Lesley Totten
@lesleytotten.bsky.social
Passionate about Birds and Nature in general. Poet. Studied Art History. Teacher of care-experienced young people. Proud mother and resident of Edinburgh.
Soggy botanising in the lush Tyne Water Valley, Midlothian. Lots of flowers but only managed a couple of photos due to the rain Toadflax and maybe some type of rocket/mustard ? #wildflowerID #WildflowerHour @wildflowerhour.bsky.social #wildflowerhour
September 27, 2026 at 7:29 PM
Soggy botanising in the lush Tyne Water Valley, Midlothian. Lots of flowers but only managed a couple of photos due to the rain Toadflax and maybe some type of rocket/mustard ? #wildflowerID #WildflowerHour @wildflowerhour.bsky.social #wildflowerhour
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It’s Sunday & it’s 8pm so it’s time for #wildflowerhour!! Please share your pics of the wild & naturalised plants you’ve found blooming in the last week from across Britain & Ireland ☺️
For #wildflowerhour today, I thought I'd compile a collage of the cheeriest yellow flowers I've seen this week - floral sunshine for a grey day.
Here are Autumn Hawkbit, Agrimony, Gorse, Common Toadflax, Creeping Buttercup, Ragwort, Bristly Oxtongue, Tormentil, Bird's-foot Trefoil and Fleabane. 💛
Here are Autumn Hawkbit, Agrimony, Gorse, Common Toadflax, Creeping Buttercup, Ragwort, Bristly Oxtongue, Tormentil, Bird's-foot Trefoil and Fleabane. 💛
September 27, 2026 at 6:59 PM
It’s Sunday & it’s 8pm so it’s time for #wildflowerhour!! Please share your pics of the wild & naturalised plants you’ve found blooming in the last week from across Britain & Ireland ☺️
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It's Sunday, it's 8pm so it must be #WildFlowerHour!
Please share pix of any wild or naturalised plants you've spotted in bloom this week across Britain & Ireland.
Got a mystery plant?
Use #WildFlowerID to summon ID help from fellow botanists in the friendly @wildflowerhour.bsky.social community
Please share pix of any wild or naturalised plants you've spotted in bloom this week across Britain & Ireland.
Got a mystery plant?
Use #WildFlowerID to summon ID help from fellow botanists in the friendly @wildflowerhour.bsky.social community
A 5 mile transect walked the length of my island home yesterday was surprisingly productive for @wildflowerhour.bsky.social material - though no shocks until the very last, a Sea Pink running extraordinarily late in the year.
#WildflowerHour
#WildflowerHour
September 27, 2026 at 6:58 PM
It's Sunday, it's 8pm so it must be #WildFlowerHour!
Please share pix of any wild or naturalised plants you've spotted in bloom this week across Britain & Ireland.
Got a mystery plant?
Use #WildFlowerID to summon ID help from fellow botanists in the friendly @wildflowerhour.bsky.social community
Please share pix of any wild or naturalised plants you've spotted in bloom this week across Britain & Ireland.
Got a mystery plant?
Use #WildFlowerID to summon ID help from fellow botanists in the friendly @wildflowerhour.bsky.social community
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NASA picture of the day today is a real 🏴beauty! This is a composite image of the ~5000yo Callanish Stones on the Isle of Lewis. The amazing Giuseppe Petricca has only gone and photographed the Sun at noon there, every few days, for a whole year. #Dedication 🔭🧪👌
ℹ️: science.nasa.gov/image-articl...
ℹ️: science.nasa.gov/image-articl...
September 20, 2026 at 11:10 AM
NASA picture of the day today is a real 🏴beauty! This is a composite image of the ~5000yo Callanish Stones on the Isle of Lewis. The amazing Giuseppe Petricca has only gone and photographed the Sun at noon there, every few days, for a whole year. #Dedication 🔭🧪👌
ℹ️: science.nasa.gov/image-articl...
ℹ️: science.nasa.gov/image-articl...
