Plantlife
@plantlifeuk.bsky.social
The global charity working to secure a world rich in wild plants and fungi🌱🍄
🏠Home of #NoMowMay & #WaxcapWatch
Website 👉 www.plantlife.org.uk
🏠Home of #NoMowMay & #WaxcapWatch
Website 👉 www.plantlife.org.uk
Over the last decade, they’ve made a big difference to plant conservation, from:
🌼Gathering thousands of records for 37 rare species
🌱Rediscovering historic locations for Spring Speedwell
✍️& collecting data which has informed the @BSBI red list
Find out more👉 www.plantlife.org.uk/breckland-fl...
🌼Gathering thousands of records for 37 rare species
🌱Rediscovering historic locations for Spring Speedwell
✍️& collecting data which has informed the @BSBI red list
Find out more👉 www.plantlife.org.uk/breckland-fl...
November 28, 2025 at 2:21 PM
Over the last decade, they’ve made a big difference to plant conservation, from:
🌼Gathering thousands of records for 37 rare species
🌱Rediscovering historic locations for Spring Speedwell
✍️& collecting data which has informed the @BSBI red list
Find out more👉 www.plantlife.org.uk/breckland-fl...
🌼Gathering thousands of records for 37 rare species
🌱Rediscovering historic locations for Spring Speedwell
✍️& collecting data which has informed the @BSBI red list
Find out more👉 www.plantlife.org.uk/breckland-fl...
Recording plants and collecting data is really important for conservation. And none of it would be possible without volunteers.
One special group helping us safeguard East Anglia’s rarest plants is the brilliant Breckland Flora Group, who are celebrating their 10th anniversary!!🥳
One special group helping us safeguard East Anglia’s rarest plants is the brilliant Breckland Flora Group, who are celebrating their 10th anniversary!!🥳
November 28, 2025 at 2:21 PM
Recording plants and collecting data is really important for conservation. And none of it would be possible without volunteers.
One special group helping us safeguard East Anglia’s rarest plants is the brilliant Breckland Flora Group, who are celebrating their 10th anniversary!!🥳
One special group helping us safeguard East Anglia’s rarest plants is the brilliant Breckland Flora Group, who are celebrating their 10th anniversary!!🥳
A rare wild orchid has been brought back from the brink of extinction!🥳🌱One of Britain’s most endangered orchids, Fen Orchid, is no longer considered threatened in the UK, according to the bsbibotany.bsky.social 's new GB red list. Find out how we did it👉 loom.ly/02JCV8w
November 5, 2025 at 10:13 AM
A rare wild orchid has been brought back from the brink of extinction!🥳🌱One of Britain’s most endangered orchids, Fen Orchid, is no longer considered threatened in the UK, according to the bsbibotany.bsky.social 's new GB red list. Find out how we did it👉 loom.ly/02JCV8w
🎥 Channel 4 News joined our former Conservation Manager, Tim Pankhurst, and Botanical Specialist Lizzie Cooke to celebrate a major win — the rare Fen Orchid is no longer considered threatened in the UK! 🌱👏
Missed the story? Catch up here 👉 https://loom.ly/GeBHPro
Missed the story? Catch up here 👉 https://loom.ly/GeBHPro
November 5, 2025 at 9:41 AM
🎥 Channel 4 News joined our former Conservation Manager, Tim Pankhurst, and Botanical Specialist Lizzie Cooke to celebrate a major win — the rare Fen Orchid is no longer considered threatened in the UK! 🌱👏
Missed the story? Catch up here 👉 https://loom.ly/GeBHPro
Missed the story? Catch up here 👉 https://loom.ly/GeBHPro
This tiny rare moss was believed extinct in the UK, until its rediscovery in 2003. After recent ID training in the Cairngorms, volunteers, landowners & experts found Aspen Bristle-moss populations have doubled!🌿
Read the full story - https://loom.ly/V3tHfI8
📷Gus Routledge
#NationalMossDay
Read the full story - https://loom.ly/V3tHfI8
📷Gus Routledge
#NationalMossDay
October 21, 2025 at 4:05 PM
This tiny rare moss was believed extinct in the UK, until its rediscovery in 2003. After recent ID training in the Cairngorms, volunteers, landowners & experts found Aspen Bristle-moss populations have doubled!🌿
