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The home of #WildflowerHour : 8-9pm every Sunday. Wild Flowers you find in Britain & Ireland. The biggest cheerleader for our wild plants! Tweets by @botany_beck

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An amazing #wildflowerhour tonight! Absolutely loved seeing all your contributions for the #carrotsandpeas challenge! 🫛🥕 Huge thanks to all who took part, see you again next Sunday and happy plant spotting! 😀
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Subterranean Clover Trifolium subterraneum (and Bird's-foot Clover Trifolium ornithpodioides photobombing at stage lower left). Hampshire. @BSBIbotany
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4 years
It’s a tradition at #Wildflowerhour that when we reach a follower threshold, we celebrate with a plate from #keblemartin . Thanks to @B_Strawbridge & @BBCCountryfile last night we gained over 2,500 followers! Imagine that’s 23,000 people noticing & enjoying #wildflowers 🎉🌿🌸
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Oh my goodness 25K followers!😱This calls for a week of #keblemartin ’s wonderful #botanicalillustrations to celebrate, here’s the first! 🎉🥳🌼
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It’s that time of year when social media just seems to be full of gorgeous orchid pics! The challenge this week is to see if you can find one! Share your orchidaceous finds for #WildflowerHour this Sunday 8-9pm using the hashtag #OrchidChallenge .
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4 years
Here is today’s beautiful celebratory #botanicalillustration by the wonderful #KebleMartin ! We are celebrating all week long because #wildflowerhour now has over 25K followers!
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4 years
The last day of our #keblemartin #wildflowerhour celebration! 🥳The orchid season is well and truly upon us, Early Purples are gracing woodlands and there are sightings of the first Green-wingeds. So we finish with this gorgeous #botanicalillustration . Hope you have enjoyed it!
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How wonderful to see that 20,000 lovely people now follow @wildflower_hour ! I know that #KebleMartin is a favourite of many of you so let’s celebrate with a beautiful #botanicalillustration from The Concise British Flora & thank you all so much for being part of #wildflowerhour 😘
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Day four of our week long celebration after gaining over 25K followers! 🎉 There’s been #wildflowerhour reports of the gorgeous Pasqueflower flower, Pulsatilla vulgaris just coming into bloom so what could be more fitting than this beautiful #KebelMartin #botanicalillustration .
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We’ve reached just over 24 thousand followers! Astonishing! Let’s have another beautiful #botanicalillustration from #keblemartin to celebrate 🎉🥳
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At #Wildflowerhour we love the work of #KebleMartin and this week we are celebrating reaching 25K followers by tweeting one of his beautiful #botanicalillustrations each day! 🥳
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We’re celebrating #wildflowerhour reaching 25K followers all week long & it’s time for day five of our daily #KebleMartin ! 🎉Buttercups are the theme of this beautiful #botanicalillustration from the iconic #wildflower guide, The Concise British Flora in Colour by W. Keble Martin
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Is it ok to pick #wildflowers for #foraging , enjoyment or for botanical purposes? Excellent advice from the @BSBIbotany Code of Conduct, a must read for all wild flower lovers! #wildflowerhour #keblemartin
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Today’s beautiful #botanicalillustration is this one, of the Saxifrage family, from The Concise British Flora in Colour by W. Keble Martin. Wildflower hour has now reached over 26K followers! Thank you so much everyone for loving wild flowers! #keblemartin #wildflowerhour
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4 years
The image for this week’s #wildflowerhour #deadnettlefamily challenge is another lovely one from W. Keble Martin’s classic wildflower guide, The Concise British Flora in Colour. Isn’t it a beauty? #botanicalillustration
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3 years
A brand new #dinkymoira crib sheet is always a great cause for celebration 🥳 & the challenge this week is to put it to the test & see if you can identify a small flowered geranium. Share your finds for #WildflowerHour this Sunday 8-9pm using the hashtag #SmallGeraniums 🌸
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5 years
For a bit of Friday fun, which plant were you most excited to see this year? Post your lovely pics below this beautiful botanical illustration by Keble Martin, using the hashtag #favouritefind #wildflowerhour
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Have you seen a Cowslip in bloom this year? This week’s challenge is to find one and share your pics for #wildflowerhour this Sunday using the hashtag #CowslipChallenge . Happy flower hunting! 💛
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2 years
Colonising the seemingly most inhospitable crevices, thriving in the pavement cracks, let’s celebrate the weeds in our streets for this week’s challenge! Share your finds for #Wildflowerhour this Sunday 8-9pm using the hashtag #PavementPlants . Happy flower hunting!
