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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
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
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
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
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
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
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
#thewinter10 all from Saunderton station in Bucks. 1st two are Common Toadflax and White Campion. #wildflowerhour
November 17, 2024 at 8:23 PM
#thewinter10 all from Saunderton station in Bucks. 1st two are Common Toadflax and White Campion. #wildflowerhour
Porella platyphylla in Oxfordshire #BritishBryophytes
November 9, 2024 at 3:36 PM
Porella platyphylla in Oxfordshire #BritishBryophytes
Dwarf Mallow, Malva neglecta, Oxfordshire arable field corner (in sunshine!), #wildflowerhour
October 6, 2024 at 7:20 PM
Dwarf Mallow, Malva neglecta, Oxfordshire arable field corner (in sunshine!), #wildflowerhour
Musk Mallow, Malva moschata, at Dancersend NR, Bucks. #wildflowerhour
August 11, 2024 at 7:22 PM
Musk Mallow, Malva moschata, at Dancersend NR, Bucks. #wildflowerhour
Wood Vetch, Vicia sylvatica, at Dancersend NR, Bucks. #wildflowerhour
August 11, 2024 at 7:19 PM
Wood Vetch, Vicia sylvatica, at Dancersend NR, Bucks. #wildflowerhour
Chiltern Gentian, Gentianella germanica, starting to flower at Dancersend NR, Bucks. #wildflowerhour
August 11, 2024 at 7:10 PM
Chiltern Gentian, Gentianella germanica, starting to flower at Dancersend NR, Bucks. #wildflowerhour
Spring Vetch, Vicia lathyroides, vc22 (Berkshire), #wildflowerhour. Worth the damp knees!
April 28, 2024 at 7:12 PM
Spring Vetch, Vicia lathyroides, vc22 (Berkshire), #wildflowerhour. Worth the damp knees!
Loddon Lily, the native Leucojum aestivum subspecies aestivum, near Goring, Oxon, yesterday, #wildflowerhour #WhiteFlowers
March 24, 2024 at 7:50 PM
Loddon Lily, the native Leucojum aestivum subspecies aestivum, near Goring, Oxon, yesterday, #wildflowerhour #WhiteFlowers
Common Whitlowgrass, Erophila verna, amongst the Moss on a wall in Marlow, Bucks.
February 17, 2024 at 4:40 PM
Common Whitlowgrass, Erophila verna, amongst the Moss on a wall in Marlow, Bucks.