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Robin Hayward 🌳 🏳️‍⚧️

@canopyrobin.com
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Professional tree enthusiast with a PhD about it. Not being super professional here. I make pride pins to fund my transition. canopyrobin.com/links (they/she)

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Robin Hayward 🌳 🏳️‍⚧️ @canopyrobin.com · 1h
Having these resources from inclusivefieldwork.leeds.ac.uk/trans printed physically really emphasises how much has gone into them!
A pile of thin paperback books
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Robin Hayward 🌳 🏳️‍⚧️ @canopyrobin.com · 3h
They're here!
A box of A5 paperback print copies of my trans inclusive fieldwork guidelines
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Robin Hayward 🌳 🏳️‍⚧️ @canopyrobin.com · 7h
One of the biggest obstacles to trans inclusivity in fieldwork is uncertainty. Here's a video of me talking about it but you can also read about it at inclusivefieldwork.leeds.ac.uk
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Robin Hayward 🌳 🏳️‍⚧️ @canopyrobin.com · 29/09/2026
A cool side effect of having written these resources as a freelancer is that they all get to have my personal logo on them 🥰
My logo: the words Canopy Robin on two lines of a square speech bubble with a purple to green diagonal gradient
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Robin Hayward 🌳 🏳️‍⚧️ @canopyrobin.com · 25/09/2026
If you want a six minute summary of how to support trans+ fieldworkers, then why not check out this video we made (voiced by the incredible @izzyvalkyrie.bsky.social)?
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Robin Hayward 🌳 🏳️‍⚧️ @canopyrobin.com · 25/09/2026
We're publishing new guidance to support trans people who do fieldwork (any work outside the office)! Now we need your help to get them seen so please share! inclusivefieldwork.leeds.ac.uk/trans/
a cartoon of three fieldworkers. One has a small trans flag. The logos of the university of leeds, research england, and canopy robin are shown, as well as the URL: InclusiveFieldwork (dot) Leeds (dot) AC (dot) UK (slash) trans
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Robin Hayward 🌳 🏳️‍⚧️ @canopyrobin.com · 27/08/2026
This combination at the top of my feed is incredible. Thank you to @themerl.bsky.social and @samreich.bsky.social for some perfectly timed posts
A post from the Museum of English Rural Life saying "what would the minions think of the museum of english rural life"
Then a post from Sam Reich saying "really gives a whole new meaning to seagull noise" with four photos of Josh Ruben pulling faces in a heavy yellow coat
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Robin Hayward 🌳 🏳️‍⚧️ @canopyrobin.com · 22/08/2026
I made something cool because I wanted to see what would happen (and also to sell to fund my transition). These pins are printed as CYMK stripes behind a ridged lenticular surface so you see either cyan, yellow, or magenta, depending on the angle. But, if you see with 2 eyes, you get 2 angles...
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Robin Hayward 🌳 🏳️‍⚧️ @canopyrobin.com · 20/08/2026
Have another selfie, because why not?
Me in a light green short sleeved shirt. I have pink hair and am standing in front of an artificial green wall and all my pin designs
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Robin Hayward 🌳 🏳️‍⚧️ @canopyrobin.com · 19/08/2026
First new video in a while is up now on my tiktok and insta. It's probably not worth heading over there to check out but I do kinda like this selfie I took for the thumbnail
Robin with pink hair and a botanical shirt, standing in front of a green wall and bookcase
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Robin Hayward 🌳 🏳️‍⚧️ @canopyrobin.com · 17/08/2026
Tbf, I'm definitely not passing as a cis woman, but I'm also not exactly giving 'man' today
A person with long pink hair and a dark blue shirt on a bus
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Robin Hayward 🌳 🏳️‍⚧️ @canopyrobin.com · 12/08/2026
Not since our 'Just Transition Taskforce' has my work inbox given me such misleading subject lines
Welcome, Induction, and Transition: our institutional approach for 2026
Dear colleague,

Welcome is one of the most important stages in a student's journey.
