Joni Cook
@cookjonil.bsky.social
Plant ecologist, working in comms. Love wildflowers & wild places. BSBI Events & Comms. sec. Views my own. She/her
Lovely to spot Red Campion and Wood Avens flowering in the woods, providing an autumnal food source for pollinators. #wildflowerhour
October 5, 2025 at 7:09 PM
Lovely to spot Red Campion and Wood Avens flowering in the woods, providing an autumnal food source for pollinators. #wildflowerhour
Yarrow, Common Knapweed and Hogweed still flowering this week along rural verges, Leicestershire. #wildflowerhour
September 21, 2025 at 7:13 PM
Yarrow, Common Knapweed and Hogweed still flowering this week along rural verges, Leicestershire. #wildflowerhour
A highlight this year was these beautiful Harebell (Campanula rotundifolia L.) in acid grassland, a species in strong decline due to drivers such as habitat loss and nitrogen deposition. #FavouritePlant #wildflowerhour
September 14, 2025 at 7:14 PM
A highlight this year was these beautiful Harebell (Campanula rotundifolia L.) in acid grassland, a species in strong decline due to drivers such as habitat loss and nitrogen deposition. #FavouritePlant #wildflowerhour
Hedge Woundwort and Meadowsweet #SeedHeads in Leicestershire this week. #wildflowerhour
September 7, 2025 at 7:15 PM
Hedge Woundwort and Meadowsweet #SeedHeads in Leicestershire this week. #wildflowerhour
Crab apples and Hawthorn berries in Leicestershire today for #wildflowerhour #fruits challenge.
August 31, 2025 at 7:12 PM
Crab apples and Hawthorn berries in Leicestershire today for #wildflowerhour #fruits challenge.
A couple of lovely plants from the #DaisyFamily spotted on today's Leicester Botany Group meeting - Chicory (introduced) and Sticky Groundsel. #wildflowerhour
August 17, 2025 at 7:21 PM
A couple of lovely plants from the #DaisyFamily spotted on today's Leicester Botany Group meeting - Chicory (introduced) and Sticky Groundsel. #wildflowerhour
Perforate St John's-wort attracting many pollinators, including this hoverfly. #PollinatorPals #wildflowerhour
August 10, 2025 at 7:11 PM
Perforate St John's-wort attracting many pollinators, including this hoverfly. #PollinatorPals #wildflowerhour
A lovely Common Blue on my #BigButterflyCount today in a local meadow, Leicestershire. @savebutterflies.bsky.social
August 8, 2025 at 6:41 PM
A lovely Common Blue on my #BigButterflyCount today in a local meadow, Leicestershire. @savebutterflies.bsky.social
A fantastic opportunity to join in valuable botanical recording whilst exploring beautiful lochs & moorland in the northern part of Galloway Forest Park on 16-17 August 2025, led by Carol Crawford & Dave Lang. Book at: bsbi.org/field-meetin... @bsbibotany.bsky.social @bsbiscotland.bsky.social
July 31, 2025 at 4:59 PM
A fantastic opportunity to join in valuable botanical recording whilst exploring beautiful lochs & moorland in the northern part of Galloway Forest Park on 16-17 August 2025, led by Carol Crawford & Dave Lang. Book at: bsbi.org/field-meetin... @bsbibotany.bsky.social @bsbiscotland.bsky.social
For #wildflowerhour from a Leicestershire verge this week: White Dead-nettle for #Deadnettlefamily challenge, Red Bartsia, Silverweed and Hare's-foot Clover.
July 27, 2025 at 6:52 PM
For #wildflowerhour from a Leicestershire verge this week: White Dead-nettle for #Deadnettlefamily challenge, Red Bartsia, Silverweed and Hare's-foot Clover.