Read the full story - https://loom.ly/V3tHfI8
📷Gus Routledge
#NationalMossDay
Read the full story - https://loom.ly/V3tHfI8
📷Gus Routledge
#NationalMossDay
🍄🟫FREE online waxcap training course🍄🟫
Whether you’re a beginner, regular citizen scientist for #WaxcapWatch, a land manager or simply someone who loves learning about nature - our free fungi course is for you. 🍄
Take your waxcap knowledge to the next level 👉 https://loom.ly/-W0_R_4
Whether you’re a beginner, regular citizen scientist for #WaxcapWatch, a land manager or simply someone who loves learning about nature - our free fungi course is for you. 🍄
Take your waxcap knowledge to the next level 👉 https://loom.ly/-W0_R_4
October 10, 2025 at 10:10 AM
🍄🟫FREE online waxcap training course🍄🟫
Whether you’re a beginner, regular citizen scientist for #WaxcapWatch, a land manager or simply someone who loves learning about nature - our free fungi course is for you. 🍄
Take your waxcap knowledge to the next level 👉 https://loom.ly/-W0_R_4
Whether you’re a beginner, regular citizen scientist for #WaxcapWatch, a land manager or simply someone who loves learning about nature - our free fungi course is for you. 🍄
Take your waxcap knowledge to the next level 👉 https://loom.ly/-W0_R_4
We need to keep putting pressure on the government to recognise irreplaceable meadows and protect them from being destroyed. ⚠️
Join the campaign and contact your MP 👉 www.plantlife.org.uk/campaigns/pr...
Join the campaign and contact your MP 👉 www.plantlife.org.uk/campaigns/pr...
October 7, 2025 at 4:00 PM
We need to keep putting pressure on the government to recognise irreplaceable meadows and protect them from being destroyed. ⚠️
Join the campaign and contact your MP 👉 www.plantlife.org.uk/campaigns/pr...
Join the campaign and contact your MP 👉 www.plantlife.org.uk/campaigns/pr...
🌱 The Minister for Nature Mary Creagh responded to our letter.
👏 And we’ve heard that the UK Government is planning to review the definition of irreplaceable habitats in national planning policy in England!
This is a great step forward! But the momentum doesn't stop there. (2/3)
👏 And we’ve heard that the UK Government is planning to review the definition of irreplaceable habitats in national planning policy in England!
This is a great step forward! But the momentum doesn't stop there. (2/3)
October 7, 2025 at 4:00 PM
🌱 The Minister for Nature Mary Creagh responded to our letter.
👏 And we’ve heard that the UK Government is planning to review the definition of irreplaceable habitats in national planning policy in England!
This is a great step forward! But the momentum doesn't stop there. (2/3)
👏 And we’ve heard that the UK Government is planning to review the definition of irreplaceable habitats in national planning policy in England!
This is a great step forward! But the momentum doesn't stop there. (2/3)
Exciting news for our Irreplaceable meadows campaign! 📢
This year we asked for your help to call on the government to add irreplaceable meadows to the Irreplaceable Habitats list.
👏 Thank you to everyone who emailed their MPs. Now we've got some good news to share...(1/3)
This year we asked for your help to call on the government to add irreplaceable meadows to the Irreplaceable Habitats list.
👏 Thank you to everyone who emailed their MPs. Now we've got some good news to share...(1/3)
October 7, 2025 at 4:00 PM
Exciting news for our Irreplaceable meadows campaign! 📢
This year we asked for your help to call on the government to add irreplaceable meadows to the Irreplaceable Habitats list.
👏 Thank you to everyone who emailed their MPs. Now we've got some good news to share...(1/3)
This year we asked for your help to call on the government to add irreplaceable meadows to the Irreplaceable Habitats list.
👏 Thank you to everyone who emailed their MPs. Now we've got some good news to share...(1/3)
FREE online event: How to get involved in #Waxcap Watch🍄
Want to know more about grassland fungi & learn how to ID waxcaps?