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Robin Hayward 🌳 🏳️‍⚧️ @canopyrobin.com · 06/08/2026
If you're wondering why the pins at the bottom look weird, it's because the flag changes depending on the angle you view it from. I also make pronoun pins like this! Available at canopyrobin.etsy.com
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Robin Hayward 🌳 🏳️‍⚧️ @canopyrobin.com · 06/08/2026
Thank you 🥰 I get so many requests for an 'ally' badge and I always refuse. These are about as close as I ever get and I think they make my stance pretty clear 😁
Trans flag badges that say "real allies take action" and "ask me about allyship"
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Robin Hayward 🌳 🏳️‍⚧️ @canopyrobin.com · 06/08/2026
If you'd like to directly help a trans person (me) pay for her transition while buying a pride or pronoun badge, this is your frequent reminder that I'm selling all of these designs at canopyrobin.etsy.com to afford gender affirming care 🏳️‍⚧️
Robin, next to over 150 different pride pin designs. Please forgive me for not describing all of them. Theyre mostly nature themed. There are plants and frogs and birds and stuff.
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Robin Hayward 🌳 🏳️‍⚧️ @canopyrobin.com · 06/08/2026
They come in pink now 😍 so tempted to get my little one a friend (I absolutely cannot afford to do that but I highly recommend them for others)
A green and white tentacle vase next to my thesis and a kodama
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Robin Hayward 🌳 🏳️‍⚧️ @canopyrobin.com · 04/08/2026
Selfies are good, right? Should I post more selfies?
A trans woman with pink hair in a shirt
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Robin Hayward 🌳 🏳️‍⚧️ @canopyrobin.com · 06/07/2026
Just realised it's graduation season so I should probably share these cool pins I make again. They make great gifts and help to fund my transition canopyrobin.etsy.com/listing/1841...
it's dr actually pins in nonbinary, trans, agender, genderqueer, genderfluid, bigender, intersex, lgbtq, lesbian, black, white, hot pink, purple, dark green, light green, light blue, and light pink
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Robin Hayward 🌳 🏳️‍⚧️ @canopyrobin.com · 01/07/2026
This month I got 3.3% closer to my transition fundraising goal. If I manage the same in July, I could be 20% of the way there!!
a progress bar in trans colours, showing 16.7%
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Robin Hayward 🌳 🏳️‍⚧️ @canopyrobin.com · 16/06/2026
Ah! For clarity, this is what lives inside the bag 😅 It just makes it easier to carry in the field (or on trains)
A wooden herbarium press
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Robin Hayward 🌳 🏳️‍⚧️ @canopyrobin.com · 08/06/2026
Catching the train to work and I think this is as close as I'll ever get to commuting with a briefcase and the morning paper (bonus points if you can tell me what the paper is for)
A yellow fabric satchel with the words "herbarium supply company" and a folded copy of the Metro
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Robin Hayward 🌳 🏳️‍⚧️ @canopyrobin.com · 04/06/2026
Transition fundraising actually went backwards last month because I miscalculated what my tax would be. Hopefully I'll catch up again soon!
A progress bar with the trans flag showing 13.4%
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Robin Hayward 🌳 🏳️‍⚧️ @canopyrobin.com · 01/06/2026
Having an absolute nightmare of a day. My new pin I was releasing for #Pride has a misprint. If you still want one that I've corrected with sharpie, they're available at canopyrobin.etsy.com but oh my god I've just lost so much money from my transition fund 😫
a hinged enamel pin showing 16 pride flags in the style of a book. the nonbinary flag has a white stripe at the bottom instead of a black one
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Robin Hayward 🌳 🏳️‍⚧️ @canopyrobin.com · 07/05/2026
Also, remember that time when @zackpolanski.bsky.social befriended the dog at a queer awards ceremony while wearing the LGBT+ History Month badge I designed? More of this vibe in politics please!
