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Botany, birds, butterflies - Berkshire rambles
No woodland plants for #Wildflowerhour but Thyme-leaved Speedwell, Field Wood-rush, and Greater Stitchwort, all my first seen this year in Wokingham area😊
April 6, 2025 at 7:15 PM
No woodland plants for #Wildflowerhour but Thyme-leaved Speedwell, Field Wood-rush, and Greater Stitchwort, all my first seen this year in Wokingham area😊
Ground Ivy (Glechoma hederacea) - first this year I saw at Hosehill Lake, Theale, while a deer quietly watched me...
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@bbowt.bsky.social #Wildflowerhour
March 30, 2025 at 6:28 PM
Ground Ivy (Glechoma hederacea) - first this year I saw at Hosehill Lake, Theale, while a deer quietly watched me...
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@bbowt.bsky.social #Wildflowerhour
For this evening's #Wildflower challenge -sepals of:
White violets
Celandine
Dandelion
Bulbous buttercup.
(not wonderfully clear but hope alright!)
White violets
Celandine
Dandelion
Bulbous buttercup.
(not wonderfully clear but hope alright!)
March 30, 2025 at 6:19 PM
For this evening's #Wildflower challenge -sepals of:
White violets
Celandine
Dandelion
Bulbous buttercup.
(not wonderfully clear but hope alright!)
White violets
Celandine
Dandelion
Bulbous buttercup.
(not wonderfully clear but hope alright!)
My first Bluebell seen this year - in my front garden.
Plenty more should start flowering there soon😊
Plenty more should start flowering there soon😊
March 28, 2025 at 8:26 PM
My first Bluebell seen this year - in my front garden.
Plenty more should start flowering there soon😊
Plenty more should start flowering there soon😊
Alexanders and Cow Parsley seen at Dinton Pastures Country Park, Wokingham, this week - my very first this year👍😊
March 28, 2025 at 8:22 PM
Alexanders and Cow Parsley seen at Dinton Pastures Country Park, Wokingham, this week - my very first this year👍😊
Speedwells can be quite puzzling but I'm fairly certain this is Grey Field Speedwell (Veronica polita) seen on local roadside
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March 23, 2025 at 5:55 PM
Speedwells can be quite puzzling but I'm fairly certain this is Grey Field Speedwell (Veronica polita) seen on local roadside
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@bsbibotany.bsky.social #Wildflowerhour
My first Green Alkanets (Pentaglottis sempervirens) of the year. Left - locally/Right - in my garden...
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#Wildflowerhour
March 23, 2025 at 5:48 PM
My first Green Alkanets (Pentaglottis sempervirens) of the year. Left - locally/Right - in my garden...
#Wildflowerhour
#Wildflowerhour
Seems like whiter shades of pale this week!
Cherry Plum (Prunus cerasifera) at Dinton Pastures...
#Wildflowerhour
Cherry Plum (Prunus cerasifera) at Dinton Pastures...
#Wildflowerhour
March 23, 2025 at 5:40 PM
Seems like whiter shades of pale this week!
Cherry Plum (Prunus cerasifera) at Dinton Pastures...
#Wildflowerhour
Cherry Plum (Prunus cerasifera) at Dinton Pastures...
#Wildflowerhour
No Wood Anemones seen this week but simple pops of white instead at Dinton Pastures:
Common chickweed
White dead-nettle (first I've seen this year!)
#Wildflowerhour
Common chickweed
White dead-nettle (first I've seen this year!)
#Wildflowerhour
March 23, 2025 at 5:34 PM
No Wood Anemones seen this week but simple pops of white instead at Dinton Pastures:
Common chickweed
White dead-nettle (first I've seen this year!)
#Wildflowerhour
Common chickweed
White dead-nettle (first I've seen this year!)
#Wildflowerhour
Loddon lilies ( Leucojum aestivum) at Dinton Pastures Country Park this week. No - not a garden escape, these actually grow by the River Loddon, their natural habitat😊
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March 23, 2025 at 5:23 PM
Loddon lilies ( Leucojum aestivum) at Dinton Pastures Country Park this week. No - not a garden escape, these actually grow by the River Loddon, their natural habitat😊
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@bsbibotany.bsky.social #wildflowerhour
No 'garden escapes' seen this week, but these Sweet Violets (Viola odorata) in large patches at Balmore Park, Caversham, would be a delight in any garden💜
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#Wildflowerhour
March 16, 2025 at 5:51 PM
No 'garden escapes' seen this week, but these Sweet Violets (Viola odorata) in large patches at Balmore Park, Caversham, would be a delight in any garden💜
#Wildflowerhour
#Wildflowerhour
My first Common Whitlowgrass (Erophila verna) of the year seen this week on Caversham pavement...
