Joni Cook
@cookjonil.bsky.social
Plant ecologist, working in comms. Love wildflowers & wild places. BSBI Events & Comms. sec. Views my own. She/her
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Day Four of #NewYearPlantHunt: >1,700 surveys; >22,000 unique records; 638 species in bloom.
In tonight's round-up: report from @bsbiscotland.bsky.social; our Chief Exec Julia @moschatel.bsky.social's London Hunt; and we look ahead with 2 inspirational young plant hunters!
bsbi.org/blog/2026/01...
In tonight's round-up: report from @bsbiscotland.bsky.social; our Chief Exec Julia @moschatel.bsky.social's London Hunt; and we look ahead with 2 inspirational young plant hunters!
bsbi.org/blog/2026/01...
January 4, 2026 at 8:57 PM
Day Four of #NewYearPlantHunt: >1,700 surveys; >22,000 unique records; 638 species in bloom.
In tonight's round-up: report from @bsbiscotland.bsky.social; our Chief Exec Julia @moschatel.bsky.social's London Hunt; and we look ahead with 2 inspirational young plant hunters!
bsbi.org/blog/2026/01...
In tonight's round-up: report from @bsbiscotland.bsky.social; our Chief Exec Julia @moschatel.bsky.social's London Hunt; and we look ahead with 2 inspirational young plant hunters!
bsbi.org/blog/2026/01...
Hazel flowering at the allotment site on the #NewYearPlantHunt in Leicester today. #wildflowerhour
January 4, 2026 at 8:32 PM
Hazel flowering at the allotment site on the #NewYearPlantHunt in Leicester today. #wildflowerhour
Great #NewYearPlantHunt today organised by Leicester Botany Group as guests of Rowley Fields Allotments, a large allotment site in the suburbs of Leicester. @bsbibotany.bsky.social
January 4, 2026 at 8:14 PM
Great #NewYearPlantHunt today organised by Leicester Botany Group as guests of Rowley Fields Allotments, a large allotment site in the suburbs of Leicester. @bsbibotany.bsky.social
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It's Sunday, it's 8pm so it must be the 1st #WildFlowerHour of 2026!
It's also the final day of the 2026 #NewYearPlantHunt!
So, please share pix of any wild or naturalised plants you've spotted in bloom over the past week across Britain & Ireland.
Need some #WildFlowerID help?
Just ask us!
It's also the final day of the 2026 #NewYearPlantHunt!
So, please share pix of any wild or naturalised plants you've spotted in bloom over the past week across Britain & Ireland.
Need some #WildFlowerID help?
Just ask us!
It’s a good job I did @bsbibotany.bsky.social #NewYearPlantHunt yesterday as this morning everything was covered in snow! Only 13 species seen in bloom but enough for #thewinter10! A single Cherry Plum flower looking lovely for #wildflowerhour & new to me, Hawthorn flowering alongside its berries! 😮
January 4, 2026 at 8:02 PM
It's Sunday, it's 8pm so it must be the 1st #WildFlowerHour of 2026!
It's also the final day of the 2026 #NewYearPlantHunt!
So, please share pix of any wild or naturalised plants you've spotted in bloom over the past week across Britain & Ireland.
Need some #WildFlowerID help?
Just ask us!
It's also the final day of the 2026 #NewYearPlantHunt!
So, please share pix of any wild or naturalised plants you've spotted in bloom over the past week across Britain & Ireland.
Need some #WildFlowerID help?
Just ask us!
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We organised 3 New Year Plant Hunts over the last few days, in Ashford, in Whitstable & nr Dover. Scores 21, 20 and 35 plants in flower, respectively. Some highlights (pictured here) were Barren Strawberry, Butcher's-broom, Hazel & Small Nettle. @bsbibotany.bsky.social #NewYearPlantHunt #KentNature
January 4, 2026 at 6:03 PM
We organised 3 New Year Plant Hunts over the last few days, in Ashford, in Whitstable & nr Dover. Scores 21, 20 and 35 plants in flower, respectively. Some highlights (pictured here) were Barren Strawberry, Butcher's-broom, Hazel & Small Nettle. @bsbibotany.bsky.social #NewYearPlantHunt #KentNature
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Day 3 of #NewYearPlantHunt: >1300 surveys, >17,000 records, 597 species recorded!
In tonight's round-up:
@commonbynature.bsky.social reports from NE England, @bramblebotanist.bsky.social braves the snow & a shout-out for #NYPH co-founders Tim Rich & @sarahwhild.bsky.social!
bsbi.org/blog/2026/01...
In tonight's round-up:
@commonbynature.bsky.social reports from NE England, @bramblebotanist.bsky.social braves the snow & a shout-out for #NYPH co-founders Tim Rich & @sarahwhild.bsky.social!
bsbi.org/blog/2026/01...
