#WildflowerHour #tinyplants Thyme-leaved Speedwell, Veronica serpyllifolia on the edge of a well-trodden path in Tintern, Monmouthshire.

#WildflowerHour #carrotsandpeas Common Vetch, Vicia sativa with its short stalked flowers and leaves divided into pairs of alternate leaflets. Grassy bank near Monmouth.

In December, the Govt will decide if it will renew the glyphosate licence until 2041… • That’s 15 more years of impacts on worms, bees, soils and run-off into ponds and rivers, and glyphosate in your food. Sign Garden Organic’s petition NOW to ban this dangerous herbicide #GrowersAgainstGlyphosate.

#WildflowerHour #ButtercupChallenge. Creeping Buttercup, Ranunculus repens I think given the grooved stem, spreading sepals and three lobed leaves each one lobed again. The plant is hairy. Lane verge near Monmouth.

#WildflowerHour #HedgerowChallenge Three-cornered Garlic, Allium triquetrum naturalised and frequent in the hedgerows of North Somerset. This group was at Porlock Weir.

#Wildflowerhour #CabbageFamily Garlic Mustard, Alliaria petiolata on a main road verge near Monmouth.

#Wildflowerhour #WoodlandPlants In Wye Valley woodlands near Monmouth the Bluebells are abundant. Hyacinthoides non-scripta

#Wildflowerhour #CowslipChallenge A few Cowslip, Primula veris in grassland near Monmouth.

#Wildflowerhour #treeflowers The recessing sepals on these blooms suggest to me that this is Prunus cerasifera, Cherry Plum. This small tree was growing on the rural verge of the A466 near Monmouth.

#Wildflowerhour #storyplants The roots of Lesser Celandine, Ficaria verna aka Pilewort have over the centuries been used to treat piles aka haemorrhoids. This plant was growing in Gloucestershire.

#Wildflowerhour #WhiteFlowers Wood Anemone, Anemone nemorosa on a woodland bank near Monmouth.

#Wildflowerhour #SignsOfSpring Colt's-foot, Tussilago farfara frequent on the edge of a woodland ride near Monmouth.

#Wildflowerhour Lesser Celandine, Ficaria verna abundant on verges near Monmouth. They seemed to burst into glorious bloom as the sun came out.

#Wildflowerhour White Dead-nettle, Lamium album surviving the rain on a path verge near Monmouth.

#Wildflowerhour The female flowers of Hazel, Corylus avellana on the edge of woodland near Monmouth. They are the first ones I have seen this year.

#Wildflowerhour The male flowers of Dog's Mercury, Mercurialis perennis in deciduous woodland near Monmouth.

#Wildflowerhour Snowdrop, Galanthus nivalis naturalised on a lane verge near Monmouth.

#Wildflowerhour Male catkins of Hazel, Corylus avellana on the edge of woodland near Monmouth.

#Wildflowerhour A pin-eyed Primrose, Primula vulgaris braves the rain on a trackside bank near Monmouth.

#Wildflowerhour This Dandelion, Taraxacum agg brightened my walk near Monmouth. It was one of very few plants in flower.

#Wildflowerhour Red Dead-nettle, Lamium purpureum was a frequent find on my #NewYearPlantHunt. This one was on the top of a dry stone wall. Near Monmouth.

#Wildflowerhour Barren Strawberry, Potentilla sterilis shines out in the gloom and wind. Dry stone wall crevice near Monmouth.

#Wildflowerhour I think this is Cow Parsley, Anthriscus sylvestris: bracteoles are oval and pointed, leaves are finely cut and the stems are furrowed. Happy to be corrected. Path edge Tintern, Monmouthshire. #WildflowerID Thank you.

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#Wildflowerhour Not many wild flowers have survived recent rain but the Daisy, Bellis perennis continues to brighten my walks. A grassy track near Monmouth.

#Wildflowerhour Winter Heliotrope, Petasites pyrenaicus spreading down a roadside near Monmouth.

#Wildflowerhour Hogweed, Heracleum sphondylium in flower on a trackway despite rain, wind and frost. Near Monmouth.

#Wildflowerhour Hedge Woundwort, Stachys sylvatica in a village hedgerow near Monmouth.

#Wildflowerhour Bush Vetch, Vicia sepium survived Storm Claudia at the base of a hedgebank near Monmouth.

Dive into autumn leaves with today's @theguardian.com country diary by Phil Gates. #countrydiary #naturewriting

2,000 crimes against wildlife were reported last year, with just 2% of these leading to convictions (exc fisheries) ⚖️ We need wildlife crime to be notifiable to the Home Office, to aid police response & ensure justice for nature 👮♀️ Read more 👇 www.wcl.org.uk/wildlife-cri...

#Wildflowerhour Tutsan, Hypericum androsaemum has survived wind and rain on a woodland ride near Monmouth.

21 easy projects to help wildlife in your garden - you don't have to do them all, even just a few of these make a huge difference! www.wildway.info/p/21-ideas-s...

#Wildflowerhour A late flowering Welsh Poppy, Papaver cambricum on a shady, rocky and steep woodland bank near Monmouth.

#Wildflowerhour Greater Celandine, Chelidonium majus at the base of a wall in Tintern, Monmouthshire. It has been present in Britain since Roman times, so perhaps was seen by the monks of Tintern Abbey.

#Wildflowerhour Lamium album, White Dead-nettle frequent near Monmouth. The raised position on the hillside here made it possible to get a good view of the anthers.

$5.9bn = the amount spent annually on protecting and restoring forests $409bn = the amount of subsidies going to agriculture industries destroying forests Anyone else see the problem here?

#Wildflowerhour Red Valerian, Centranthus ruber frequent on village walls near Monmouth.

What frightens me most about Halloween cobwebs isn’t how they look…..it’s that they catch the living. Enjoy the season, but keep the plastic webs indoors; or skip them altogether.

The Speckled Wood is unique in its ability to spend the winter as either a chrysalis or a caterpillar 🐛💤 Letting your grass grow long and leaving some dead plants is a great way to support this beautiful species throughout its lifecycle. 📷: Iain Cowe, Bob Eade, Andrew Cooper

#Wildflowerhour Herb-Robert, Geranium robertianum is a frequent and welcome sight on my woodland walks near Monmouth.

#Wildflowerhour A long established and extensive patch of Sowbread, Cyclamen hederifolium on a roadside verge near Monmouth. The coiled stems will release the ripe seeds onto the soil.

#Wildflowerhour Ivy, Hedera helix in a hedgerow near Monmouth.

Close to my heart as well. Have just signed and hope others do too.

#Wildflowerhour A #FavouritePlant of mine Euphrasia, Eyebrights. This group is growing on the edge of a woodland ride near Monmouth.

Alzheimer's blood test could 'revolutionise' diagnosis. 🧪 www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

#Wildflowerhour #Seedheads Hedge Woundwort, Stachys sylvatica is abundant on a woodland ride I walk near Monmouth. The seeds when they fall from the plant will start to germinate next spring.

“The dense interconnectedness of the human family… means that in terms of our biology, there are no different races. We can all claim ancestry from across the world. Nevertheless, our politics is obsessed with distinctions based on national identity…” Gaia’s article more relevant than ever:

#Wildflowerhour #fruits Blackberries, fruit of Bramble, Rubus fruticosus agg have been eaten since Neolithic times. Here on a woodland ride near Monmouth.

This is evidence of the Nazification of the US: more than 600 books have been banned in Florida. One of them is Anne Frank's diary. This is part of a broader, nationwide censorship drive against teachings about race, gender & diversity. If this continues, entire sections of history will be erased.