How Can Art Save Meadows? Find out in this lovely article by @openuniversity.bsky.social team @artandecology.bsky.social, @vickybowskill.bsky.social and our own Emma Rothero 👇 (Image: ‘Long Mead in Late June’, by Julia Loken) tinyurl.com/mssv8usy

"If we learn to read landscapes through art – as records, symbols and visions – we may discover that saving meadows is not only a scientific challenge, but also a cultural one" @vickybowskill.bsky.social @openarc.bsky.social societal-challenges.open.ac.uk/blog/how-can...

A big thank you to all the fabulous humans who have been a part of my 2025. 🙏 I hope this season brings you plenty of rest, joy, and whatever you need most right now. 💤🎨 Wishing you all a Merry Doodlemas and I look forward to everything that 2026 has to offer. See you there! 🎄✨✏️

Brilliant #zine making workshop at the 2nd BEYOND event last night. All about about broadening the engagement of young people in environmental sciences, the theme for last night was sustainable diets for health & environment. Zines, cycle-powered smoothies & dinner from the community fridge! 🍽️🌍✏️🚴

Brilliant 3 days at #Communicate2025. From social media and AI, to green funding, urban nature and storytelling. The ever-changing landscape of environmental communications is a dynamic place. Lots to think about as we head towards 2026! 🌍 #SketchNote #SciComm

Great first day at #Communicate2025 today! The theme this year is 'Against the Odds'. Check out my #SketchNote summary from today 🎨

PLANET4B UK Case Study. Biodiversity Insights: transformational change doodle stories. A collection of personal stories, reflections, and lived experiences exploring how people from racially minoritised backgrounds connect with nature and biodiversity in the UK. 🍃 Read it inklusivenature.com?p=2729

🌳 Forest Bathing is all about experiencing nature with all your senses, on your own terms wherever you are. I'm delighted to be able to offer my followers a 10% discount on this 8 week CPD course with code VICKY10% at checkout 🍃🌳 feelgood-forest-bathing.com

Thrilled to share that my work has been recognised with 2 new awards!! 🏆✨ ILLUSTRATION ARTIST of the year 2025-26 Prestige Awards London & South East (2nd year in a row!) EXCELLENCE IN ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE ADVOCACY - UK 2025 Global Excellence Awards inklusivenature.com/2025/10/06/a...

Happy #GeodiversityDay folks! Check it out 👇🎨

UNESCO International Geodiversity Day@geodiversityday.bsky.social · 10mo ago

🎨 To help promote the benefits of geodiversity, a team from the Open University have worked with artscientist Dr Vicky Bowskill to produce this amazing new image! 🌍 Read more, and download the image on our website: www.geodiversityday.org/post/visuali...

It's been a busy month working on various projects that bring together people, research & nature through art. More to follow on those 🎨🍃 On Tues I found a pocket of time in my happy place: doodling in the forest 🌳✏️ I highly recommend their lemon drizzle cake too! 🍰🍋 #sketchnote #forestbathing

Amazing time on the Creative Community Fellows retreat last week! Huge thanks to @derbymuseums.bsky.social and @artscouncilengland.bsky.social for the opportunity. Lots more to come out of this 🎨✨🍃

Have you ever thought about how artists and scientist view the world? 🌍👀 Find out more about this @openuniversity.bsky.social research & download the illustrated leaflet 🎨👇 inklusivenature.com/2025/06/26/a... #SciArt #SciComm

I had a fab day creating this #SketchNote at the @openuniversity.bsky.social Challenge Us! Showcase on Monday. An inspiring collection of projects, displays, talks & conversations showcasing the power of collaboration between charities, businesses and academia in tackling real-world challenges ✨🌍🎨

I enjoyed today’s @conservoptimism.bsky.social webinar: “From Stories to Systems: How Storytelling Can Influence Policy”, with a special focus on how African youth voices are shaping conservation policy and action🌍🍃 #SketchNote #SciComm #BiophilicConversations #StorytellingForChange

It begins! We had a warm and inclusive welcome from the Creative Communities Fellowship team this afternoon. With the upcoming residentials, coaching and jamouts, the next few months are going to rock! ✨🎉🎨🍃

A brilliant blog about a fantastic & meaningful day of celebration & connection. Honoured to have been a part of it 🍃

Kate Ashbrook@campaignerkate.bsky.social · last yr.