January 3, 2026 at 11:22 PM
Day 3 of #NewYearPlantHunt: >1300 surveys, >17,000 records, 597 species recorded!
In tonight's round-up:
@commonbynature.bsky.social reports from NE England, @bramblebotanist.bsky.social braves the snow & a shout-out for #NYPH co-founders Tim Rich & @sarahwhild.bsky.social!
bsbi.org/blog/2026/01...
In tonight's round-up:
@commonbynature.bsky.social reports from NE England, @bramblebotanist.bsky.social braves the snow & a shout-out for #NYPH co-founders Tim Rich & @sarahwhild.bsky.social!
bsbi.org/blog/2026/01...
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Had a lovely long and random amble around Saltburn-on-Sea today doing the #NewYearPlantHunt with @ambroisebaker.bsky.social @wonkyeggs.bsky.social and Dave Barlow with much discussion of plants seen last year.
Felt v. lucky to walk back to the carpark by the light of a full moon
Felt v. lucky to walk back to the carpark by the light of a full moon
January 2, 2026 at 9:50 PM
Had a lovely long and random amble around Saltburn-on-Sea today doing the #NewYearPlantHunt with @ambroisebaker.bsky.social @wonkyeggs.bsky.social and Dave Barlow with much discussion of plants seen last year.
Felt v. lucky to walk back to the carpark by the light of a full moon
Felt v. lucky to walk back to the carpark by the light of a full moon
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My own frosty #NewYearPlantHunt! Great to get out this morning and look for plant treasures in aid of @bsbibotany.bsky.social and evidence-based conservation.
Brilliantly easy with the app, adding photos to let someone else suffer my lack of chickweed skills 😅 best find, a white Red Valerian 🤩
Brilliantly easy with the app, adding photos to let someone else suffer my lack of chickweed skills 😅 best find, a white Red Valerian 🤩
January 3, 2026 at 6:15 PM
My own frosty #NewYearPlantHunt! Great to get out this morning and look for plant treasures in aid of @bsbibotany.bsky.social and evidence-based conservation.
Brilliantly easy with the app, adding photos to let someone else suffer my lack of chickweed skills 😅 best find, a white Red Valerian 🤩
Brilliantly easy with the app, adding photos to let someone else suffer my lack of chickweed skills 😅 best find, a white Red Valerian 🤩
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Day 2 of #NewYearPlantHunt: >800 surveys; >12,000 records; 522 species in bloom.
In tonight's round-up: @danryannature.bsky.social reports from Cornwall; #12daysWild; wide media coverage following our joint @metoffice.gov.uk press release & 1st ever hybrid #NYPH x Pub Crawl
bsbi.org/blog/2026/01...
In tonight's round-up: @danryannature.bsky.social reports from Cornwall; #12daysWild; wide media coverage following our joint @metoffice.gov.uk press release & 1st ever hybrid #NYPH x Pub Crawl
bsbi.org/blog/2026/01...
January 2, 2026 at 10:30 PM
Day 2 of #NewYearPlantHunt: >800 surveys; >12,000 records; 522 species in bloom.
In tonight's round-up: @danryannature.bsky.social reports from Cornwall; #12daysWild; wide media coverage following our joint @metoffice.gov.uk press release & 1st ever hybrid #NYPH x Pub Crawl
bsbi.org/blog/2026/01...
In tonight's round-up: @danryannature.bsky.social reports from Cornwall; #12daysWild; wide media coverage following our joint @metoffice.gov.uk press release & 1st ever hybrid #NYPH x Pub Crawl
bsbi.org/blog/2026/01...
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A pleasant time spent with botanists on a New Year Plant Hunt around Norwich today. Plants are nice in their own right, but are of course mostly known for their properties as hemipteran food. We saw aphids on Crepis (TBC), Clematis (Myzus varians) and Parietaria (Aphis parietariae).
January 2, 2026 at 6:56 PM
A pleasant time spent with botanists on a New Year Plant Hunt around Norwich today. Plants are nice in their own right, but are of course mostly known for their properties as hemipteran food. We saw aphids on Crepis (TBC), Clematis (Myzus varians) and Parietaria (Aphis parietariae).
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An impressive nineteen people braved bitter cold to take part in the Lincs Flora Group #NewYearPlantHunt in Lincoln. We recorded 67 species including some unusual ones such as Tansy, Yellow-flowered Strawberry and Hollyhock. A fun and productive day!
@bsbibotany.bsky.social
@bsbibotany.bsky.social
January 2, 2026 at 8:53 PM
An impressive nineteen people braved bitter cold to take part in the Lincs Flora Group #NewYearPlantHunt in Lincoln. We recorded 67 species including some unusual ones such as Tansy, Yellow-flowered Strawberry and Hollyhock. A fun and productive day!
