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Love nature, fresh air and books. Supporter of libraries. Monmouth, Wales, UK.
#Wildflowerhour Hogweed, Heracleum sphondylium in flower on a trackway despite rain, wind and frost. Near Monmouth.
November 30, 2025 at 7:11 PM
#Wildflowerhour Hogweed, Heracleum sphondylium in flower on a trackway despite rain, wind and frost. Near Monmouth.
#Wildflowerhour Hedge Woundwort, Stachys sylvatica in a village hedgerow near Monmouth.
November 23, 2025 at 8:04 PM
#Wildflowerhour Hedge Woundwort, Stachys sylvatica in a village hedgerow near Monmouth.
#Wildflowerhour Bush Vetch, Vicia sepium survived Storm Claudia at the base of a hedgebank near Monmouth.
November 16, 2025 at 6:16 PM
#Wildflowerhour Bush Vetch, Vicia sepium survived Storm Claudia at the base of a hedgebank near Monmouth.
#Wildflowerhour Tutsan, Hypericum androsaemum has survived wind and rain on a woodland ride near Monmouth.
November 9, 2025 at 5:47 PM
#Wildflowerhour Tutsan, Hypericum androsaemum has survived wind and rain on a woodland ride near Monmouth.
#Wildflowerhour A late flowering Welsh Poppy, Papaver cambricum on a shady, rocky and steep woodland bank near Monmouth.
November 2, 2025 at 7:48 PM
#Wildflowerhour A late flowering Welsh Poppy, Papaver cambricum on a shady, rocky and steep woodland bank near Monmouth.
#Wildflowerhour Greater Celandine, Chelidonium majus at the base of a wall in Tintern, Monmouthshire. It has been present in Britain since Roman times, so perhaps was seen by the monks of Tintern Abbey.
October 26, 2025 at 4:46 PM
#Wildflowerhour Greater Celandine, Chelidonium majus at the base of a wall in Tintern, Monmouthshire. It has been present in Britain since Roman times, so perhaps was seen by the monks of Tintern Abbey.
#Wildflowerhour Lamium album, White Dead-nettle frequent near Monmouth. The raised position on the hillside here made it possible to get a good view of the anthers.
October 19, 2025 at 6:29 PM
#Wildflowerhour Lamium album, White Dead-nettle frequent near Monmouth. The raised position on the hillside here made it possible to get a good view of the anthers.
#Wildflowerhour Red Valerian, Centranthus ruber frequent on village walls near Monmouth.
October 12, 2025 at 4:43 PM
#Wildflowerhour Red Valerian, Centranthus ruber frequent on village walls near Monmouth.
#Wildflowerhour Herb-Robert, Geranium robertianum is a frequent and welcome sight on my woodland walks near Monmouth.
October 5, 2025 at 4:56 PM
#Wildflowerhour Herb-Robert, Geranium robertianum is a frequent and welcome sight on my woodland walks near Monmouth.
#Wildflowerhour A long established and extensive patch of Sowbread, Cyclamen hederifolium on a roadside verge near Monmouth. The coiled stems will release the ripe seeds onto the soil.
September 28, 2025 at 4:58 PM
#Wildflowerhour A long established and extensive patch of Sowbread, Cyclamen hederifolium on a roadside verge near Monmouth. The coiled stems will release the ripe seeds onto the soil.
#Wildflowerhour Ivy, Hedera helix in a hedgerow near Monmouth.
September 21, 2025 at 4:28 PM
#Wildflowerhour Ivy, Hedera helix in a hedgerow near Monmouth.
#Wildflowerhour A #FavouritePlant of mine Euphrasia, Eyebrights. This group is growing on the edge of a woodland ride near Monmouth.
September 14, 2025 at 4:56 PM
#Wildflowerhour A #FavouritePlant of mine Euphrasia, Eyebrights. This group is growing on the edge of a woodland ride near Monmouth.
#Wildflowerhour #Seedheads Hedge Woundwort, Stachys sylvatica is abundant on a woodland ride I walk near Monmouth. The seeds when they fall from the plant will start to germinate next spring.
September 7, 2025 at 4:31 PM
#Wildflowerhour #Seedheads Hedge Woundwort, Stachys sylvatica is abundant on a woodland ride I walk near Monmouth. The seeds when they fall from the plant will start to germinate next spring.