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6 years
Hands up who loves botanical illustrations? These are by 19th century artist John Sowerby.
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4 years
How wonderful to see that @wildflower_hour now has 21 thousand followers! All those people loving #wildflowers 🎉 How fantastic is that! Let’s have a #botanicalillustration from #keblemartin to celebrate! 🌿🌸🥳Welcome to #wildflowerhour !
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5 years
Forget-me-not, Fiddleneck, Green Alkanet, Gromwell, Comfrey, Lungwort, Viper’s-bugloss, Hound’s-tongue, just a few fascinating members of the Boraginaceae or Borage family! What will you spot for the #boragechallenge ? #wildflowerhour @BSBIbotany
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Out looking for hips, haws, #fruitsandberries this weekend? 🍒Observing the shape and noting the subtle differences between rosehips can help you nail your Rosa ID, as this lovely Keble Martin #botanicalillustration shows! 🌸 #wildflowerhour #theconcisebritishfloraincolour
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4 years
Here is the super #dinkymoira guide to Buttercups to give you a flying start to this week’s #buttercupchallenge ! #wildflowerhour #NoMowMay
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It’s not just about #bees of course! Butterflies, moths, flies, wasps, hoverflies & beetles are all pollinators too. We may have picked #pollinatorpals but we’d love to see any inverts you may find on wildflowers for this week’s #wildflowerhour challenge! #NationalInsectWeek
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We’re in the middle of #NoMowMay & the challenge this week is to see what’s blooming in your lawn! Share your pics for #WildflowerHour using the hashtag #LawnFlowers this Sunday 8-9pm. Remember #EveryFlowerCounts ! Happy flower hunting! 🌸🌾🌼
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Are you ready?! It’s here! The guide to Buttercups from the fabulous #dinkymoira especially for Wildflowerhour! 🎉🌿
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This week we are having a #dandelionfest ! Did you know that there are around 240 microspecies of #Dandelion ! 😱Don’t panic, we have #dandilove botanists on hand to help! See below what type of pics are needed for ID. Share your Taraxacums for #Wildflowerhour this Sunday 8-9pm 🌼
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3 years
Find a violet in bloom & work out which one it is! That’s the Wild Flower Hour challenge this week! Don’t forget to use @nervousbotanist ’s fabulous crib sheet to help! Share your snaps for #wildflowerhour Sunday 8-9pm using the hashtag #violetchallenge . Happy violet hunting!💜
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One of the first woodland flowers of the year, the Lesser Celandine, Ficaria verna is an important nectar source for queen bumblebees emerging from hibernation. Other names Brighteye, Smallwort, Figwort and Pilewort. The latter as it was believed to be a remedy for haemorrhoids!
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5 years
It’s great to see a farmer providing a crop for pollinators & raising money for charity. However, hay meadows (rather than a pictorial meadow) are true wildlife havens. They provide grasses & wildflower food plants that meet the needs of each stage of an invertebrates lifecycle.
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This is Stogumber in Somerset, and this scene should be a common sight throughout Britain! It's wildflower heaven! 😍🌸 🌼🌻
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5 years
Distinguishing between Blackthorn, Prunus spinosa and Cherry plum, Prunus cerasifera can be a little tricky especially if you are new to botany, so just posting these excellent info graphics by the wonderful @kwid79 as a refresher.
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4 years
It’s #NationalInsectWeek It’s pretty tricky to photograph wildflowers without their insect inhabitants, so why not celebrate them with this week’s challenge! Take pics of a wildflower with attendant insects. Post them for #wildflowerhour this Sunday 8-9pm using #pollinatorpals
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5 years
Mysterious, elusive and alluring, there is something very special about orchids that makes the pulses race! The challenge this week is to find one. If you can, post your orchidaceous snaps using the hashtag #orchidchallenge for #Wildflowerhour this Sunday 8-9pm. #keblemartin
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4 years
Last night’s #wildflowerhour was so orchidaceous, it must be time for an #orchidchallenge ! Can you find one growing near where you live? Please avoid trampling when visiting sensitive sites & take care sharing location details. Post your pics this Sunday 8-9pm using the hashtag!
