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Lots has been said and written about Israel and Gaza but this from Bertrand Russell in 1970 is particularly poignant
December 23, 2025 at 7:11 AM
Grassland Fungi: A Field Guide – 3rd Edition out now!
The proceeds go towards Monmouthshire Meadows Group and their work in helping to conserve and protect the species-rich grasslands in which these fungi thrive
#wildfungihour
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The proceeds go towards Monmouthshire Meadows Group and their work in helping to conserve and protect the species-rich grasslands in which these fungi thrive
#wildfungihour
monmouthshiremeadows.org.uk/2025/03/12/g...
Grassland Fungi: A Field Guide – Third Edition Out Now!
After ten years of surveying and two previous editions, the new edition of our field guide to grassland fungi is available now. Click Here to Order a Copy from NHBS Elsa and Jon starting documentin…
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October 26, 2025 at 9:20 PM
Grassland Fungi: A Field Guide – 3rd Edition out now!
The proceeds go towards Monmouthshire Meadows Group and their work in helping to conserve and protect the species-rich grasslands in which these fungi thrive
#wildfungihour
monmouthshiremeadows.org.uk/2025/03/12/g...
The proceeds go towards Monmouthshire Meadows Group and their work in helping to conserve and protect the species-rich grasslands in which these fungi thrive
#wildfungihour
monmouthshiremeadows.org.uk/2025/03/12/g...
Scarlet Waxcaps (Hygrocybe coccinea) in field behind the house and Golden Waxcaps (Hygrocybe chloroprana) on the lawn
#wildfungihour
#wildfungihour
October 26, 2025 at 9:12 PM
Scarlet Waxcaps (Hygrocybe coccinea) in field behind the house and Golden Waxcaps (Hygrocybe chloroprana) on the lawn
#wildfungihour
#wildfungihour
Late for #wildflowerhour again…
Favourite new plant find this year was Adder’s Tongue Fern (Ophioglossum vulgatum)
And as described by #NatureSpot, in a colony of hundreds of plants in a sand dune slack
#wildflowerhour
Favourite new plant find this year was Adder’s Tongue Fern (Ophioglossum vulgatum)
And as described by #NatureSpot, in a colony of hundreds of plants in a sand dune slack
#wildflowerhour
September 15, 2025 at 7:15 AM
Late for #wildflowerhour again…
Favourite new plant find this year was Adder’s Tongue Fern (Ophioglossum vulgatum)
And as described by #NatureSpot, in a colony of hundreds of plants in a sand dune slack
#wildflowerhour
Favourite new plant find this year was Adder’s Tongue Fern (Ophioglossum vulgatum)
And as described by #NatureSpot, in a colony of hundreds of plants in a sand dune slack
#wildflowerhour
What remains of a Common Hogweed (Heracleum sphondylium) seedhead in early January
#wildflowerhour
#wildflowerhour
September 7, 2025 at 7:42 PM
What remains of a Common Hogweed (Heracleum sphondylium) seedhead in early January
#wildflowerhour
#wildflowerhour
September 7, 2025 at 7:30 PM
August 31, 2025 at 8:52 PM
August 31, 2025 at 8:04 PM
My ‘flower hunting’ today has been limited to my photo archive…
Common Centaury (Centaurium erythraea) at Kenfig NNR on 9 July 2025,
..and an old pic of Blackstonia perfoliata from late June 2020
#wildflowerhour #GentianFamily
Common Centaury (Centaurium erythraea) at Kenfig NNR on 9 July 2025,
..and an old pic of Blackstonia perfoliata from late June 2020
#wildflowerhour #GentianFamily
August 24, 2025 at 6:46 PM
My ‘flower hunting’ today has been limited to my photo archive…
Common Centaury (Centaurium erythraea) at Kenfig NNR on 9 July 2025,
..and an old pic of Blackstonia perfoliata from late June 2020
#wildflowerhour #GentianFamily
Common Centaury (Centaurium erythraea) at Kenfig NNR on 9 July 2025,
..and an old pic of Blackstonia perfoliata from late June 2020
#wildflowerhour #GentianFamily
Missed yesterday’s hour again!
Nodding Thistle (Carduus nutans) at Caerwent S.Wales end of June 2022
#wildflowerhour #DaisyFamily
Nodding Thistle (Carduus nutans) at Caerwent S.Wales end of June 2022
#wildflowerhour #DaisyFamily
August 18, 2025 at 6:40 PM
Missed yesterday’s hour again!
