Joni Cook
@cookjonil.bsky.social
#NewYearPlantHunt 2026 Support Team.
Plant ecologist, working in comms. Love wildflowers & wild places. BSBI Events & Comms. sec. Views my own. She/her
Plant ecologist, working in comms. Love wildflowers & wild places. BSBI Events & Comms. sec. Views my own. She/her
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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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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...
@bsbibotany.bsky.social
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...
www.theguardian.com
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.
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A Happy New Year to all fellow #NewYearPlantHunt plant hunters! Nadine and I found 43 spp. in flower today in and around Wallingford, very similar to what we had in some previous years. We still need to upload our results, but that's a job for tomorrow. #NYPH
January 1, 2026 at 8:13 PM
A Happy New Year to all fellow #NewYearPlantHunt plant hunters! Nadine and I found 43 spp. in flower today in and around Wallingford, very similar to what we had in some previous years. We still need to upload our results, but that's a job for tomorrow. #NYPH
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A fab turnout for our annual #NewYearPlantHunt in Heaton!
Despite recent frosts, we recorded 65 species in flower, including a few surprises in White Melilot, Early Crocus and Atlas Poppy.
Now to defrost...
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Despite recent frosts, we recorded 65 species in flower, including a few surprises in White Melilot, Early Crocus and Atlas Poppy.
Now to defrost...
@bsbibotany.bsky.social
January 1, 2026 at 2:12 PM
A fab turnout for our annual #NewYearPlantHunt in Heaton!
Despite recent frosts, we recorded 65 species in flower, including a few surprises in White Melilot, Early Crocus and Atlas Poppy.
Now to defrost...
@bsbibotany.bsky.social
Despite recent frosts, we recorded 65 species in flower, including a few surprises in White Melilot, Early Crocus and Atlas Poppy.
Now to defrost...
@bsbibotany.bsky.social
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A cold start in the early morning at Menai Bridge today where 3 members of #Anglesey Flora Group carried out the #NYPH
We found 47 species, up on the 34 we found on the same route last year.
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We found 47 species, up on the 34 we found on the same route last year.
@bsbibotany.bsky.social
@bsbicymru.bsky.social
January 1, 2026 at 4:59 PM
A cold start in the early morning at Menai Bridge today where 3 members of #Anglesey Flora Group carried out the #NYPH
We found 47 species, up on the 34 we found on the same route last year.
@bsbibotany.bsky.social
@bsbicymru.bsky.social
We found 47 species, up on the 34 we found on the same route last year.
@bsbibotany.bsky.social
@bsbicymru.bsky.social
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IT’S NEW YEAR PLANT HUNT TIME
83 species from Mevagissey —-> nyph.bsbi.org/survey.php?s...
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83 species from Mevagissey —-> nyph.bsbi.org/survey.php?s...
@bsbibotany.bsky.social
January 1, 2026 at 6:01 PM
IT’S NEW YEAR PLANT HUNT TIME
83 species from Mevagissey —-> nyph.bsbi.org/survey.php?s...
@bsbibotany.bsky.social
83 species from Mevagissey —-> nyph.bsbi.org/survey.php?s...
@bsbibotany.bsky.social
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The BSBI’s #NewYearPlantHunt started today and runs until 4th Jan. I did one in a Carmarthenshire village today and managed 12 species in flower. The project’s most common species over the years have been Daisy, Dandelion and Groundsel.
Go on, give it a go
Go on, give it a go
January 1, 2026 at 4:06 PM
The BSBI’s #NewYearPlantHunt started today and runs until 4th Jan. I did one in a Carmarthenshire village today and managed 12 species in flower. The project’s most common species over the years have been Daisy, Dandelion and Groundsel.
Go on, give it a go
Go on, give it a go
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Did super well today with the #NewYearPlantHunt.
18 species in flower including Garlic Mustard (Alliaria petiolata) and Winter Aconite (Eranthis hyemalis).
Managed to get a flag in the #NYPH map for #Lincolnshire 👍
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@wildflowerhour.bsky.social
#botany #wildflowers #nature
18 species in flower including Garlic Mustard (Alliaria petiolata) and Winter Aconite (Eranthis hyemalis).
Managed to get a flag in the #NYPH map for #Lincolnshire 👍
@bsbibotany.bsky.social
@wildflowerhour.bsky.social
#botany #wildflowers #nature
January 1, 2026 at 4:16 PM
Did super well today with the #NewYearPlantHunt.
18 species in flower including Garlic Mustard (Alliaria petiolata) and Winter Aconite (Eranthis hyemalis).
Managed to get a flag in the #NYPH map for #Lincolnshire 👍
@bsbibotany.bsky.social
@wildflowerhour.bsky.social
#botany #wildflowers #nature
18 species in flower including Garlic Mustard (Alliaria petiolata) and Winter Aconite (Eranthis hyemalis).
Managed to get a flag in the #NYPH map for #Lincolnshire 👍
@bsbibotany.bsky.social
@wildflowerhour.bsky.social
#botany #wildflowers #nature
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Limbering up today with a solo @bsbibotany.bsky.social #NewYearPlantHunt round urban Peterborough. A respectable 52 species recorded, but some species strangely absent.
A good range of Geranium and Senecio seen as well as a surprise record of Cynoglossum amabile.
Lincoln group hunt tomorrow!
A good range of Geranium and Senecio seen as well as a surprise record of Cynoglossum amabile.
Lincoln group hunt tomorrow!
January 1, 2026 at 4:31 PM
Limbering up today with a solo @bsbibotany.bsky.social #NewYearPlantHunt round urban Peterborough. A respectable 52 species recorded, but some species strangely absent.
A good range of Geranium and Senecio seen as well as a surprise record of Cynoglossum amabile.
Lincoln group hunt tomorrow!
A good range of Geranium and Senecio seen as well as a surprise record of Cynoglossum amabile.
Lincoln group hunt tomorrow!
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What fun to take part in the #NewYearPlantHunt again. Keen to see how my walks this year compare to my finds last year.
For Day 1, I walked my local loop - 14 species found in flower today. Such a lovely walk along the Fleet with plenty to enjoy including a bonus Little Egret in one of the channels.
For Day 1, I walked my local loop - 14 species found in flower today. Such a lovely walk along the Fleet with plenty to enjoy including a bonus Little Egret in one of the channels.
January 1, 2026 at 6:51 PM
What fun to take part in the #NewYearPlantHunt again. Keen to see how my walks this year compare to my finds last year.
For Day 1, I walked my local loop - 14 species found in flower today. Such a lovely walk along the Fleet with plenty to enjoy including a bonus Little Egret in one of the channels.
For Day 1, I walked my local loop - 14 species found in flower today. Such a lovely walk along the Fleet with plenty to enjoy including a bonus Little Egret in one of the channels.
Great time had by all on today's #NewYearPlantHunt in Leicester organised by the Leicester Botany Group, led by Louise Marsh & Russell Parry, 54 plant species in bloom recorded along the way. Interesting fungi also spotted, highlight being Kieran's find of Field Bird's Nest!
@bsbibotany.bsky.social
@bsbibotany.bsky.social
January 1, 2026 at 6:07 PM
Great time had by all on today's #NewYearPlantHunt in Leicester organised by the Leicester Botany Group, led by Louise Marsh & Russell Parry, 54 plant species in bloom recorded along the way. Interesting fungi also spotted, highlight being Kieran's find of Field Bird's Nest!
@bsbibotany.bsky.social
@bsbibotany.bsky.social