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Just in time for the #GardenWildflowerHunt another triumph from #dinkymoira ! Especially for #Wildflowerhour the marvellous @nervousbotanist tackles those pesky Speedwells! Follow these top tips and you’ll soon be a Speedwell whizz! 🏃‍♀️🌿
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If you are on your one allowed form of exercise & spot wild or naturalised flowers please do tag us in! We’d love to see your pics & it would cheer up our followers too! Here’s some naturalised Honesty I spotted on my dog walk. #wildflowerhour #solaceinnature #COVID19 #staysafe
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6 years
Flowering early from December onwards, the Primrose, Primula vulgaris is an important food source for bees emerging from hibernation. Has ‘pin-eyed’ flowers- female stigma protudes above anthers and ‘thrum-eyed’ -anthers visible above stigma. #larvalfoodplant for Duke of Burgandy
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4 years
Buttercups are popping up all over, can you tell them apart? Check out this fabulous #dinkymoira guide created by the wonderful @nervousbotanist especially for #Wildflowerhour !
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6 years
When just starting out in botany, we know that the botanical terminology can seem a bit daunting. Wildflowerhour aims to help with a new series! The fab Grantham Ecologist first focuses on the leaf base and explains the term ‘cordate’. #talklikeabotanist @BSBIbotany
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6 years
A few members of the large and diverse daisy family, beautifully illustrated by the wonderful Keble Martin. It’s the #daisychallenge for #Wildflowerhour tonight 8-9pm. What will you find? 🌼 #botanicalillustration #theconcisebritishfloraincolour
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1 year
Some of our #wildflowers are so incredibly minuscule they are very easy to miss! This week’s challenge is to get your specs 🤓 on & see if you find any #tinyplants in bloom. Share your finds for #WildflowerHour this Sunday 8-9pm! Happy teeny flower spotting! 🧐🌸🌿
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2 years
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!
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3 years
It’s late summer and the Asteraceae or daisy family are looking splendid. Perfect for this week’s #WildflowerHour ! See if you can find one & share your pics this Sunday evening 8-9pm using the hashtag #DaisyFamily . Happy Asteraceae hunting!
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4 years
This week’s #wildflowerhour challenge is to see just how many wildflowers you have growing in your own garden! You can then contribute to #CitizenScience by recording them for @BSBIbotany ! Find out how by following the link
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6 years
Wild flowers aren’t just disappearing from our countryside: they’re also disappearing from children’s lives and language. Help stop that @herbologyhunt
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4 years
It can be very tricky identifying a plant from just a photograph, many different plant characters are required for identification, some are very tiny! Here are some top tips if you have a mystery plant, a couple of extra photographs would really help our botanists! #wildflowerID
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3 years
If you like your #wildflower pics photobombed by insects, then this week’s #WildflowerHour #PollinatorPals challenge is just for you! Pictured a lovely female Thick-legged flower beetle, Oedemera nobilis, posing prettily on Dog Rose. 🪲 #PollinatorWeek2021 #InsectWeek21
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6 years
The fragrance of Sweet Violet, Viola odorata has been the scent of love for thousands of years. Oil distilled from petals is used to make perfume. Legend says you can only smell violets once, interestingly the flowers produce a chemical ionine, which dulls the sense of smell.
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3 years
A new challenge this week, can you find a member of the beautiful Campanulaceae or bellflower family? Share your pics for #WildflowerHour this Sunday 8-9pm using #BellflowerFamily . #BotanicalIllustration by the wonderful #KebleMartin from his Concise British Flora in Colour.
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4 years
This week’s challenge - what can you find blooming away in the pavement cracks! An inhospitable environment where many easily overlooked little plants thrive! Please share your pics for #Wildflowerhour this Sunday 8-9pm using the hashtag #pavementplants . Happy flower hunting! 🌼
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4 years
Many of us #wildflowerhour folk would love a dinky version of the amazing @nervousbotanist ! How fab if we could fit her into our botanising backpacks🎒to help us with all those tricky ID’s😉 We do have the next best thing though, a brand new series of #dinkymoira top tips! 🎉🌸
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1 year
Forget-me-not, Fiddleneck, Green Alkanet, Gromwell, Comfrey, Lungwort, Viper’s-bugloss, Hound’s-tongue, just a few fascinating members of the Boraginaceae or Borage family! What will you spot for this week’s #BorageChallenge ? Share your finds for #WildflowerHour this Sunday 8-9pm
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10 months
Colonising the seemingly most inhospitable crevices, thriving in the pavement cracks, let’s celebrate our wild urban flowers for this week’s challenge! Share your finds for #Wildflowerhour this Sunday 8-9pm using the hashtag #UrbanFlora . Happy flower hunting! 🌿
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5 months
My goodness! Just look at this spectacular example of vivipary!!!!