Amazing event to celebrate life of Dadima, Santosh Kumari Ludhra, and her legacy of Dadima's walks in nature @chilternsnl.bsky.social @naturalengland.bsky.social @vickybowskill.bsky.social campaignerkate.wordpress.com/2025/05/18/d...

Had a fab time this week becoming a Mental Health First Aider with @openuniversity.bsky.social & @mhfaengland.bsky.social . It is so important to normalise talking skilfully about mental health, especially amongst minoritised communities. Highly recommended! 🍃🧠👇 mhfaengland.org #SketchNote

I'm excited to be a part of this year's Creative Community Fellows! Can't wait to get started on this creative, changemaking adventure 👇✨🎨 www.artstrategies.org/press-clippi...

UK Creative Community Fellows Welcomes 20 New Leaders Using Arts to Transform Communities » NAS

United Kingdom – Derby Museums, The Bowes Museum and NAS are proud to announce the…

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I'm just off out for a spot of nature connection and to post my 4th and final letter to this year's #STEMpenpal with Letters to a Prescientist. It's been lovely getting to know a keen young future scientist and sharing experiences. I highly recommend doing it!

Great Sustainability Research Festival at The Open University this week! We heard from staff across the OU to explore what is working well & find new opps for future work. It's also a great chance to catch up with friends! 👇🎨🌍 societal-challenges.open.ac.uk/blog #SciComm #SciArt #engagedresearch

Mitti Matters in the Meadow. Find out about this doodle-powered collaboration that saw school groups, practitioners and community groups helping to shape future research on #floodplain meadows by co-creating a funding bid 🎨🌼✏️ 👇 inklusivenature.com/2025/04/22/m... #SciComm #SciArt #engagedresearch

#EarthDay2025 is all about the Power of Collective Action. It's an appropriate time for Inklusive Nature to have joined @Conservation Optimism's Network Of Optimists #ConservationNOW community! Together we can do more 🌍🍃💚💪 conservationoptimism.org/conservation...

Pillowy mounds of freshly plucked dandelion petals, destined to be dandelion syrup. I love this spring treat 🍯🤤. Of course I made sure to leave plenty of blooms for the bees 🐝🌱☀️

Another lovely Dadima's walk @vickybowskill.bsky.social campaignerkate.wordpress.com/2025/03/18/i...

Inklusion in the Chilterns

Dadima’s stroll through the Chilterns was the perfect antidote to a late night home, after six hours in a train from Glasgow with noisy rugby fans. It had been a short night but I felt revive…

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Happy #NeurodiversityCelebrationWeek! ✨🌈 We recently celebrated our #Neurodivergent staff & students at Open University at 'SpoonFest: a festival of neurodivergent projects & passions' #SketchNote 🎨✏️ Read about what, why & how much this meant to our community 👇 inklusivenature.com/2025/03/13/s...

Inklusive Nature CIC is 1 today!🥳 It's been an amazing year. I've worked on some really inspiring projects with a range of brilliant people. Find out more on my blog, link in bio. Huge thanks and leafy gratitude to everyone who has shared the journey! 🙏🍃🎨

An #InternationalWomensDay shout out to all the amazing humans out there who identify as women or non-binary, in all your fabulous variety. Together we are a much needed and unstoppable force. Keep shining your light, my friends ✨🌈🍃🙏

We had an amazing time yesterday at *SpoonFest 2025!🥄✨A celebration of #neurodivergent projects & passions in a safe space designed for our #neurospicy community, whilst exploring what a neuro-inclusive event feels like. The vibe was relaxed, respectful and fantastically freeing! 🥄 ✨🎧😎 #SketchNote

I was excited to receive my 2024-25 sticker from my Letters to a Pre-Scientist #STEMpenpal. The sticker was designed by GM, the winner of this years sticker competition. I just had to include it in my doodle journal 💡✏️ Find out more about these amazing young scientists at prescientist.org