#BSBIMembers
BSBI Scotland Officer Matt Harding gets excited about making new plant discoveries in the Scottish mountains!
😍😂

Despite having one of the best studied floras in the world, there is so much left to learn and discover about Scottish plants! #intrepid #BSBIMembers #100Plants2026 #WildFlowerHour
September 22, 2026 at 12:26 PM
Keen to learn how to identify Speedwells?
2 great illustrated resources:
This cribsheet from @naturelark.bsky.social for #WildFlowerHour: bsbi.org/download/207...
This article by Mike @anaturalistabroad.bsky.social:
bsbi.org/download/465...
Part 2 of Mike's article is only for #BSBImembers, sorry!
May 1, 2025 at 11:14 AM
Out now, Brambles of Scotland by Angus Hannah, #BSBICountyRecorder for Clyde Isles.
This is the latest title in our #BSBIHandbooks series, essential resources for #WildFlowerID on tricky plant groups.
Special offer (£7 off!) for #BSBImembers ordering the book.
Find out more:
bsbi.org/bsbi-handboo...
April 21, 2025 at 12:06 PM
Coming soon: 'Wild Roses of Great Britain and Ireland'.
This latest title, no.26 in the series of #BSBIHandbooks for tricky plant groups, has just gone to the printers!
Available for #BSBImembers to pre-order now at the discount price of £16 (vs RRP £25).
Sample pages here:
bsbi.org/bsbi-handboo...
September 26, 2025 at 2:38 PM
So, what do we do with the #NewYearPlantHunt data that 1000s of #BSBImembers & supporters have collected over the past decade?
1 example: we joined forces with @metoffice.gov.uk to investigate correlations between rising temperatures & your plant records.
Initial results:
bsbi.org/about/news/l...
December 19, 2025 at 1:42 PM
Very sad news that Roger Maskew has passed away.
Roger had been one of our #BSBImembers since the 1980s, was our in-house expert on Roses & co-authored (with Gareth Knass) 'Wild Roses of Great Britain and Ireland', the #BSBIHandbook published last year.
More info here:
bsbi.org/about/news/l...
January 6, 2026 at 4:26 PM
Peter Marren's 'Rare Plants' is out now, published by Bloomsbury @chiffchat.bsky.social
Peter is one of our amazing #BSBImembers! Fellow members can claim a 20% discount when ordering their copy.
For sample pages of the book & info on how to claim, go to: bsbipublicity.blogspot.com/2024/11/rare...
November 29, 2024 at 1:41 PM
Looking forward to this one! Cracking pondweed pic on the cover too 😁
Don’t forget to check out the bumper country round-up in this issue - fab finds from #BSBImembers across Scotland!
@bsbibotany.bsky.social
🚨Latest issue of the fantastic BSBI News is out! 🚨 Full of fascinating botanical content from Britain and Ireland (and including an article from moi on why American Cudweeds might not be what we think they are). BSBI members really are spoilt! @bsbibotany.bsky.social
January 31, 2025 at 7:57 PM
Many of our volunteering opportunities are open to all, but we offer even more options for #BSBImembers who can apply to join a committee.
Events & Comms committee organises activities & events eg #NewYearPlantHunt.
Skills & Training Committee focuses on #BotanyForEveryone.
bsbi.org/about/people...
June 4, 2026 at 12:17 PM
Very sad news that lovely Rodney Burton is no longer with us. He'd been one of our #BSBImembers since 1965 and was a very kind and helpful man, as well as being an excellent botanist. He will be greatly missed.
A tribute to Rodney Burton, a keen Kent botanist and @bsbibotany.bsky.social @wildflowersociety.bsky.social member who sadly passed away last November. I only went out with him once solo, and he taught me a lot on that trip.
December 27, 2024 at 9:22 PM
Thanks to @pocketwildingie.bsky.social for promoting the fabulous Basal Project: basalproject.org.uk
It's a great resource for anyone looking to identify wild plants from their juvenile leaves/ basal rosettes.
The site was set up by @richardmabbutt.bsky.social, one of our amazing #BSBImembers.
January 26, 2025 at 3:02 PM
A great day botanising with my fellow staffers Matt @bsbiscotland.bsky.social & James @bsbicountries.bsky.social!
We are #BSBImembers & plant-lovers as well as staffers, so after a work meeting James checked the #BSBIDistributionDatabase & we 3 went hunting (on our own time!) for interesting plants
Every so often I venture south of the border, and Day 11 of my botanical #adventcalendar is the amazing Large-flowered Butterwort - native to SW Ireland, but occasionally introduced in England, including this population in Edale
Like @bsbibotany.bsky.social, I couldn't stop grinning!
#wildflowerhour
December 11, 2025 at 12:26 PM
#BSBINews Winter issue is out!
#BSBImembers: head over to the members-only area of our website to view your digital copy (or, if you opted for print membership, check your letterbox!)
Not joined us yet?
Discover what's in this issue & how to access a sampler + 1 free article
bsbi.org/about/news/l...
February 10, 2026 at 3:39 PM
Congrats to @commonbynature.bsky.social on highly likely Viola x bavarica, 1st record for Tyneside!
Thanks also to the 'gurus' aka #BSBIReferees who confirmed the find & to whom James has access, as do all #BSBImembers.
Well worth joining BSBI for access to c100 such gurus + many other benefits!
For a while now, I’ve been growing on an offset of a violet noticed while working on the #urbanflora. Hunch confirmed today by the gurus at @bsbibotany.bsky.social - Viola x bavarica, first record for Tyneside and only the third for VC67. Now I just need it to seed to be extra sure 👀
April 2, 2026 at 10:32 AM
Ooh @sibthorpia.bsky.social is very brave taking on Whitebeams, a notoriously tricky group!
But no need to worry: a new edition of the definitive #BSBIHandbook on Whitebeams is at the printers right now & a pre-publication offer is available to #BSBImembers.
Find out more:
bsbi.org/blog/2026/05...
June 8, 2026 at 1:14 PM
Hurrah, it's here at last!
Urban Plants by @trevorthebotanist.bsky.social is published today by @bloomsburybooksuk.bsky.social.
If (like Trevor) you're one of our #BSBImembers, you can claim a whopping 25% discount when you order your copy.
Find out more: bsbipublicity.blogspot.com/2025/06/urba...
June 5, 2025 at 12:40 PM
As usual, @markavery.bsky.social has it right. Things are not getting better for our wild plants