#Wildflowerhour #fruits Blackberries, fruit of Bramble, Rubus fruticosus agg have been eaten since Neolithic times. Here on a woodland ride near Monmouth.
August 31, 2025 at 10:02 AM
#Wildflowerhour #fruits Blackberries, fruit of Bramble, Rubus fruticosus agg have been eaten since Neolithic times. Here on a woodland ride near Monmouth.
#Wildflowerhour #GentianFamily Common Centaury, Centaurium erythraea frequent on a woodland ride near Monmouth.
August 24, 2025 at 4:26 PM
#Wildflowerhour #GentianFamily Common Centaury, Centaurium erythraea frequent on a woodland ride near Monmouth.
#Wildflowerhour #DaisyFamily Hemp-agrimony, Eupatorium cannabinum on the edge of a woodland ride near Monmouth.
August 17, 2025 at 4:23 PM
#Wildflowerhour #DaisyFamily Hemp-agrimony, Eupatorium cannabinum on the edge of a woodland ride near Monmouth.
#WildWebsWednesday A Speckled Wood butterfly, Pararge aegeria resting on Nettle on the edge of a lane through woodland. Monmouth area.
August 13, 2025 at 1:39 PM
#WildWebsWednesday A Speckled Wood butterfly, Pararge aegeria resting on Nettle on the edge of a lane through woodland. Monmouth area.
#Wildflowerhour Wild Carrot, Daucus carota frequent on the footpath at Runnymede on the River Thames. As this is a native plant I like to think of it growing there when the Magna Carta was signed and sealed in June 1215.
August 10, 2025 at 4:37 PM
#Wildflowerhour Wild Carrot, Daucus carota frequent on the footpath at Runnymede on the River Thames. As this is a native plant I like to think of it growing there when the Magna Carta was signed and sealed in June 1215.
#Wildflowerhour Wild Angelica, Angelica sylvestris on the damp edge of a woodland ride near Monmouth.
August 3, 2025 at 5:30 PM
#Wildflowerhour Wild Angelica, Angelica sylvestris on the damp edge of a woodland ride near Monmouth.
#Wildflowerhour #DeadNettleFamily Wild Marjoram, Origanum vulgare frequent on verges near Monmouth.
July 27, 2025 at 4:51 PM
#Wildflowerhour #DeadNettleFamily Wild Marjoram, Origanum vulgare frequent on verges near Monmouth.
#WildWebsWednesday A Jersey Tiger moth, Euplagia quadripunctaria resting on Bramble on a footpath edge in Lydney, Gloucestershire.
July 23, 2025 at 3:06 PM
#WildWebsWednesday A Jersey Tiger moth, Euplagia quadripunctaria resting on Bramble on a footpath edge in Lydney, Gloucestershire.
#WildWebsWednesday A Common Blue, Polyommatus icarus in a meadow area near Monmouth.
July 23, 2025 at 2:59 PM
#WildWebsWednesday A Common Blue, Polyommatus icarus in a meadow area near Monmouth.
#Wildflowerhour Great Willowherb, Epilobium hirsutum on the edge of a woodland ride near Monmouth. It has the cross-shaped stigma but there appear to be five spreading lobes. Apparently this happens occasionally. #WildflowerID
July 20, 2025 at 5:12 PM
#Wildflowerhour Great Willowherb, Epilobium hirsutum on the edge of a woodland ride near Monmouth. It has the cross-shaped stigma but there appear to be five spreading lobes. Apparently this happens occasionally. #WildflowerID
#Wildflowerhour #hairyplants Enchanter's Nightshade, Circaea lutetiana abundant in woodland near Monmouth. Stems have a few glandular hairs and hairs on the fruits are hooked.
July 13, 2025 at 5:33 PM
#Wildflowerhour #hairyplants Enchanter's Nightshade, Circaea lutetiana abundant in woodland near Monmouth. Stems have a few glandular hairs and hairs on the fruits are hooked.
#WildWebsWednesday Many caterpillars of the Cinnabar moth, Tyria jacobaeae feeding on Common Ragwort on a lane verge near Monmouth.
July 9, 2025 at 12:15 PM
#WildWebsWednesday Many caterpillars of the Cinnabar moth, Tyria jacobaeae feeding on Common Ragwort on a lane verge near Monmouth.