BSBI Botany
@bsbibotany.bsky.social
Botanical Society of Britain & Ireland
Studying, appreciating, recording & conserving wild plants across Britain & Ireland.
Supporting the botanists who care about our wild plants
https://bsbi.org/
#GBRedList
#PlantAtlas2020
#WildFlowerHour
Studying, appreciating, recording & conserving wild plants across Britain & Ireland.
Supporting the botanists who care about our wild plants
https://bsbi.org/
#GBRedList
#PlantAtlas2020
#WildFlowerHour
Pinned
New #GBRedList for vascular plants is published today by a team led by @bsbibotany.bsky.social with partners @naturalengland.bsky.social @ukceh.bsky.social @naturescot.bsky.social @natreswales.bsky.social @nhm-london.bsky.social @plantlifeintl.bsky.social @rbgkew.bsky.social @thebotanics.bsky.social
Calling all #BSBImembers & anyone who wants to know more about our Society!
Tomorrow is our online AGM (at 7.15pm) preceded (from 6.15pm) by 2 short talks:
Interview with top botanical trainer Faith Anstey
Whistlestop tour of the new BSBI website.
Programme & booking link:
bsbi.org/take-part/ev...
Tomorrow is our online AGM (at 7.15pm) preceded (from 6.15pm) by 2 short talks:
Interview with top botanical trainer Faith Anstey
Whistlestop tour of the new BSBI website.
Programme & booking link:
bsbi.org/take-part/ev...
Annual General Meeting 2025
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November 19, 2025 at 5:53 PM
Calling all #BSBImembers & anyone who wants to know more about our Society!
Tomorrow is our online AGM (at 7.15pm) preceded (from 6.15pm) by 2 short talks:
Interview with top botanical trainer Faith Anstey
Whistlestop tour of the new BSBI website.
Programme & booking link:
bsbi.org/take-part/ev...
Tomorrow is our online AGM (at 7.15pm) preceded (from 6.15pm) by 2 short talks:
Interview with top botanical trainer Faith Anstey
Whistlestop tour of the new BSBI website.
Programme & booking link:
bsbi.org/take-part/ev...
There wouldn't have been a new BSBI website without months of sterling work by the amazing @anthophiledreams.bsky.social, our ace IT guy James Drever & the fabulous @sarahelizwoods.bsky.social who led the website redevelopment team.
3 wonderful BSBI colleagues supporting our botanical community!
3 wonderful BSBI colleagues supporting our botanical community!
This is what's been consuming my time at work for the last couple of months (just as a small part of a fantabulous team). Content migration only obviously!
It's so exciting to see it go live! And it's so pretty...
Bsbi.org
It's so exciting to see it go live! And it's so pretty...
Bsbi.org
Checked out our shiny new website yet?
bsbi.org
New to @bsbibotany.bsky.social or #WildFlowerID?
We think you'll find it easier than ever to access resources, hear about events & learn more about wild plants in your area.
Seasoned botanist?
All your fave pages are still there + lots of new stuff!
bsbi.org
New to @bsbibotany.bsky.social or #WildFlowerID?
We think you'll find it easier than ever to access resources, hear about events & learn more about wild plants in your area.
Seasoned botanist?
All your fave pages are still there + lots of new stuff!
November 18, 2025 at 5:12 PM
There wouldn't have been a new BSBI website without months of sterling work by the amazing @anthophiledreams.bsky.social, our ace IT guy James Drever & the fabulous @sarahelizwoods.bsky.social who led the website redevelopment team.
3 wonderful BSBI colleagues supporting our botanical community!
3 wonderful BSBI colleagues supporting our botanical community!
Fumitories (Fumaria spp.) are a very tricksy group, but see what happens if you put Fumaria into the improved search facility on our new website:
bsbi.org/search?q=Fum...
You get 6 pages of links to Fumaria species accounts with info, maps & which Rare Plant Registers each species occurs in. Try it!
bsbi.org/search?q=Fum...
You get 6 pages of links to Fumaria species accounts with info, maps & which Rare Plant Registers each species occurs in. Try it!