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A wonderful #wildflowerhour tonight, the rain seems to triggering a second flowering for some of our wild plants! A warmer week ahead, let’s meet again next Sunday to see what is still blooming! Happy flower hunting! ☺️🌼🌿
A surprise at Streatley (W. Berks) today. After not finding any of the earlier autumn gentians this year, this lone, rare chiltern gentian (gentianella germanica) has defied the odds to bloom in the later more favourable weather. #wildflowerhour
September 20, 2026 at 8:13 PM
A wonderful #wildflowerhour tonight, the rain seems to triggering a second flowering for some of our wild plants! A warmer week ahead, let’s meet again next Sunday to see what is still blooming! Happy flower hunting! ☺️🌼🌿
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It's Sunday, it's 8pm so it must be #WildFlowerHour!
Please share pix of any wild or naturalised plants you spotted in bloom this week across Britain & Ireland.
Got a mystery plant?
Use #WildFlowerID to summon ID help from fellow botanists in the friendly @wildflowerhour.bsky.social community.
Please share pix of any wild or naturalised plants you spotted in bloom this week across Britain & Ireland.
Got a mystery plant?
Use #WildFlowerID to summon ID help from fellow botanists in the friendly @wildflowerhour.bsky.social community.
Not much time for botanising this week so just a few from Kilkenny; from top left Black Medick, Common Mallow, Perennial Sowthistle, Field Poppy, Atlas Poppy and Borage #WildflowerHour
September 20, 2026 at 6:59 PM
It's Sunday, it's 8pm so it must be #WildFlowerHour!
Please share pix of any wild or naturalised plants you spotted in bloom this week across Britain & Ireland.
Got a mystery plant?
Use #WildFlowerID to summon ID help from fellow botanists in the friendly @wildflowerhour.bsky.social community.
Please share pix of any wild or naturalised plants you spotted in bloom this week across Britain & Ireland.
Got a mystery plant?
Use #WildFlowerID to summon ID help from fellow botanists in the friendly @wildflowerhour.bsky.social community.
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Joining in with #Wildflowerhour is easy! Look for wild & naturalised blooms from across Britain & Ireland during the week & then share Sunday 8-9pm!
September 20, 2026 at 6:05 PM
Joining in with #Wildflowerhour is easy! Look for wild & naturalised blooms from across Britain & Ireland during the week & then share Sunday 8-9pm!
Patches of Sneezewort along the dirt roads in the Yair Forest, Borders @wildflowerhour.bsky.social #wildflowerhour
September 20, 2026 at 7:34 PM
Patches of Sneezewort along the dirt roads in the Yair Forest, Borders @wildflowerhour.bsky.social #wildflowerhour
A stunted Foxglove, a #ID ? near some Lady’s Bedstraw and a garden escapee Honeysuckle on the #BraidHills #Edinburgh @wildflowerhour.bsky.social #wildflowerhour
September 20, 2026 at 7:27 PM
A stunted Foxglove, a #ID ? near some Lady’s Bedstraw and a garden escapee Honeysuckle on the #BraidHills #Edinburgh @wildflowerhour.bsky.social #wildflowerhour
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It’s Sunday & it’s 8pm! So it must be time for #wildflowerhour! 🥳 Please share your pics of the wild & naturalised plants you’ve found flowering across Britain & Ireland in the last week!
Goat’s Rue (Galega officinalis) at Bedfont Lakes 💜 @bsbibotany.bsky.social @wildflowerhour.bsky.social
September 20, 2026 at 7:00 PM
It’s Sunday & it’s 8pm! So it must be time for #wildflowerhour! 🥳 Please share your pics of the wild & naturalised plants you’ve found flowering across Britain & Ireland in the last week!
