Jo Stephen
@jostephen.bsky.social
Haunter of woodlands, field ecologist, photographer, botanist, images from walks in my local landscape.
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Jo Stephen
@jostephen.bsky.social
· Dec 12
Beech tree, in winter, on the hill above the village, many moons ago.
Devil's Fingers, Clathrus archeri, on a Dorset heath today. #wildfungihour
November 2, 2025 at 5:57 PM
Devil's Fingers, Clathrus archeri, on a Dorset heath today. #wildfungihour
Golden-eye lichen, Teloschisties chrystophthalmus, from a wander in a local wood pasture this morning.
October 24, 2025 at 3:12 PM
Golden-eye lichen, Teloschisties chrystophthalmus, from a wander in a local wood pasture this morning.
Reposted by Jo Stephen
#lichenGBI
Unexpected on Larch twigs covered with Physcia tenella and Xanthoria parietina - a solitary Teloschistes chrysophthalmos! #lichen
Unexpected on Larch twigs covered with Physcia tenella and Xanthoria parietina - a solitary Teloschistes chrysophthalmos! #lichen
October 23, 2025 at 12:26 PM
#lichenGBI
Unexpected on Larch twigs covered with Physcia tenella and Xanthoria parietina - a solitary Teloschistes chrysophthalmos! #lichen
Unexpected on Larch twigs covered with Physcia tenella and Xanthoria parietina - a solitary Teloschistes chrysophthalmos! #lichen
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Sorbus torminalis, Wild Service, Invertebrate Associates
Often seen in wood pasture. Late spring–early summer flowers are insect pollinated. Fast growing, light demanding, timber v. durable, lifespan c 100–200 yrs. Supports c.30 spp. inverts.
📷Reitter & Abel, Württembergische Landesbibliothek
🌱
Often seen in wood pasture. Late spring–early summer flowers are insect pollinated. Fast growing, light demanding, timber v. durable, lifespan c 100–200 yrs. Supports c.30 spp. inverts.
📷Reitter & Abel, Württembergische Landesbibliothek
🌱
March 9, 2025 at 7:32 PM
Sorbus torminalis, Wild Service, Invertebrate Associates
Often seen in wood pasture. Late spring–early summer flowers are insect pollinated. Fast growing, light demanding, timber v. durable, lifespan c 100–200 yrs. Supports c.30 spp. inverts.
📷Reitter & Abel, Württembergische Landesbibliothek
🌱
Often seen in wood pasture. Late spring–early summer flowers are insect pollinated. Fast growing, light demanding, timber v. durable, lifespan c 100–200 yrs. Supports c.30 spp. inverts.
📷Reitter & Abel, Württembergische Landesbibliothek
🌱
My 2026 calendar is now available, if you'd like one, or to take a look, please follow this link:
lovefromtheartist.com/Home/ArtistC... thanks x
lovefromtheartist.com/Home/ArtistC... thanks x
October 18, 2025 at 5:40 PM
My 2026 calendar is now available, if you'd like one, or to take a look, please follow this link:
lovefromtheartist.com/Home/ArtistC... thanks x
lovefromtheartist.com/Home/ArtistC... thanks x
A tiny and carnivorous, Pale Butterwort, Pinguicula lusitanica, flowering on Stoborough Heath on Wednesday.
October 18, 2025 at 7:44 AM
A tiny and carnivorous, Pale Butterwort, Pinguicula lusitanica, flowering on Stoborough Heath on Wednesday.
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Sycamore leaves in a local wood
October 13, 2025 at 5:50 PM
Sycamore leaves in a local wood
Yellow-horned Poppy, Glaucium flavum, on Brownsea Island #wildflowerhour
October 12, 2025 at 7:48 PM
Yellow-horned Poppy, Glaucium flavum, on Brownsea Island #wildflowerhour
Common Mouse-ear, Cerastium fontanum #wildflowerhour
October 12, 2025 at 7:46 PM
Common Mouse-ear, Cerastium fontanum #wildflowerhour
Narrow-leaved Michaelmas Daisy, Symphyotrichum lanceloatum & spider, on a verge up the lane. #wildflowerhour
October 12, 2025 at 7:44 PM
Narrow-leaved Michaelmas Daisy, Symphyotrichum lanceloatum & spider, on a verge up the lane. #wildflowerhour
Reposted by Jo Stephen
It's #WorldAlgaeDay! Japanese algologist Kintaro Okamura (1867-1935) provided taxonomies & descriptions in English & Japanese for his monumental work "Nihon sorui zufu" / "Icones of Japanese Algae" (1907-1942). Find it in #BHLib via
#MBLWHOILibrary
www.biodiversitylibrary.org/bibliography... 🧪
#MBLWHOILibrary
www.biodiversitylibrary.org/bibliography... 🧪
October 12, 2025 at 8:15 AM
It's #WorldAlgaeDay! Japanese algologist Kintaro Okamura (1867-1935) provided taxonomies & descriptions in English & Japanese for his monumental work "Nihon sorui zufu" / "Icones of Japanese Algae" (1907-1942). Find it in #BHLib via
#MBLWHOILibrary
www.biodiversitylibrary.org/bibliography... 🧪
#MBLWHOILibrary
www.biodiversitylibrary.org/bibliography... 🧪
Reposted by Jo Stephen
Roseate spoonbills will splash their wings through the water as part of their beauty routine. Here's one doing so mid-splash, facing straight ahead towards the camera. I really love this shot. #birds
October 4, 2025 at 6:14 PM
Roseate spoonbills will splash their wings through the water as part of their beauty routine. Here's one doing so mid-splash, facing straight ahead towards the camera. I really love this shot. #birds
Narrow-leaved Michalmas Daisy, Symphyotrichum lanceolatum, flowering on a verge earlier today.
