TrevorTheBotanist
@trevorthebotanist.bsky.social
Botanist, conservationist & author. Endlessly curious about plants, especially orchids, ferns, our British flora & tropical plants.
Author of ‘Urban Plants’ (Bloomsbury British Wildlife Collection). Work for The Species Recovery Trust, BSBI Trustee
Author of ‘Urban Plants’ (Bloomsbury British Wildlife Collection). Work for The Species Recovery Trust, BSBI Trustee
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And read the 200 page report. And interviewed one of the authors, and the NRW strategic lead, and an expert at Bangor Uni. And been down to Newborough Warren to see some of the work. I’m told the report should be made public today.
November 25, 2025 at 9:14 AM
And read the 200 page report. And interviewed one of the authors, and the NRW strategic lead, and an expert at Bangor Uni. And been down to Newborough Warren to see some of the work. I’m told the report should be made public today.
Thanks George. Top quality reporting, I was just amazed at the radio silence on the NRW website. One of the species I’m working to conserve grows at Newborough so it was great to hear it mentioned.
November 25, 2025 at 9:19 AM
Thanks George. Top quality reporting, I was just amazed at the radio silence on the NRW website. One of the species I’m working to conserve grows at Newborough so it was great to hear it mentioned.
If anyone can find it on the NRW website, or has a copy of the report, I’d love to see it!
November 25, 2025 at 8:13 AM
If anyone can find it on the NRW website, or has a copy of the report, I’d love to see it!
This one is ace, and just down the road from me. Top quality stock and run by lovely people www.aberconwynursery.co.uk
Aberconwy Nursery - Specialists in Unusual Alpine and Rock Garden Plants - North Wales, UK
Aberconwy Nursery - The Welsh Alpine Plant Specialsts, growing rare and unusual alpine and rock garden plants in North Wales, UK
www.aberconwynursery.co.uk
November 24, 2025 at 11:54 AM
This one is ace, and just down the road from me. Top quality stock and run by lovely people www.aberconwynursery.co.uk
That’s interesting. I was genuinely shocked to see it in such full bloom, not just one or two flowers. Assume it was helped by the warmth of the estuary, and maybe the drought earlier in the year?
November 23, 2025 at 10:03 PM
That’s interesting. I was genuinely shocked to see it in such full bloom, not just one or two flowers. Assume it was helped by the warmth of the estuary, and maybe the drought earlier in the year?
Ha! No, it was proper brass monkeys ❄️
November 23, 2025 at 9:38 PM
Ha! No, it was proper brass monkeys ❄️
We do have the bright (and weird) ones too…
November 18, 2025 at 7:19 PM
We do have the bright (and weird) ones too…
Wow! Thank you so much for your comments and I’m thrilled you enjoyed the book. It really means the world to me to get such lovely feedback @chiffchat.bsky.social @bloomsburybooksuk.bsky.social #UrbanPlants #ConcreteBotany #PavementPlants #ConcreteJungle
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November 13, 2025 at 5:03 PM
Wow! Thank you so much for your comments and I’m thrilled you enjoyed the book. It really means the world to me to get such lovely feedback @chiffchat.bsky.social @bloomsburybooksuk.bsky.social #UrbanPlants #ConcreteBotany #PavementPlants #ConcreteJungle
#WallPlants
#WallPlants
I agree with Jo and proceed with caution - it could become a pain in the future. And I think there are much nicer native species you could plant in the area to give it a wild feel.
November 13, 2025 at 7:45 AM
I agree with Jo and proceed with caution - it could become a pain in the future. And I think there are much nicer native species you could plant in the area to give it a wild feel.
Yep, as Alex says, Setaria pumila. I’ve only seen it in a field sown with a bird cover crop. Gone a few years later, so yes seems to be getting introduced more often rather than surviving a long time. But who knows- that could easily change with warmer winters plantatlas2020.org/atlas/2cd4p9...
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November 12, 2025 at 6:08 PM
Yep, as Alex says, Setaria pumila. I’ve only seen it in a field sown with a bird cover crop. Gone a few years later, so yes seems to be getting introduced more often rather than surviving a long time. But who knows- that could easily change with warmer winters plantatlas2020.org/atlas/2cd4p9...