Henk-Jan van der Veen
@henk-janvdveen.bsky.social
* Plantenecoloog, was 23 jr boswachter, verbind nu natuur en mensen bij Landschapsbeheer Drenthe
* NL/conservationist/ecologist/botany
* UK-lover/gardens/weather/climate
* NL/conservationist/ecologist/botany
* UK-lover/gardens/weather/climate
Oh yes, and this one as well. All really helpful for staying in the UK 😀
November 23, 2025 at 9:25 PM
Oh yes, and this one as well. All really helpful for staying in the UK 😀
A wintry week(end) with snow and a touch of frost. Plenty of pretty stuff to share for this week’s #Thewinter10 #WildflowerHour
November 23, 2025 at 8:26 PM
A wintry week(end) with snow and a touch of frost. Plenty of pretty stuff to share for this week’s #Thewinter10 #WildflowerHour
It’s snowing big fluffy flakes — heading out for a real #thewinter10 #Wildflowerhour!
November 23, 2025 at 2:59 PM
It’s snowing big fluffy flakes — heading out for a real #thewinter10 #Wildflowerhour!
I gave myself a lovely birthday gift: two floras/field guides and a membership of the @bsbibotany.bsky.social
November 21, 2025 at 11:55 AM
I gave myself a lovely birthday gift: two floras/field guides and a membership of the @bsbibotany.bsky.social
This mild weather keeps tempting me out for some plant hunting. So yep… here I am, posting another #TheWinter10 for #WildflowerHour
November 16, 2025 at 8:49 PM
This mild weather keeps tempting me out for some plant hunting. So yep… here I am, posting another #TheWinter10 for #WildflowerHour
Heath-grass (Danthonia decumbens) and Purple moor-grass (Molinia caerulea) have been popping up on my doorstep for the past two months.
Their seeds must’ve hitched a ride under my shoes and found the perfect cracks to sprout—turning themselves into #urbanplants
#WildflowerHour #Thewinter10
Their seeds must’ve hitched a ride under my shoes and found the perfect cracks to sprout—turning themselves into #urbanplants
#WildflowerHour #Thewinter10
November 16, 2025 at 8:12 PM
Heath-grass (Danthonia decumbens) and Purple moor-grass (Molinia caerulea) have been popping up on my doorstep for the past two months.
Their seeds must’ve hitched a ride under my shoes and found the perfect cracks to sprout—turning themselves into #urbanplants
#WildflowerHour #Thewinter10
Their seeds must’ve hitched a ride under my shoes and found the perfect cracks to sprout—turning themselves into #urbanplants
#WildflowerHour #Thewinter10
Such an Indian summer kind of week! I’ve focused on 10 species from the Daisy family. Here are my 2x5 #thewinter10 pics for #WildflowerHour 🌞🌿
November 9, 2025 at 8:46 PM
Such an Indian summer kind of week! I’ve focused on 10 species from the Daisy family. Here are my 2x5 #thewinter10 pics for #WildflowerHour 🌞🌿
Front garden magic. Ginkgo biloba in all its golden glory
November 8, 2025 at 5:48 PM
Front garden magic. Ginkgo biloba in all its golden glory
Conservation work’s keeping me busy, so no #TheWinter10 this week 😅. But I couldn’t resist snapping this gorgeous reblooming meadow clary for #WildflowerHour 🌿💜
Can’t wait to get back out there next week!
Can’t wait to get back out there next week!
November 2, 2025 at 8:31 PM
Conservation work’s keeping me busy, so no #TheWinter10 this week 😅. But I couldn’t resist snapping this gorgeous reblooming meadow clary for #WildflowerHour 🌿💜
Can’t wait to get back out there next week!
Can’t wait to get back out there next week!
Bit of a surprise! Dwarf thistle is meant to need a touch of frost to germinate, but these English seeds — from the Dover area — had other ideas. They sprouted last week, indoors in a pot with my houseplants. Nature never stops amazing me!