Take our training & join thousands of volunteers doing Waxcap surveys!🙌
📅6 October
🕢7pm
📍Online
Book today👉 https://loom.ly/GfnOyjk
Want to know more about grassland fungi & learn how to ID waxcaps?
Take our training & join thousands of volunteers doing Waxcap surveys!🙌
📅6 October
🕢7pm
📍Online
Book today👉 https://loom.ly/GfnOyjk
October 2, 2025 at 4:04 PM
FREE online event: How to get involved in #Waxcap Watch🍄
Want to know more about grassland fungi & learn how to ID waxcaps?
Take our training & join thousands of volunteers doing Waxcap surveys!🙌
📅6 October
🕢7pm
📍Online
Book today👉 https://loom.ly/GfnOyjk
Want to know more about grassland fungi & learn how to ID waxcaps?
Take our training & join thousands of volunteers doing Waxcap surveys!🙌
📅6 October
🕢7pm
📍Online
Book today👉 https://loom.ly/GfnOyjk
📢 Lugg Meadow, the UK’s largest remaining Lammas meadow, is under threat from housing plans. A rare habitat, rich in wildlife and tradition, could be irreversibly damaged.
🚫 We’ve objected to the proposal. Now it’s your turn.
👉 Have your say: https://loom.ly/-yNvG6g
🚫 We’ve objected to the proposal. Now it’s your turn.
👉 Have your say: https://loom.ly/-yNvG6g
October 2, 2025 at 12:02 PM
📢 Lugg Meadow, the UK’s largest remaining Lammas meadow, is under threat from housing plans. A rare habitat, rich in wildlife and tradition, could be irreversibly damaged.
🚫 We’ve objected to the proposal. Now it’s your turn.
👉 Have your say: https://loom.ly/-yNvG6g
🚫 We’ve objected to the proposal. Now it’s your turn.
👉 Have your say: https://loom.ly/-yNvG6g
Fungi we’ve found already this year! 🍄🟫
1. Matt Bolete
2. Horsehair Parachute
3. Marasmius sp
4. Chicken of the Woods
What do you want to spot this season? For some ideas, take our September spotter sheet 👉 https://loom.ly/n_JtLLM
📷 Sarah Shuttleworth
#FungiFriday #Autumn #Mycology
1. Matt Bolete
2. Horsehair Parachute
3. Marasmius sp
4. Chicken of the Woods
What do you want to spot this season? For some ideas, take our September spotter sheet 👉 https://loom.ly/n_JtLLM
📷 Sarah Shuttleworth
#FungiFriday #Autumn #Mycology
September 26, 2025 at 10:01 AM
Fungi we’ve found already this year! 🍄🟫
1. Matt Bolete
2. Horsehair Parachute
3. Marasmius sp
4. Chicken of the Woods
What do you want to spot this season? For some ideas, take our September spotter sheet 👉 https://loom.ly/n_JtLLM
📷 Sarah Shuttleworth
#FungiFriday #Autumn #Mycology
1. Matt Bolete
2. Horsehair Parachute
3. Marasmius sp
4. Chicken of the Woods
What do you want to spot this season? For some ideas, take our September spotter sheet 👉 https://loom.ly/n_JtLLM
📷 Sarah Shuttleworth
#FungiFriday #Autumn #Mycology
FREE fungus events!🍄
Want to know more about fungi & learn how to ID waxcaps before joining the #WaxcapWatch campaign?
Good news! 🙌We’re running 10 training events across the UK & an online webinar!
Spaces are limited so book tickets quickly👉 https://loom.ly/GfnOyjk
#WaxcapWatch #Fungi
Want to know more about fungi & learn how to ID waxcaps before joining the #WaxcapWatch campaign?
Good news! 🙌We’re running 10 training events across the UK & an online webinar!
Spaces are limited so book tickets quickly👉 https://loom.ly/GfnOyjk
#WaxcapWatch #Fungi
September 24, 2025 at 12:28 PM
FREE fungus events!🍄
Want to know more about fungi & learn how to ID waxcaps before joining the #WaxcapWatch campaign?
Good news! 🙌We’re running 10 training events across the UK & an online webinar!
