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Mainly interested in botany (including bryophytes, though a beginner on these).
An unexpectedly floriferous arable edge in Oxfordshire with plentiful Round-leaved and Sharp-leaved Fluellen (Kickxia spuria & K. elatine), along with Small Toadflax, Scarlet Pimpernel, Field Madder, Treacle-mustard and much else.
October 5, 2025 at 7:25 PM
An unexpectedly floriferous arable edge in Oxfordshire with plentiful Round-leaved and Sharp-leaved Fluellen (Kickxia spuria & K. elatine), along with Small Toadflax, Scarlet Pimpernel, Field Madder, Treacle-mustard and much else.
Flowering away in the Lake District: Touch-me-not Balsam, Impatiens noli-tangere, #wildflowerhour
September 14, 2025 at 7:33 PM
Flowering away in the Lake District: Touch-me-not Balsam, Impatiens noli-tangere, #wildflowerhour
Tufted Hair-grass, Deschampsia cespitosa, in gold, Oxfordshire, #wildflowerhour
August 24, 2025 at 7:05 PM
Tufted Hair-grass, Deschampsia cespitosa, in gold, Oxfordshire, #wildflowerhour
Looking fresh in a still-damp field - Amphibious Bistort, Persicaria amphibia, Oxfordshire, #wildflowerhour
August 17, 2025 at 7:13 PM
Looking fresh in a still-damp field - Amphibious Bistort, Persicaria amphibia, Oxfordshire, #wildflowerhour
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Spiked water-milfoil thriving in a pond created by Sandwich Bird Observatory #wildflowerhour
August 10, 2025 at 6:29 PM
Spiked water-milfoil thriving in a pond created by Sandwich Bird Observatory #wildflowerhour
The reddish-purple hairy filaments and contrasting yellow petals of Dark Mullein, Verbascum nigrum, on a road verge near Stokenchurch, Bucks, #wildflowerhour
August 10, 2025 at 7:13 PM
The reddish-purple hairy filaments and contrasting yellow petals of Dark Mullein, Verbascum nigrum, on a road verge near Stokenchurch, Bucks, #wildflowerhour
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For #WildflowerHour #Deadnettlefamily
The lovely Wild Clary.
Most at this site (in the background) had gone over.
Castle Mills Lock, Beds.
The lovely Wild Clary.
Most at this site (in the background) had gone over.
Castle Mills Lock, Beds.
July 27, 2025 at 7:04 PM
For #WildflowerHour #Deadnettlefamily
The lovely Wild Clary.
Most at this site (in the background) had gone over.
Castle Mills Lock, Beds.
The lovely Wild Clary.
Most at this site (in the background) had gone over.
Castle Mills Lock, Beds.
White Bryony, Bryonia dioica, improving a fence in Oxfordshire, #wildflowerhour
July 6, 2025 at 7:55 PM
White Bryony, Bryonia dioica, improving a fence in Oxfordshire, #wildflowerhour
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July 6, 2025 at 7:37 PM
Wild mignonette, Reseda lutea, with its strange-looking seedpods, #wildflowerhour
July 6, 2025 at 7:37 PM
Wild mignonette, Reseda lutea, with its strange-looking seedpods, #wildflowerhour
Wood Barley, Hordelymus europaeus, near Bledlow Ridge, Bucks, #wildflowerhour #GrassChallenge
June 29, 2025 at 7:55 PM
Wood Barley, Hordelymus europaeus, near Bledlow Ridge, Bucks, #wildflowerhour #GrassChallenge
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Highland Saxifrage, Saxifraga rivularis, above Coire na Ciste, Ben Nevis, Scotland
#WildflowerHour (very!)#TinyPlants
#WildflowerHour (very!)#TinyPlants
June 22, 2025 at 7:13 PM
Highland Saxifrage, Saxifraga rivularis, above Coire na Ciste, Ben Nevis, Scotland
#WildflowerHour (very!)#TinyPlants
#WildflowerHour (very!)#TinyPlants
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Alpine Mouse-ear, Cerastium alpinum, above Coire na Ciste, Ben Nevis, Scotland #WildflowerHour
June 22, 2025 at 7:17 PM
Alpine Mouse-ear, Cerastium alpinum, above Coire na Ciste, Ben Nevis, Scotland #WildflowerHour