The leader of the green party making a fuss of the bestest dog ever
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Robin Hayward 🌳 🏳️‍⚧️ @canopyrobin.com · 01/05/2026
Slowly but surely the bar progresses. This month we're 1.8% closer to my transition fundraising goal! 🏳️‍⚧️ 🎉
A progress bar showing 15.1%
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Robin Hayward 🌳 🏳️‍⚧️ @canopyrobin.com · 26/04/2026
Featuring a few of the lesbian pride pins that help to fund my transition. Available at canopyrobin.etsy.com
Lesbian pride pins in the shape of a frog, a flag, a robin, a circle with the words "it's dr actually", and a  loop de loop with the words "we've been here the whole time "
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Robin Hayward 🌳 🏳️‍⚧️ @canopyrobin.com · 26/04/2026
Happy #LesbianVisibilityDay 🧡🤍🩷
A selfie wearing a selection of the lesbian pride pins I make
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Robin Hayward 🌳 🏳️‍⚧️ @canopyrobin.com · 18/04/2026
Last night was so lovely! I got to see loads of queer STEM folks who I've not seen in ages, or who I've known online for years, or who I met for the first time last night, plus I got a fancy award 🥰
Me with a trophy and a microphone, speaking to a crowd in front of a screen that says Dr Robin Hayward Pride in STEM
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Robin Hayward 🌳 🏳️‍⚧️ @canopyrobin.com · 06/04/2026
Hooray for bird art! #SciArt
A flock of enamel pins in the shape of european robins. The colours are based on lesbian, trans, nonbinary? And genderfae flags, as well as the birds themselves
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Robin Hayward 🌳 🏳️‍⚧️ @canopyrobin.com · 03/04/2026
My tree ID pins are officially back in stock, so I figured I'd challenge the internet to identify leaves in a video canopyrobin.etsy.com/listing/4386...
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Robin Hayward 🌳 🏳️‍⚧️ @canopyrobin.com · 01/04/2026
Transition fundraising progress! I'm going to start updating this tracker with monthly posts so you can see how things are adding up. It's a long haul but the goal is to make 100% by 2030!
a progress bar showing 13.3%
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Robin Hayward 🌳 🏳️‍⚧️ @canopyrobin.com · 29/03/2026
You wouldn't download a gender canopyrobin.etsy.com/listing/4478...
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Robin Hayward 🌳 🏳️‍⚧️ @canopyrobin.com · 27/03/2026
New pins to help me fund my transition 🏳️‍⚧️ Please share! These ones change what flag you see depending on the angle you're looking from. I'm very proud of them and I really hope you like them! canopyrobin.etsy.com/listing/4478...
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Robin Hayward 🌳 🏳️‍⚧️ @canopyrobin.com · 17/03/2026
My pins are now stocked at @thebookishtype.bsky.social in Leeds 🥰
A kallax shelf cubicle filled with robin bird pride pins, pronoun pins, tree identification book pins, and gamechanger stickers. At the top of the cubby is a hanging sign promoting my wares
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Robin Hayward 🌳 🏳️‍⚧️ @canopyrobin.com · 16/03/2026
Transition fundraising really does take forever. I think my current timeline is about 5 years until I have everything I need 😅 If any of these pins appeal to you, please share them and check out canopyrobin.etsy.com 🩷🏳️‍⚧️
A collage of photos showing enamel pins in lots of different pride colours and nature inspired shapes, including trees, flowers, ferns, a tree ID guide, pronouns, and the gamechanger loop-de-loop that says "we've been here the whole time". In the middle of the collage, text reads "fundraising for my transition at canopy robin dot etsy dot com"
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Robin Hayward 🌳 🏳️‍⚧️ @canopyrobin.com · 06/03/2026
They're very much me 🥰 I'm undecided on whether I'll make more of them but I also have this little one on my work laptop
A robin in standard colours except for a rainbow on the wing tip and trans colours in the shadow of the wing
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Robin Hayward 🌳 🏳️‍⚧️ @canopyrobin.com · 06/03/2026
Of course, always happy to help where I can. I hope they're okay. It's so tough as a child. This is still probably my best quick summary of advice for hayfever but I'm happy to expand and chat about other stuff if it helps.
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Robin Hayward 🌳 🏳️‍⚧️ @canopyrobin.com · 05/03/2026
Temporarily increasing my dispatch times on canopyrobin.etsy.com because life is too stressful right now and this is the easiest change I can make immediately. Please keep buying and sharing them though because transition costs are also stress... they might just take a couple extra days to arrive
A collage of photos showing enamel pins in lots of different pride colours and nature inspired shapes, including trees, flowers, ferns, a tree ID guide, pronouns, and the gamechanger loop-de-loop that says "we've been here the whole time". In the middle of the collage, text reads "fundraising for my transition at canopy robin dot etsy dot com"
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Robin Hayward 🌳 🏳️‍⚧️ @canopyrobin.com · 28/02/2026
Three new Game Changer pride pins out now to help fund my transition expenses! (please share) I am still ridiculously grateful to Sam Reich for the kind blessings to make and sell these at canopyrobin.etsy.com 🏳️‍⚧️
three enamel pins in the shape of the dropout game changer loop-de-loop, with the words "we've been here the whole time" and the flag colours for omnisexual berrisexual and almondsexual more loop de loop pins with colours for abrosexual, agender, altersex, aroace, aromantic, asexual, autigender, bigender, bisexual, demiboy, demigirl, demisexual, disability, gay man, genderfae, genderfaun, genderflor, gender fluid, genderflux, genderqueer, intersex, lesbian, LGBTQ+, nonbinary, pansexual, polyamory, and transgender
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Robin Hayward 🌳 🏳️‍⚧️ @canopyrobin.com · 27/02/2026
This is who runs this account (right).