The 20-year efforts of #BSBImembers & the botanical community gave us #PlantAtlas2020, which provides the evidence base for much of this #GBRedList assessment.

Your #botany records make a difference!
New GB Red List for vascular plants from @bsbibotany.bsky.social @ukceh.bsky.social is comprehensive revision of 2005 list.

Plants are good indicators of the pressures on all our wildlife - things are not getting better.

More details: markavery.info/2025/11/05/b...
November 5, 2025 at 4:12 PM
There are c55 million plant records in our #BSBIDistributionDatabase.
It's one of the world's biggest databases of biological records & it's essential for C21st conservation.
Huge thanks to the amazing #BSBImembers & supporters (all volunteers) who collected all those vital records!
#VolunteerWeek
It's #VolunteerWeek so a chance to thank & celebrate all the volunteers who contribute to our Society's success:
Our c5K #BSBImembers
Our c200 #BSBICountyRecorders & c100 expert Referees
We have a wide range of volunteering opportunities to suit all fellow plant-lovers:
bsbi.org/about/people...
June 2, 2026 at 11:02 AM
Great to welcome @wendytagg.bsky.social as one of our growing number of #BSBImembers!
Always fascinating to hear which plants Wendy spots in bloom on her #NewYearPlantHunt around Uckfield.
Hope the weather is kind to you, Wendy!
bsbi.org/new-year-pla...
December 21, 2024 at 3:53 PM
What's the perfect #ChristmasGift for the plant-lover in your life?
If they're not already #BSBImembers, how about a year's membership of @bsbibotany.bsky.social?
Choose a printed membership pack, posted to your loved one, or a digital pack pinging into their Inbox on Christmas Day.
bsbi.org/gift
December 17, 2025 at 4:06 PM
It's #VolunteerWeek so a chance to thank & celebrate all the volunteers who contribute to our Society's success:
Our c5K #BSBImembers
Our c200 #BSBICountyRecorders & c100 expert Referees
We have a wide range of volunteering opportunities to suit all fellow plant-lovers:
bsbi.org/about/people...
June 1, 2026 at 9:31 AM
A quick reminder for #BSBImembers: if you haven't yet ordered the new edition BSBI Handbook on Whitebeams, you'd better hurry: the pre-publication members' discount offer ends at midnight!
Order today & pay only £20 vs the RRP of £35 (excl. P&P).
Find out more: bsbi.org/blog/2026/05...
July 6, 2026 at 5:50 PM
Jonathan Drori's new book looks as wonderful as his other titles, inc 'Around the World in 80 Trees'.
jondrori.co.uk
We are so proud to have both @christhorogood.bsky.social and @jondrori.co.uk among the growing ranks of #BSBImembers!
Want to join us? You'll be in good company ;-)
bsbi.org/join-us
October 2, 2025 at 4:24 PM
Fancy joining a fantastic team that punches way above its weight for plant science and conservation across Britain and Ireland, supporting an amazing group of #BSBImembers and volunteers? Of course you do!

Head to bsbi.org/vacancies/ad... to find out more, and please spread the word 😁
February 6, 2025 at 7:06 PM
Ooh! The book reviews on @markavery.bsky.social's excellent blog are always worth a read, but especially when they're about #UrbanPlants - the title of @trevorthebotanist.bsky.social's superb new book & this week's #WildFlowerHour challenge!
25% discount for #BSBImembers ordering this brilliant book
Sunday book review: Urban Plants by @trevorthebotanist.bsky.social
Publisher: @bloomsburybooksuk.bsky.social
Review: bit.ly/402ICiU

'A great pleasure to browse, an even greater one to read'

'Book of Year contender'

@bsbibotany.bsky.social @bsbiscience.bsky.social @plantlifeuk.bsky.social
June 15, 2025 at 7:12 PM