#Wildflowerhour
#Wildflowerhour
March 16, 2025 at 5:46 PM
My first Common Whitlowgrass (Erophila verna) of the year seen this week on Caversham pavement...
#Wildflowerhour
#Wildflowerhour
Following on from last Sunday...
a rather shabby yellow Wood Avens (Geum urbanum) seen on urban street pavement of Caversham this week🤔
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a rather shabby yellow Wood Avens (Geum urbanum) seen on urban street pavement of Caversham this week🤔
#Wildflowerhour
March 16, 2025 at 5:43 PM
Following on from last Sunday...
a rather shabby yellow Wood Avens (Geum urbanum) seen on urban street pavement of Caversham this week🤔
#Wildflowerhour
a rather shabby yellow Wood Avens (Geum urbanum) seen on urban street pavement of Caversham this week🤔
#Wildflowerhour
Blackthorn (Prunus spinosa) seen as I looked above a carpark in Theale, Berks, at the weekend. Previous week it was only in bud. Now it looked like a flurry of snowflakes - no surprises at the mo! #Wildflowerhour
March 10, 2025 at 2:08 PM
Blackthorn (Prunus spinosa) seen as I looked above a carpark in Theale, Berks, at the weekend. Previous week it was only in bud. Now it looked like a flurry of snowflakes - no surprises at the mo! #Wildflowerhour
More purple at West Dean gardens, Chichester, W. Sussex - 'Abraham, Isaac and Jacob' plant (Trachystemon orientalis).
Planted in clumps along a border. Native range is Bulgaria to Turkey. I haven't seen it in the wild. Has it naturalised in UK? #Wildflowerhour @mayfieldbirder.bsky.social
Planted in clumps along a border. Native range is Bulgaria to Turkey. I haven't seen it in the wild. Has it naturalised in UK? #Wildflowerhour @mayfieldbirder.bsky.social
March 10, 2025 at 1:59 PM
More purple at West Dean gardens, Chichester, W. Sussex - 'Abraham, Isaac and Jacob' plant (Trachystemon orientalis).
Planted in clumps along a border. Native range is Bulgaria to Turkey. I haven't seen it in the wild. Has it naturalised in UK? #Wildflowerhour @mayfieldbirder.bsky.social
Planted in clumps along a border. Native range is Bulgaria to Turkey. I haven't seen it in the wild. Has it naturalised in UK? #Wildflowerhour @mayfieldbirder.bsky.social
Royal County purple shades seen in West Dean Gardens,
Chichester, West Sussex...
Jerusalem Cowslips (Pulmonaria officinalis)
Lesser Periwinkle (Vinca minor)
#Wildflowerhour
Chichester, West Sussex...
Jerusalem Cowslips (Pulmonaria officinalis)
Lesser Periwinkle (Vinca minor)
#Wildflowerhour
March 10, 2025 at 11:27 AM
Royal County purple shades seen in West Dean Gardens,
Chichester, West Sussex...
Jerusalem Cowslips (Pulmonaria officinalis)
Lesser Periwinkle (Vinca minor)
#Wildflowerhour
Chichester, West Sussex...