October 11, 2025 at 6:23 PM
Narrow-leaved Michalmas Daisy, Symphyotrichum lanceolatum, flowering on a verge earlier today.
Reposted by Jo Stephen
Reposted by Jo Stephen
One on the phone from our walk around High Dam this morning. #googlepixel9 #snapseed
October 11, 2025 at 12:55 PM
One on the phone from our walk around High Dam this morning. #googlepixel9 #snapseed
Yellow-horned Poppy, Glaucium flavum, on Brownsea Island today.
October 10, 2025 at 6:02 PM
Yellow-horned Poppy, Glaucium flavum, on Brownsea Island today.
Reposted by Jo Stephen
Want to up your #WildFlowerID game this winter?
We just launched our Winter Webinar programme!
7-8pm, every Tuesday from 4 Nov - 10 Feb.
Thanks to funding from @daera-ni.gov.uk, these 10 great plant ID webinars are FREE for all of you to attend!
Programme & booking links: bsbi.org/botanical-sk...
We just launched our Winter Webinar programme!
7-8pm, every Tuesday from 4 Nov - 10 Feb.
Thanks to funding from @daera-ni.gov.uk, these 10 great plant ID webinars are FREE for all of you to attend!
Programme & booking links: bsbi.org/botanical-sk...
October 10, 2025 at 1:56 PM
Want to up your #WildFlowerID game this winter?
We just launched our Winter Webinar programme!
7-8pm, every Tuesday from 4 Nov - 10 Feb.
Thanks to funding from @daera-ni.gov.uk, these 10 great plant ID webinars are FREE for all of you to attend!
Programme & booking links: bsbi.org/botanical-sk...
We just launched our Winter Webinar programme!
7-8pm, every Tuesday from 4 Nov - 10 Feb.
Thanks to funding from @daera-ni.gov.uk, these 10 great plant ID webinars are FREE for all of you to attend!
Programme & booking links: bsbi.org/botanical-sk...
Reposted by Jo Stephen
New work evolving in the studio this Autumn…
October 7, 2025 at 3:22 PM
New work evolving in the studio this Autumn…
Golden Eye Lichen, Teloschisties chrysophthalmus, on a Hawthorn in ancient wood pasture up the lane.
October 8, 2025 at 6:37 PM
Golden Eye Lichen, Teloschisties chrysophthalmus, on a Hawthorn in ancient wood pasture up the lane.
The pond a mile up the lane from my house.
October 7, 2025 at 7:39 PM
The pond a mile up the lane from my house.
I spent yesterday in the company of Mosses & Liverworts on a Dorset Flora Group Bryophyte workshop.
October 4, 2025 at 9:30 AM
I spent yesterday in the company of Mosses & Liverworts on a Dorset Flora Group Bryophyte workshop.
Reposted by Jo Stephen
Coming soon: 'Wild Roses of Great Britain and Ireland'.
This latest title, no.26 in the series of #BSBIHandbooks for tricky plant groups, has just gone to the printers!
Available for #BSBImembers to pre-order now at the discount price of £16 (vs RRP £25).
Sample pages here:
bsbi.org/bsbi-handboo...
This latest title, no.26 in the series of #BSBIHandbooks for tricky plant groups, has just gone to the printers!
Available for #BSBImembers to pre-order now at the discount price of £16 (vs RRP £25).
Sample pages here:
bsbi.org/bsbi-handboo...
September 26, 2025 at 2:38 PM
Coming soon: 'Wild Roses of Great Britain and Ireland'.
This latest title, no.26 in the series of #BSBIHandbooks for tricky plant groups, has just gone to the printers!
Available for #BSBImembers to pre-order now at the discount price of £16 (vs RRP £25).
Sample pages here:
bsbi.org/bsbi-handboo...
This latest title, no.26 in the series of #BSBIHandbooks for tricky plant groups, has just gone to the printers!
Available for #BSBImembers to pre-order now at the discount price of £16 (vs RRP £25).
Sample pages here:
bsbi.org/bsbi-handboo...
Some fungi from a walk in the woods this morning.
September 19, 2025 at 1:55 PM
Some fungi from a walk in the woods this morning.