Plantlife
@plantlifeuk.bsky.social
The global charity working to secure a world rich in wild plants and fungi🌱🍄
🏠Home of #NoMowMay & #WaxcapWatch
Website 👉 www.plantlife.org.uk
🏠Home of #NoMowMay & #WaxcapWatch
Website 👉 www.plantlife.org.uk
Recording plants and collecting data is really important for conservation. And none of it would be possible without volunteers.
One special group helping us safeguard East Anglia’s rarest plants is the brilliant Breckland Flora Group, who are celebrating their 10th anniversary!!🥳
One special group helping us safeguard East Anglia’s rarest plants is the brilliant Breckland Flora Group, who are celebrating their 10th anniversary!!🥳
November 28, 2025 at 2:21 PM
Recording plants and collecting data is really important for conservation. And none of it would be possible without volunteers.
One special group helping us safeguard East Anglia’s rarest plants is the brilliant Breckland Flora Group, who are celebrating their 10th anniversary!!🥳
One special group helping us safeguard East Anglia’s rarest plants is the brilliant Breckland Flora Group, who are celebrating their 10th anniversary!!🥳
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🌱 Help @plantlifeuk.bsky.social by joining in with Waxcap Watch until 31st December!
🏴 Wales makes up just 8.5% of the UK’s land, yet it hosts a staggering 55% of its grassland fungi species! 🍄
🏴 Wales makes up just 8.5% of the UK’s land, yet it hosts a staggering 55% of its grassland fungi species! 🍄
November 28, 2025 at 12:42 PM
🌱 Help @plantlifeuk.bsky.social by joining in with Waxcap Watch until 31st December!
🏴 Wales makes up just 8.5% of the UK’s land, yet it hosts a staggering 55% of its grassland fungi species! 🍄
🏴 Wales makes up just 8.5% of the UK’s land, yet it hosts a staggering 55% of its grassland fungi species! 🍄
A rare wild orchid has been brought back from the brink of extinction!🥳🌱One of Britain’s most endangered orchids, Fen Orchid, is no longer considered threatened in the UK, according to the bsbibotany.bsky.social 's new GB red list. Find out how we did it👉 loom.ly/02JCV8w
November 5, 2025 at 10:13 AM
A rare wild orchid has been brought back from the brink of extinction!🥳🌱One of Britain’s most endangered orchids, Fen Orchid, is no longer considered threatened in the UK, according to the bsbibotany.bsky.social 's new GB red list. Find out how we did it👉 loom.ly/02JCV8w
🎥 Channel 4 News joined our former Conservation Manager, Tim Pankhurst, and Botanical Specialist Lizzie Cooke to celebrate a major win — the rare Fen Orchid is no longer considered threatened in the UK! 🌱👏
Missed the story? Catch up here 👉 https://loom.ly/GeBHPro
Missed the story? Catch up here 👉 https://loom.ly/GeBHPro
November 5, 2025 at 9:41 AM
🎥 Channel 4 News joined our former Conservation Manager, Tim Pankhurst, and Botanical Specialist Lizzie Cooke to celebrate a major win — the rare Fen Orchid is no longer considered threatened in the UK! 🌱👏
Missed the story? Catch up here 👉 https://loom.ly/GeBHPro
Missed the story? Catch up here 👉 https://loom.ly/GeBHPro
What could the future look like if more isn't done to save wildflowers?🌼
Great piece from the BBC's Martha Kearney on the dwindling number of wildflowers & planting a meadow.
But there's hope...with more people joining the #NoMowMovement.🙌
Read here 👉 https://loom.ly/WUnru78
#NoMowMay
Great piece from the BBC's Martha Kearney on the dwindling number of wildflowers & planting a meadow.
