Dave
@sylvatica2024.bsky.social
Self taught botanist living in Cornwall, formerly Kent. Hoping to spread the joys of nature to others through my posts.
Cornwall blog at: https://sylvatica2022.blogspot.com/
Kent blog at: https://barbus59.blogspot.com/
Cornwall blog at: https://sylvatica2022.blogspot.com/
Kent blog at: https://barbus59.blogspot.com/
40 flowering plant species found around Rock, Cornwall today which included : Sweet Alison, Sea Mayweed, Guernsey Fleabane and Sweet Violet.
January 2, 2026 at 5:57 PM
40 flowering plant species found around Rock, Cornwall today which included : Sweet Alison, Sea Mayweed, Guernsey Fleabane and Sweet Violet.
There’s a yellow warning for ice and snow showers for tomorrow’s NYPH at Seaton. The worst of the weather looks like Bodmin to Liskeard. I’ll go ahead with the walk tomorrow, but if the weather is worse than anticipated don’t take undue risks to attend. Dave
January 2, 2026 at 3:56 PM
There’s a yellow warning for ice and snow showers for tomorrow’s NYPH at Seaton. The worst of the weather looks like Bodmin to Liskeard. I’ll go ahead with the walk tomorrow, but if the weather is worse than anticipated don’t take undue risks to attend. Dave
I found a new species (for me) today at Mevagissey Harbour when out for the #newyearplanthunt Unfortunately it wasn't in flower. 3 plants high up on a concrete harbour wall.
Sickle-leaved Dewplant - Lampranthus falciformis
Sickle-leaved Dewplant - Lampranthus falciformis
January 1, 2026 at 6:52 PM
I found a new species (for me) today at Mevagissey Harbour when out for the #newyearplanthunt Unfortunately it wasn't in flower. 3 plants high up on a concrete harbour wall.
Sickle-leaved Dewplant - Lampranthus falciformis
Sickle-leaved Dewplant - Lampranthus falciformis
Finally, Field Pansy and the hybrid with Wild Pansy flowering for the @BSBIbotany
#newyearplanthunt in Mevagissey today.
Viola arvensis and Viola x contempta
#newyearplanthunt in Mevagissey today.
Viola arvensis and Viola x contempta
January 1, 2026 at 4:47 PM
Finally, Field Pansy and the hybrid with Wild Pansy flowering for the @BSBIbotany
#newyearplanthunt in Mevagissey today.
Viola arvensis and Viola x contempta
#newyearplanthunt in Mevagissey today.
Viola arvensis and Viola x contempta
Some more plants flowering for the @BSBIbotany
#newyearplanthunt in Mevagissey today.
Hedge Hebe (naturalised on sea cliffs), Hedge Woundwort, a pale Red Campion and Field Madder.
#newyearplanthunt in Mevagissey today.
Hedge Hebe (naturalised on sea cliffs), Hedge Woundwort, a pale Red Campion and Field Madder.
January 1, 2026 at 4:46 PM
Some more plants flowering for the @BSBIbotany
#newyearplanthunt in Mevagissey today.
Hedge Hebe (naturalised on sea cliffs), Hedge Woundwort, a pale Red Campion and Field Madder.
#newyearplanthunt in Mevagissey today.
Hedge Hebe (naturalised on sea cliffs), Hedge Woundwort, a pale Red Campion and Field Madder.
Some more plants flowering for the @BSBIbotany
#newyearplanthunt in Mevagissey today.
Atlantic Ivy, Musk Mallow, Wood Forget-me-not and Pink headed Persicaria ( #pavementplant )
#newyearplanthunt in Mevagissey today.
Atlantic Ivy, Musk Mallow, Wood Forget-me-not and Pink headed Persicaria ( #pavementplant )
January 1, 2026 at 4:45 PM
Some more plants flowering for the @BSBIbotany
#newyearplanthunt in Mevagissey today.
Atlantic Ivy, Musk Mallow, Wood Forget-me-not and Pink headed Persicaria ( #pavementplant )
#newyearplanthunt in Mevagissey today.
Atlantic Ivy, Musk Mallow, Wood Forget-me-not and Pink headed Persicaria ( #pavementplant )
Some more plants flowering for the @BSBIbotany
#newyearplanthunt in Mevagissey today.
Danish Scurvygrass, Wild Carrot, White Ramping Fumitory and Greater Snowdrop.
#newyearplanthunt in Mevagissey today.
