WildPlantWanderer
@wildplantwanderer.bsky.social
Nature and wildlife lover, beginner botanist, keen gardener, enthusiastic photographer and (very) amateur watercolourist.
Achillea and Trifolium pratense 3/3 #WildflowerHour @bsbibotany.bsky.social
October 12, 2025 at 9:00 PM
Achillea and Trifolium pratense 3/3 #WildflowerHour @bsbibotany.bsky.social
Wood Avens, Dandelion (?), Herb Robert, Gorse 2/3 #WildflowerHour @bsbibotany.bsky.social
October 12, 2025 at 8:56 PM
Wood Avens, Dandelion (?), Herb Robert, Gorse 2/3 #WildflowerHour @bsbibotany.bsky.social
A nice selection on Ruardean Hill, the highest point in the Forest of Dean at 290m high. Shepherd’s Purse, Ivy, Creeping Buttercup and Evening Primrose 1/3 #WildflowerHour @bsbibotany.bsky.social
October 12, 2025 at 8:53 PM
A nice selection on Ruardean Hill, the highest point in the Forest of Dean at 290m high. Shepherd’s Purse, Ivy, Creeping Buttercup and Evening Primrose 1/3 #WildflowerHour @bsbibotany.bsky.social
A few flowering gems alongside an industrial estate in Cinderford. And it’s wonderful to see so many bees, bugs and butterflies enjoying the sunshine. #WildflowerHour #ForestOfDean @bsbibotany.bsky.social
July 20, 2025 at 9:45 PM
A few flowering gems alongside an industrial estate in Cinderford. And it’s wonderful to see so many bees, bugs and butterflies enjoying the sunshine. #WildflowerHour #ForestOfDean @bsbibotany.bsky.social
A duo of pyramidal orchids spotted on the roadside verge of an industrial estate in Cinderford #WildflowerHour #orchid #BSBI
June 29, 2025 at 11:10 PM
A duo of pyramidal orchids spotted on the roadside verge of an industrial estate in Cinderford #WildflowerHour #orchid #BSBI
More from Wigpool including Celandine, Violet, Bluebell and Wood Sorrel. #WildflowerHour #WoodlandFlora #AncientWoodland #ForestOfDean
April 20, 2025 at 10:42 PM
More from Wigpool including Celandine, Violet, Bluebell and Wood Sorrel. #WildflowerHour #WoodlandFlora #AncientWoodland #ForestOfDean
Came across this wonderful large patch of toothwort in Wigpool Nature Reserve. Also in flower were violet, wood sorrel, bluebell and wild garlic but I got rather carried away with the toothwort! #WildflowerHour #WoodlandFlora #ForestOfDean #AncientWoodland
April 20, 2025 at 10:35 PM
Came across this wonderful large patch of toothwort in Wigpool Nature Reserve. Also in flower were violet, wood sorrel, bluebell and wild garlic but I got rather carried away with the toothwort! #WildflowerHour #WoodlandFlora #ForestOfDean #AncientWoodland
This Tulipa elegans rubra has caught the tulip breaking virus hence the beautiful flame-like stripes. Back in the 17thC this ‘broken’ bulb could fetch more than the price of a house in Amsterdam. For us it’s just a lucky surprise in the garden🌷
#TulipFever #BrokenTulip #GardenHistory #SpringInBloom
#TulipFever #BrokenTulip #GardenHistory #SpringInBloom
April 10, 2025 at 12:37 PM
This Tulipa elegans rubra has caught the tulip breaking virus hence the beautiful flame-like stripes. Back in the 17thC this ‘broken’ bulb could fetch more than the price of a house in Amsterdam. For us it’s just a lucky surprise in the garden🌷
#TulipFever #BrokenTulip #GardenHistory #SpringInBloom
#TulipFever #BrokenTulip #GardenHistory #SpringInBloom
On the highest point of the Forest of Dean at Ruardean Hill - Lesser Celandine, Veronica Persica, Bittercress and Gorse #WildflowerHour @bsbibotany.bsky.social #ForestOfDean
March 9, 2025 at 8:52 PM
On the highest point of the Forest of Dean at Ruardean Hill - Lesser Celandine, Veronica Persica, Bittercress and Gorse #WildflowerHour @bsbibotany.bsky.social #ForestOfDean
It certainly felt like the start of spring this weekend with bursts of colour from primroses, snowdrops, daffodils and purple dead nettle #wildflowerhour @bsbibotany.bsky.social
February 2, 2025 at 8:48 PM
It certainly felt like the start of spring this weekend with bursts of colour from primroses, snowdrops, daffodils and purple dead nettle #wildflowerhour @bsbibotany.bsky.social
Just a forlorn looking daisy at Linear Park in Cinderford #Wildflowerhour
January 19, 2025 at 9:24 PM
Just a forlorn looking daisy at Linear Park in Cinderford #Wildflowerhour
Lovely to see the dam that beavers in the Forest of Dean have built. Such remarkable little animals 🦫😍
#beavers
#ForestofDean
#rewilding
#nature
#wildlife
#beavers
#ForestofDean
#rewilding
#nature
#wildlife
January 13, 2025 at 7:12 PM
Lovely to see the dam that beavers in the Forest of Dean have built. Such remarkable little animals 🦫😍
#beavers
#ForestofDean
#rewilding
#nature
#wildlife
#beavers
#ForestofDean
#rewilding
#nature
#wildlife
Not the best photo but just wanted to share the importance of keeping your garden untidy during the winter so that birds like goldfinches and bullfinches can forage for food. Well that’s my excuse anyway!