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For the last weekly challenge, we want to know what was your favourite plant that you’ve spotted from across Britain and Ireland this year? Share your pics for #wildflowerhour this Sunday 8-9pm using the hashtag #favouriteplant and we’ll celebrate it with you! 🥳🌿🌸
September 10, 2026 at 6:33 PM
For the last weekly challenge, we want to know what was your favourite plant that you’ve spotted from across Britain and Ireland this year? Share your pics for #wildflowerhour this Sunday 8-9pm using the hashtag #favouriteplant and we’ll celebrate it with you! 🥳🌿🌸
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Great to see all your lovely photos this evening; great also to see that some plants are getting a 2nd wind now they've had some rain!
Which plants will manage to bloom over the coming days? Let's catch up next Sunday to compare notes! And look out for the next @wildflowerhour.bsky.social challenge!
Which plants will manage to bloom over the coming days? Let's catch up next Sunday to compare notes! And look out for the next @wildflowerhour.bsky.social challenge!
What an incredible plant this is. Grass of Parnassus is spectacular in flower, but with its #SeedHeads, it’s absolutely stunning #WildflowerHour
August 30, 2026 at 8:02 PM
Great to see all your lovely photos this evening; great also to see that some plants are getting a 2nd wind now they've had some rain!
Which plants will manage to bloom over the coming days? Let's catch up next Sunday to compare notes! And look out for the next @wildflowerhour.bsky.social challenge!
Which plants will manage to bloom over the coming days? Let's catch up next Sunday to compare notes! And look out for the next @wildflowerhour.bsky.social challenge!
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Corr!!! What an amazing #wildflowerhour!! Huge thanks to you all for brightening a soggy Sunday night with your gorgeous pics!! So many posts tonight, I’ll carry on reposting throughout the week! Not many challenges left now, keep a lookout for the next one! ☺️
Some #SeedHeads found on Chesil Beach this weekend. See ALT text. #WildflowerHour @wildflowerhour.bsky.social
August 30, 2026 at 8:00 PM
Corr!!! What an amazing #wildflowerhour!! Huge thanks to you all for brightening a soggy Sunday night with your gorgeous pics!! So many posts tonight, I’ll carry on reposting throughout the week! Not many challenges left now, keep a lookout for the next one! ☺️
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It’s Sunday & it’s 8pm so it must be time for #wildflowerhour! 🥳 Please share your pics of the wild & naturalised blooms you’ve spotted from across Britain & Ireland in the last week & also any interesting #SeedHeads the theme for this week’s challenge!
For he #wildflowerhour #Seedheads challenge, a trio of Apiaceae - Wild Carrot (a classic), Upright Hedge-parsley (hooks galore) and Parsley Water-dropwort (such a lovely shade of pink before the seeds are fully ripe)...
@bsbibotany.bsky.social
@bsbibotany.bsky.social
August 30, 2026 at 6:59 PM
It’s Sunday & it’s 8pm so it must be time for #wildflowerhour! 🥳 Please share your pics of the wild & naturalised blooms you’ve spotted from across Britain & Ireland in the last week & also any interesting #SeedHeads the theme for this week’s challenge!
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I’ve seen this many times before on #wildflowerhour but not encountered it myself out ‘in the wild’. The toxic Thorn-apple, Datura stramonium has an interesting fruit, which is more of a seed capsule than a seed head and it looks like a weird spiky Sputnik!!! #SeedHeads
August 30, 2026 at 6:48 PM
I’ve seen this many times before on #wildflowerhour but not encountered it myself out ‘in the wild’. The toxic Thorn-apple, Datura stramonium has an interesting fruit, which is more of a seed capsule than a seed head and it looks like a weird spiky Sputnik!!! #SeedHeads
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Abundant #Seedheads on #Rathlin #Island this weekend. Ribwort Plantain & Green shieldbug. + Sea Radish
#Noticing #biodiversity #mindfulness
#WildFlowerHour
@bsbiireland.bsky.social
@bsbibotany.bsky.social
@wildflowerhour.bsky.social
#Stunday #Bloomscrolling #ECK
#Noticing #biodiversity #mindfulness
#WildFlowerHour
@bsbiireland.bsky.social
@bsbibotany.bsky.social
@wildflowerhour.bsky.social
#Stunday #Bloomscrolling #ECK
August 30, 2026 at 7:08 PM
Abundant #Seedheads on #Rathlin #Island this weekend. Ribwort Plantain & Green shieldbug. + Sea Radish
#Noticing #biodiversity #mindfulness
#WildFlowerHour
@bsbiireland.bsky.social
@bsbibotany.bsky.social
@wildflowerhour.bsky.social
#Stunday #Bloomscrolling #ECK
#Noticing #biodiversity #mindfulness
#WildFlowerHour
@bsbiireland.bsky.social
@bsbibotany.bsky.social
@wildflowerhour.bsky.social
#Stunday #Bloomscrolling #ECK
Back to School lurgy has hampered botanising this week but this magnificent waste ground at Fountainpark Edinburgh was full of wildflowers including Wild Carrot #SeedHeads @wildflowerhour.bsky.social #WildFlowerHour - how are we protecting this wild place @edinburghcouncil.bsky.social ?