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Mossy Saxifrage, Saxifraga hypnoides, Ben Nevis, Scotland #WildflowerHour
June 22, 2025 at 7:23 PM
Mossy Saxifrage, Saxifraga hypnoides, Ben Nevis, Scotland #WildflowerHour
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Moss Campion near the Falls of Dee, Am Monadh Ruadh, Scotland #PinkFamily #WildflowerHour
June 8, 2025 at 7:18 PM
Moss Campion near the Falls of Dee, Am Monadh Ruadh, Scotland #PinkFamily #WildflowerHour
Tendrils of White Bryony, Bryonia dioica, have latched onto a spider's web, Bucks, #wildflowerhour
June 1, 2025 at 7:51 PM
Tendrils of White Bryony, Bryonia dioica, have latched onto a spider's web, Bucks, #wildflowerhour
Western Clover, Trifolium occidentale, in Cornwall last week, #wildflowerhour
May 18, 2025 at 7:15 PM
Western Clover, Trifolium occidentale, in Cornwall last week, #wildflowerhour
Box on Box Hill (!), Surrey, today (Buxus sempervirens). #wildflowerhour
April 6, 2025 at 7:11 PM
Box on Box Hill (!), Surrey, today (Buxus sempervirens). #wildflowerhour
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Ground ivy (glechoma hederacea) from a walk this week near Goring (S. Oxon) showing the sepal tubes with teeth ending in a prickle. #Sepals #wildflowerhour
March 30, 2025 at 7:15 PM
Ground ivy (glechoma hederacea) from a walk this week near Goring (S. Oxon) showing the sepal tubes with teeth ending in a prickle. #Sepals #wildflowerhour
Recent sunshine highlighted female Hazel flowers - the only time I've found it easy to spot them! Bucks. #wildflowerhour
March 2, 2025 at 8:03 PM
Recent sunshine highlighted female Hazel flowers - the only time I've found it easy to spot them! Bucks. #wildflowerhour
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At a garden centre on old weathered trellis work mostly between the Lupins & Nerine some very ginger mosses.
Not good at them but at least I'm better that the phone app that suggested Sunburst Lichen or Sweet chestnut 🙄
Ideas gratefully received. #Mosses #BonkersForBryophytes #Bryophytes
Not good at them but at least I'm better that the phone app that suggested Sunburst Lichen or Sweet chestnut 🙄
Ideas gratefully received. #Mosses #BonkersForBryophytes #Bryophytes
February 20, 2025 at 9:21 PM
At a garden centre on old weathered trellis work mostly between the Lupins & Nerine some very ginger mosses.
Not good at them but at least I'm better that the phone app that suggested Sunburst Lichen or Sweet chestnut 🙄
Ideas gratefully received. #Mosses #BonkersForBryophytes #Bryophytes
Not good at them but at least I'm better that the phone app that suggested Sunburst Lichen or Sweet chestnut 🙄
Ideas gratefully received. #Mosses #BonkersForBryophytes #Bryophytes
I'm not sure which Ragwort species this is, but very early! Near Oxford. #wildflowerhour
February 16, 2025 at 8:25 PM
I'm not sure which Ragwort species this is, but very early! Near Oxford. #wildflowerhour
Quite early this year, I think - Winter Aconite, Eranthis hyemalis, in yesterday's sunshine, Radnage churchyard, Bucks, #wildflowerhour
January 26, 2025 at 8:07 PM
Quite early this year, I think - Winter Aconite, Eranthis hyemalis, in yesterday's sunshine, Radnage churchyard, Bucks, #wildflowerhour
Last 4 of #thewinter10 from Saunderton station in Bucks - Common Nettle, Cut-leaved Cranesbill, Barren Brome & False Oat-grass. #wildflowerhour
November 17, 2024 at 8:32 PM
Last 4 of #thewinter10 from Saunderton station in Bucks - Common Nettle, Cut-leaved Cranesbill, Barren Brome & False Oat-grass. #wildflowerhour
#thewinter10 all from Saunderton station in Bucks. Nos. 3-6: Annual Meadow-grass, Groundsel, Mugwort & Dark Mullein. #wildflowerhour
November 17, 2024 at 8:27 PM
#thewinter10 all from Saunderton station in Bucks. Nos. 3-6: Annual Meadow-grass, Groundsel, Mugwort & Dark Mullein. #wildflowerhour