But there's hope...with more people joining the #NoMowMovement.🙌
Read here 👉 https://loom.ly/WUnru78
#NoMowMay
Martha Kearney: Why I'm concerned about our declining wildflowers
The decline in UK wildflower meadows not only threatens wildlife, say experts, but could drive up certain food prices
www.bbc.co.uk
October 31, 2025 at 9:40 AM
What could the future look like if more isn't done to save wildflowers?🌼
Great piece from the BBC's Martha Kearney on the dwindling number of wildflowers & planting a meadow.
But there's hope...with more people joining the #NoMowMovement.🙌
Read here 👉 https://loom.ly/WUnru78
#NoMowMay
Great piece from the BBC's Martha Kearney on the dwindling number of wildflowers & planting a meadow.
But there's hope...with more people joining the #NoMowMovement.🙌
Read here 👉 https://loom.ly/WUnru78
#NoMowMay
We agree - the climate & nature crises are linked & must be addressed together.
⚠️But again, there's a species-rich 'grassland gap' in vital government strategies!
To deliver, the UK government must commit to developing a Grassland Action Plan 👉 loom.ly/IGb6j_Q
⚠️But again, there's a species-rich 'grassland gap' in vital government strategies!
To deliver, the UK government must commit to developing a Grassland Action Plan 👉 loom.ly/IGb6j_Q
🚨 The Govt has just published its Carbon Budget Delivery Plan - we are calling for nature to be at the heart of net zero
“Only nature can put the ‘net’ in ‘net zero’, by restoring landscapes with woodlands, peatlands, wetlands and wildflower meadows"
Read here👇
www.wcl.org.uk/only-nature-...
“Only nature can put the ‘net’ in ‘net zero’, by restoring landscapes with woodlands, peatlands, wetlands and wildflower meadows"
Read here👇
www.wcl.org.uk/only-nature-...
October 30, 2025 at 10:39 AM
We agree - the climate & nature crises are linked & must be addressed together.
⚠️But again, there's a species-rich 'grassland gap' in vital government strategies!
To deliver, the UK government must commit to developing a Grassland Action Plan 👉 loom.ly/IGb6j_Q
⚠️But again, there's a species-rich 'grassland gap' in vital government strategies!
To deliver, the UK government must commit to developing a Grassland Action Plan 👉 loom.ly/IGb6j_Q
This tiny rare moss was believed extinct in the UK, until its rediscovery in 2003. After recent ID training in the Cairngorms, volunteers, landowners & experts found Aspen Bristle-moss populations have doubled!🌿
Read the full story - https://loom.ly/V3tHfI8
📷Gus Routledge
#NationalMossDay
Read the full story - https://loom.ly/V3tHfI8
📷Gus Routledge
#NationalMossDay
October 21, 2025 at 4:05 PM
This tiny rare moss was believed extinct in the UK, until its rediscovery in 2003. After recent ID training in the Cairngorms, volunteers, landowners & experts found Aspen Bristle-moss populations have doubled!🌿
Read the full story - https://loom.ly/V3tHfI8
📷Gus Routledge
#NationalMossDay
Read the full story - https://loom.ly/V3tHfI8
📷Gus Routledge
#NationalMossDay
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It's been a late start this year with the dry weather but the grassland fungi are finally appearing. I'm going to post a waxcap species each day as we move through peak fruiting season, hoping to encourage folks to recognise and record this important group. @plantlifeuk.bsky.social
October 14, 2025 at 7:29 PM
It's been a late start this year with the dry weather but the grassland fungi are finally appearing. I'm going to post a waxcap species each day as we move through peak fruiting season, hoping to encourage folks to recognise and record this important group. @plantlifeuk.bsky.social
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Grassland fungi are not as showy as usual this year. I had to do a lot of searching to find not many species today. A bit more rain should bring more out hopefully.
Meadow Coral, an undetermined Earth-tongue (finger for scale, this is a big one), Blackening Waxcap.
@plantlifeuk.bsky.social
Meadow Coral, an undetermined Earth-tongue (finger for scale, this is a big one), Blackening Waxcap.
