Biodiversity: Dr Richard Bate -North West Rare Plant Initiative , Botanical Society of Britain and Ireland, @Wildflower_Hour, @ TheNewGalaxy

Dr Richard Bate is a dental surgeon and botanist that works with Joshua Styles (from episode 17) at the North-West Rare Plant Initiative (NWRPI) he’s involved with the Botanical Society of Britain and Ireland (BSBI) and is also active on twitter as part of the @Wildflower_Hour team and his own orchid-obsessed handle @TheNewGalaxy.

EPISODE LINKS Dr Richard Bate on Twitter: https://twitter.com/thenewgalaxyWildflower Hour on Twitter: https://twitter.com/wildflower_hourNWRPI on Twitter: https://twitter.com/nwrpi Visit the NWRPI website: http://nwrpi.weebly.com/BSBI on Twitter: https://twitter.com/bsbibotanyVisit the BSBI website: https://bsbi.org/ FOLLOW US ON SOCIAL MEDIA Twitter: @PlantsGrowHere