Jeremy Sanders
@jeremyjem.bsky.social
Linguist, inorganic chemist, keen naturalist and amateur photographer. Interested in wild birds, especially wildfowl, other wildlife and wildflowers, orchids and parasitic/carnivorous plants.
#thewinter10 (rather bedraggled) in N. Wilts. for the #WildflowerHour challenge: Bramble, Red Campion, Daisy, Hemp Agrimony, Upright Hedge Parsley, Welsh Poppy, Creeping Thistle, Wild Carrot, Prickly Oxtongue & Common Ragwort #WiltsBotSoc @bsbibotany.bsky.social @wildflowerhour.bsky.social
November 16, 2025 at 8:02 PM
#thewinter10 (rather bedraggled) in N. Wilts. for the #WildflowerHour challenge: Bramble, Red Campion, Daisy, Hemp Agrimony, Upright Hedge Parsley, Welsh Poppy, Creeping Thistle, Wild Carrot, Prickly Oxtongue & Common Ragwort #WiltsBotSoc @bsbibotany.bsky.social @wildflowerhour.bsky.social
Spindle (Euonymus europaeus) fruits looking almost luminous amidst yesterday's sodden gloom along the Broadmead Brook in N. Wilts. for this week's #WildflowerHour. #WiltsBotSoc @bsbibotany.bsky.social @wildflowerhour.bsky.social
November 16, 2025 at 8:02 PM
Spindle (Euonymus europaeus) fruits looking almost luminous amidst yesterday's sodden gloom along the Broadmead Brook in N. Wilts. for this week's #WildflowerHour. #WiltsBotSoc @bsbibotany.bsky.social @wildflowerhour.bsky.social
#thewinter10 in N. Wilts. for the #WildflowerHour challenge: Hogweed, Burnet Saxifrage, Wild Angelica, White Dead-nettle, Wild Basil, Bush Vetch, Welted Thistle, Devil's-bit Scabious, Ivy-leaved Toadflax & Trailing Bellflower. #WiltsBotSoc @bsbibotany.bsky.social @wildflowerhour.bsky.social
November 9, 2025 at 8:00 PM
#thewinter10 in N. Wilts. for the #WildflowerHour challenge: Hogweed, Burnet Saxifrage, Wild Angelica, White Dead-nettle, Wild Basil, Bush Vetch, Welted Thistle, Devil's-bit Scabious, Ivy-leaved Toadflax & Trailing Bellflower. #WiltsBotSoc @bsbibotany.bsky.social @wildflowerhour.bsky.social
#thewinter10 in N. Wilts. for this week's #WildflowerHour: Burnet Saxifrage, Creeping Thistle, Herb Robert, Dandelion, Nettle-leaved Bellflower, Wild Angelica, Hedgerow Cranesbill, Lesser Burdock, Red Campion & Prickly Sowthistle. #WiltsBotSoc @bsbibotany.bsky.social
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@wildflowerhour.bsky.social
November 2, 2025 at 8:00 PM
#thewinter10 in N. Wilts. for this week's #WildflowerHour: Burnet Saxifrage, Creeping Thistle, Herb Robert, Dandelion, Nettle-leaved Bellflower, Wild Angelica, Hedgerow Cranesbill, Lesser Burdock, Red Campion & Prickly Sowthistle. #WiltsBotSoc @bsbibotany.bsky.social
@wildflowerhour.bsky.social
@wildflowerhour.bsky.social
Strikingly cerise Spindle (Euonymus europaeus) fruits showing the bright orange seeds in N. Wilts. for this week's #WildflowerHour #WiltsBotSoc @bsbibotany.bsky.social
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@wildflowerhour.bsky.social
November 2, 2025 at 8:00 PM
Strikingly cerise Spindle (Euonymus europaeus) fruits showing the bright orange seeds in N. Wilts. for this week's #WildflowerHour #WiltsBotSoc @bsbibotany.bsky.social
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@wildflowerhour.bsky.social
Some fungi from N. Wilts. for #WildFungiHour. Some IDs uncertain - any help appreciated. Pleated Inkcap, Common Inkcap, Candlesnuff fungus, Persistent Waxcap ?, Chicken-of-the Woods, Shaggy Inkcap, Dryad's Saddle, Jelly Ear, ? Waxcap & ? Bonnet. @bsbibotany.bsky.social @wildflowerhour.bsky.social
October 26, 2025 at 8:01 PM
Some fungi from N. Wilts. for #WildFungiHour. Some IDs uncertain - any help appreciated. Pleated Inkcap, Common Inkcap, Candlesnuff fungus, Persistent Waxcap ?, Chicken-of-the Woods, Shaggy Inkcap, Dryad's Saddle, Jelly Ear, ? Waxcap & ? Bonnet. @bsbibotany.bsky.social @wildflowerhour.bsky.social
