#SundayYellow with an early contender for #wildflowerhour's #WildFlowerShow with incredible bulbous buttercups shining in the sunshine yesterday in a local ancient woodland with spots of bluebells in the background. #Lancashire @wildflowerhour.bsky.social @bsbibotany.bsky.social #vitaminN
May 24, 2026 at 6:05 AM
#SundayYellow with an early contender for #wildflowerhour's #WildFlowerShow with incredible bulbous buttercups shining in the sunshine yesterday in a local ancient woodland with spots of bluebells in the background. #Lancashire @wildflowerhour.bsky.social @bsbibotany.bsky.social #vitaminN
For #Wildflowerhour's #treeflowers challenge, beautiful pink poplar catkins from Wednesday, very blowy so I took a few fallen photos too! @wildflowerhour.bsky.social @bsbibotany.bsky.social #vitaminN
March 29, 2026 at 7:03 PM
For #Wildflowerhour's #treeflowers challenge, beautiful pink poplar catkins from Wednesday, very blowy so I took a few fallen photos too! @wildflowerhour.bsky.social @bsbibotany.bsky.social #vitaminN
For #Wildflowerhour's #treeflowers challenge, willow catkins in a row at different stages of maturity growing locally in #Preston, taken yesterday. @wildflowerhour.bsky.social @bsbibotany.bsky.social #vitaminN
March 29, 2026 at 7:02 PM
For #Wildflowerhour's #treeflowers challenge, willow catkins in a row at different stages of maturity growing locally in #Preston, taken yesterday. @wildflowerhour.bsky.social @bsbibotany.bsky.social #vitaminN
For #Wildflowerhour's #treeflowers challenge, I think this is hornbeam growing locally in #Preston, taken today when it was very blowy! @wildflowerhour.bsky.social @bsbibotany.bsky.social #vitaminN
March 29, 2026 at 7:01 PM
For #Wildflowerhour's #treeflowers challenge, I think this is hornbeam growing locally in #Preston, taken today when it was very blowy! @wildflowerhour.bsky.social @bsbibotany.bsky.social #vitaminN
For #Wildflowerhour's #treeflowers challenge, I think I have sycamore flowers and cherry laurel in #Preston, taken yesterday. @wildflowerhour.bsky.social @bsbibotany.bsky.social #vitaminN #Lancashire
March 29, 2026 at 7:04 PM
For #Wildflowerhour's #treeflowers challenge, I think I have sycamore flowers and cherry laurel in #Preston, taken yesterday. @wildflowerhour.bsky.social @bsbibotany.bsky.social #vitaminN #Lancashire
Fabulously furry stamens on bog asphodel seen in #SouthCumbria yesterday. Perfect for #Wildflowerhour's #hairyplants challenge. @wildflowerhour.bsky.social @bsbibotany.bsky.social
July 13, 2025 at 6:58 PM
Fabulously furry stamens on bog asphodel seen in #SouthCumbria yesterday. Perfect for #Wildflowerhour's #hairyplants challenge. @wildflowerhour.bsky.social @bsbibotany.bsky.social
Seen this week for #Wildflowerhour's #yellowflowers challenge, a carpet of opposite leaves golden saxifrage carpeting my local ancient woodland in #Preston. @wildflowerhour.bsky.social @bsbibotany.bsky.social #vitaminN #Lancashire
March 9, 2025 at 7:58 PM
Seen this week for #Wildflowerhour's #yellowflowers challenge, a carpet of opposite leaves golden saxifrage carpeting my local ancient woodland in #Preston. @wildflowerhour.bsky.social @bsbibotany.bsky.social #vitaminN #Lancashire
For #Wildflowerhour's #treeflowers challenge, 3 from Wednesday's sunshine, horse chestnut buds, blackthorn by a pond & I think guelder-rose in #Lancashire @wildflowerhour.bsky.social @bsbibotany.bsky.social #vitaminN
March 29, 2026 at 7:07 PM
For #Wildflowerhour's #treeflowers challenge, 3 from Wednesday's sunshine, horse chestnut buds, blackthorn by a pond & I think guelder-rose in #Lancashire @wildflowerhour.bsky.social @bsbibotany.bsky.social #vitaminN
Delighted to see lots of Coltsfoot yesterday for #Wildflowerhour's #yellowflowers challenge, in #Preston, no sign of them at all last weekend. @wildflowerhour.bsky.social @bsbibotany.bsky.social #vitaminN #Lancashire
March 9, 2025 at 8:02 PM
Delighted to see lots of Coltsfoot yesterday for #Wildflowerhour's #yellowflowers challenge, in #Preston, no sign of them at all last weekend. @wildflowerhour.bsky.social @bsbibotany.bsky.social #vitaminN #Lancashire
For #Wildflowerhour's #ButtercupChallenge I think I have meadow left hand side & middle bottom, creeping top middle & the last marsh marigold on the right which was much easier to differentiate! @wildflowerhour.bsky.social @bsbibotany.bsky.social #Preston #Lancashire #vitaminN
May 3, 2026 at 7:04 PM
For #Wildflowerhour's #ButtercupChallenge I think I have meadow left hand side & middle bottom, creeping top middle & the last marsh marigold on the right which was much easier to differentiate! @wildflowerhour.bsky.social @bsbibotany.bsky.social #Preston #Lancashire #vitaminN
Opposite-leaved Golden-saxifrage (Chrysosplenium oppositifolium or Glóiris) growing in County Limerick for #WildflowerHour's #TinyPlants - mostly seeds rather than flowers at this stage of the year!
May 17, 2026 at 8:26 PM
Opposite-leaved Golden-saxifrage (Chrysosplenium oppositifolium or Glóiris) growing in County Limerick for #WildflowerHour's #TinyPlants - mostly seeds rather than flowers at this stage of the year!