Danish Scurvygrass, Wild Carrot, White Ramping Fumitory and Greater Snowdrop.
January 1, 2026 at 4:43 PM
Some more plants flowering for the @BSBIbotany
#newyearplanthunt in Mevagissey today.
Danish Scurvygrass, Wild Carrot, White Ramping Fumitory and Greater Snowdrop.
#newyearplanthunt in Mevagissey today.
Danish Scurvygrass, Wild Carrot, White Ramping Fumitory and Greater Snowdrop.
Some plants flowering for the @BSBIbotany
#newyearplanthunt in Mevagissey today.
Thrift, Common Knapweed, Red Valerian and Yarrow.
#newyearplanthunt in Mevagissey today.
Thrift, Common Knapweed, Red Valerian and Yarrow.
January 1, 2026 at 4:41 PM
Some plants flowering for the @BSBIbotany
#newyearplanthunt in Mevagissey today.
Thrift, Common Knapweed, Red Valerian and Yarrow.
#newyearplanthunt in Mevagissey today.
Thrift, Common Knapweed, Red Valerian and Yarrow.
Amazing views and mostly decent weather for the Three Bays Wildlife Group #newyearplanthunt in Mevagissey, Cornwall today. A large amount of species found flowering too.
January 1, 2026 at 3:59 PM
Amazing views and mostly decent weather for the Three Bays Wildlife Group #newyearplanthunt in Mevagissey, Cornwall today. A large amount of species found flowering too.
Happy 2026 to everyone
December 31, 2025 at 6:32 PM
Happy 2026 to everyone
My final blog of 2025 is new species of plants found outside of Cornwall this year. sylvatica2022.blogspot.com hope you like it.
December 31, 2025 at 5:26 PM
My final blog of 2025 is new species of plants found outside of Cornwall this year. sylvatica2022.blogspot.com hope you like it.
Reposted by Dave
Huge thanks to everyone who shared pix through 2025 for #WildFlowerHour: you've brightened our Sunday evenings! Big thank you to @botanybeck.bsky.social who leads the @wildflowerhour.bsky.social team!
Hope you'll all take part in #NewYearPlantHunt starting on New Year's Day!
bsbi.org/take-part/ac...
Hope you'll all take part in #NewYearPlantHunt starting on New Year's Day!
bsbi.org/take-part/ac...
December 28, 2025 at 9:02 PM
Huge thanks to everyone who shared pix through 2025 for #WildFlowerHour: you've brightened our Sunday evenings! Big thank you to @botanybeck.bsky.social who leads the @wildflowerhour.bsky.social team!
Hope you'll all take part in #NewYearPlantHunt starting on New Year's Day!
bsbi.org/take-part/ac...
Hope you'll all take part in #NewYearPlantHunt starting on New Year's Day!
bsbi.org/take-part/ac...
Here's what happens when you try and take a photo using f5.4 in wintery low light on a dismal day, hand held. It would have been fine if I'd sacrificed depth of field and set the aperture at F2.8.
Plant was supposed to be of Euphorbia oblongata
Plant was supposed to be of Euphorbia oblongata
December 28, 2025 at 8:33 PM
Here's what happens when you try and take a photo using f5.4 in wintery low light on a dismal day, hand held. It would have been fine if I'd sacrificed depth of field and set the aperture at F2.8.