Flowers in bloom in N. Wilts. for this week's #WildflowerHour: Daisy, White Deadnettle, Herb Robert, Common Ragwort, Red Campion, Spear Thistle, Common Knapweed (rayed), Hop Trefoil, Meadow Buttercup & Devil's-bit Scabious. #WiltsBotSoc @bsbibotany.bsky.social @wildflowerhour.bsky.social
October 26, 2025 at 8:00 PM
Flowers in bloom in N. Wilts. for this week's #WildflowerHour: Daisy, White Deadnettle, Herb Robert, Common Ragwort, Red Campion, Spear Thistle, Common Knapweed (rayed), Hop Trefoil, Meadow Buttercup & Devil's-bit Scabious. #WiltsBotSoc @bsbibotany.bsky.social @wildflowerhour.bsky.social
Flowers soldiering on in N. Wilts. for this week's #WildflowerHour: Dewberry, Smooth Sowthistle, Rough Hawkbit, Trailing & Nettle-leaved Bellflowers, Hedgerow Cranesbill, Red Clover, Teasel, Common Mouse-ear & Burnet Saxifrage. #WiltsBotSoc @bsbibotany.bsky.social
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@wildflowerhour.bsky.social
October 19, 2025 at 7:00 PM
Flowers soldiering on in N. Wilts. for this week's #WildflowerHour: Dewberry, Smooth Sowthistle, Rough Hawkbit, Trailing & Nettle-leaved Bellflowers, Hedgerow Cranesbill, Red Clover, Teasel, Common Mouse-ear & Burnet Saxifrage. #WiltsBotSoc @bsbibotany.bsky.social
@wildflowerhour.bsky.social
@wildflowerhour.bsky.social
1st of 2 collages of flowers in N. Wilts. for this week's #WildflowerHour: Common Mallow, Hogweed, Ivy, White Dead-nettle, Red Campion, Nettle-leaved Bellflower, Lesser Burdock, Water Figwort, Dandelion & Prickly Sowthistle. #WiltsBotSoc @bsbibotany.bsky.social @wildflowerhour.bsky.social
October 12, 2025 at 7:01 PM
1st of 2 collages of flowers in N. Wilts. for this week's #WildflowerHour: Common Mallow, Hogweed, Ivy, White Dead-nettle, Red Campion, Nettle-leaved Bellflower, Lesser Burdock, Water Figwort, Dandelion & Prickly Sowthistle. #WiltsBotSoc @bsbibotany.bsky.social @wildflowerhour.bsky.social
2nd of 2 collages of flowers in N. Wilts. for this week's #WildflowerHour: Meadow Buttercup, Smooth Hawksbeard, Common Rockrose, Welted Thistle, Her Robert, Devil's-bit Scabious, Small Scabious & Field Scabious. #WiltsBotSoc @bsbibotany.bsky.social @wildflowerhour.bsky.social
October 12, 2025 at 7:01 PM
2nd of 2 collages of flowers in N. Wilts. for this week's #WildflowerHour: Meadow Buttercup, Smooth Hawksbeard, Common Rockrose, Welted Thistle, Her Robert, Devil's-bit Scabious, Small Scabious & Field Scabious. #WiltsBotSoc @bsbibotany.bsky.social @wildflowerhour.bsky.social
Some attractive autumn colours being displayed by Wild Service Trees in N. Wilts. for this week's #WildflowerHour. #WiltsBotSoc @bsbibotany.bsky.social @wildflowerhour.bsky.social
October 12, 2025 at 7:01 PM
Some attractive autumn colours being displayed by Wild Service Trees in N. Wilts. for this week's #WildflowerHour. #WiltsBotSoc @bsbibotany.bsky.social @wildflowerhour.bsky.social
Some colourful fruits seen in N. Wilts. today for this week's #WildflowerHour: Black Bryony, Holly, Wild Service Tree chequers (ripening 2 pics; ripe 2 pics) & Guelder Rose (2 pics). #WiltsBotSoc @bsbibotany.bsky.social @wildflowerhour.bsky.social
October 5, 2025 at 7:04 PM
Some colourful fruits seen in N. Wilts. today for this week's #WildflowerHour: Black Bryony, Holly, Wild Service Tree chequers (ripening 2 pics; ripe 2 pics) & Guelder Rose (2 pics). #WiltsBotSoc @bsbibotany.bsky.social @wildflowerhour.bsky.social
A few plants found flowering in N. Wilts. for this week's #WildflowerHour: Red Valerian, Herb Robert, Procumbent Yellow Sorrel, Ivy, Trailing Bellflower & Common Ragwort. #WiltsBotSoc @bsbibotany.bsky.social
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@wildflowerhour.bsky.social
September 28, 2025 at 7:00 PM
