Fran Sinclair
@notfrangible.bsky.social
Plants are my passion but the rest of the world is pretty fascinating, too. Except sport.
In a park in Waterford, fabulous orange offerings for #MushroomMonday
November 10, 2025 at 2:38 PM
In a park in Waterford, fabulous orange offerings for #MushroomMonday
#theWinter10 are all yellow this week with Groundsel, Smooth Sowthistle, Dandelion, Bristly Oxtongue and Common Ragwort, then Yellow Corydalis, Hedge Mustard, Hoary Mustard, Nipplewort and Hawkweed Oxtongue. All from Wiltshire for #WildflowerHour
November 9, 2025 at 8:26 PM
#theWinter10 are all yellow this week with Groundsel, Smooth Sowthistle, Dandelion, Bristly Oxtongue and Common Ragwort, then Yellow Corydalis, Hedge Mustard, Hoary Mustard, Nipplewort and Hawkweed Oxtongue. All from Wiltshire for #WildflowerHour
This Blue Fleabane Erigeron acris doesn’t fit my self-imposed colour scheme (🙄) for Sunday’s #WildflowerHour but as it’s one of my favourite plants and it was much bigger than I usually see - and a bigger population - here it is for #FleabaneFriday 😄
November 7, 2025 at 3:46 PM
This Blue Fleabane Erigeron acris doesn’t fit my self-imposed colour scheme (🙄) for Sunday’s #WildflowerHour but as it’s one of my favourite plants and it was much bigger than I usually see - and a bigger population - here it is for #FleabaneFriday 😄
The second half of #theWinter10 mostly from Bradford-on-Avon for #WildflowerHour Trailing Bellflower, Dwarf Mallow, Chalk Knapweed, Michaelmas Daisy and Purple Toadflax
November 2, 2025 at 8:14 PM
The second half of #theWinter10 mostly from Bradford-on-Avon for #WildflowerHour Trailing Bellflower, Dwarf Mallow, Chalk Knapweed, Michaelmas Daisy and Purple Toadflax
First half of #theWinter10 for #WildflowerHour - Bramble, Herb Robert, Himalayan Balsam, Meadow Cranesbill and Red Campion. All from Bradford-on-Avon this week.
November 2, 2025 at 8:07 PM
First half of #theWinter10 for #WildflowerHour - Bramble, Herb Robert, Himalayan Balsam, Meadow Cranesbill and Red Campion. All from Bradford-on-Avon this week.
Possibly not in the spirit of #ThickTrunkTuesday but these are the only trees I’ve photographed this week! Beside the river in the country park at Bradford-on-Avon.
October 28, 2025 at 7:56 PM
Possibly not in the spirit of #ThickTrunkTuesday but these are the only trees I’ve photographed this week! Beside the river in the country park at Bradford-on-Avon.
Star of the arable Upavon site was Night-flowering Catchfly - masses of it 😍 #WildflowerHour
October 26, 2025 at 7:59 PM
Star of the arable Upavon site was Night-flowering Catchfly - masses of it 😍 #WildflowerHour
Small Toadflax, Viper’s Bugloss, Wild Mignonette, Saw-wort and Common Toadflax from sites near Upavon for #WildflowerHour
October 26, 2025 at 7:56 PM
Small Toadflax, Viper’s Bugloss, Wild Mignonette, Saw-wort and Common Toadflax from sites near Upavon for #WildflowerHour
Between buses in Trowbridge I found some nice #PavementPlants for #WildflowerHour Hemp Agrimony, Common Mallow, Thornapple (a lot of it about this year), Michaelmas Daisy and a Snapdragon.
October 26, 2025 at 7:49 PM
Between buses in Trowbridge I found some nice #PavementPlants for #WildflowerHour Hemp Agrimony, Common Mallow, Thornapple (a lot of it about this year), Michaelmas Daisy and a Snapdragon.
Wall Brown hoping for sun this afternoon near Upavon #WildWebsWednesday
October 22, 2025 at 2:47 PM
Wall Brown hoping for sun this afternoon near Upavon #WildWebsWednesday
Almost forgot #ThickTrunkTuesday - some Crack Willow doing what it says. Littleton Panell, Wiltshire
October 21, 2025 at 5:26 PM
Almost forgot #ThickTrunkTuesday - some Crack Willow doing what it says. Littleton Panell, Wiltshire
Spindle, Oxford Ragwort, Wild Strawberry, Red Campion and Tall Melilot from a variety of habitats for #WildflowerHour
October 19, 2025 at 7:09 PM
Spindle, Oxford Ragwort, Wild Strawberry, Red Campion and Tall Melilot from a variety of habitats for #WildflowerHour
From the perimeter track on Salisbury Plain here are Common Mouse-ear, Hogweed, Yarrow, Scabious and Wild Carrot for #WildflowerHour
October 19, 2025 at 7:05 PM
From the perimeter track on Salisbury Plain here are Common Mouse-ear, Hogweed, Yarrow, Scabious and Wild Carrot for #WildflowerHour
From a surprise organic arable edge on Greensand - two versions of Green Nightshade, Corn Spurrey with Bugloss, and Small Nettle for #WildflowerHour
October 19, 2025 at 7:02 PM
From a surprise organic arable edge on Greensand - two versions of Green Nightshade, Corn Spurrey with Bugloss, and Small Nettle for #WildflowerHour
From a stroll to the supermarket - Sweet Alyssum, Henbit, Common Storksbill, Hedgerow Cranesbill and White Dead-nettle for #WildflowerHour
October 19, 2025 at 6:57 PM
From a stroll to the supermarket - Sweet Alyssum, Henbit, Common Storksbill, Hedgerow Cranesbill and White Dead-nettle for #WildflowerHour
A few from Savernake for #FungiFriday - there was so much of the Coral Fungus (top right)! Maybe Charcoal Burner below that.