@plantlifeuk.bsky.social
October 15, 2025 at 2:37 PM
Grassland fungi are not as showy as usual this year. I had to do a lot of searching to find not many species today. A bit more rain should bring more out hopefully.
Meadow Coral, an undetermined Earth-tongue (finger for scale, this is a big one), Blackening Waxcap.
@plantlifeuk.bsky.social
Meadow Coral, an undetermined Earth-tongue (finger for scale, this is a big one), Blackening Waxcap.
@plantlifeuk.bsky.social
🍄🟫FREE online waxcap training course🍄🟫
Whether you’re a beginner, regular citizen scientist for #WaxcapWatch, a land manager or simply someone who loves learning about nature - our free fungi course is for you. 🍄
Take your waxcap knowledge to the next level 👉 https://loom.ly/-W0_R_4
Whether you’re a beginner, regular citizen scientist for #WaxcapWatch, a land manager or simply someone who loves learning about nature - our free fungi course is for you. 🍄
Take your waxcap knowledge to the next level 👉 https://loom.ly/-W0_R_4
October 10, 2025 at 10:10 AM
🍄🟫FREE online waxcap training course🍄🟫
Whether you’re a beginner, regular citizen scientist for #WaxcapWatch, a land manager or simply someone who loves learning about nature - our free fungi course is for you. 🍄
Take your waxcap knowledge to the next level 👉 https://loom.ly/-W0_R_4
Whether you’re a beginner, regular citizen scientist for #WaxcapWatch, a land manager or simply someone who loves learning about nature - our free fungi course is for you. 🍄
Take your waxcap knowledge to the next level 👉 https://loom.ly/-W0_R_4
Are you a National Plant Monitoring Scheme volunteer? 🌿
Don’t miss our online event on 18 Oct celebrating 10 years of NPMS and the amazing work of our volunteers!
Our NPMS Volunteer Manager Rachel will be sharing insights into volunteer roles, opportunities, and accessibility. #NPMS10
Don’t miss our online event on 18 Oct celebrating 10 years of NPMS and the amazing work of our volunteers!
Our NPMS Volunteer Manager Rachel will be sharing insights into volunteer roles, opportunities, and accessibility. #NPMS10
Book now for our online #NPMS10 celebration event on 18 October: https://ow.ly/jlRJ50X4fe4 Rachel Murphy from @plantlifeuk.bsky.social (1 of 4 @npms.bsky.social partners) will be talking about #NPMSVolunteer roles, opportunities & accessibility & hosting an array of #VolunteerVoices.
October 8, 2025 at 3:39 PM
Are you a National Plant Monitoring Scheme volunteer? 🌿
Don’t miss our online event on 18 Oct celebrating 10 years of NPMS and the amazing work of our volunteers!
Our NPMS Volunteer Manager Rachel will be sharing insights into volunteer roles, opportunities, and accessibility. #NPMS10
Don’t miss our online event on 18 Oct celebrating 10 years of NPMS and the amazing work of our volunteers!
Our NPMS Volunteer Manager Rachel will be sharing insights into volunteer roles, opportunities, and accessibility. #NPMS10
Exciting news for our Irreplaceable meadows campaign! 📢
This year we asked for your help to call on the government to add irreplaceable meadows to the Irreplaceable Habitats list.
👏 Thank you to everyone who emailed their MPs. Now we've got some good news to share...(1/3)
This year we asked for your help to call on the government to add irreplaceable meadows to the Irreplaceable Habitats list.
👏 Thank you to everyone who emailed their MPs. Now we've got some good news to share...(1/3)
October 7, 2025 at 4:00 PM
Exciting news for our Irreplaceable meadows campaign! 📢
This year we asked for your help to call on the government to add irreplaceable meadows to the Irreplaceable Habitats list.
👏 Thank you to everyone who emailed their MPs. Now we've got some good news to share...(1/3)
This year we asked for your help to call on the government to add irreplaceable meadows to the Irreplaceable Habitats list.
