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Susanna Reece
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Law, knitting, botany, Italian in descending order of competence. Oxford, Shetland and Italy.
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Around #LakeIseo #LagoIseo in #Pisogne #Lombardia #Italia
A view of boats on Lake Iseo in Pisogne, Italy with mountains and blue skies A view of Lake Iseo in Pisogne, Italy with a ferry port, blue and white posts and greenery in the water and a background of mountains and blue skies A sculpture of two fish skeletons hanging vertically on the lakeside in Pisogne, Italy with buildings and mountains in the background A statue of a white horse with its head looking down on the lakeside in Pisogne, Italy with buildings and mountains in the background
October 10, 2025 at 4:11 PM
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Not the best photo but definitely my #favouriteplant this year, Dactylorhiza incarnata, early marsh-orchid in the dunes of the south end of #Shetland #WildflowerHour @wildflowerhour.bsky.social
A blood-red early marsh-orchid flowering in grass in the Shetland Isles
September 14, 2025 at 7:57 PM
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Glorious Common Knapweed and friends in the thriving wildflower meadow at Gretna Green motorway services for @wildflowerhour.bsky.social @bsbibotany.bsky.social @bsbiscotland.bsky.social #WildflowerHour #Scotland #GretnaGreen
Tortoiseshell butterfly on Common Knapweed Marbled White Butterfly on Common Knapweed Common Knapweed and Ragwort growing in a wildflower meadow in Gretna Green, Scotland
August 17, 2025 at 7:27 PM
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Gorgeous Sea Plantain and Autumn Hawkbit (with visitor) in the #Shetland Isles for #WildflowerHour @wildflowerhour.bsky.social @bsbibotany.bsky.social @bsbiscotland.bsky.social
A clump of Sea Plantain growing on a rock in the Shetland Isles Autumn Hawkbit flowering in grass on Scat Ness in the Shetland Isles
July 27, 2025 at 7:32 PM
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Spear and Marsh Thistles at the south end of #Shetland for #WildflowerHour @wildflowerhour.bsky.social @bsbibotany.bsky.social @bsbiscotland.bsky.social
Spear thistle next to an arable field in the Shetland Isles Creeping thistle next to an arable field in the Shetland Isles Creeping thistle at Sumburgh Head in the Shetland Isles Creeping thistle next to an arable field in the Shetland Isles
July 27, 2025 at 7:24 PM
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No #Harebells but some goodly coastal plants - yarrow, tufted vetch, birds-foot trefoil, perennial sow-thistle and sea plantain- in #Shetland for @wildflowerhour.bsky.social @bsbibotany.bsky.social @bsbiscotland.bsky.social
Pink yarrow and blue tufted vetch growing on a sandy path down to West Voe Beach, Shetland Orange and yellow Bird’s-foot trefoil and blue tufted vetch growing among clover and buttercup leaves on a sandy path down to West Voe Beach, Shetland Yellow Perennial Sow-thistle, dandelion and dock growing on a sandy path down to West Voe Beach, Shetland Sea plantain in flower at Sumburgh Head, Shetland
July 20, 2025 at 7:15 PM
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@britishlichensociety.org.uk @bsbibotany.bsky.social @bsbiscotland.bsky.social This is growing in our lawn in the Shetland Isles, can anyone offer an ID, please? Is it Dog Pelt lichen?
Unidentified lichen, possibly dog pelt Unidentified lichen, possibly dog pelt Unidentified lichen, possibly dog pelt
July 16, 2025 at 4:30 PM
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@wildflowerhour.bsky.social Cleavers (galium aparine), Wild Thyme and Self-Heal (prunella vulgaris) in the #ShetlandIsles for #WildflowerHour @bsbibotany.bsky.social @bsbiscotland.bsky.social
A view of cleavers, white flowers with pinkish tops over a wall looking out to sea in the Shetland Isles Dark pink flowers of wild thyme growing in grass on a coastal path in the Shetland Isles Self-heal, a small purple wildflower low-growing in the Shetland Isles
July 13, 2025 at 7:52 PM
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It did look grand up there. Perhaps now it’s in town it will encourage people to come up to the Head and see the real puffins!