Spaces are limited so book tickets quickly👉 https://loom.ly/GfnOyjk
#WaxcapWatch #Fungi
Want to know more about fungi & learn how to ID waxcaps before joining the #WaxcapWatch campaign?
Good news! 🙌We’re running 10 training events across the UK & an online webinar!
Spaces are limited so book tickets quickly👉 https://loom.ly/GfnOyjk
#WaxcapWatch #Fungi
We need help to #SaveCoulLinks!📢
One of Scotland’s last remaining undeveloped dune systems is under threat again. Plans to build a golf course would destroy this beautiful & vital ecosystem.
Join us & send a message to Scottish Ministers 👉 https://loom.ly/rnKdZDw
📷Craig-Allardyce
One of Scotland’s last remaining undeveloped dune systems is under threat again. Plans to build a golf course would destroy this beautiful & vital ecosystem.
Join us & send a message to Scottish Ministers 👉 https://loom.ly/rnKdZDw
📷Craig-Allardyce
September 23, 2025 at 10:17 AM
We need help to #SaveCoulLinks!📢
One of Scotland’s last remaining undeveloped dune systems is under threat again. Plans to build a golf course would destroy this beautiful & vital ecosystem.
Join us & send a message to Scottish Ministers 👉 https://loom.ly/rnKdZDw
📷Craig-Allardyce
One of Scotland’s last remaining undeveloped dune systems is under threat again. Plans to build a golf course would destroy this beautiful & vital ecosystem.
Join us & send a message to Scottish Ministers 👉 https://loom.ly/rnKdZDw
📷Craig-Allardyce
Fungi season is here! 🍄 Join #WaxcapWatch — our citizen science project to help protect ancient meadows by recording waxcap fungi. No ID skills needed!
September 16, 2025 at 3:23 PM
Fungi season is here! 🍄 Join #WaxcapWatch — our citizen science project to help protect ancient meadows by recording waxcap fungi. No ID skills needed!
Hot weather can change how plants behave and in some cases, make it harder for seeds to grow, creating big challenges for conservation work.
September 4, 2025 at 9:26 AM
Hot weather can change how plants behave and in some cases, make it harder for seeds to grow, creating big challenges for conservation work.
Hot temperatures can disrupt flower reproduction because the male and female parts might not mature at the same time.
This shortens the time for pollination and increases the risk that the plant may fail to reproduce.
This shortens the time for pollination and increases the risk that the plant may fail to reproduce.
September 4, 2025 at 9:26 AM
Hot temperatures can disrupt flower reproduction because the male and female parts might not mature at the same time.
This shortens the time for pollination and increases the risk that the plant may fail to reproduce.
This shortens the time for pollination and increases the risk that the plant may fail to reproduce.
Heat can interfere with how plants produce salicylic acid, a key chemical in their immune response. This disruption makes plants more vulnerable to disease.
September 4, 2025 at 9:26 AM
Heat can interfere with how plants produce salicylic acid, a key chemical in their immune response. This disruption makes plants more vulnerable to disease.
Even small rises in temperature can make plants bloom days earlier. This can happen before pollinators are ready, throwing nature’s timing out of sync.
September 4, 2025 at 9:26 AM
Even small rises in temperature can make plants bloom days earlier. This can happen before pollinators are ready, throwing nature’s timing out of sync.
📢 It’s official: the Met Office has confirmed this summer as the hottest on record. But what could rising temperatures mean for our wildflowers?🌼🌡️👇
#Heatwave #ClimateChange #Wildflowers
#Heatwave #ClimateChange #Wildflowers
September 4, 2025 at 9:26 AM
📢 It’s official: the Met Office has confirmed this summer as the hottest on record. But what could rising temperatures mean for our wildflowers?🌼🌡️👇
#Heatwave #ClimateChange #Wildflowers
#Heatwave #ClimateChange #Wildflowers
Meadow Waxcap🍄🟫
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September 2, 2025 at 12:13 PM
Meadow Waxcap🍄🟫
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Scarlet Waxcap🛑
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September 2, 2025 at 12:11 PM
Scarlet Waxcap🛑
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