👏 Thank you to everyone who emailed their MPs. Now we've got some good news to share...(1/3)
We’re excited to be featured in The Guardian, shining a spotlight on the incredible discoveries made by our 850 volunteer citizen scientists during our annual Waxcap Watch. 🍄💜
Catch the story here: https://loom.ly/2hhFiYs
Catch the story here: https://loom.ly/2hhFiYs
Fungi finds: UK citizen scientists make rare pink and purple discoveries
Plantlife charity enlisted help of 850 volunteers to look for waxcaps in places such as private gardens
www.theguardian.com
October 3, 2025 at 10:40 AM
We’re excited to be featured in The Guardian, shining a spotlight on the incredible discoveries made by our 850 volunteer citizen scientists during our annual Waxcap Watch. 🍄💜
Catch the story here: https://loom.ly/2hhFiYs
Catch the story here: https://loom.ly/2hhFiYs
FREE online event: How to get involved in #Waxcap Watch🍄
Want to know more about grassland fungi & learn how to ID waxcaps?
Take our training & join thousands of volunteers doing Waxcap surveys!🙌
📅6 October
🕢7pm
📍Online
Book today👉 https://loom.ly/GfnOyjk
Want to know more about grassland fungi & learn how to ID waxcaps?
Take our training & join thousands of volunteers doing Waxcap surveys!🙌
📅6 October
🕢7pm
📍Online
Book today👉 https://loom.ly/GfnOyjk
October 2, 2025 at 4:04 PM
FREE online event: How to get involved in #Waxcap Watch🍄
Want to know more about grassland fungi & learn how to ID waxcaps?
Take our training & join thousands of volunteers doing Waxcap surveys!🙌
📅6 October
🕢7pm
📍Online
Book today👉 https://loom.ly/GfnOyjk
Want to know more about grassland fungi & learn how to ID waxcaps?
Take our training & join thousands of volunteers doing Waxcap surveys!🙌
📅6 October
🕢7pm
📍Online
Book today👉 https://loom.ly/GfnOyjk
📢 Lugg Meadow, the UK’s largest remaining Lammas meadow, is under threat from housing plans. A rare habitat, rich in wildlife and tradition, could be irreversibly damaged.
🚫 We’ve objected to the proposal. Now it’s your turn.
👉 Have your say: https://loom.ly/-yNvG6g
🚫 We’ve objected to the proposal. Now it’s your turn.
👉 Have your say: https://loom.ly/-yNvG6g
October 2, 2025 at 12:02 PM
📢 Lugg Meadow, the UK’s largest remaining Lammas meadow, is under threat from housing plans. A rare habitat, rich in wildlife and tradition, could be irreversibly damaged.
🚫 We’ve objected to the proposal. Now it’s your turn.
👉 Have your say: https://loom.ly/-yNvG6g
🚫 We’ve objected to the proposal. Now it’s your turn.
👉 Have your say: https://loom.ly/-yNvG6g
Fungi we’ve found already this year! 🍄🟫
1. Matt Bolete
2. Horsehair Parachute
3. Marasmius sp
4. Chicken of the Woods
What do you want to spot this season? For some ideas, take our September spotter sheet 👉 https://loom.ly/n_JtLLM
📷 Sarah Shuttleworth
#FungiFriday #Autumn #Mycology
1. Matt Bolete
2. Horsehair Parachute
3. Marasmius sp
4. Chicken of the Woods
What do you want to spot this season? For some ideas, take our September spotter sheet 👉 https://loom.ly/n_JtLLM
📷 Sarah Shuttleworth
#FungiFriday #Autumn #Mycology
September 26, 2025 at 10:01 AM
Fungi we’ve found already this year! 🍄🟫
1. Matt Bolete
2. Horsehair Parachute
3. Marasmius sp
4. Chicken of the Woods
What do you want to spot this season? For some ideas, take our September spotter sheet 👉 https://loom.ly/n_JtLLM
📷 Sarah Shuttleworth
#FungiFriday #Autumn #Mycology
1. Matt Bolete
2. Horsehair Parachute
3. Marasmius sp
4. Chicken of the Woods
What do you want to spot this season? For some ideas, take our September spotter sheet 👉 https://loom.ly/n_JtLLM
📷 Sarah Shuttleworth
#FungiFriday #Autumn #Mycology
FREE fungus events!🍄
Want to know more about fungi & learn how to ID waxcaps before joining the #WaxcapWatch campaign?