Common Ramping-fumitory Fumaria muralis found today in Braishfield, Hampshire. A tricksy group indeed: a few flowers with notably oblong sepals reminiscent of Purple Ramping-fumitory F. purpurea. @bsbibotany.bsky.social
November 18, 2025 at 5:00 PM
Fumitories (Fumaria spp.) are a very tricksy group, but see what happens if you put Fumaria into the improved search facility on our new website:
bsbi.org/search?q=Fum...
You get 6 pages of links to Fumaria species accounts with info, maps & which Rare Plant Registers each species occurs in. Try it!
bsbi.org/search?q=Fum...
You get 6 pages of links to Fumaria species accounts with info, maps & which Rare Plant Registers each species occurs in. Try it!
On our new website, check out all the fabulous photos of plants & people!
In the header is a pic of @danryannature.bsky.social & daughter Ada on a #NewYearPlantHunt last year.
We also used images (like this stunning Grass-of-Parnassus) entered into our Photo Competition: bsbi.org/take-part/ac...
In the header is a pic of @danryannature.bsky.social & daughter Ada on a #NewYearPlantHunt last year.
We also used images (like this stunning Grass-of-Parnassus) entered into our Photo Competition: bsbi.org/take-part/ac...
November 18, 2025 at 3:47 PM
On our new website, check out all the fabulous photos of plants & people!
In the header is a pic of @danryannature.bsky.social & daughter Ada on a #NewYearPlantHunt last year.
We also used images (like this stunning Grass-of-Parnassus) entered into our Photo Competition: bsbi.org/take-part/ac...
In the header is a pic of @danryannature.bsky.social & daughter Ada on a #NewYearPlantHunt last year.
We also used images (like this stunning Grass-of-Parnassus) entered into our Photo Competition: bsbi.org/take-part/ac...
Checked out our shiny new website yet?
bsbi.org
New to @bsbibotany.bsky.social or #WildFlowerID?
We think you'll find it easier than ever to access resources, hear about events & learn more about wild plants in your area.
Seasoned botanist?
All your fave pages are still there + lots of new stuff!
bsbi.org
New to @bsbibotany.bsky.social or #WildFlowerID?
We think you'll find it easier than ever to access resources, hear about events & learn more about wild plants in your area.
Seasoned botanist?
All your fave pages are still there + lots of new stuff!
November 18, 2025 at 8:18 AM
Checked out our shiny new website yet?
bsbi.org
New to @bsbibotany.bsky.social or #WildFlowerID?
We think you'll find it easier than ever to access resources, hear about events & learn more about wild plants in your area.
Seasoned botanist?
All your fave pages are still there + lots of new stuff!
bsbi.org
New to @bsbibotany.bsky.social or #WildFlowerID?
We think you'll find it easier than ever to access resources, hear about events & learn more about wild plants in your area.
Seasoned botanist?
All your fave pages are still there + lots of new stuff!
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#SundayYellow Urban street trees lighting up the concrete jungle www.bloomsbury.com/uk/urban-pla...
November 16, 2025 at 8:27 AM
#SundayYellow Urban street trees lighting up the concrete jungle www.bloomsbury.com/uk/urban-pla...
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@bsbibotany.bsky.social late for #wildflowerhour but very early for spring!
Very surprised to have just found Cowslip (Primula veris) in flower here in East Lothian, Scotland. An unusual time of year for this species to be flowering.
November 17, 2025 at 2:32 PM
@bsbibotany.bsky.social late for #wildflowerhour but very early for spring!
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Niger Guizotia abyssinica was an interesting find in a layby in Upton, Hampshire. @bsbibotany.bsky.social
November 17, 2025 at 7:21 PM
Niger Guizotia abyssinica was an interesting find in a layby in Upton, Hampshire. @bsbibotany.bsky.social
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@wildflowerhour.bsky.social @bsbibotany.bsky.social #Wildflowerhour
Only a few this week from S Wilts & Hampshire, got distracted by our new kitten and a white tailed eagle at Blashford Lakes.
Common Centaury, Hedgerow Cranesbill, Petty Spurge & Field Forget-me-not. Apologies for late posting.
Only a few this week from S Wilts & Hampshire, got distracted by our new kitten and a white tailed eagle at Blashford Lakes.