@bsbibotany.bsky.social
@bsbibotany.bsky.social
Huge well done to all who took part on Days 1 & 2 of
@bsbibotany.bsky.social's #NewYearPlantHunt! Explore the data of wild or naturalised plants in flower recorded across Britain & Ireland via the interactive results map - click on the daisy markers to view plant records: nyph.bsbi.org/results.php
@bsbibotany.bsky.social's #NewYearPlantHunt! Explore the data of wild or naturalised plants in flower recorded across Britain & Ireland via the interactive results map - click on the daisy markers to view plant records: nyph.bsbi.org/results.php
January 2, 2026 at 7:02 PM
Huge well done to all who took part on Days 1 & 2 of
@bsbibotany.bsky.social's #NewYearPlantHunt! Explore the data of wild or naturalised plants in flower recorded across Britain & Ireland via the interactive results map - click on the daisy markers to view plant records: nyph.bsbi.org/results.php
@bsbibotany.bsky.social's #NewYearPlantHunt! Explore the data of wild or naturalised plants in flower recorded across Britain & Ireland via the interactive results map - click on the daisy markers to view plant records: nyph.bsbi.org/results.php
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IT’S NEW YEAR PLANT HUNT TIME
87 species from Hayle —> nyph.bsbi.org/survey.php?s...
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87 species from Hayle —> nyph.bsbi.org/survey.php?s...
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January 2, 2026 at 6:07 PM
IT’S NEW YEAR PLANT HUNT TIME
87 species from Hayle —> nyph.bsbi.org/survey.php?s...
@bsbibotany.bsky.social
87 species from Hayle —> nyph.bsbi.org/survey.php?s...
@bsbibotany.bsky.social
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23 species on a solo #NewYearPlantHunt in west Norwich today.
(I'm recovering from a Christmas lurgy, so kept away from the bigger pub-based plant hunt.)
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(I'm recovering from a Christmas lurgy, so kept away from the bigger pub-based plant hunt.)
@bsbibotany.bsky.social
January 2, 2026 at 5:36 PM
23 species on a solo #NewYearPlantHunt in west Norwich today.
(I'm recovering from a Christmas lurgy, so kept away from the bigger pub-based plant hunt.)
@bsbibotany.bsky.social
(I'm recovering from a Christmas lurgy, so kept away from the bigger pub-based plant hunt.)
@bsbibotany.bsky.social
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At least 48 spp today on a small #BSBI #NewYearPlantHunt at Blandford Forum, including Hazel, Field Pansy, Greater Celendine and Oxeye Daisy.
January 2, 2026 at 6:08 PM
At least 48 spp today on a small #BSBI #NewYearPlantHunt at Blandford Forum, including Hazel, Field Pansy, Greater Celendine and Oxeye Daisy.
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We found 18 different #wildflowers on our #NewYearPlantHunt at the Railway Land #Lewes this morning!
A lovely group of 30+ people!
A lovely group of 30+ people!
January 2, 2026 at 3:07 PM
We found 18 different #wildflowers on our #NewYearPlantHunt at the Railway Land #Lewes this morning!
A lovely group of 30+ people!
A lovely group of 30+ people!
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Delighted to start the year with my first #NewYearPlantHunt 🌿 Slowly but surely building the botanical skills! @bsbibotany.bsky.social
January 2, 2026 at 1:40 PM
Delighted to start the year with my first #NewYearPlantHunt 🌿 Slowly but surely building the botanical skills! @bsbibotany.bsky.social
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40 species on today's #NewYearPlantHunt around the Ouseburn area of Newcastle. BBC Look North even stopped by for a while... 🎥 @bsbibotany.bsky.social
January 2, 2026 at 1:22 PM
40 species on today's #NewYearPlantHunt around the Ouseburn area of Newcastle. BBC Look North even stopped by for a while... 🎥 @bsbibotany.bsky.social
The #Leicester Botany Group has organised a 2nd Leicester #NewYearPlantHunt, to be held on Sunday 4th January at 11am. We hope you can join for a great day of plant hunting at the East Midland's second largest allotment site - full details: bsbi.org/take-part/ev... @bsbibotany.bsky.social
January 2, 2026 at 12:54 PM
The #Leicester Botany Group has organised a 2nd Leicester #NewYearPlantHunt, to be held on Sunday 4th January at 11am. We hope you can join for a great day of plant hunting at the East Midland's second largest allotment site - full details: bsbi.org/take-part/ev... @bsbibotany.bsky.social
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Winter blooming of hundreds of plants in UK ‘visible signal’ of climate breakdown
Winter blooming of hundreds of plants in UK ‘visible signal’ of climate breakdown
New year plant hunt shows rising temperatures are shifting natural cycles of wildflowers such as daisies
Daisies and dandelions are among hundreds of native plant species blooming in the UK, in what scientists have called a “visible signal” of climate breakdown disrupting the natural world.