August 30, 2026 at 7:11 PM
Back to School lurgy has hampered botanising this week but this magnificent waste ground at Fountainpark Edinburgh was full of wildflowers including Wild Carrot #SeedHeads @wildflowerhour.bsky.social #WildFlowerHour - how are we protecting this wild place @edinburghcouncil.bsky.social ?
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Some wildflowers have seed heads that are truly spectacular! The challenge this week is to find some and then share your lovely pics for #WildflowerHour this Sunday 8-9pm using the hashtag #SeedHeads! Any wild or naturalised blooms you find too are of course always welcome!
August 27, 2026 at 1:53 PM
Some wildflowers have seed heads that are truly spectacular! The challenge this week is to find some and then share your lovely pics for #WildflowerHour this Sunday 8-9pm using the hashtag #SeedHeads! Any wild or naturalised blooms you find too are of course always welcome!
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We are honoured to have the fabulous (and very modest) @markavery.bsky.social on the judging panel for Botanical Photographer of the Year alongside @trevorthebotanist.bsky.social @jillwhitelock.bsky.social @amandatuke.bsky.social @theurbanbirder.bsky.social & 12 other amazing plant-lovers!
Surprised to find myself on the otherwise impressive panel of judges for Botanical Photographer of the Year, since I'm not much good at either photography or botany. So I should learn a lot, and am looking forward to seeing your photos (so please send some in!).
Today is #WorldPhotographyDay!
There's no better time for you to sort out your most stunning botanical photos & get ready to enter them into our Botanical Photographer of the Year competition!
Check out 👇 some of last year's entries across 3 categories.
Find out more: bsbi.org/about/news/l...
There's no better time for you to sort out your most stunning botanical photos & get ready to enter them into our Botanical Photographer of the Year competition!
Check out 👇 some of last year's entries across 3 categories.
Find out more: bsbi.org/about/news/l...
August 19, 2026 at 8:21 PM
We are honoured to have the fabulous (and very modest) @markavery.bsky.social on the judging panel for Botanical Photographer of the Year alongside @trevorthebotanist.bsky.social @jillwhitelock.bsky.social @amandatuke.bsky.social @theurbanbirder.bsky.social & 12 other amazing plant-lovers!
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I’m in a pub in Derry🤪so here’s my gorgeous Bog Star for #Wildflowerhour Parnassia palustris, Grass of Parnassus, named after Greek cattle of Parnassus developed a taste for the plant! I like the Swedish Slåtterblomma which means hay-making flower, it’s a signal to bring in the harvest!
#CommonNames
#CommonNames
August 16, 2026 at 6:21 PM
I’m in a pub in Derry🤪so here’s my gorgeous Bog Star for #Wildflowerhour Parnassia palustris, Grass of Parnassus, named after Greek cattle of Parnassus developed a taste for the plant! I like the Swedish Slåtterblomma which means hay-making flower, it’s a signal to bring in the harvest!
#CommonNames
#CommonNames
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It's Sunday, it's 8pm so it must be #WildFlowerHour!