Me as a baby reaching out for a black pig in a barn
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Robin Hayward 🌳 🏳️‍⚧️ @canopyrobin.com · 27/02/2026
Conference time
selfie on a train in a green blazer, wearing a they them pronoun pin and the LGBT+ History Month badge
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Robin Hayward 🌳 🏳️‍⚧️ @canopyrobin.com · 26/02/2026
Feeling vindicated for my Untitled Goose Game strategy of continuous honk and occasional flap
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Robin Hayward 🌳 🏳️‍⚧️ @canopyrobin.com · 26/02/2026
Filling this fundraising tracker is literally my five-year plan, and that's if everything goes really well. It's a huge amount of money but every little helps.
A progress bar, currently at around 12%
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Robin Hayward 🌳 🏳️‍⚧️ @canopyrobin.com · 26/02/2026
This is who runs this account.
Me as a baby almost entirely covered by a blue waterproof outfit with a hood, sitting amongst daffodils
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Robin Hayward 🌳 🏳️‍⚧️ @canopyrobin.com · 24/02/2026
Just made a new summary image for my transition fundraiser etsy at canopyrobin.etsy.com 😊 If people wanted to share it around, that would be very cool 🏳️‍⚧️
A collage of photos showing enamel pins in lots of different pride colours and nature inspired shapes, including trees, flowers, ferns, a tree ID guide, pronouns, and the gamechanger loop-de-loop that says "we've been here the whole time". In the middle of the collage, text reads "fundraising for my transition at canopy robin dot etsy dot com"
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Robin Hayward 🌳 🏳️‍⚧️ @canopyrobin.com · 23/02/2026
Want to help me pay for my transition? Thank you!! 🩷🏳️‍⚧️ I sell pride pins at canopyrobin.etsy.com and have a tip jar at pay.sumup.com/b2c/QP6VYR07 Facebook & Tiktok pay me for views, comments etc so following me there also helps 😊 • www.facebook.com/share/1DEkUw... • www.tiktok.com/@canopyrobin...
Me, holding a pin in the shape of a hinged book that is a miniature guide to treesOver 100 pride pins in different designs inspired by nature and academia. They include birds, frogs, flowers, ferns, trees, pronouns, pins that say "It's dr actually", and pins inspired by the gamechanger loopdeloop that say we've been here the whole time
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Robin Hayward 🌳 🏳️‍⚧️ @canopyrobin.com · 23/02/2026
I made this progress bar to track my transition fundraising from pin sales, donations, and any other personal savings I can make. I've set it ambitiously for my expected 'lifetime' costs so I'm not expecting to fill it anytime soon but that 100% will be so sweet when I get there! 🏳️‍⚧️
A progress bar currently set around 12%
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Robin Hayward 🌳 🏳️‍⚧️ @canopyrobin.com · 23/02/2026
Morning procrastination: the tracker is now horizontal so it's a bit less obnoxious to scroll past on your feed
A progress bar style fundraising tracker at just over 10%
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Robin Hayward 🌳 🏳️‍⚧️ @canopyrobin.com · 22/02/2026
Made myself a little transition fundraising tracker 🏳️‍⚧️ If anyone wants to help me fill it up, please share it around, check out my Etsy in the thread quoted below, or, if you really just want to help, I have a 'tip jar' here: pay.sumup.com/b2c/QP6VYR07
A thermometer graphic filled to approximately 10%
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Robin Hayward 🌳 🏳️‍⚧️ @canopyrobin.com · 20/02/2026
New frogs just dropped 🐸🏳️‍🌈 canopyrobin.etsy.com/listing/4327...
an enamel frog pin in polyamory pride coloursan enamel frog pin in berrisexual pride coloursan enamel frog pin in omnisexual pride colours
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