A charity bench with a painting of puffins at Sumburgh Head, Shetland A charity bench with a painting of puffins at Sumburgh Head, Shetland
July 7, 2025 at 1:57 PM
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Just found a few orchids at Tebay in the rain 😊
A patch of grassland with orchids, buttercups and other wildflowers at Tebay services, UK A patch of grassland with orchid, buttercups and other wildflowers at Tebay services, UK An orchid in grassland at Tebay services, UK
June 24, 2025 at 6:11 PM
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@ukorchids.bsky.social @bsbibotany.bsky.social @bsbiscotland.bsky.social @wildflowerhour.bsky.social A goodly number of these early marsh-orchids in sand dunes at the south end of #Shetland #WildflowerHour #Scotland
Early marsh-orchid growing wild in the Shetland Islea
May 28, 2025 at 8:26 PM
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@ukorchids.bsky.social @bsbibotany.bsky.social @bsbiscotland.bsky.social @wildflowerhour.bsky.social Welcome Break at #Gretna Services have done a fab job with their wildflower meadow, lots of dactylorhiza (Majalis?) there now #WildflowerHour #Scotland
Dactylorhiza orchid in a wildflower meadow in Scotland 4 Dactylorhiza orchids in a wildflower meadow in Scotland Dactylorhiza orchids in a wildflower meadow in Scotland Dactylorhiza orchids among buttercups in a wildflower meadow in Scotland
May 28, 2025 at 8:23 PM
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Dactylorhiza growing by a wall near Clickimin Broch in Lerwick, Shetland @wildflowerhour.bsky.social @bsbibotany.bsky.social #WildflowerHour
Purple orchid with spotted leaves growing in very little soil against a wall Purple orchid with spotted leaves growing in very little soil against a wall Picture of a wall with wildflowers growing including a Purple orchid
May 25, 2025 at 7:54 PM
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@friendlesschurches.bsky.social My first visit to a church you look after today - we really enjoyed seeing the ancient screen at St Jerome’s Church, Llangwm, Monmouthshire
Signpost for the ancient screen at St Jerome’s Church, Llangwm St Jerome’s Church, Llangwm Inside St Jerome’s Church, Llangwm, with tiled floor and the ancient, carved wooden screen A blue signboard for St Jerome’s Church, Llangwm
April 17, 2025 at 8:32 PM
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A few of this week’s #wildflowers @wildflowerhour.bsky.social @bsbibotany.bsky.social #WildflowerHour
Greater Celandine in flower Honesty in flower Yellow Archangel in flower Buttercups in flower
April 13, 2025 at 8:00 PM
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A few of this week’s highlights #wildflowerhour @bsbibotany.bsky.social @wildflowerhour.bsky.social
White blossom on a flowering tree in a green field Small tree with white blossom Violets and Ivy A patch of spring flowers - primrose, anemone and daffodil
March 16, 2025 at 9:00 PM
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Welcome signs of #Spring in #Oxford
Daffodils in a vase on a windowsill Purple crocuses with orange centres in a garden bed A stunning tree - an Italian Alder - in a local car park Dark pink Hellebores planted in a local park
March 3, 2025 at 9:36 PM
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Frosty #Oxford morning
A car wing mirror covered with ice and a frozen spider’s web on top of it showing lines and a spiral pattern
January 11, 2025 at 7:43 PM
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A late afternoon walk in the #LyeValley with a very welcome hint of sunlight in the sky #Oxford #Nature #Winter #NewYearsEve @friendlyevalley.bsky.social
An urban fen winter landscape in the Lye Valley, Oxford
December 31, 2024 at 5:07 PM
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Wishing all those who celebrate it a very Merry #Christmas2024. For those who don’t know, this is a Winter Festival that (mostly) starts on 25 December and lasts for 12 Days until #Epiphany… 🌲🎄😍💖🎄🌲
Red Poinsettia Christmas flowers on a windowsill Lobster pots placed in the shape of a Christmas tree with a board saying Merry Christmas Crocheted Christmas figures - Santa, Snowman - and other festive objects decorating a postbox A lit tea light in a wooden bowl surrounded by white flower petals
December 24, 2024 at 10:17 PM
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Snowy Oxford morning
Suburban garden with snowy lawn and trees Snow on silver birch tree Snow on a lawn Snow on a yew tree
November 19, 2024 at 1:39 PM
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There’s a very good audiobook version of this available if you’re interested
Cover of Neil Price’s history of the Vikings, The Children of Ash & Elm
November 5, 2024 at 7:03 PM