Please share pix of wild or naturalised plants you spotted in bloom this week across Britain & Ireland especially if they have quirky #CommonNames.
Mystery plant? Use #WildFlowerID if you'd like help from the @wildflowerhour.bsky.social community!
Please share pix of wild or naturalised plants you spotted in bloom this week across Britain & Ireland especially if they have quirky #CommonNames.
Mystery plant? Use #WildFlowerID if you'd like help from the @wildflowerhour.bsky.social community!
For #Wildflowerhour this week find a wild or naturalised bloom with quirky #CommonNames! Pictured is Scutellaria galericulata, commonly named Skullcap, Hoodwort & Helmet Flower as the flowers were likened to the galerum worn by Roman soldiers ! Share your finds this Sunday 8-9pm!
August 16, 2026 at 7:02 PM
It's Sunday, it's 8pm so it must be #WildFlowerHour!
Please share pix of wild or naturalised plants you spotted in bloom this week across Britain & Ireland especially if they have quirky #CommonNames.
Mystery plant? Use #WildFlowerID if you'd like help from the @wildflowerhour.bsky.social community!
Please share pix of wild or naturalised plants you spotted in bloom this week across Britain & Ireland especially if they have quirky #CommonNames.
Mystery plant? Use #WildFlowerID if you'd like help from the @wildflowerhour.bsky.social community!
The #CommonNames of Artemisa vulgaris give some hints to its (mis🫣) use 😅 ‘naughty man’ ’felon herb’ !? AKA - The Midge Herb - Mygg Wyrt - Mugwort ! Here in profusion along the banks of the Water of Leith in west Edinburgh @wildflowerhour.bsky.social #WildFlowerHour
August 16, 2026 at 7:56 PM
The #CommonNames of Artemisa vulgaris give some hints to its (mis🫣) use 😅 ‘naughty man’ ’felon herb’ !? AKA - The Midge Herb - Mygg Wyrt - Mugwort ! Here in profusion along the banks of the Water of Leith in west Edinburgh @wildflowerhour.bsky.social #WildFlowerHour
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A wonderful wildflowerhour tonight, lovely to see your finds for the #DaisyFamily challenge, isn’t it an amazingly diverse family! More hot weather forecast, what will you spot for #wildflowerhour next week, let’s meet up again next Sunday to find out 🥰
Meet our extended family… the Daisy family.
A wildflower array of the Asteraceae still blooming here at Madrigal despite drought and relentless heat — yellow, white, purple, prickly, feathery and thistle-down soft.
Different weather. The same wonderfully sprawling family
#WildflowerHour #DaisyFamily
A wildflower array of the Asteraceae still blooming here at Madrigal despite drought and relentless heat — yellow, white, purple, prickly, feathery and thistle-down soft.
Different weather. The same wonderfully sprawling family
#WildflowerHour #DaisyFamily
August 9, 2026 at 8:03 PM
A wonderful wildflowerhour tonight, lovely to see your finds for the #DaisyFamily challenge, isn’t it an amazingly diverse family! More hot weather forecast, what will you spot for #wildflowerhour next week, let’s meet up again next Sunday to find out 🥰
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This particlar Marsh Gentian had three open flowers and one bud waiting to open. A spectacular floral firework of blue erupting from the heath.
And then, as the sun began to set, the open flowers began to close, until they were tightly wrapped up for the night. Sweet dreams! 💤
#wildflowerhour
And then, as the sun began to set, the open flowers began to close, until they were tightly wrapped up for the night. Sweet dreams! 💤
#wildflowerhour
August 9, 2026 at 7:56 PM
This particlar Marsh Gentian had three open flowers and one bud waiting to open. A spectacular floral firework of blue erupting from the heath.
And then, as the sun began to set, the open flowers began to close, until they were tightly wrapped up for the night. Sweet dreams! 💤
#wildflowerhour
And then, as the sun began to set, the open flowers began to close, until they were tightly wrapped up for the night. Sweet dreams! 💤
#wildflowerhour