Good news! 🙌We’re running 10 training events across the UK & an online webinar!
Spaces are limited so book tickets quickly👉 https://loom.ly/GfnOyjk
#WaxcapWatch #Fungi
Want to know more about fungi & learn how to ID waxcaps before joining the #WaxcapWatch campaign?
Good news! 🙌We’re running 10 training events across the UK & an online webinar!
Spaces are limited so book tickets quickly👉 https://loom.ly/GfnOyjk
#WaxcapWatch #Fungi
September 24, 2025 at 12:28 PM
FREE fungus events!🍄
Want to know more about fungi & learn how to ID waxcaps before joining the #WaxcapWatch campaign?
Good news! 🙌We’re running 10 training events across the UK & an online webinar!
Spaces are limited so book tickets quickly👉 https://loom.ly/GfnOyjk
#WaxcapWatch #Fungi
Want to know more about fungi & learn how to ID waxcaps before joining the #WaxcapWatch campaign?
Good news! 🙌We’re running 10 training events across the UK & an online webinar!
Spaces are limited so book tickets quickly👉 https://loom.ly/GfnOyjk
#WaxcapWatch #Fungi
We need help to #SaveCoulLinks!📢
One of Scotland’s last remaining undeveloped dune systems is under threat again. Plans to build a golf course would destroy this beautiful & vital ecosystem.
Join us & send a message to Scottish Ministers 👉 https://loom.ly/rnKdZDw
📷Craig-Allardyce
One of Scotland’s last remaining undeveloped dune systems is under threat again. Plans to build a golf course would destroy this beautiful & vital ecosystem.
Join us & send a message to Scottish Ministers 👉 https://loom.ly/rnKdZDw
📷Craig-Allardyce
September 23, 2025 at 10:17 AM
We need help to #SaveCoulLinks!📢
One of Scotland’s last remaining undeveloped dune systems is under threat again. Plans to build a golf course would destroy this beautiful & vital ecosystem.
Join us & send a message to Scottish Ministers 👉 https://loom.ly/rnKdZDw
📷Craig-Allardyce
One of Scotland’s last remaining undeveloped dune systems is under threat again. Plans to build a golf course would destroy this beautiful & vital ecosystem.
Join us & send a message to Scottish Ministers 👉 https://loom.ly/rnKdZDw
📷Craig-Allardyce
Fungi season is here! 🍄 Join #WaxcapWatch — our citizen science project to help protect ancient meadows by recording waxcap fungi. No ID skills needed!
September 16, 2025 at 3:23 PM
Fungi season is here! 🍄 Join #WaxcapWatch — our citizen science project to help protect ancient meadows by recording waxcap fungi. No ID skills needed!