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@susanjsimmonds @BSBIbotany @Naturalcalendar @wildflower_hour @HantsIWWildlife Found a whole riverbank of them in Melksham a few weeks ago!
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We are excited to announce that we have a new #WildflowerHour website. 🎉 It’s much simpler than the last one so will be easier for @naturelark & myself to keep updated. Hope you enjoy it and let us know what you think! ⁦ @BSBIbotany ⁩ ⁦
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It’s the twenty-first of February and it’s #CelandineDay today! 💛🎉 Have you seen one flowering this year? If you have, post your pics and we’ll celebrate by retweeting them! #Wildflowerhour
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Some plants are great colonisers & it’s amazing what you can find growing in #IndustrialParks ! Bee orchids, for example, often pop up in these most unlikely of surroundings! Have an explore & share your finds for #WildflowerHour this Sunday 8-9pm. Happy flower hunting! 🌸
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4 years
Our challenge this week is to find a tree in flower! Perhaps you can see one from your garden. Share your pics for #Wildflowerhour this Sunday using the hashtag #treeflowers ! If you go out please #staysafe & make sure you maintain a 2m distance from other people #SocialDistancing
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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 !
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4 years
Find a member of the pea or carrot family, that’s the challenge this week from Wild Flower Hour! Don’t be tempted to eat them up though, as some members of the carrot family are extremely poisonous ☠️ Post your finds for #wildflowerhour this Sunday 8-9pm using #carrotsandpeas !
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Sunday 28th April is the #InternationalDayOfTheDandelion & we are celebrating it with this week’s #WildflowerHour challenge! Post pics of Dandelions, interesting facts or share examples of how important it is for wildlife using the hashtag #DandelionChallenge , this Sunday 8-9pm!
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6 years
Differences in the lower leaves of the four common Buttercups #lookattheleaves
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5 years
Take some inspiration for this week’s #cabbagechallenge from this beautiful #botanicalillustration by W. Keble Martin. Just a few members from this large and diverse family, we’ll tweet another to show more tomorrow!😉 #WednesdayWisdom #Wildflowerhour
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4 years
Grasses are looking amazing right now but can you identify them? 😉 That’s the challenge this week - find a flowering grass and try to identify it. Post your pics for #wildflowerhour this Sunday 8-9pm using the hashtag #grasschallenge 🌾
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2 years
Some of the loveliest wildflowers are green! Can you find one for this week’s challenge? If you can, share your pics for #WildflowerHour this Sunday 8-9pm using the hashtag #GreenFlowers ! Happy flower hunting!
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6 years
Prunus cerasifera (cherry plum) and Prunus spinosa (blackthorn) can easily be confused here are two guides to their key features.
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Sunday 30th April is the #InternationalDayOfTheDandelion & we are celebrating it with this week’s #WildflowerHour challenge! Post pics of Dandelions, interesting facts or share examples of how important it is for wildlife using hashtag #DandelionChallenge , this Sunday 8-9pm!🌼
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Absolutely loved tonight’s #WildflowerHour , some super finds & how wonderful to see all those gorgeous Harebells! Special thanks to everyone who took part, have a great week & happy flower hunting!
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#WildflowerHour #HarebellChallenge Some Harebells I spotted at Rievaulx Abbey! @EnglishHeritage
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4 years
Wishing all the lovely folk that follow and participate in #wildflowerhour a peaceful and Merry Christmas! Thank you all so much, #wildflowerhour wouldn’t happen without you. However, you are spending tomorrow hope you have a wonderful day and see you again on Sunday!😘🎄🌸🌿
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It’s that time of year when we say goodbye to #thewinter10 ! The first weekly challenge of 2021 is to find the wildflowers that have crept into your outdoor spaces by themselves. Share your lovely pics for #wildflowerhour this Sunday 8-9pm using the hashtag #CloseToHome
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4 years
Forget-me-not, Fiddleneck & Lungwort are just some members of the Boraginaceae or Borage family. The challenge this week is to see if you can find one in your garden or on your daily walk. Share your pics for #Wildflowerhour this Sunday 8-9pm using the hashtag #boragechallenge !