Guess who's back, back again? Wildflowerhour's back, tell a friend!
Winter is over now the @wildflowerhour.bsky.social weekly challenges are back to entertain and inspire us.
We're in Cyprus this week... we can think of a few yellow things here in the Eastern Mediterranean, but do they count?!
Winter is over now the @wildflowerhour.bsky.social weekly challenges are back to entertain and inspire us.
We're in Cyprus this week... we can think of a few yellow things here in the Eastern Mediterranean, but do they count?!
The first weekly challenge from Wildflowerhour is to find something yellow! If you can, post your pics using the hashtag #yellowflowers for #Wildflowerhour this Sunday 8-9pm! Other colours of wild & naturalised plants are also of course very welcome! Happy flower-hunting! 🌼
March 5, 2025 at 7:27 PM
Guess who's back, back again? Wildflowerhour's back, tell a friend!
Winter is over now the @wildflowerhour.bsky.social weekly challenges are back to entertain and inspire us.
We're in Cyprus this week... we can think of a few yellow things here in the Eastern Mediterranean, but do they count?!
Winter is over now the @wildflowerhour.bsky.social weekly challenges are back to entertain and inspire us.
We're in Cyprus this week... we can think of a few yellow things here in the Eastern Mediterranean, but do they count?!
#WildflowerHour's got some homework for us this week: VIOLETS!
"...A good wildflower guide will give full species accounts, but there is a lot you can tell just from looking at the characteristics of the flowers. Here's a brief look at the four most common species":
"...A good wildflower guide will give full species accounts, but there is a lot you can tell just from looking at the characteristics of the flowers. Here's a brief look at the four most common species":
Can you find a violet for #wildflowerhour? Commissioned by us & created by @naturelark.bsky.social, you can find our special ID sheet here wildflowerhouruk.weebly.com/uploads/1/4/... Share your finds for the magic hour this Sunday 8-9pm using the hashtag #VioletChallenge 💜
April 3, 2024 at 7:14 PM
#WildflowerHour's got some homework for us this week: VIOLETS!
"...A good wildflower guide will give full species accounts, but there is a lot you can tell just from looking at the characteristics of the flowers. Here's a brief look at the four most common species":
"...A good wildflower guide will give full species accounts, but there is a lot you can tell just from looking at the characteristics of the flowers. Here's a brief look at the four most common species":
Greater Water-parsnip (Sium latifolium) coming into flower in a volunteer's pond. Nationally scarce, it's the focus of a conservation effort in Oxon led by Judy Webb, its Flora Guardian.
More a plant of #marsh or #fen, we're still offering it for #wildflowerhour's #BogPlants!
More a plant of #marsh or #fen, we're still offering it for #wildflowerhour's #BogPlants!
December 6, 2024 at 4:58 AM
Greater Water-parsnip (Sium latifolium) coming into flower in a volunteer's pond. Nationally scarce, it's the focus of a conservation effort in Oxon led by Judy Webb, its Flora Guardian.
More a plant of #marsh or #fen, we're still offering it for #wildflowerhour's #BogPlants!
More a plant of #marsh or #fen, we're still offering it for #wildflowerhour's #BogPlants!
A pollen-coated bee on one of our Ox-eye daisies. A real insect magnet! An early entry for #WildFlowerHour's #PollinatorPals challenge. #InsectWeek21
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December 5, 2024 at 11:44 PM
A pollen-coated bee on one of our Ox-eye daisies. A real insect magnet! An early entry for #WildFlowerHour's #PollinatorPals challenge. #InsectWeek21
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Bumblebee and tiny hoverfly sharing Viper's Bugloss on our dry grassland for #WildflowerHour's #PollinatorPals in #InsectWeek21. #WildOxford
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@wildflower_hour @judyweb32049878 @BumblebeeTrust @insectweek @BBOWT
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@wildflower_hour @judyweb32049878 @BumblebeeTrust @insectweek @BBOWT
December 5, 2024 at 11:44 PM
Bumblebee and tiny hoverfly sharing Viper's Bugloss on our dry grassland for #WildflowerHour's #PollinatorPals in #InsectWeek21. #WildOxford
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@wildflower_hour @judyweb32049878 @BumblebeeTrust @insectweek @BBOWT
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@wildflower_hour @judyweb32049878 @BumblebeeTrust @insectweek @BBOWT
A pollen-covered Thick-legged flower beetle (Oedemera nobilis) on one of our ever popular Ox-eye daisies. A final contribution to #WildFlowerHour's #PollinatorPals in #InsectWeek21.
@wildflower_hour @insectweek @judyweb32049878 @NearbyWild
@wildflower_hour @insectweek @judyweb32049878 @NearbyWild
December 5, 2024 at 11:43 PM
A pollen-covered Thick-legged flower beetle (Oedemera nobilis) on one of our ever popular Ox-eye daisies. A final contribution to #WildFlowerHour's #PollinatorPals in #InsectWeek21.
@wildflower_hour @insectweek @judyweb32049878 @NearbyWild
@wildflower_hour @insectweek @judyweb32049878 @NearbyWild
We seemed to have peaked a bit too soon for #WildFlowerHour's #VioletChallenge with this post, so here we are again! 😊
Great to see these beautiful blue flowers on our Hairy Violets. A welcome contrast to the predominant yellow of our Primroses, Cowslips, Marsh Marigold, and Lesser Celandine that are now blossoming throughout the Valley!
December 5, 2024 at 6:55 PM
We seemed to have peaked a bit too soon for #WildFlowerHour's #VioletChallenge with this post, so here we are again! 😊