#wildflowerHour
#wildflowerHour
November 2, 2025 at 5:30 PM
Bit of a surprise! Dwarf thistle is meant to need a touch of frost to germinate, but these English seeds — from the Dover area — had other ideas. They sprouted last week, indoors in a pot with my houseplants. Nature never stops amazing me!
#wildflowerHour
#wildflowerHour
Autumn sunshine, Great Mullein, and a Marmalade Hoverfly (Episyrphus balteatus) - a little #WildflowerHour golden moment this week.
October 26, 2025 at 8:47 PM
Autumn sunshine, Great Mullein, and a Marmalade Hoverfly (Episyrphus balteatus) - a little #WildflowerHour golden moment this week.
Yes, let’s go for a #WildFungiHour!
I spotted Snowy Waxcaps and Mouse-ear growing abundantly on a nearby grassland. I often find waxcaps close to the rosettes of Pilosella and Hypochaeris.
#WildflowerHour
I spotted Snowy Waxcaps and Mouse-ear growing abundantly on a nearby grassland. I often find waxcaps close to the rosettes of Pilosella and Hypochaeris.
#WildflowerHour
October 26, 2025 at 8:28 PM
Yes, let’s go for a #WildFungiHour!
I spotted Snowy Waxcaps and Mouse-ear growing abundantly on a nearby grassland. I often find waxcaps close to the rosettes of Pilosella and Hypochaeris.
#WildflowerHour
I spotted Snowy Waxcaps and Mouse-ear growing abundantly on a nearby grassland. I often find waxcaps close to the rosettes of Pilosella and Hypochaeris.
#WildflowerHour
Interesting. Inula was my first thought too, but I usually find Inula to be less hairy. I’ve got lots of Scabiosa rosettes in my garden (plant on the right in the photo, with Knautia arvensis on the left), but there are quite a few differences compared to your photo. So, a tricky and interesting ID!
October 26, 2025 at 5:16 PM
Interesting. Inula was my first thought too, but I usually find Inula to be less hairy. I’ve got lots of Scabiosa rosettes in my garden (plant on the right in the photo, with Knautia arvensis on the left), but there are quite a few differences compared to your photo. So, a tricky and interesting ID!
I’ve been spotting the odd Bulbous Buttercup flowering in autumn as well, usually just one or two plants. Maybe the species just isn’t as tempted to put on a second autumn show as the Meadow Buttercup is. Or perhaps climate change is giving it a bit of a nudge to bloom again?
October 23, 2025 at 8:32 AM
I’ve been spotting the odd Bulbous Buttercup flowering in autumn as well, usually just one or two plants. Maybe the species just isn’t as tempted to put on a second autumn show as the Meadow Buttercup is. Or perhaps climate change is giving it a bit of a nudge to bloom again?
My daughter sent me this photo of fennel (Foeniculum vulgare) she spotted in Canterbury — with the cathedral casually sneaking into the background.
#WildflowerHour
#WildflowerHour
October 19, 2025 at 7:45 PM
My daughter sent me this photo of fennel (Foeniculum vulgare) she spotted in Canterbury — with the cathedral casually sneaking into the background.
#WildflowerHour
#WildflowerHour
A touch of spring in this gloomy autumn week. The sun was out today – a real sun-day – and I spotted some spring flowers blooming again.
#WildflowerHour
#WildflowerHour
October 19, 2025 at 7:08 PM
A touch of spring in this gloomy autumn week. The sun was out today – a real sun-day – and I spotted some spring flowers blooming again.
#WildflowerHour
#WildflowerHour
Just out of curiosity, I stopped by a nearby building plot to see what was flowering, and was amazed to find over 10 wildflower species in just 2 square meters!