October 17, 2025 at 5:39 PM
A few from Savernake for #FungiFriday - there was so much of the Coral Fungus (top right)! Maybe Charcoal Burner below that.
Calling all Solanum fans - this keys out as S nitidibaccum apart from petal width. Several plants with all petals like this. Plenty of normal-looking, white-flowered nearby. Any ideas, please?
October 17, 2025 at 4:41 PM
Calling all Solanum fans - this keys out as S nitidibaccum apart from petal width. Several plants with all petals like this. Plenty of normal-looking, white-flowered nearby. Any ideas, please?
Neil Young should have been searching here in Black Dog Woods - Poplars shedding hearts of gold everywhere!
October 14, 2025 at 4:42 PM
Neil Young should have been searching here in Black Dog Woods - Poplars shedding hearts of gold everywhere!
And the yellows - Bristly Oxtongue, Black Medick (Bam-a-lam), Shaggy Soldier, Nipplewort and Yellow Corydalis for #WildflowerHour plus an irresistible urban Perennial Sowthistle.
October 12, 2025 at 7:11 PM
And the yellows - Bristly Oxtongue, Black Medick (Bam-a-lam), Shaggy Soldier, Nipplewort and Yellow Corydalis for #WildflowerHour plus an irresistible urban Perennial Sowthistle.
The pinky-purple group for #WildflowerHour Field Madder making a modest comeback, Ivy-leaved Toadflax, Herb Robert, Cyclamen, Selfheal and, getting down with the knotweeds, a Hardheaded. All in Bradford-on-Avon.
October 12, 2025 at 7:07 PM
The pinky-purple group for #WildflowerHour Field Madder making a modest comeback, Ivy-leaved Toadflax, Herb Robert, Cyclamen, Selfheal and, getting down with the knotweeds, a Hardheaded. All in Bradford-on-Avon.
Witchgrass - stunning garden escape in Bradford-on-Avon for #WildflowerHour
October 12, 2025 at 7:02 PM
Witchgrass - stunning garden escape in Bradford-on-Avon for #WildflowerHour
A Round-leaved Geranium in focus! Amazing! Plus Trailing Bellflower, garden escape Plumbago, and a Forgetmenot for #WildflowerHour
October 12, 2025 at 7:00 PM
A Round-leaved Geranium in focus! Amazing! Plus Trailing Bellflower, garden escape Plumbago, and a Forgetmenot for #WildflowerHour
A few for #FungiFriday from Picket Wood near Trowbridge
October 10, 2025 at 7:58 AM
A few for #FungiFriday from Picket Wood near Trowbridge
Reposted by Fran Sinclair
Purple-Stem Cliffbrake (Pellaea atropurpurea) on a wall by 12th & Jackson, shot Sunday.
#Ferns #Wallplants #UrbanBotany #UrbanNature
#Ferns #Wallplants #UrbanBotany #UrbanNature
October 7, 2025 at 7:36 PM
Purple-Stem Cliffbrake (Pellaea atropurpurea) on a wall by 12th & Jackson, shot Sunday.
#Ferns #Wallplants #UrbanBotany #UrbanNature
#Ferns #Wallplants #UrbanBotany #UrbanNature
After the rain and wind there are still a few brave flowers: Common Ragwort, Meadowsweet, Wild Carrot, Ivy & Upright Hedge Parsley, then Red Clover, Marsh Woundwort, a bedraggled Common Fleabane, Bramble & Herb Robert. All in Monassa, Co. Kilkenny for #WildflowerHour
October 5, 2025 at 6:56 PM
After the rain and wind there are still a few brave flowers: Common Ragwort, Meadowsweet, Wild Carrot, Ivy & Upright Hedge Parsley, then Red Clover, Marsh Woundwort, a bedraggled Common Fleabane, Bramble & Herb Robert. All in Monassa, Co. Kilkenny for #WildflowerHour