Beautiful scenes of Harebell in acid grassland, Leicestershire. #HarebellChallenge #wildflowerhour
July 20, 2025 at 7:13 PM
Beautiful scenes of Harebell in acid grassland, Leicestershire. #HarebellChallenge #wildflowerhour
Stopped to admire this magnificent Oak that I came across in a field recently. #thicktrunktuesday
July 15, 2025 at 11:51 AM
Stopped to admire this magnificent Oak that I came across in a field recently. #thicktrunktuesday
Enchanter's Nightshade looking beautiful in ancient woodland. #HairyPlants #Wildflowerhour
July 13, 2025 at 6:44 PM
Enchanter's Nightshade looking beautiful in ancient woodland. #HairyPlants #Wildflowerhour
Common Figwort in a damp, shaded spot, NW Leicestershire. #wildflowerhour
June 29, 2025 at 7:13 PM
Common Figwort in a damp, shaded spot, NW Leicestershire. #wildflowerhour
Celery-leaved Buttercup along the River Sence, NW Leicestershire. #AquaticPlants #wildflowerhour
June 22, 2025 at 6:47 PM
Celery-leaved Buttercup along the River Sence, NW Leicestershire. #AquaticPlants #wildflowerhour
Meadow Cranesbill (Geranium pratense) flowering in a floodplain meadow, Leicestershire. #wildflowerhour
June 15, 2025 at 7:14 PM
Meadow Cranesbill (Geranium pratense) flowering in a floodplain meadow, Leicestershire. #wildflowerhour
Lovely displays of Bird's-foot Trefoil (for #PeaFamily challenge) and Selfheal, attracting pollinators on a verge, Leicestershire. #wildflowerhour
June 8, 2025 at 7:28 PM
Lovely displays of Bird's-foot Trefoil (for #PeaFamily challenge) and Selfheal, attracting pollinators on a verge, Leicestershire. #wildflowerhour
Male Common Blue butterfly resting after nectaring on buttercups, for #WildWebsWednesday
June 4, 2025 at 12:18 PM
Male Common Blue butterfly resting after nectaring on buttercups, for #WildWebsWednesday
Lovely Heath Spotted-orchid (Dactylorhiza maculata) in an established, marshy meadow this week, Leicestershire. #OrchidChallenge #wildflowerhour
June 1, 2025 at 7:12 PM
Lovely Heath Spotted-orchid (Dactylorhiza maculata) in an established, marshy meadow this week, Leicestershire. #OrchidChallenge #wildflowerhour
Great morning in Great Stretton with the Leicester Botany Group today, led by Russell Parry & Louise Marsh, much enjoyed by all 🌼🌸 All are very welcome to join - further details incl. field meetings programme for June available at: bsbi.org/leicestershire @bsbibotany.bsky.social
June 1, 2025 at 5:38 PM
Great morning in Great Stretton with the Leicester Botany Group today, led by Russell Parry & Louise Marsh, much enjoyed by all 🌼🌸 All are very welcome to join - further details incl. field meetings programme for June available at: bsbi.org/leicestershire @bsbibotany.bsky.social
Beautiful #WildflowerShow of Red Campion, Cow Parsley and Hogweed on an uncut verge, Leicestershire. #wildflowerhour
May 25, 2025 at 7:12 PM
Beautiful #WildflowerShow of Red Campion, Cow Parsley and Hogweed on an uncut verge, Leicestershire. #wildflowerhour
Red Campion (Silene dioica) in Leicestershire this week for the #PinkFamily challenge. #wildflowerhour
May 18, 2025 at 7:19 PM
Red Campion (Silene dioica) in Leicestershire this week for the #PinkFamily challenge. #wildflowerhour
Great morning of #UrbanBotany led by Russell Parry in Oadby, #Leicester, today with the BSBI Leicester Botany Group, 158 species recorded. All are very welcome to join the group, further info' incl. programme of outings available at: bsbi.org/leicestershire @bsbibotany.bsky.social #botany
May 18, 2025 at 6:32 PM
Great morning of #UrbanBotany led by Russell Parry in Oadby, #Leicester, today with the BSBI Leicester Botany Group, 158 species recorded. All are very welcome to join the group, further info' incl. programme of outings available at: bsbi.org/leicestershire @bsbibotany.bsky.social #botany
Germander Speedwell (Veronica chamaedrys) looking lovely in the woods, Leicestershire. #Speedwell #wildflowerhour
May 11, 2025 at 7:04 PM
Germander Speedwell (Veronica chamaedrys) looking lovely in the woods, Leicestershire. #Speedwell #wildflowerhour
Yellow Archangel (Lamiastrum galeobdolon subsp. montanum) and Bluebell (Hyacinthoides non-scripta) looking beautiful along an established hedgerow, Leicestershire. #wildflowerhour
May 4, 2025 at 7:06 PM
Yellow Archangel (Lamiastrum galeobdolon subsp. montanum) and Bluebell (Hyacinthoides non-scripta) looking beautiful along an established hedgerow, Leicestershire. #wildflowerhour