Common Centaury, Hedgerow Cranesbill, Petty Spurge & Field Forget-me-not. Apologies for late posting.
November 16, 2025 at 10:46 PM
@wildflowerhour.bsky.social @bsbibotany.bsky.social #Wildflowerhour
Only a few this week from S Wilts & Hampshire, got distracted by our new kitten and a white tailed eagle at Blashford Lakes.
Common Centaury, Hedgerow Cranesbill, Petty Spurge & Field Forget-me-not. Apologies for late posting.
Only a few this week from S Wilts & Hampshire, got distracted by our new kitten and a white tailed eagle at Blashford Lakes.
Common Centaury, Hedgerow Cranesbill, Petty Spurge & Field Forget-me-not. Apologies for late posting.
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#WildflowerHour
My week's round up
Daisy, white dead nettle, mallow, black nightshade, comfrey and dandelion
My week's round up
Daisy, white dead nettle, mallow, black nightshade, comfrey and dandelion
November 16, 2025 at 8:56 PM
#WildflowerHour
My week's round up
Daisy, white dead nettle, mallow, black nightshade, comfrey and dandelion
My week's round up
Daisy, white dead nettle, mallow, black nightshade, comfrey and dandelion
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Given my home parch is devoid of mistletoe, I make a point of looking out for it when visiting family in Hertfordshire. These ones were on some sort of maple, which was a bit unexpected.
November 15, 2025 at 10:38 PM
Given my home parch is devoid of mistletoe, I make a point of looking out for it when visiting family in Hertfordshire. These ones were on some sort of maple, which was a bit unexpected.
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The countdown to my 1st book being published is almost unbearably exciting, & there's been so much to learn. I've kept a #1stBookDiary along the way, & here's diary ch 1. #naturewriting #creativewriting #urbannature #publishing #non-fiction freelancenaturewriter.com/2025/11/13/c...
Chapter 1 – the proposal
One chilly Thursday in December 2023, I was volunteering in my local nature reserve, Sydenham Hill Wood. Over lunch round folding tables, I confessed to my friend Chris, fellow volunteer and writer…
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November 17, 2025 at 3:10 PM
The countdown to my 1st book being published is almost unbearably exciting, & there's been so much to learn. I've kept a #1stBookDiary along the way, & here's diary ch 1. #naturewriting #creativewriting #urbannature #publishing #non-fiction freelancenaturewriter.com/2025/11/13/c...
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Featuring 5 Lamiaceae and 4 Apiaceae. And Vicia sepium which doesn’t fit but is very pretty 😍 #wildflowerhour #thewinter10
November 16, 2025 at 9:03 PM
Featuring 5 Lamiaceae and 4 Apiaceae. And Vicia sepium which doesn’t fit but is very pretty 😍 #wildflowerhour #thewinter10
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Another wonderful #wildflowerhour! Huge thanks to everyone that shared pics! Still so many wildflowers in bloom despite Storm Claudia but will they still be in flower next Sunday with chillier weather on the way?! Let’s meet then to find out ☺️
A Cambridge #TheWinter10. Greater celandine, Hedgerow cranesbill, Red dead nettle, Shaggy soldier, Black horehound, Periwinkle, Knotgrass, Ragwort, Common chickweed, White dead nettle and Dandelion. #WildflowerHour
November 16, 2025 at 9:03 PM
Another wonderful #wildflowerhour! Huge thanks to everyone that shared pics! Still so many wildflowers in bloom despite Storm Claudia but will they still be in flower next Sunday with chillier weather on the way?! Let’s meet then to find out ☺️
Some surprising finds for tonight's #WildFlowerHour!
Winter Heliotrope pix might suggest that it's winter but thanks to the sharp-eyed @wildflowerhour.bsky.social community, we have sightings of Basil Thyme, Bog Rosemary, Bulbous Buttercup & Large-flowered Hemp-nettle in bloom.
Thanks for sharing!
Winter Heliotrope pix might suggest that it's winter but thanks to the sharp-eyed @wildflowerhour.bsky.social community, we have sightings of Basil Thyme, Bog Rosemary, Bulbous Buttercup & Large-flowered Hemp-nettle in bloom.
