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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
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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
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!
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!
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
Don’t forget to check out the bumper country round-up in this issue - fab finds from #BSBImembers across Scotland!
@bsbibotany.bsky.social
Don’t forget to check out the bumper country round-up in this issue - fab finds from #BSBImembers across Scotland!
@bsbibotany.bsky.social
Events & Comms committee organises activities & events eg #NewYearPlantHunt.
Skills & Training Committee focuses on #BotanyForEveryone.
bsbi.org/about/people...
Events & Comms committee organises activities & events eg #NewYearPlantHunt.
Skills & Training Committee focuses on #BotanyForEveryone.
bsbi.org/about/people...
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.
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.
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
Like @bsbibotany.bsky.social, I couldn't stop grinning!
#wildflowerhour
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
#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...
#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...
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!
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!
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...
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...
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...
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...
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!
Plants are good indicators of the pressures on all our wildlife - things are not getting better.
More details: markavery.info/2025/11/05/b...
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!
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
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...
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
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...
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...
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
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
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...
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...
Order today & pay only £20 vs the RRP of £35 (excl. P&P).
Find out more: bsbi.org/blog/2026/05...
Order today & pay only £20 vs the RRP of £35 (excl. P&P).
Find out more: bsbi.org/blog/2026/05...
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
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
Head to bsbi.org/vacancies/ad... to find out more, and please spread the word 😁
Head to bsbi.org/vacancies/ad... to find out more, and please spread the word 😁
25% discount for #BSBImembers ordering this brilliant book
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
25% discount for #BSBImembers ordering this brilliant book