Here are some of my findings for #WildflowerHour 🌼
Here are some of my findings for #WildflowerHour 🌼
October 12, 2025 at 7:29 PM
Just out of curiosity, I stopped by a nearby building plot to see what was flowering, and was amazed to find over 10 wildflower species in just 2 square meters!
Here are some of my findings for #WildflowerHour 🌼
Here are some of my findings for #WildflowerHour 🌼
Interrupted Clubmoss (Lycopodium annotinum) and Marsh Clubmoss (Lycopodiella inundata)
Two evergreen beauties and real bog-specials spotted this week!
#WildflowerHour
Two evergreen beauties and real bog-specials spotted this week!
#WildflowerHour
October 5, 2025 at 7:50 PM
Interrupted Clubmoss (Lycopodium annotinum) and Marsh Clubmoss (Lycopodiella inundata)
Two evergreen beauties and real bog-specials spotted this week!
#WildflowerHour
Two evergreen beauties and real bog-specials spotted this week!
#WildflowerHour
For this week’s #WildflowerHour, I’m sharing some awesome Sphagnum species I found in a tiny bog:
☘️ S compactum
☘️ S. magellanicum
Both with Cranberry, Vaccinium oxycoccos)
Not your everyday plants, but a thrill to discover!
☘️ S compactum
☘️ S. magellanicum
Both with Cranberry, Vaccinium oxycoccos)
Not your everyday plants, but a thrill to discover!
October 5, 2025 at 7:06 PM
For this week’s #WildflowerHour, I’m sharing some awesome Sphagnum species I found in a tiny bog:
☘️ S compactum
☘️ S. magellanicum
Both with Cranberry, Vaccinium oxycoccos)
Not your everyday plants, but a thrill to discover!
☘️ S compactum
☘️ S. magellanicum
Both with Cranberry, Vaccinium oxycoccos)
Not your everyday plants, but a thrill to discover!
I recently wrote an article for a Dutch weather magazine about the record-breaking summer0 in the UK in 2025.
It’s a glimpse into what climate change could mean for the future. 🌍☀️
It’s a glimpse into what climate change could mean for the future. 🌍☀️
October 1, 2025 at 2:37 PM
I recently wrote an article for a Dutch weather magazine about the record-breaking summer0 in the UK in 2025.
It’s a glimpse into what climate change could mean for the future. 🌍☀️
It’s a glimpse into what climate change could mean for the future. 🌍☀️
Found this Fringed Pink (Dianthus superbus 🌸) in my neighborhood this morning, glowing in the early mist. Wildflower seed mix magic?
#WildflowerHour
#WildflowerHour
September 28, 2025 at 7:20 PM
Found this Fringed Pink (Dianthus superbus 🌸) in my neighborhood this morning, glowing in the early mist. Wildflower seed mix magic?
#WildflowerHour
#WildflowerHour
Wrapped up a survey day with this wildflower bouquet of Goldenrod and Zigzag Clover — best kind of field bonus!
#WildflowerHour
#WildflowerHour
September 21, 2025 at 7:45 PM
Wrapped up a survey day with this wildflower bouquet of Goldenrod and Zigzag Clover — best kind of field bonus!
#WildflowerHour
#WildflowerHour
Spent a lovely morning with volunteers collecting seeds of Goldenrod (Solidago virgaurea) and Devil's-bit scabious (Succisa pratensis) from a species-rich Nardus grassland in a local nature reserve. 🌱🌾
These seeds will help restore wildflower-rich habitat on the edge of a nearby village.
These seeds will help restore wildflower-rich habitat on the edge of a nearby village.
September 18, 2025 at 3:16 PM
Spent a lovely morning with volunteers collecting seeds of Goldenrod (Solidago virgaurea) and Devil's-bit scabious (Succisa pratensis) from a species-rich Nardus grassland in a local nature reserve. 🌱🌾
These seeds will help restore wildflower-rich habitat on the edge of a nearby village.
These seeds will help restore wildflower-rich habitat on the edge of a nearby village.