Thanks for sharing!
#WildflowerHour
My week's round up
Daisy, white dead nettle, mallow, black nightshade, comfrey and dandelion
My week's round up
Daisy, white dead nettle, mallow, black nightshade, comfrey and dandelion
November 16, 2025 at 9:02 PM
Some surprising finds for tonight's #WildFlowerHour!
Winter Heliotrope pix might suggest that it's winter but thanks to the sharp-eyed @wildflowerhour.bsky.social community, we have sightings of Basil Thyme, Bog Rosemary, Bulbous Buttercup & Large-flowered Hemp-nettle in bloom.
Thanks for sharing!
Winter Heliotrope pix might suggest that it's winter but thanks to the sharp-eyed @wildflowerhour.bsky.social community, we have sightings of Basil Thyme, Bog Rosemary, Bulbous Buttercup & Large-flowered Hemp-nettle in bloom.
Thanks for sharing!
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Here's my #TheWinter10 from Bristol on Thursday - around Temple Meads and Glass Wharf. Black Nightshade, Shaggy Soldier, Oxford Ragwort, Narrow-leaved Ragwort, Musk Mallow, Herb Robert, Bristly Ox-tongue, Daisy, Smooth Sow-thistle, Wall Lettuce #WildflowerHour
November 16, 2025 at 8:53 PM
Here's my #TheWinter10 from Bristol on Thursday - around Temple Meads and Glass Wharf. Black Nightshade, Shaggy Soldier, Oxford Ragwort, Narrow-leaved Ragwort, Musk Mallow, Herb Robert, Bristly Ox-tongue, Daisy, Smooth Sow-thistle, Wall Lettuce #WildflowerHour
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Centre Stage. White Dead-nettle.
Up Stage. The Wood Avens seedhead underneath it. #WildflowerHour
Up Stage. The Wood Avens seedhead underneath it. #WildflowerHour
November 16, 2025 at 8:50 PM
Centre Stage. White Dead-nettle.
Up Stage. The Wood Avens seedhead underneath it. #WildflowerHour
Up Stage. The Wood Avens seedhead underneath it. #WildflowerHour
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November 16, 2025 at 8:48 PM
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This mild weather keeps tempting me out for some plant hunting. So yep… here I am, posting another #TheWinter10 for #WildflowerHour
November 16, 2025 at 8:49 PM
This mild weather keeps tempting me out for some plant hunting. So yep… here I am, posting another #TheWinter10 for #WildflowerHour
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A white or very light coloured Clustered bellflower seen today on #EastbourneDownland. #wildflowerhour @bsbibotany.bsky.social
November 16, 2025 at 8:43 PM
A white or very light coloured Clustered bellflower seen today on #EastbourneDownland. #wildflowerhour @bsbibotany.bsky.social
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Cheating a bit for #WildflowerHour - slim pickings this week, so rather than showing a yet another humble yarrow, I opted for these lovely (post-flower) rowan berries after a night’s rain @bsbibotany.bsky.social @wildflowerhour.bsky.social
November 16, 2025 at 8:45 PM
Cheating a bit for #WildflowerHour - slim pickings this week, so rather than showing a yet another humble yarrow, I opted for these lovely (post-flower) rowan berries after a night’s rain @bsbibotany.bsky.social @wildflowerhour.bsky.social
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Common field speedwell in Cambridge. #WildflowerHour
November 16, 2025 at 8:38 PM
Common field speedwell in Cambridge. #WildflowerHour
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White knapweed, Meadowsweet,Hogweed & Cow parsley. #wildflowerhour
November 16, 2025 at 8:32 PM
White knapweed, Meadowsweet,Hogweed & Cow parsley. #wildflowerhour
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Black nightshade flowering in the car park at Cambridgeshire Music, Histon. #WildflowerHour
November 16, 2025 at 8:35 PM
Black nightshade flowering in the car park at Cambridgeshire Music, Histon. #WildflowerHour
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Nipplewort,Meadow buttercup,Ragwort & Gorse. #wildflowerhour
November 16, 2025 at 8:35 PM
Nipplewort,Meadow buttercup,Ragwort & Gorse. #wildflowerhour