Nodding Thistle (Carduus nutans) at Caerwent S.Wales end of June 2022
#wildflowerhour #DaisyFamily
Nodding Thistle (Carduus nutans) at Caerwent S.Wales end of June 2022
#wildflowerhour #DaisyFamily
Late but…
The day-flying Forester moth (Adscita statices) on Salad Burnet (Poterium sanguisorba) at end of May, in Gloucestershire
#wildflowerhour #PollinatorPals
The day-flying Forester moth (Adscita statices) on Salad Burnet (Poterium sanguisorba) at end of May, in Gloucestershire
#wildflowerhour #PollinatorPals
August 11, 2025 at 10:29 AM
Late but…
The day-flying Forester moth (Adscita statices) on Salad Burnet (Poterium sanguisorba) at end of May, in Gloucestershire
#wildflowerhour #PollinatorPals
The day-flying Forester moth (Adscita statices) on Salad Burnet (Poterium sanguisorba) at end of May, in Gloucestershire
#wildflowerhour #PollinatorPals
August 3, 2025 at 11:01 PM
Two edibles: Rock Samphire (Crithmum maritimum) and Sea Kale (Crambe maritima)
#wildflowerhour #bythesea
#wildflowerhour #bythesea
August 3, 2025 at 8:08 PM
Two edibles: Rock Samphire (Crithmum maritimum) and Sea Kale (Crambe maritima)
#wildflowerhour #bythesea
#wildflowerhour #bythesea
Autumn Squill (Prospero autumnale) at Prawle Point, S. Devon in early September
#wildflowerhour #bythesea
#wildflowerhour #bythesea
August 3, 2025 at 4:34 PM
Autumn Squill (Prospero autumnale) at Prawle Point, S. Devon in early September
#wildflowerhour #bythesea
#wildflowerhour #bythesea
Not really listening to #r4today this morning….
…in case this aspect of Latin usage was not mentioned:
naturallatin.com/home/
…in case this aspect of Latin usage was not mentioned:
naturallatin.com/home/
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Many of us are familiar with the well-rehearsed reasons for using scientific Latin rather than vernacular names. A Latin binomial is unambiguous, no two species share the same name, and no matter t…
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August 1, 2025 at 7:40 AM
Not really listening to #r4today this morning….
…in case this aspect of Latin usage was not mentioned:
naturallatin.com/home/
…in case this aspect of Latin usage was not mentioned:
naturallatin.com/home/
Skullcap (Scutellaria galericulata) seen at Kenfig on 9 July 2025
The other 4 are from yesterday in Monmouthshire:
Wild Marjoram (Origanum vulgare) and Wild Basil (Clinopodium vulgare) together,
Betony (Stachys officinalis) and
Wood Sage (Teucrium scorodonia)
#Wildflowerhour #DeadNettleFamily
The other 4 are from yesterday in Monmouthshire:
Wild Marjoram (Origanum vulgare) and Wild Basil (Clinopodium vulgare) together,
Betony (Stachys officinalis) and
Wood Sage (Teucrium scorodonia)
#Wildflowerhour #DeadNettleFamily
July 27, 2025 at 7:13 PM
Skullcap (Scutellaria galericulata) seen at Kenfig on 9 July 2025
The other 4 are from yesterday in Monmouthshire:
Wild Marjoram (Origanum vulgare) and Wild Basil (Clinopodium vulgare) together,
Betony (Stachys officinalis) and
Wood Sage (Teucrium scorodonia)
#Wildflowerhour #DeadNettleFamily
The other 4 are from yesterday in Monmouthshire:
Wild Marjoram (Origanum vulgare) and Wild Basil (Clinopodium vulgare) together,
Betony (Stachys officinalis) and
Wood Sage (Teucrium scorodonia)
#Wildflowerhour #DeadNettleFamily
Bog Asphodel (Narthecium ossifragum) and Common Sundew (Drosera rotundifolia) on Cleddon Bog on 21June 2025
#wildflowerhour
#wildflowerhour
July 6, 2025 at 9:39 PM
Bog Asphodel (Narthecium ossifragum) and Common Sundew (Drosera rotundifolia) on Cleddon Bog on 21June 2025
#wildflowerhour
#wildflowerhour
Greater Knapweed (Centaurea scabiosa) and Dropwort (Filipendula vulgaris) from Salisbury Plain on 18 June 2025
#wildflowerhour
#wildflowerhour
July 6, 2025 at 5:48 PM
Greater Knapweed (Centaurea scabiosa) and Dropwort (Filipendula vulgaris) from Salisbury Plain on 18 June 2025
#wildflowerhour
#wildflowerhour
So not as impressive as #springwatch ‘s trail cam images but…
May 27, 2025 at 7:31 PM
So not as impressive as #springwatch ‘s trail cam images but…