Plant was supposed to be of Euphorbia oblongata
Plant was supposed to be of Euphorbia oblongata
A hybrid cultivated Primrose clearly naturalised on a rural lane in flower near Stithians, Cornwall today for #wildflowerhour
Primula x pruhonicensis
Primula x pruhonicensis
December 28, 2025 at 8:30 PM
A hybrid cultivated Primrose clearly naturalised on a rural lane in flower near Stithians, Cornwall today for #wildflowerhour
Primula x pruhonicensis
Primula x pruhonicensis
A #pavementplant Primrose in flower near Stithians, Cornwall today for #wildflowerhour
Primula vulgaris
Primula vulgaris
December 28, 2025 at 8:29 PM
A #pavementplant Primrose in flower near Stithians, Cornwall today for #wildflowerhour
Primula vulgaris
Primula vulgaris
Perennial Candytuft and Sweet Alison both naturalised and found as #pavementplants and a nice shot of a Red Campion, in flower near Stithians, Cornwall today for #wildflowerhour
Iberis sempervirens, Lobularia maritima and Silene dioica
Iberis sempervirens, Lobularia maritima and Silene dioica
December 28, 2025 at 8:28 PM
Perennial Candytuft and Sweet Alison both naturalised and found as #pavementplants and a nice shot of a Red Campion, in flower near Stithians, Cornwall today for #wildflowerhour
Iberis sempervirens, Lobularia maritima and Silene dioica
Iberis sempervirens, Lobularia maritima and Silene dioica
Naturalised Rock Cranesbill in flower near Stithians, Cornwall today for #wildflowerhour
Geranium macrorrhizum
Geranium macrorrhizum
December 28, 2025 at 8:27 PM
Naturalised Rock Cranesbill in flower near Stithians, Cornwall today for #wildflowerhour
Geranium macrorrhizum
Geranium macrorrhizum
Common Knapweed, Mexican Fleabane, Balkan Spurge and Barren Strawberry all in flower near Stithians, Cornwall today for #wildflowerhour
December 28, 2025 at 8:26 PM
Common Knapweed, Mexican Fleabane, Balkan Spurge and Barren Strawberry all in flower near Stithians, Cornwall today for #wildflowerhour
New blog at sylvatica2022.blogspot.com
New Species (for me) of Vascular Plants Found in Cornwall in 2025 - an interesting read (I hope) mainly of non native escapes found growing in the wild.
New Species (for me) of Vascular Plants Found in Cornwall in 2025 - an interesting read (I hope) mainly of non native escapes found growing in the wild.
December 28, 2025 at 7:13 PM
New blog at sylvatica2022.blogspot.com
New Species (for me) of Vascular Plants Found in Cornwall in 2025 - an interesting read (I hope) mainly of non native escapes found growing in the wild.
New Species (for me) of Vascular Plants Found in Cornwall in 2025 - an interesting read (I hope) mainly of non native escapes found growing in the wild.
Near dusk, I found Western and Common Gorse growing close together, so here's a silhouette shot of both for comparison. Western Gorse also only flowers in late Summer. not all year round like Common Gorse. Near Stithians Cornwall today.
December 28, 2025 at 6:56 PM
Near dusk, I found Western and Common Gorse growing close together, so here's a silhouette shot of both for comparison. Western Gorse also only flowers in late Summer. not all year round like Common Gorse. Near Stithians Cornwall today.
A sign of Spring in the cold of Winter was the first Pignut coming up in a relict piece of woodland near Stithians Cornwall today.
Conopodium majus
Conopodium majus
December 28, 2025 at 6:55 PM
A sign of Spring in the cold of Winter was the first Pignut coming up in a relict piece of woodland near Stithians Cornwall today.
Conopodium majus
Conopodium majus
My blog for Plants found in Cornwall from November to Christmas Eve is now out at sylvatica2022.blogspot.com I was surprised at how many species I found flowering; I shouldn't be as I usually find many species flowering over Winter.
December 24, 2025 at 11:21 PM
My blog for Plants found in Cornwall from November to Christmas Eve is now out at sylvatica2022.blogspot.com I was surprised at how many species I found flowering; I shouldn't be as I usually find many species flowering over Winter.
Merry Christmas to you all, I wondered what to post as my "card", so to be a bit different, I settled on 4 images of Clovers from Cornwall.
Trifolium incarnatum subsp molinerii
Trifolium strictum
Trifolium bocconei
Trifolium occidentale (with Scilla verna)
Trifolium incarnatum subsp molinerii
Trifolium strictum
Trifolium bocconei
Trifolium occidentale (with Scilla verna)
December 24, 2025 at 11:07 PM
Merry Christmas to you all, I wondered what to post as my "card", so to be a bit different, I settled on 4 images of Clovers from Cornwall.
Trifolium incarnatum subsp molinerii
Trifolium strictum
Trifolium bocconei
Trifolium occidentale (with Scilla verna)
Trifolium incarnatum subsp molinerii
Trifolium strictum
Trifolium bocconei
Trifolium occidentale (with Scilla verna)
Wild Carrot by the roadside at Port Gaverne, Cornwall today.
Daucus carota
Daucus carota
December 22, 2025 at 3:30 PM
Wild Carrot by the roadside at Port Gaverne, Cornwall today.
Daucus carota
Daucus carota
Tree Mallow overlooking Port Gaverne Cornwall
Malva arborea
Malva arborea
December 22, 2025 at 3:26 PM
Tree Mallow overlooking Port Gaverne Cornwall
Malva arborea
Malva arborea