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Paul Fletcher
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Nature Conservation. Botanist. Native plant reintroduction. RHS volunteer. Lives in Essex.
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Paul Fletcher @paul-fletcher.bsky.social · Nov 30
Reintroduction of Marsh Sow-thistle (Sonchus palustris) to a Thames-side marsh in East london this year. Planting out in April and flowering in August 2024. Thanks to @fungiflowers.bsky.social and @thameswater.bsky.social
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Heath Milkwort (Polygala serpyllifolia) for #WildflowerHour at Tiptree Heath NR, #Essex. Not easy to focus due to Gorse backdrop.
November 16, 2025 at 7:28 PM
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Clouded Yellow at Bobbingworth NR. #Essex @bc-cambs-essex.bsky.social
November 13, 2025 at 7:04 PM
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Devil's-bit Scabious (Succisa pratensis) for #WildflowerHour at Church Road Flood Meadow #Essex
November 9, 2025 at 7:55 PM
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Limbarda (Inula) crithmoides for #WildflowerHour at Blackwater Estuary NNR #Essex
November 2, 2025 at 8:26 PM
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Can anyone @bsbibotany.bsky.social recommend a Grid Reference app for android to at least 8 figures?
October 29, 2025 at 6:58 PM
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Homage to Xavier Bou: little swifts at the Olifants River high-water bridge, Kruger National Park. Unstacked from video taken with an Iphone 14. #birds #photography #SouthAfrica #iPhone
A view of a river at sunset. By combining many exposures I have multiple images for single birds flying through the scene, making the appearance of trails. One bird flies in an arc across the scene close to the camera and the sunlight can be seen shining through its tail feathers.
October 26, 2025 at 5:39 PM
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Betony (Betonica officinalis) still in flower for #WildflowerHour at Hatch Road Country Park, Brentwood #Essex
October 26, 2025 at 6:10 PM
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A couple of really skanky hyaenas from the Kruger Park. #wildlife #photography #kruger #hyaena #filthhound
A black and white image of a spotted hyaena. It has sat in something disgusting and generally looks extremely disreputable. A spotted hyaena's head and neck. It has got something encrusting the fur on the back of its neck and there are a lot of flies following it.
October 22, 2025 at 5:28 PM
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2025. Bearded Vulture nests found to have hoards of cultural artifacts—some up to 650 years old [Spain] phys.org/news/2025-10...
Bearded Vulture nests found to have hoards of cultural artifacts—some up to 650 years old
Many people have probably seen birds picking up small pieces of man-made materials, like strips of a plastic bag or paper litter, and taking them into their nest. This behavior appears to be fairly wi...
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October 6, 2025 at 1:13 AM
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Slender Hare's-ear (Bupleurum tenuissimum) for #WildflowerHour, near Great Wakering, #Essex. Slightly out of focus due to coastal breeze. @bsbibotany.bsky.social
September 28, 2025 at 6:07 PM
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@bramblebotanist.bsky.social, @jo-the-botanist.bsky.social Would it be okay to DM you both regarding your thoughts on a possible plant conservation project in Norfolk?
September 25, 2025 at 2:52 PM
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2025. The hunted, not the hunters: AI reveals early humans were prey for leopards phys.org/news/2025-09...
The hunted, not the hunters: AI reveals early humans were prey for leopards
A new study may be about to rewrite a part of our early human history. It has long been thought that Homo habilis, often considered the first true human species, was the one to turn the tables on the ...
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September 25, 2025 at 4:33 AM
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Heather (Calluna vulgaris) and Cross-leaved Heath (Erica tetralix) on Sunshine Plain, #EppingForest, #Essex, #lowlandheath for #WildflowerHour, @bsbibotany.bsky.social
September 14, 2025 at 7:20 PM
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Brown Wild Service-tree 'chequers' (Sorbus torminalis) and red Hawthorn berries (Crataegus monogyna) for #WildflowerHour, #fruits, in Doddinghurst, #Essex @bsbibotany.bsky.social
August 31, 2025 at 7:04 PM
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Reintroduced Marsh Sow-thistle (Sonchus palustris) for #WildflowerHour, @bsbibotany.bsky.social, Thames-side marshes, East London.
August 24, 2025 at 7:24 PM
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One of the Eastbrookend CP Black-poplars (Populus nigra subsp. betulifolia), East London. @bsbibotany.bsky.social #WildflowerHour, #ents, #wetwoodland
August 20, 2025 at 6:16 PM
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Meadow Crane's-bill (Geranium pratense) at Harlow Common, #Essex for #WildflowerHour, @bsbibotany.bsky.social
August 17, 2025 at 6:38 PM
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My pot grown Bromus interruptus is in flower - hurrah! #WildflowerHour, @bsbibotany.bsky.social
August 12, 2025 at 3:28 PM
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Dwarf Gorse (Ulex minor) at Chigwell Row Wood LNR #heathland, #Essex for #WildflowerHour, @bsbibotany.bsky.social
August 10, 2025 at 7:07 PM
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Heather (Calluna vulgaris) at Backwarden NR, Danbury for #WildflowerHour - declining in #Essex due to scrubbing over of #heathland, @bsbibotany.bsky.social
August 3, 2025 at 6:59 PM
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The Ironworks Nature Reserve at #Maldon, #Essex is showing recovery after the recent rains with new grow of reed and other plants. The group and volunteers looking after the site have made a brilliant job by clearing much of the debris.
July 29, 2025 at 6:14 PM
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Lesser Calamint (Clinopodium nepeta) for #Deadnettlefamily, #WildFlowerHour, @bsbibotany.bsky.social. Probably a better candidate for County Flower of #Essex!
July 27, 2025 at 6:56 PM
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❗ ANNOUNCEMENT ❗

It's not currently possibly to safely or easily walk the full length of the Lye Valley after some mindless vandal(s) set fire to part of the boardwalk last night. The City Council are aware of the situation, and are visiting today.
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A section of melted boardwalk, part of which is completely burnt through fills the bottom three quarters of the photo. There is green vegetation to both sides, a small information board top left, and a piece of red and white tape across an unburnt section of boardwalk top right.
July 25, 2025 at 8:28 AM
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Out of curiosity does anyone know why plants such as Yellow Archangel and Broad-leaved Willowherb have the species/ subsp name 'montanum' when the bulk of their range is not near mountains. @bsbibotany.bsky.social #WildFlowerHour
July 24, 2025 at 8:18 PM
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Alas unable to complete the #HarebellChallenge for #WildflowerHour but here's a relative instead, Nettle-leaved Bellflower (Campanula trachelium), #Essex, @bsbibotany.bsky.social
July 20, 2025 at 7:15 PM