Dave
@sylvatica2024.bsky.social
Self taught botanist living in Cornwall, formerly Kent. Hoping to spread the joys of nature to others through my posts.
Cornwall blog at: https://sylvatica2022.blogspot.com/
Kent blog at: https://barbus59.blogspot.com/
Cornwall blog at: https://sylvatica2022.blogspot.com/
Kent blog at: https://barbus59.blogspot.com/
Red Valerian on a wall at Rock, Cornwall this morning.
Centranthus ruber
Centranthus ruber
November 12, 2025 at 11:09 AM
Red Valerian on a wall at Rock, Cornwall this morning.
Centranthus ruber
Centranthus ruber
Sweet Allison at Rock, Cornwall, widely naturalised here.
Lobularia maritima
Lobularia maritima
November 12, 2025 at 11:08 AM
Sweet Allison at Rock, Cornwall, widely naturalised here.
Lobularia maritima
Lobularia maritima
Great Mullein in dunes at Rock, Cornwall this morning.
Verbascum thapsus
Verbascum thapsus
November 12, 2025 at 11:08 AM
Great Mullein in dunes at Rock, Cornwall this morning.
Verbascum thapsus
Verbascum thapsus
Viper’s Bugloss in a sandy car park at Rock, Cornwall this morning
Echium vulgare
Echium vulgare
November 12, 2025 at 11:07 AM
Viper’s Bugloss in a sandy car park at Rock, Cornwall this morning
Echium vulgare
Echium vulgare
Balm leaved Figwort on a sandy bank on a car park at Rock, Cornwall today. First recorded here in 1908.
Scrophularia scorodonia
Scrophularia scorodonia
November 12, 2025 at 11:07 AM
Balm leaved Figwort on a sandy bank on a car park at Rock, Cornwall today. First recorded here in 1908.
Scrophularia scorodonia
Scrophularia scorodonia
Large flowered Evening Primrose at Rock dunes today.
Oenothera glazioviana
Oenothera glazioviana
November 12, 2025 at 11:06 AM
Large flowered Evening Primrose at Rock dunes today.
Oenothera glazioviana
Oenothera glazioviana
The striking colour of Portland Spurge, a typical winter form.
Rock, Cornwall
Euphorbia portlandica
Rock, Cornwall
Euphorbia portlandica
November 12, 2025 at 11:05 AM
The striking colour of Portland Spurge, a typical winter form.
Rock, Cornwall
Euphorbia portlandica
Rock, Cornwall
Euphorbia portlandica
Cornsalad , Atlantic Ivy and various pollinators at Bodmin Parkway today
November 6, 2025 at 8:25 PM
Cornsalad , Atlantic Ivy and various pollinators at Bodmin Parkway today
Cornwall Botany for October is now published at sylvatica2022.blogspot.com I hope you like the selection of plants found during that month.
November 2, 2025 at 9:26 PM
Cornwall Botany for October is now published at sylvatica2022.blogspot.com I hope you like the selection of plants found during that month.
Views from near Truro today where I recorded 161 species of wild or naturalised plants.
November 2, 2025 at 8:22 PM
Views from near Truro today where I recorded 161 species of wild or naturalised plants.
A naturalised Pot Marigold "flore pleno" near Truro, Cornwall today for #wildflowerhour
Calendula officinalis
Calendula officinalis
November 2, 2025 at 8:18 PM
A naturalised Pot Marigold "flore pleno" near Truro, Cornwall today for #wildflowerhour
Calendula officinalis
Calendula officinalis
Sun spurge in an unusual habitat of a grassy road verge near Truro, Cornwall today for #wildflowerhour
Euphorbia helioscopia
Euphorbia helioscopia
November 2, 2025 at 8:18 PM
Sun spurge in an unusual habitat of a grassy road verge near Truro, Cornwall today for #wildflowerhour
Euphorbia helioscopia
Euphorbia helioscopia
The delicate pale lemon flower of Nipplewort, near Truro, Cornwall today for #wildflowerhour
Lapsana communis
Lapsana communis
November 2, 2025 at 8:17 PM
The delicate pale lemon flower of Nipplewort, near Truro, Cornwall today for #wildflowerhour
Lapsana communis
Lapsana communis
Water Bent in flower, widely naturalised and a common pavement plant in Cornwall. Near Truro today for #wildflowerhour
Polypogon viridis
Polypogon viridis
November 2, 2025 at 8:17 PM
Water Bent in flower, widely naturalised and a common pavement plant in Cornwall. Near Truro today for #wildflowerhour
Polypogon viridis
Polypogon viridis
A Primrose in flower, a good month early, though looking a bit ragged, near Truro, Cornwall today for #wildflowerhour
Primula vulgaris
Primula vulgaris
November 2, 2025 at 8:16 PM
A Primrose in flower, a good month early, though looking a bit ragged, near Truro, Cornwall today for #wildflowerhour
Primula vulgaris
Primula vulgaris
November 2, 2025 at 8:15 PM
November 2, 2025 at 8:14 PM
Cornsalad making an appearance a few months earlier than expected, near Truro, Cornwall today for #wildflowerhour
Valerianella species
Valerianella species
November 2, 2025 at 8:14 PM
Cornsalad making an appearance a few months earlier than expected, near Truro, Cornwall today for #wildflowerhour
Valerianella species
Valerianella species
An urban Great Mullein brightening up the pavement near Truro, Cornwall today for #wildflowerhour
Verbascum thapsus
Verbascum thapsus
November 2, 2025 at 8:13 PM
An urban Great Mullein brightening up the pavement near Truro, Cornwall today for #wildflowerhour
Verbascum thapsus
Verbascum thapsus
Green Field Speedwell in a typical habitat of a cemetery near Truro, Cornwall today for #wildflowerhour
Veronica agrestis
Veronica agrestis
November 2, 2025 at 8:13 PM
Green Field Speedwell in a typical habitat of a cemetery near Truro, Cornwall today for #wildflowerhour
Veronica agrestis
Veronica agrestis
Betony flowering on a rural road verge in North Cornwall today. Early for #wildflowerhour
Betonica officinalis
Betonica officinalis
October 26, 2025 at 4:40 PM
Betony flowering on a rural road verge in North Cornwall today. Early for #wildflowerhour
Betonica officinalis
Betonica officinalis
October 26, 2025 at 4:39 PM
October 26, 2025 at 4:38 PM
Tutsan, our largest native St. John's-wort species, in North Cornwall today. Early for #wildflowerhour
Hypericum androsaemum
Hypericum androsaemum
October 26, 2025 at 4:37 PM
Tutsan, our largest native St. John's-wort species, in North Cornwall today. Early for #wildflowerhour
Hypericum androsaemum
Hypericum androsaemum
Yellow Corydalis naturalised on a wall in North Cornwall today. Early for #wildflowerhour
Pseudofumaria lutea
Pseudofumaria lutea
October 26, 2025 at 4:37 PM
Yellow Corydalis naturalised on a wall in North Cornwall today. Early for #wildflowerhour
Pseudofumaria lutea
Pseudofumaria lutea