So excited to find this rare and incredibly beautiful plant for #WildflowerHour #GentianFamily challenge. Marsh Gentians (Gentiana pneumonanthe) in Dorset this weekend 23/8/25 wildflowerhour

It’s looking a bit like autumn! Plump, luscious fruits are brightening the hedgerows like vibrant jewels, beautiful, but can you identify them? This week find the fruits of wild plants, snap away & post your lovely pics for #wildflowerhour this Sunday 8-9pm using #fruits 🍒

Sloes, Hips, Haws and Elderberries all looking magnificent this autumn for ⁦wildflowerhour⁩ #Berries in North Wilts. ⁦BSBI: Botanical Society of Britain & Ireland⁩ ⁦Wilts Wildlife Trust⁩

1st of 2 posts of #fruits in N. Wilts for the #WildflowerHour challenge: Honeysuckle, Black Bryony, Yew, Barberry, Lords-and-ladies, Bramble, Purging Buckthorn & Dog Rose hips. #WiltsBotSoc BSBI: Botanical Society of Britain & Ireland wildflowerhour

2nd of 2 posts of #fruits in N. Wilts for the #WildflowerHour challenge: Guelder Rose, Wayfaring Tree, Elder, Hawthorn (haws), Wild Service Tree (chequers), Blackthorn (sloes), Crab Apple & Dewberry. #WiltsBotSoc BSBI: Botanical Society of Britain & Ireland wildflowerhour

Some wildflowers have seed heads that are truly spectacular! The challenge this week is to find some and then share your lovely pics for #WildflowerHour this Sunday 8-9pm using the hashtag #SeedHeads! Any wild or naturalised blooms you find too are of course always welcome!

Some butterflies enjoying the warm sunshine in N. Wiltshire yesterday afternoon: Painted Lady, Peacock, Red Admiral & Small Copper. #butterfly #Butterflies #wildlife #ukwildlife #wildlifephotography #nature #NaturePhotography Butterfly Conservation 🦋 Wilts Wildlife Trust The British Nature Guide

1st of 3 collages of #SeedHeads in N. Wilts. for the #WildflowerHour challenge: Wood Avens, Common Gromwell, Wild Marjoram, Field Scabious, Hop, Self Heal, Square-stalked St John's-wort & Hedge Woundwort #WiltsBotSoc BSBI: Botanical Society of Britain & Ireland wildflowerhour

2nd of 3 collages of #SeedHeads in N. Wilts. for the #WildflowerHour challenge: Greater Burdock, Great Mullein, Agrimony, Meadowsweet, Teasel, Wild Clematis, Water Figwort & Greater Knapweed. #WiltsBotSoc BSBI: Botanical Society of Britain & Ireland wildflowerhour

3rd of 3 collages of #SeedHeads in N. Wilts. for the #WildflowerHour challenge: Hogweed, Wild Angelica, Perforate St John's-wort, Hemp Agrimony, Woolly Thistle, Great Willowherb, Water Mint & Common Knapweed #WiltsBotSoc BSBI: Botanical Society of Britain & Ireland wildflowerhour

It may take a bit more searching, but there are still some gorgeous wildflowers to be spotted. Red Valerian, Knapweed, Common Mallow and Soapwort. #WildflowerHour

For the last weekly challenge, we want to know what was your favourite plant that you’ve spotted from across Britain and Ireland this year? Share your pics for #wildflowerhour this Sunday 8-9pm using the hashtag #favouriteplant and we’ll celebrate it with you! 🥳🌿🌸BSBI: Botanical Society of Britain & Ireland

Difficult to choose a single #favouriteplant for the #WildflowerHour challenge, so I've plumped for two lovely orchids I saw for the 1st time this summer: Greater Butterfly Orchid & Marsh Helleborine. They elicited a 'Wow!' from me. #WiltsBotSoc BSBI: Botanical Society of Britain & Ireland wildflowerhour

It’s hard to pick a #FavouritePlant for the #WildflowerHour challenge but I adore Spring wildflowers. There’s something so joyful about seeing their colour and beauty emerge

Orchids are a #FavouritePlant and I was thrilled to see these lilac and purple beauties earlier this year. Aren’t they stunning! 💜🩷 #WildflowerHour

Another #FavouritePlant is Bogbean. Saw it for the first time this year and was instantly smitten! I mean, look at it - it’s half snowball and half flower. Beautiful🤍 #WildflowerHour

I didn’t see many Spiked Speedwell flowers this year, which made the ones I did see even more special. My #FavouritePlant for 2025! A huge thanks to #WildflowerHour for making me notice the beauty that surrounds us.