Jerusalem Cowslips (Pulmonaria officinalis)
Lesser Periwinkle (Vinca minor)
#Wildflowerhour
Splash of yellow at BBOWT Hosehill Lake, Theale, Berks. Coltsfoot (Tussilago farfara
Apologies late for Wildflower Hour #Wildflowerhour
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Apologies late for Wildflower Hour #Wildflowerhour
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March 10, 2025 at 11:02 AM
Splash of yellow at BBOWT Hosehill Lake, Theale, Berks. Coltsfoot (Tussilago farfara
Apologies late for Wildflower Hour #Wildflowerhour
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Apologies late for Wildflower Hour #Wildflowerhour
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So excited to stumble (thick mud) across Scarlet Elf-cups (Sarcoscypha austriaca) fungi at Dinton Pastures Country Park yesterday. First time I've ever seen them - magical!😊
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#wildflowerhour @mayfieldbirder.bsky.social
March 2, 2025 at 7:41 PM
So excited to stumble (thick mud) across Scarlet Elf-cups (Sarcoscypha austriaca) fungi at Dinton Pastures Country Park yesterday. First time I've ever seen them - magical!😊
#wildflowerhour @mayfieldbirder.bsky.social
#wildflowerhour @mayfieldbirder.bsky.social
False Ivy-leaved Speedwell (Veronica hederifolia var.lucorum) - tiny pops of colour against a pavement wall #wildflowerhour
Not entirely sure of the difference between this Speedwell and Ivy-leaved Speedwell (Veronica hederifolia)
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Not entirely sure of the difference between this Speedwell and Ivy-leaved Speedwell (Veronica hederifolia)
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March 2, 2025 at 7:27 PM
False Ivy-leaved Speedwell (Veronica hederifolia var.lucorum) - tiny pops of colour against a pavement wall #wildflowerhour
Not entirely sure of the difference between this Speedwell and Ivy-leaved Speedwell (Veronica hederifolia)
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Not entirely sure of the difference between this Speedwell and Ivy-leaved Speedwell (Veronica hederifolia)
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Dog's Mercury (Mercurialis perennis) seen in woodland at Dinton Pastures, Berks, this week. I'm never sure how to tell the difference between Dog's Mercury and Annual Mercury (Mercurialis annua)!🤔#wildflowerhour
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March 2, 2025 at 7:02 PM
Dog's Mercury (Mercurialis perennis) seen in woodland at Dinton Pastures, Berks, this week. I'm never sure how to tell the difference between Dog's Mercury and Annual Mercury (Mercurialis annua)!🤔#wildflowerhour
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Hi Joshua, I saw this Guernsey Fleabane flowering on the verge of a local lane. It's been suggested it might be a Narrow-leaved Michaelmas Daisy. Would you have any thoughts? Thank you...
Hi Joshua, I saw this Guernsey Fleabane flowering on the verge of a local lane. It's been suggested it might be a Narrow-leaved Michaelmas Daisy. Would you have any thoughts? Thank you...
February 24, 2025 at 10:42 AM
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Hi Joshua, I saw this Guernsey Fleabane flowering on the verge of a local lane. It's been suggested it might be a Narrow-leaved Michaelmas Daisy. Would you have any thoughts? Thank you...
Hi Joshua, I saw this Guernsey Fleabane flowering on the verge of a local lane. It's been suggested it might be a Narrow-leaved Michaelmas Daisy. Would you have any thoughts? Thank you...
First Primroses and Winter Aconites I've seen this year -churchyard, All Saints Church, Swallowfield, Berks😊
#wildflowerhour
#wildflowerhour
February 23, 2025 at 5:29 PM
First Primroses and Winter Aconites I've seen this year -churchyard, All Saints Church, Swallowfield, Berks😊
#wildflowerhour
#wildflowerhour
Guernsey Fleabane (Conyza sumatrensis) - never seen this plant before but it was growing in patches on local roadside this week. Apparently it flowers June-November so I hope it's correct ID! @mayfieldbirder.bsky.social #wildflowerhour
February 23, 2025 at 5:23 PM
Guernsey Fleabane (Conyza sumatrensis) - never seen this plant before but it was growing in patches on local roadside this week. Apparently it flowers June-November so I hope it's correct ID! @mayfieldbirder.bsky.social #wildflowerhour
My first Greater Periwinkle (Vinca major) of the year in local Berkshire lane #wildflowerhour
February 16, 2025 at 7:22 PM
My first Greater Periwinkle (Vinca major) of the year in local Berkshire lane #wildflowerhour
Buckthorn (Rhamnus cathartica) berries seen at Langley Mead, Shinfield, Berks -I hardly ever seem to see it!
Right image - Buckthorn in summer at Natural Surroundings Garden Nursery, North Norfolk...
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Right image - Buckthorn in summer at Natural Surroundings Garden Nursery, North Norfolk...
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December 8, 2024 at 7:23 PM
Buckthorn (Rhamnus cathartica) berries seen at Langley Mead, Shinfield, Berks -I hardly ever seem to see it!
Right image - Buckthorn in summer at Natural Surroundings Garden Nursery, North Norfolk...
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Right image - Buckthorn in summer at Natural Surroundings Garden Nursery, North Norfolk...
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