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Colt’s-foot flowers are a little ray of sunshine in the spring! The challenge this week is to find a Colt’s-foot in bloom & if you can, record for the Nature’s calendar project! Share your pics for #Wildflowerhour this Sunday 1st March using the hashtag #coltsfootchallenge ! 🌿🌼
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A colour theme for this week’s challenge! Can you spot a wild or naturalised yellow flower? If you can share your finds for #wildflowerhour this Sunday 8-9pm using the hashtag #yellowflowers ! Happy flower hunting! 💛🌼 #GreatBritishWildflowerHunt
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We thought it would be fun this week to link in with the #GreatBritishBeeCount ! Find the wildflowers popular with #bees , #butterflies and other pollinating insects take pics of them together and post for #wildflowerhour this Sunday 8-9pm using the hashtag #plantsforpollinators 🐝
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1 year
Have you been taking part in #NoMowMay or opting for a #NoMow summer? The challenge this week is to show us your #LawnFlowers ! No lawn? See what’s blooming in another local grassed area instead. Share your pics for #WildflowerHour this Sunday 8-9pm. Happy flower hunting! 🌸🌾🌼
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5 years
As promised a little more inspiration for the #cabbagechallenge from the wonderful W. Keble Martin. You may spy Erophila verna, Cochlearia danica or perhaps Garlic Mustard, Alliaria petiolata, all members of the brassica or cabbage family! Happy flower-hunting 😉 #Wildflowerhour
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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 !
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3 years
It’s that time of year when dandelions are looking magnificent! Did you know that there are c250 species! 😮 This week’s challenge is to find one & if you can, work out which section it belongs to. Share for #WildflowerHour using #DandelionFest 🌼
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4 years
What do you have blooming away in your lawn? To link in with #EveryFlowerCounts and #NoMowMay we are celebrating the wild flowers that thrive in grassed areas. Share your lovely pics for #Wildflowerhour this Sunday 8-9pm using the hashtag #lawnflowers 🌾🌼
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4 years
Members of the Lamiaceae or Dead-nettle family are looking spectacular at the moment and the challenge this week is to find one. If you can, post your pics for #wildflowerhour this Sunday 8-9pm using #Deadnettlefamily . Happy flower-hunting!
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3 years
Find a white flowering member of the Brassica or Cabbage family, that’s the #wildflowerhour challenge this week! To help you we’ve asked the fabulous @nervousbotanist for a new #dinkymoira guide 🎉Share your finds this Sunday 8-9pm using #whitebrassicas . Happy flower hunting!
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2 months
The woods are beginning to wake up! The challenge this week is to see what you can find flowering there!! Don’t forget to look up too! 😉 Share your finds this Sunday 8-9pm for #Wildflowerhour using the hashtag #WoodlandPlants . Happy flower hunting!
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2 years
As 2021 draws to a close, you may have noticed botanists reflecting on their botanical year! We were wondering what was your favourite or most exciting plant find of 2021? Tweet us a picture using #favouritefind and #wildflowerhour and we’ll celebrate it with you! 🌿🌸🥳
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2 years
‘Sedges have edges, rushes are round, grasses have nodes right down to the ground’ This week’s challenge is to find a flowering sedge, grass or rush! Post your pics for #WildflowerHour this Sunday 8-9pm using the hashtag #GrassChallenge ! 🌾
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5 years
Which wildflowers do our #bees , #butterflies and #pollinators love? That is this week’s challenge from Wildflowerhour. Find a wild or naturalised flower with pollinating insects & snap away. Post your pics using the hashtag #pollinatorpals for #Wildflowerhour this Sunday 8-9pm 🐝
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Groundsel, Senecio vulgaris is a stalwart of #thewinter10 & is one to look for on a #NewYearPlantHunt ! Its name comes from the Anglo-Saxon grondeswyle, meaning ‘ground glutton’ referring to its ability to spread rapidly. Seeds loved by Sparrows & is a food plant for Cinnabar Moth
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3 years
What can you find flowering in a hedgerow? That’s the challenge this week from @wildflower_hour ! Have a good rummage in a hedge (get ready for the funny looks 👀) & share your pics for #WildflowerHour Sunday 8-9pm using the hashtag #HedgerowChallenge ! Happy hedge-diving! 😉😄
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Sometimes when we are botanising we can forget to look up! Which would be a shame as #treeflowers are both fascinating & beautiful! This week’s challenge is to go looking for wild & naturalised trees that are blooming. Share your finds for #WildflowerHour this Sunday 8-9pm!