A few plants found flowering in N. Wilts. for this week's #WildflowerHour: Red Valerian, Herb Robert, Procumbent Yellow Sorrel, Ivy, Trailing Bellflower & Common Ragwort. #WiltsBotSoc @bsbibotany.bsky.social
@wildflowerhour.bsky.social
@wildflowerhour.bsky.social
Plants flowering in N. Wilts. for this week's #WildflowerHour: Marsh Woundwort, Tormentil, Common Toadflax, Nettle-leaved Bellflower (f. alba), Meadow saffron, Monkeyflower, Devil's-bit Scabious, Welsh Poppy, Sowbread & Wood Avens. #WiltsBotSoc @bsbibotany.bsky.social
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@wildflowerhour.bsky.social
September 21, 2025 at 7:01 PM
Plants flowering in N. Wilts. for this week's #WildflowerHour: Marsh Woundwort, Tormentil, Common Toadflax, Nettle-leaved Bellflower (f. alba), Meadow saffron, Monkeyflower, Devil's-bit Scabious, Welsh Poppy, Sowbread & Wood Avens. #WiltsBotSoc @bsbibotany.bsky.social
@wildflowerhour.bsky.social
@wildflowerhour.bsky.social
Difficult to choose a single #favouriteplant for the #WildflowerHour challenge, so I've plumped for two lovely orchids I saw for the 1st time this summer: Greater Butterfly Orchid & Marsh Helleborine. They elicited a 'Wow!' from me. #WiltsBotSoc @bsbibotany.bsky.social
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@wildflowerhour.bsky.social
September 14, 2025 at 7:00 PM
Difficult to choose a single #favouriteplant for the #WildflowerHour challenge, so I've plumped for two lovely orchids I saw for the 1st time this summer: Greater Butterfly Orchid & Marsh Helleborine. They elicited a 'Wow!' from me. #WiltsBotSoc @bsbibotany.bsky.social
@wildflowerhour.bsky.social
@wildflowerhour.bsky.social
1st of 3 collages of #SeedHeads in N. Wilts. for the #WildflowerHour challenge: Wood Avens, Common Gromwell, Wild Marjoram, Field Scabious, Hop, Self Heal, Square-stalked St John's-wort & Hedge Woundwort #WiltsBotSoc @bsbibotany.bsky.social @wildflowerhour.bsky.social
September 7, 2025 at 7:05 PM
1st of 3 collages of #SeedHeads in N. Wilts. for the #WildflowerHour challenge: Wood Avens, Common Gromwell, Wild Marjoram, Field Scabious, Hop, Self Heal, Square-stalked St John's-wort & Hedge Woundwort #WiltsBotSoc @bsbibotany.bsky.social @wildflowerhour.bsky.social
2nd of 3 collages of #SeedHeads in N. Wilts. for the #WildflowerHour challenge: Greater Burdock, Great Mullein, Agrimony, Meadowsweet, Teasel, Wild Clematis, Water Figwort & Greater Knapweed. #WiltsBotSoc @bsbibotany.bsky.social @wildflowerhour.bsky.social
September 7, 2025 at 7:05 PM
2nd of 3 collages of #SeedHeads in N. Wilts. for the #WildflowerHour challenge: Greater Burdock, Great Mullein, Agrimony, Meadowsweet, Teasel, Wild Clematis, Water Figwort & Greater Knapweed. #WiltsBotSoc @bsbibotany.bsky.social @wildflowerhour.bsky.social
3rd of 3 collages of #SeedHeads in N. Wilts. for the #WildflowerHour challenge: Hogweed, Wild Angelica, Perforate St John's-wort, Hemp Agrimony, Woolly Thistle, Great Willowherb, Water Mint & Common Knapweed #WiltsBotSoc @bsbibotany.bsky.social @wildflowerhour.bsky.social
September 7, 2025 at 7:05 PM
3rd of 3 collages of #SeedHeads in N. Wilts. for the #WildflowerHour challenge: Hogweed, Wild Angelica, Perforate St John's-wort, Hemp Agrimony, Woolly Thistle, Great Willowherb, Water Mint & Common Knapweed #WiltsBotSoc @bsbibotany.bsky.social @wildflowerhour.bsky.social
Some butterflies enjoying the warm sunshine in N. Wiltshire yesterday afternoon: Painted Lady, Peacock, Red Admiral & Small Copper. #butterfly #Butterflies #wildlifephotography #nature #NaturePhotography @savebutterflies.bsky.social @britishnatureguide.bsky.social @ukbutterflies.bsky.social
September 7, 2025 at 4:09 PM
