Multiheaded fasciated dandelion & lots of other dandelions (& bees) Runnymede NT. I totally love these meadows WildflowerHour (back up account) #wildflowerhour BSBI: Botanical Society of Britain & Ireland Dandelion Appreciation Society #DANDELION #bumblebee

'Must-have' weedkiller for 'dreaded' dandelions? wilko can you swap those adjectives (from your website) round please? It's 2022, #gardens & #lawns are vital habitats for our remaining #pollinators. You can make a difference, how about marketing a flowering lawn mix? 😀😍🐝

Check out my article, written with Clive Hurford earlier this year.......... We're looking to save the song of the Yellowhammers in West Wales but it's not going to be easy..........

Caldey Island (in the disance) themed #wildflowerhour - Sea campion, Buckshorn plantain, Thrift, Bulbous butterbup, Spring squill, Birds foot trefoil Pembrokeshire Coast National Park wildflowerhour BSBI Wales

Local churchyard themed #wildflowerhour. First year of meadow management, Bluebells, Violets, Bird's foot trefoil, sweet vernal grass and one Early purple orchid! Caring for Gods Acre UnitedReformedChurch

I have loved the last two years with Bumblebee Conservation Trust so much - it's been really AMAZING. See you all soon in Pembs folks. Keeeeeep buzzing!!! BBCT Wales #bumblebees #forever

A great find for me last week........... Pied shieldbug (Tritomegas bicolor) at Dale in Pembrokeshire - only a teeny handful of Welsh records. May is the month to look for the adults - in warm, open spots. Any more out there in Wales? Tristan Bantock WWBIC

Moschatel, one of my favourite woodland flowers #wildflowerhour wildflowerhour BSBI Wales

I was lucky enough to spend World Bee Day with my great friends BuglifeCymru at the fabulous Crymlyn Burrows SSSI. It was my last day working with them and Bumblebee Conservation Trust on the Neath Port Talbot Beelines project.... Been a blast guys!

Water avens on riverside near Llangolman...... Delighted to see this species with very few Pembrokeshire records #Pembrokeshire #wildflowerhour WWBIC wildflowerhour Pembrokeshire Coast National Park

Look what I spotted 😁🐞 14 spot, 24 spot, 7 spot and mating 10 spots (2 colour forms)..... All at Dale #Pembrokeshire Helen Roy WWBIC BuglifeCymru

Check out my little article on how the amazing staff and volunteers across @NTWales have embraced #bumblebees. Lots of new Beewalks filling the gaps! 🐝🐝🐝

Our Templeton UnitedReformedChurch churchyard meadow is entering it's first summer wave with bluebells & violets giving way to a sea of pignut, Bird's-foot trefoil & clover. All ready for our event, part of Love your Burial Ground Caring for Gods Acre Plantlife Cymru BSBI Wales wildflowerhour

New wild noticeboard, new bench to sit and enjoy nature, wildflower wild trail installed, wildflowers doing their own thing Caring for Gods Acre we're all ready for #LoveYourBurialGroundWeek! UnitedReformedChurch #pembrokeshire

Today is National Meadows Day so here is a map of all Big Meadow Search search sites (purple) with those that searchers have described as a 'meadow' in pink. Thanks to everyone who has contributed so far. Plenty more time to get involved, search period runs until 30th August.

Very pleased to announce that we have set up a fund with Royal Entomological Society to honour Douglas's memory. Aim's to allow young (14 - 18 years) entomologists to apply for small grants to further develop their passion for insects & inspire others. Dr Douglas Boyes More here: royensoc.co.uk/news/douglas-b…

Squinancywort on grazed coastal slopes Pembrokeshire Coast National Park wildflowerhour BSBI Wales #wildflowerhour

Sea lavender, possibly Rock sea lavender. On rocks, by the sea. Pembrokeshire Coast National Park BSBI Wales wildflowerhour #wildflowerhour

Grasses are flowers too....

Ant hills are so cool! Lady's bedstraw and thyme making a splash on Pembrokeshire Coast National Park BSBI Wales wildflowerhour