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A fabulous #WildflowerHour ! Absolutely loved seeing all those amazing #sepals ! Huge thanks to everyone who took part & shared pics, there wouldn’t be a Wildflower Hour without you lovely lot! See you again next Sunday 😘
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@wildflower_hour violets just have the best #sepals here is an interesting angle photographed last week #wildflowerhour @BSBIbotany @botany_beck such beautiful colour #wildflower
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3 years
Often we can be so focused on the flowers at our feet that we forget to look up! The challenge this week for #WildflowerHour is to find a wild or naturalised tree in bloom. Share your pics this Sunday 8-9pm. 🌳
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2 years
Sound familiar? You find a fab flower, get home all excited only to find the pics blurred! If so, this week’s challenge is just for you! #BlurryFlowers , the challenge being we all have to work out what you were trying to photograph! A bit of fun for this week’s #Wildflowerhour !
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2 years
Hips, haws, nuts and berries! It’s looking a bit autumnal out there! So this week’s challenge is #fruits ! Share your finds of wild & naturalised fruits for #wildflowerhour this Sunday 8-9pm. Happy fruit hunting! ☺️🍒
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5 years
Sedges have edges, rushes are round, grasses have nodes right down to the ground! This week’s challenge is to find a grass, or a sedge, or a rush! Post your pics using the hashtag #grasschallenge for #Wildflowerhour this Sunday 8-9pm. @BSBIbotany @speciesrecovery @drmgoeswild 🌾
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Can you find a Harebell in bloom? That’s the challenge this week for #Wildflowerhour ! Sadly @BSBIbotany #PlantAtlas2020 found that this once common plant is in decline across its range. Why not check a record near to you & see if it’s still there?
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The challenge for this week’s #WildflowerHour is to take a peak at the back of any wild or naturalised bloom you find & check out the #Sepals ! Share your pics for the magic hour, this Sunday 8-9pm! Happy flower-hunting!
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2 years
Here’s a cause for celebration!🎉 Separating Hemlock ☠️ from Cow Parsley can be tricky but have no fear, there’s a brand new Dinky Moira guide to help! Created by the wonderful @NatureLark especially for @wildflower_hour ! #WildflowerHour
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What can you find blooming along the coast? That’s the challenge this week for #WildflowerHour ! Share your pics this Sunday 8-9pm using the hashtag #ByTheSea ! Happy flower hunting! 🌿🌸🌊
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Which wild flowers are you seeing locally because of reduced mowing? Tag in your local council & share them with #wildflowerhour ! Let’s tell our councils how happy we are to see these lovely wild flowers & how good for wildlife they are! #nomow #dontmow #verges @Love_plants
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I wish @WarringtonBC would reduce the mowing regime in my local area. I would then be able to see sights like this Orange-tip nectaring on Cuckooflower on my #dailywalk . Picture from last year at a local nature reserve as usually don’t see this lovely wildflower on local #verges
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This week we would like you to find a field, check its margins and see what’s blooming! Post your pics using the hashtag #arableplants for #wildflowerhour this Sunday 8-9pm. Happy flower hunting!
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It’s #InvasiveSpeciesWeek & for the #WildflowerHour challenge we are focusing on those non-native naturalised plants that are proving problematic! Find one in bloom & share you pics this Sunday using the hashtag #InvasivePlants . Read more here #INNSWeek
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I don’t know about you but I’m so looking forward to watching this tomorrow! Look there’s the lovely @B_Strawbridge looking at lots of snowdrops & she also goes flower-hunting for #Wildflowerhour ! What a fab episode! This Sunday BBC1 6.10pm @BBCCountryfile
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