Some butterflies enjoying the warm sunshine in N. Wiltshire yesterday afternoon: Painted Lady, Peacock, Red Admiral & Small Copper. #butterfly #Butterflies #wildlifephotography #nature #NaturePhotography @savebutterflies.bsky.social @britishnatureguide.bsky.social @ukbutterflies.bsky.social
1st of 2 posts of #fruits in N. Wilts for the #WildflowerHour challenge: Honeysuckle, Black Bryony, Yew, Barberry, Lords-and-ladies, Bramble, Purging Buckthorn & Dog Rose hips. #WiltsBotSoc @bsbibotany.bsky.social
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@wildflowerhour.bsky.social
August 31, 2025 at 7:01 PM
1st of 2 posts of #fruits in N. Wilts for the #WildflowerHour challenge: Honeysuckle, Black Bryony, Yew, Barberry, Lords-and-ladies, Bramble, Purging Buckthorn & Dog Rose hips. #WiltsBotSoc @bsbibotany.bsky.social
@wildflowerhour.bsky.social
@wildflowerhour.bsky.social
2nd of 2 posts of #fruits in N. Wilts for the #WildflowerHour challenge: Guelder Rose, Wayfaring Tree, Elder, Hawthorn (haws), Wild Service Tree (chequers), Blackthorn (sloes), Crab Apple & Dewberry. #WiltsBotSoc @bsbibotany.bsky.social @wildflowerhour.bsky.social
August 31, 2025 at 7:01 PM
2nd of 2 posts of #fruits in N. Wilts for the #WildflowerHour challenge: Guelder Rose, Wayfaring Tree, Elder, Hawthorn (haws), Wild Service Tree (chequers), Blackthorn (sloes), Crab Apple & Dewberry. #WiltsBotSoc @bsbibotany.bsky.social @wildflowerhour.bsky.social
Two #GentianFamily members in N. Wilts. for the #WildflowerHour challenge: Yellow-wort & Common Centaury - anthers shaped like fusilli pasta! Fruitless 2-hr search for Autumn Gentians at Wiltshire WT's parched Morgan's Hill reserve. #WiltsBotSoc @bsbibotany.bsky.social
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@wildflowerhour.bsky.social
August 24, 2025 at 7:03 PM
Two #GentianFamily members in N. Wilts. for the #WildflowerHour challenge: Yellow-wort & Common Centaury - anthers shaped like fusilli pasta! Fruitless 2-hr search for Autumn Gentians at Wiltshire WT's parched Morgan's Hill reserve. #WiltsBotSoc @bsbibotany.bsky.social
@wildflowerhour.bsky.social
@wildflowerhour.bsky.social
A variety of flowers seen in N. Wilts. this week for #WildflowerHour: Nettle-leaved Bellflower (f. alba), Round-headed Rampion, Fleabane, Clustered Bellflower, Broad-leaved Everlasting Pea, Devil's-bit Scabious (💜&🤍) & Musk Mallow. #WiltsBotSoc @bsbibotany.bsky.social
@wildflowerhour.bsky.social
@wildflowerhour.bsky.social
August 24, 2025 at 7:02 PM
A variety of flowers seen in N. Wilts. this week for #WildflowerHour: Nettle-leaved Bellflower (f. alba), Round-headed Rampion, Fleabane, Clustered Bellflower, Broad-leaved Everlasting Pea, Devil's-bit Scabious (💜&🤍) & Musk Mallow. #WiltsBotSoc @bsbibotany.bsky.social
@wildflowerhour.bsky.social
@wildflowerhour.bsky.social
Autumn Lady's-Tresses (Spiranthes spiralis) struggling to put on a show in N. Wilts. as the last of out native orchids to bloom. Most plants are significantly smaller than usual, presumably due to the prolonged dry spell. @ukorchids.bsky.social @europeanorchids.bsky.social
August 17, 2025 at 8:46 PM
Autumn Lady's-Tresses (Spiranthes spiralis) struggling to put on a show in N. Wilts. as the last of out native orchids to bloom. Most plants are significantly smaller than usual, presumably due to the prolonged dry spell. @ukorchids.bsky.social @europeanorchids.bsky.social
Some #DaisyFamily plants seen in N. Wilts. for #WildflowerHour: Dwarf, Creeping, Welted & Woolly Thistles, Hemp Agrimony, Chicory, Saw-wort, Nipplewort, Smooth Hawksbeard & Catsear. #WiltsBotSoc @bsbibotany.bsky.social @wildflowerhour.bsky.social
August 17, 2025 at 7:02 PM
Some #DaisyFamily plants seen in N. Wilts. for #WildflowerHour: Dwarf, Creeping, Welted & Woolly Thistles, Hemp Agrimony, Chicory, Saw-wort, Nipplewort, Smooth Hawksbeard & Catsear. #WiltsBotSoc @bsbibotany.bsky.social @wildflowerhour.bsky.social