📢 It’s official: the Met Office has confirmed this summer as the hottest on record. But what could rising temperatures mean for our wildflowers?🌼🌡️👇
#Heatwave #ClimateChange #Wildflowers
#Heatwave #ClimateChange #Wildflowers
September 4, 2025 at 9:26 AM
📢 It’s official: the Met Office has confirmed this summer as the hottest on record. But what could rising temperatures mean for our wildflowers?🌼🌡️👇
#Heatwave #ClimateChange #Wildflowers
#Heatwave #ClimateChange #Wildflowers
Who’s excited for the dazzling display on offer this #autumn? 🍂
From Harebell to Bramble and Scarlet Waxcap to Honey Fungus - it’s going to be a good show!🍄
Lookout for these flowers and fungi this September - and download our FREE spotter sheet👇
https://loom.ly/n_JtLLM
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From Harebell to Bramble and Scarlet Waxcap to Honey Fungus - it’s going to be a good show!🍄
Lookout for these flowers and fungi this September - and download our FREE spotter sheet👇
https://loom.ly/n_JtLLM
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September 2, 2025 at 12:10 PM
Who’s excited for the dazzling display on offer this #autumn? 🍂
From Harebell to Bramble and Scarlet Waxcap to Honey Fungus - it’s going to be a good show!🍄
Lookout for these flowers and fungi this September - and download our FREE spotter sheet👇
https://loom.ly/n_JtLLM
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From Harebell to Bramble and Scarlet Waxcap to Honey Fungus - it’s going to be a good show!🍄
Lookout for these flowers and fungi this September - and download our FREE spotter sheet👇
https://loom.ly/n_JtLLM
🧵(1/6)
Autumn's on the way🍂
And the hedges are full of fruit!
🌱Blackthorn blossoms in spring and once withered the flowers are replaced with sloes - famously used to flavour gin! Keep your eyes peeled for these dark blue-purple fruits.🫐
#WildflowerHour
👉 https://loom.ly/HBFlaK0
And the hedges are full of fruit!
🌱Blackthorn blossoms in spring and once withered the flowers are replaced with sloes - famously used to flavour gin! Keep your eyes peeled for these dark blue-purple fruits.🫐
#WildflowerHour
👉 https://loom.ly/HBFlaK0
August 31, 2025 at 7:10 PM
Autumn's on the way🍂
And the hedges are full of fruit!
🌱Blackthorn blossoms in spring and once withered the flowers are replaced with sloes - famously used to flavour gin! Keep your eyes peeled for these dark blue-purple fruits.🫐
#WildflowerHour
👉 https://loom.ly/HBFlaK0
And the hedges are full of fruit!
🌱Blackthorn blossoms in spring and once withered the flowers are replaced with sloes - famously used to flavour gin! Keep your eyes peeled for these dark blue-purple fruits.🫐
#WildflowerHour
👉 https://loom.ly/HBFlaK0
One of the rarest plants in the world, is making an amazing comeback in Wales!🌿 Thanks to conservation efforts, 50 Snowdonia Hawkweeds are blooming in a secret location. 🏞️
#SnowdoniaHawkweed
#SnowdoniaHawkweed
August 27, 2025 at 12:14 PM
One of the rarest plants in the world, is making an amazing comeback in Wales!🌿 Thanks to conservation efforts, 50 Snowdonia Hawkweeds are blooming in a secret location. 🏞️
#SnowdoniaHawkweed
#SnowdoniaHawkweed
Rare and radiant! 💙
The #AlpineGentian has brilliant blue, trumpet-shaped flowers. In the UK, it grows only high up in the Scottish Highlands and flowers each year from mid-summer to autumn. You might also spot it in the Alps, Pyrenees & Balkans!
📷Zdenek Macat
#WildflowerHour #BloomScrolling
The #AlpineGentian has brilliant blue, trumpet-shaped flowers. In the UK, it grows only high up in the Scottish Highlands and flowers each year from mid-summer to autumn. You might also spot it in the Alps, Pyrenees & Balkans!
📷Zdenek Macat
#WildflowerHour #BloomScrolling
August 24, 2025 at 7:00 PM
Rare and radiant! 💙
The #AlpineGentian has brilliant blue, trumpet-shaped flowers. In the UK, it grows only high up in the Scottish Highlands and flowers each year from mid-summer to autumn. You might also spot it in the Alps, Pyrenees & Balkans!
📷Zdenek Macat
#WildflowerHour #BloomScrolling
The #AlpineGentian has brilliant blue, trumpet-shaped flowers. In the UK, it grows only high up in the Scottish Highlands and flowers each year from mid-summer to autumn. You might also spot it in the Alps, Pyrenees & Balkans!
📷Zdenek Macat
#WildflowerHour #BloomScrolling