A Met Office analysis of data from the annual new year’s plant hunt over the past nine years found an extra 2.5 species in bloom during the new year period for every 1C rise in temperature at a given location during the previous November and December. This year’s hunt started on Thursday and runs until Sunday. Continue reading...
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January 2, 2026 at 5:19 AM
Winter blooming of hundreds of plants in UK ‘visible signal’ of climate breakdown
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We're delighted that our friends @the-wildlifetrusts.bsky.social have made #NewYearPlantHunt a #12DaysWild activity!
Find out how to take part & learn more about how our wild plants are responding to a changing climate & what this means for all our wildlife:
www.wildlifetrusts.org/blog/guest/j...
Find out how to take part & learn more about how our wild plants are responding to a changing climate & what this means for all our wildlife:
www.wildlifetrusts.org/blog/guest/j...
Join the New Year Plant Hunt! | The Wildlife Trusts
Get involved with the New Year Plant Hunt with our friends at the Botanical Society of Britain and Ireland (BSBI). From 1st-4th January take part in this citizen science project and help wildlife at t...
www.wildlifetrusts.org
January 2, 2026 at 9:55 AM
We're delighted that our friends @the-wildlifetrusts.bsky.social have made #NewYearPlantHunt a #12DaysWild activity!
Find out how to take part & learn more about how our wild plants are responding to a changing climate & what this means for all our wildlife:
www.wildlifetrusts.org/blog/guest/j...
Find out how to take part & learn more about how our wild plants are responding to a changing climate & what this means for all our wildlife:
www.wildlifetrusts.org/blog/guest/j...
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Seventeen species in flower for our #NewYearPlantHunt around Kelling Water Meadow and Quags this afternoon. A large raft of Scoter on the sea off Kelling Hard.
January 1, 2026 at 11:02 PM
Seventeen species in flower for our #NewYearPlantHunt around Kelling Water Meadow and Quags this afternoon. A large raft of Scoter on the sea off Kelling Hard.
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We've been working with @metoffice.gov.uk to analyse 10 years of #NewYearPlantHunt data.
The analysis provides the clearest evidence yet of how rising temperatures are impacting the British & Irish flora, with knock-on effects for all our wildlife.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
The analysis provides the clearest evidence yet of how rising temperatures are impacting the British & Irish flora, with knock-on effects for all our wildlife.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Winter blooming of hundreds of plants in UK ‘visible signal’ of climate breakdown
New year plant hunt shows rising temperatures are shifting natural cycles of wildflowers such as daisies
www.theguardian.com
January 2, 2026 at 9:25 AM
We've been working with @metoffice.gov.uk to analyse 10 years of #NewYearPlantHunt data.
The analysis provides the clearest evidence yet of how rising temperatures are impacting the British & Irish flora, with knock-on effects for all our wildlife.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
The analysis provides the clearest evidence yet of how rising temperatures are impacting the British & Irish flora, with knock-on effects for all our wildlife.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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Day One of #NewYearPlantHunt draws to a close with >450 surveys submitted so far, >6000 records, >400 different species in bloom.
Plant-lovers of all ages out hunting for flowers.
In today's blogpost, @jo-the-botanist.bsky.social reports on the #Norfolk Flora Group's hunt:
bsbi.org/blog/2026/01...
Plant-lovers of all ages out hunting for flowers.
In today's blogpost, @jo-the-botanist.bsky.social reports on the #Norfolk Flora Group's hunt:
bsbi.org/blog/2026/01...
January 1, 2026 at 10:33 PM
Day One of #NewYearPlantHunt draws to a close with >450 surveys submitted so far, >6000 records, >400 different species in bloom.
Plant-lovers of all ages out hunting for flowers.
In today's blogpost, @jo-the-botanist.bsky.social reports on the #Norfolk Flora Group's hunt:
bsbi.org/blog/2026/01...
Plant-lovers of all ages out hunting for flowers.
In today's blogpost, @jo-the-botanist.bsky.social reports on the #Norfolk Flora Group's hunt:
bsbi.org/blog/2026/01...
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Took very few photos on my #NYPH around the southern part of Bradford-on-Avon today. This Snapdragon was the showiest plant on my list of 49 species.
January 1, 2026 at 6:58 PM
Took very few photos on my #NYPH around the southern part of Bradford-on-Avon today. This Snapdragon was the showiest plant on my list of 49 species.