand dunes & a Bobby dazzler of a lichen! That I need to research❤️ #12dayswild #FemaleEntrepreneurs #EcoEntrepreneur #SustainableEntrepreneur #WildlifeBusiness
- Day 3 of 12 Days Wild: Fruit on plants / trees - I saw 20 species inc holly, ivy, apples, sloe, figs, dried up blackberries, & cotoneaster to name a few! #12dayswild #FemaleEntrepreneursUK #EcoEntrepreneur #SustainableEntrepreneur #WildlifeBusiness
- Day 2 of The 12 Days Wild Challenge Day 2 Seeds (that aren’t fruit) 🤩🤩🤩 I saw 20 different species that had seeds on my Boxing Day morning walk #12dayswild #FemaleEntrepreneursUK #EcoEntrepreneur #SustainableEntrepreneur #WildlifeBusiness
- Day 1 of 12 Days Wild - The WildlifeTrusts I have decided to look for 12 different types of nature over the 12 Days Wild Challenge! Day 1 Flowers 🌺 🌷 - today I saw 31 different species flowering on my Christmas morning walk. #12dayswild #natureentrepreneur #FemaleEntrepreneursUK
- My first ever harvest of potatoes- modest yet exciting! I planted 4 potatoes that had grown shoots in my veg cupboard into a bag of left over compost! #gardening #garden #growingveg #growyourown
- Picking these for the house brought me joy this morning - beautiful Sweet peas still flowering in Mid-September #beautiful #garden #flowers #nature #outsidein
- 7- spot ladybird (?) Coccinella 7- punctata - in Devon, England #insects #ladybird #ladybug #wildlife
- Reposted by Doctor Melissa Palmer"a fossilized #dragonfly wing ... has been identified as a new species and the first such fossil from Canada's dinosaur-aged rocks." www.cbc.ca/news/canada/... #CBC #news #Alberta #Cretaceous #insect #insects
- Reposted by Doctor Melissa PalmerThis report is really worth your time reading and if it works on farms it can work equally as well in local parks and gardens. #Environment #Ecology #Butterflies #Insects 🦋🐞🐝
- 🦋 New UKCEH research with @naturalengland.bsky.social and @btobirds.bsky.social shows the positive impacts of agri-environment schemes (AES) on butterflies. Paper: besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/... @jappliedecology.bsky.social 🧵🧪 1/
- Reposted by Doctor Melissa PalmerThe UK Emergency Alerts system will be tested on 7 Sept 2025 at 3pm. It shares warnings during emergencies like floods, wildfires and storms. Domestic abuse survivors with concealed phones might need to turn off alerts. Here's how you can opt out ⤵️ www.gov.uk/alerts/optin...
- Reposted by Doctor Melissa PalmerAbout to give my first talk in 20 years and thinking “the only way out is through” when this pops up in my feed… #SciComm
- Brimstone Butterfly on my last Big Butterfly Count of the year on the Butterfly Trail at Haldon Forest - on my two hour walk I saw 11 species of butterfly in my 15 minute count 5 species 4 of which were on the count! #butterfly #butterflyconservation #bigbutterflycount #insects
- Now the hazelnuts are ready to eat - this is a regular visitor to the garden #greysquirrel #mammal #ukwildlife #wildlifegarden
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- Red Admiral Butterfly on the roof on my bee hotel - only a couple more days to do the Great British Butterfly Count @savebutterflies.bsky.social #butterfly #beautiful #nature #insects
- Red Soldier Beetles Mating - Rhagonycha fulva #nature #wildlifephotography #insects #beetles #shorts
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- Just wanted to share my gratitude for living in such an amazing place as Devon, England where I can spend time in nature so easily #nature #gratitude #wildlife #sunset #devon
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- Reposted by Doctor Melissa PalmerOMG! Cells across the tree of life can swap short-lived messages encoded by RNA — missives that resemble a quick text message rather than a formal memo on letterhead. Annie Melchor reports: quantamagazine.org/cells-across...
- I saw this Knopper Oak Gall (then spotted many more in the canopy) yesterday- this is caused by the gall wasp Andricus quercuscalicis @galling.bsky.social
- Reposted by Doctor Melissa PalmerPlease share! Our lab is recruiting a PhD student to join us starting fall 2026. Our group is broadly interested in plant molecular evolution and comparative genomics. More info about our lab and grad programs at Colorado St. is available on our lab website. sites.google.com/site/danielb...
- I love being outside - this little entrance to one of my favourite walks made me feel so grateful that I live in a beautiful place #nature #countryside #devon #moongate
- Good Evening, I am excited to announce that …. I have published my first project to connect people with nature Please share with any parents or carers you think would find this helpful www.etsy.com/uk/listing/4...
- Celebrating Completing 30 Days Wild with The Wildlife Trusts #30DaysWild
- Emperor Dragonfly in my local green space 💚 #nature #insect #beautiful #wildlife #dragonfly #wildlifephotography #shorts
