A beautiful day for the penultimate session of our NHSN 'Botanists Year' course and such a pleasure to lead the group to Hareshaw Linn for a closer look at some 'frustrating' ferns. 14 species, not bad going! 👀🌱

Lovely to catch up with Beech Fern (Phegopteris connectilis) today at Hareshaw Linn. Only the second time I've seen it! #botany #ferns

Some delightfully crinkly Lobed Maidenhair Spleenwort (Asplenium trichomanes subsp. pachyrachis) from today's outing. #botany #ferns

A brief report of our recent Bioblitz event, held in conjunction with James Common and his colleagues from NHSN, can be found here bit.ly/3YGEJAz. Some lovely pictures of our day, too. We all had a great time, for sure!!

2024 UK - Get in there! The Ghost #Orchid (Epipogium aphyllum) is one of our rarest species, and one that doesn’t need an introduction. After 30 years of searching I’m beyond delighted to have chanced upon one European Orchids & Wildflowers Mariposa Nature Tours BSBI: Botanical Society of Britain & Ireland #wildflowerhour

Two exciting #urbanflora finds from North Shields today. Four-leaved Allseed (Polycarpon tetraphyllum) still in it's well-known alley and more surprising, Small Toadflax (Chaenorhinum minus) in the riverside pavement.

Identiplant is a renowned distance and online training course that has evolved over the years and now trains 300+ botany students each year. BSBI: Botanical Society of Britain & Ireland delves into the history and future of this sector-leading course. eventbrite.co.uk/e/876671436867

Hot off the press ❕ Following the discovery of Small Red-eyed Damselfly at Rising Sun Country Park, this lovely little damselfly has now been spotted at #GosforthNatureReserve! 😯 Mega thanks to Ian and Elaine Burnell for sharing their star find #GosforthsWildWeb

Lovely to see the Marsh Mallow (Althaea officinalis) back for another season by the pond in my local park. #urbanflora

Can you find a flowering member of the Asteraceae or Daisy family? That’s the challenge this week for #wildflowerhour! Share your finds this Sunday 8-9pm using the hashtag #DaisyFamily. Happy flower hunting!

Such a lovely morning, even if it was blowing a hoolie 💨🙂

Such a lovely afternoon plant spotting and litter picking in Shieldfield - a new combo for me! Thanks so much to Dwellbeing Shieldfield for having NHSN along 😁🌱 #GosforthsWildWeb

A wee yarden success story. Seems my attempts to recreate a Lindisfarne dune slack were kinda successful... Marsh Pennywort, Creeping Willow, Parsley Water-dropwort, N'Marsh Orchid, Lesser Spearwort and assorted sedge all doing well 😁🌱

‘Holy grail’ ghost orchid rediscovered in UK for the first time since 2009 theguardian.com/environment/ar…

I’m speaking to BBC Radio 5 Live later today about my recent Ghost Orchid find - the second UK sighting in 37 years. It’s wonderful to see genuine enthusiasm about the find and plants in general - if you want to know more about plants please check out BSBI: Botanical Society of Britain & Ireland and consider membership

Marsh mallow (Althaea officinalis) in the salt marsh by the fleet at Langton Herring 🩷#Wildflowers #Chesil #Dorset Dorset National Landscape BSBI: Botanical Society of Britain & Ireland

A duo of dodgy Sorbus from today's wander in Newcastle, both self-sown in riverside stonework. Haven't the foggiest with cultivated Rowans but will give it a try... 😬 #urbanflora

A few finds from today's #Cotoneaster session in Newcastle. 📸 Salicifolius, franchetii, x watereri, bullatus, dammeri , lacteus, dielsianus and horizontalis. Not pictured were integrifolius, x suecicus, hjelmqvistii and frigidus. A busy morning! #urbanflora

Thrilled to find a massive population of 430 Field Gentian plants at Aberffraw #Anglesey where there were none last year (thanks to the drought) ! Rabbit poo for scale. Surveying sites for speciesrecoverytrust #wildflowerhour

Can you top finding an 'extinct' moth in the trap?? ... well I guess finding an adult near it's food plant and apparent signs of munching might just do it - I think the Norfolk Snout is back (assuming it ever if went away?)