Common Fleabane - Pulicaria dysenterica is in peak flower now on some of the damp verges, ditches and often near water

Can you find a flowering member of the Gentian family or Gentianaceae, that’s the challenge this week. Post your finds for #WildflowerHour this Sunday 8-9pm using the hashtag #GentianFamily. Happy flower hunting!

Saw this beauty today and think probably Poplar hawk-moth caterpillar? What struck me though was how its diagonal lines matched the willow leaf 😲 Evolution in nature is amazing UK Moth Identification

Marchantia polymorpha or Umbrella liverwort if you prefer. I was introduced to this at a recent Nailsworth Bioblitz and have wondered how I hadn’t noticed its palm tree in miniature structure before

Verbascum phlomoides - orange mullein naturalised on a South Glos roadside verge. Not sure if this counts for #wildflowerhour but thought it worth posting

Wild mignonette on a roadside verge in Stoke Gifford, South Glos.

Autumn gentian on Minchinhampton common yesterday (only two weeks late) for #Wildflowerhour

Lots to look at in the Cotswolds yesterday and the butterflies didn’t disappoint. Adonis blue, Painted Lady, Chalkhill blue and Meadow brown amongst many others for #Wildflowerhour #PollinatorPals

Suillellus luridus associating with Helianthemum on a Cotswold Common. Plant / Fungi interactions where moisture and nutrients are scarce can make the difference between success and failure in the battle to survive #wildflowerhour

Thought I’d share some madness. Two land owners with an old footpath / public right of way between their land which is now housing. It’s great to see the tree still stands but for heavens sake allow for it to live and grow with room to pass 🙄

Hare'sfoot Inkcap - Coprinopsis lagopus not uncommon and they don’t last for long… but catch them right 😍 #Fungi

They've finally arrived - Richard Lewington 's wonderful tribute to the amazing diversity of Britain's spiders. Available now on pre-order from shop.royalmail.com/special-stamp-…

“White forms” found this year.. sounds like me on a beach but no, it’s this weeks Wildflowerhour challenge 😁

Amanita echinocephala - Solitary Amanita on the Cotswold commons recently, considered a rare find, there were four of them #Fungi #Mushrooms #Nature

These lovely little beacons are keying out as Entoloma verae described in 2021 and split from the Mouse-pee pinkgill - Entoloma incanum group. Very rare in Britain and globally. To be sequenced soon 🤞🏼#FungiFriday #Fungi #Mycology #Mushrooms

Oops! a bit late as I was driving home but for #Wildflowerhour #WhiteForm White Musk Mallow and White Self-heal

Cirsium acaule or Dwarf thistle about to launch itself on the next breeze across the Common today

Amanita pantherina - Panthercap growing in association with Helianthemum nummularium - Common Rock-rose on the Cotswold Commons #Fungi #Mushrooms #Nature