On Saturday the @bbsbryology.bsky.social NE Scotland group had a great outing to Creag a' Chlamhain at Crathie where we (re)found a good range of unusual species including Clevea hyalina and Schistidium atrofuscum

First signs of Autumn . . .

Delighted to find a 2nd brood Map butterfly while walking in the woods in Jersey. There seem to be v. few previous records. Interestingly Linnaeus thought this to be a different species from the first brood as they are so different in colouration.

I was pleased to note that my article (from 2023!) on the use of plant ID apps for urban flora studies has at last been published dx.doi.org/10.1080/1755...

I was surprised, but delighted, that my photo of Eriophorum scheuchzeri in the Engadine won this year's Dundee Naturalists photo competition

@botsocscot.bsky.social Great talk this evening by @averisben.bsky.social on Scotland's rainforest with copious photos/art/poems and many of the longest names you are likely to encounter . . .