#gardenbirds
#wildlife
#nature
#naturefriendly
#gardening
#gardenbirds
#wildlife
#nature
#naturefriendly
#gardening
January 8, 2025 at 2:22 PM
Not the best photo but just wanted to share the importance of keeping your garden untidy during the winter so that birds like goldfinches and bullfinches can forage for food. Well that’s my excuse anyway!
#gardenbirds
#wildlife
#nature
#naturefriendly
#gardening
#gardenbirds
#wildlife
#nature
#naturefriendly
#gardening
A gorgeous day for a walk in the mossy woodland around Speech House before the snow hits us tomorrow ❄️
January 3, 2025 at 4:48 PM
A gorgeous day for a walk in the mossy woodland around Speech House before the snow hits us tomorrow ❄️
A much better haul of wild plants today on the last day of the @bsbibotany.bsky.social #NewYearPlantHunt - Daisy; Periwinkle; Yarrow; Gorse; Primrose; Herb Robert; Ranunculus, Purple Rock Cress & Viburnum. We also spotted these 2 plants but not sure on their ID. Could anyone help?
January 1, 2025 at 6:49 PM
A much better haul of wild plants today on the last day of the @bsbibotany.bsky.social #NewYearPlantHunt - Daisy; Periwinkle; Yarrow; Gorse; Primrose; Herb Robert; Ranunculus, Purple Rock Cress & Viburnum. We also spotted these 2 plants but not sure on their ID. Could anyone help?
A much better haul on day 2 of the @bsbibotany.bsky.social #NewYearPlantHunt. Wood Avens, Herb Robert, Buttercup, Ragwort, Bittercress, Dog’s Mercury plus strangely, a Foxglove. It was in flower and intact but lying on its side. Does that count?
December 30, 2024 at 7:55 PM
A much better haul on day 2 of the @bsbibotany.bsky.social #NewYearPlantHunt. Wood Avens, Herb Robert, Buttercup, Ragwort, Bittercress, Dog’s Mercury plus strangely, a Foxglove. It was in flower and intact but lying on its side. Does that count?
Thankfully the fog lifted at last and the sun came out in Cinderford for day 1 of the @bsbibotany.bsky.social #NewYearPlantHunt
December 29, 2024 at 6:38 PM
Thankfully the fog lifted at last and the sun came out in Cinderford for day 1 of the @bsbibotany.bsky.social #NewYearPlantHunt
A lovely morning walk through Edgehills Nature Reserve in the Forest of Dean where there’s quite a lot of gorse in flower, and the resident Highland cattle seem to be enjoying some much needed sunshine.
#ForestOfDean #NatureReserve #HighlandCattle #FloweringGorse
#ForestOfDean #NatureReserve #HighlandCattle #FloweringGorse
November 25, 2024 at 1:12 PM
A lovely morning walk through Edgehills Nature Reserve in the Forest of Dean where there’s quite a lot of gorse in flower, and the resident Highland cattle seem to be enjoying some much needed sunshine.
#ForestOfDean #NatureReserve #HighlandCattle #FloweringGorse
#ForestOfDean #NatureReserve #HighlandCattle #FloweringGorse
Great talk at @bsbibotany.bsky.social conference on the wild plants of our towns and cities Dr Trevor Dines!
November 23, 2024 at 2:21 PM
Great talk at @bsbibotany.bsky.social conference on the wild plants of our towns and cities Dr Trevor Dines!
Can’t wait for my first @bsbibotany.bsky.social conference today at the @nhmla.bsky.social!😀
November 23, 2024 at 9:06 AM
Can’t wait for my first @bsbibotany.bsky.social conference today at the @nhmla.bsky.social!😀
Autumn meets winter on this crispy, sparkly day in the Forest of Dean!
November 20, 2024 at 1:21 PM
Autumn meets winter on this crispy, sparkly day in the Forest of Dean!
Our first Saffron Crocus (crocus sativus) to bloom this autumn! Did you know that saffron is the world’s most expensive spice? Harvested by hand, it takes 150 flowers to produce just one gram!
#BotanyJourney #SaffronCrocus #PlantFacts
#BotanyJourney #SaffronCrocus #PlantFacts
November 17, 2024 at 8:16 PM
Our first Saffron Crocus (crocus sativus) to bloom this autumn! Did you know that saffron is the world’s most expensive spice? Harvested by hand, it takes 150 flowers to produce just one gram!
#BotanyJourney #SaffronCrocus #PlantFacts
#BotanyJourney #SaffronCrocus #PlantFacts