Lathraea squamaria in a sea of Allium ursinum. #wildflowers #botany

Spotted in a #Cambridge verge! 😉

Purple toothwort in @cubotanicgarden.bsky.social. #WildflowerHour

Grape-hyacinth, Muscari neglectum, by a fence around an electricity sub-station in #Cambridge. May have been introduced with grape vines in an adjacent allotment. #WildFlowerHour

Hornbeam catkins in a hedge by a #Cambridge P&R #WildflowerHour #SignsOfSpring

What did the Romans do for us? They forgot to take Alexanders with them when they left in 410AD. Early flowers from where it is invading a #Cambridge hedge. #WildFlowerHour

Common Alder male catkins and female cones below a dull red leaf bud. Lackford Lakes #Suffolk. @suffolkwildlife.bsky.social #WildflowerHour #SignsOfSpring

Spring Beauty under a planted Beech hedge in #Cambridge #WildflowerHour #SignsOfSpring

First few flowers of Few-flowered Garlic, Allium paradoxum, amongst Cleavers in The Great Churchyard #BuryStEdmunds #Suffolk #WildflowerHour #SignsOfSpring

Hybrid Poplar with Mistletoe above and Purple Toothwort below by Hobson's Conduit upstream from the latter's main population on Sheep's Green #Cambridge #WildflowerHour

Male Butterbur, Petasites hybridus, now joined by female in flower in a swale in the Accordia housing development #Cambridge. #WildflowerHour #SignsOfSpring

Not what you want to see on a protected verge: Glory-of-the-Snow, Scilla forbesii, and Garden Grape-hyacinth, Muscari armeniacum. #WildflowerHour #SignsOfSpring #Cambridge 🍒🏘️

Under Blackthorn & Alexanders (hence illumination with phone torch) here's Grape-hyacinth, Muscari neglectum, in the spot described by Prof Henslow in 1828 as 'under a hedge on the side of the hill between Hinton & the Gogs' (see ALT). #WildflowerHour #SignsOfSpring #Cambridge 🍒🏘️

Inside the conservatory at the Barbara Hepworth Museum, St. Ives. #AlphabetChallenge #WeekIforInteriors #photography #dailyphoto #out&about #sculpture #Cornwall

Last years capsule and seed coats, this years seedlings. Agrostemma githago. #wildflowers #botany

Suffolk landscape. Veteran Hornbeams and Anglo-Saxon South Elmham Minster. #trees

In March there will be three Sunday afternoon quarter peal attempts by the Norman Tower Bellringers, on 8 and 15 March and for the Justices Service on 22 March. There will also be a full peal attempt by a local band and friends on Saturday 14 March starting at around 10.00 am.

Discovered that the rachis of young Asplenium trichomanes is green at the tip 😱 nice to look at but a bit disconcerting... #fern #botany

The delicate shades of Ficaria verna 'Single Cream' in the 'Mountains' glasshouse at @cubotanicgarden.bsky.social today! 💛 #Cambridge #Botany #Gardening

St Bene't's Church #Cambnridge described as the oldest in Cambridgeshire and the oldest building in the city has a surprisingly simple font. 🤔 #FontsOnFriday

Rustyback, Asplenium ceterach, a rare plant in #Suffolk. 10 year old record in @bsbibotany.bsky.social database, with OS grid ref as though it was on #BuryStEdmunds Cathedral wall but a case of 'it's behind you' in sunken area round Norman Belltower, plus Heart's-tongue. #FernFriday

Two attempts to photo fast flying Brimstones today plus a posing Peacock in the #Suffolk #Brecks today. @bc-suffolk.bsky.social

Transparency matters when it comes to local government reorganisation. Residents deserve an open and honest conversation about what structure will best serve communities across Suffolk. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Register Now! #SLS26 Sainsbury Laboratory Symposium | 22-24 Sept 2026 | Cambridge, UK Theme - Shaping Life: Mechanisms of Morphogenesis! If you are into Plant Development - join us! In-person + livestream Limited fee waivers www.slcu.cam.ac.uk/sls

Hairy-footed flower bee approaching hairy flowers of Abraham-Isaac-Jacob in @cubotanicgarden.bsky.social yesterday. #WildWebsWednesday

😱🐝🕷️😉 @cubotanicgarden.bsky.social See ALT!

Doing what it says on the tin. Peregrine off for a quick peregrinate. 😉 #ItsABird #Birds 🪶

Carolina horsenettle (Solanaceae: Solanum carolinense) is a nightshade, not a nettle. The nettle name may come from the thorns that line the stems. All parts of the plant are toxic including the fruit. For that reason it's also called devil's tomato. Side Cut Metropark near Maumee Ohio, 14 Oct 2012.

Lime tree with more than its fair share of Mistletoe in #Cambridge #BotanicGarden. #ThickTrunkTuesday @cubotanicgarden.bsky.social

Visit #woodbridgetidemillmuseum online at #bloombergConnects woodbridgetidemill.org.uk/bloomberg-co...

Researchers from the University of Exeter have found that moths move 85% less on average under street lighting conditions than in natural nighttime conditions.

Elm flowers over Hobson’s Conduit #Cambridge. #WildflowerHour

Japanese (aka Giant) Butterbur, Petasites japonicus, naturalised on the bank of the Ravensbourne River in the vicinity of Ravensbourne Lodge. This is a remnant of exotic plantings by Joanna Bonham-Carter, who built the lodge in 1861 and created a large garden. #WildflowerHour

First flowers of Cow Parsley, Anthriscus sylvestris, in Cherry Hinton Hall Park #Cambridge. Off to a good start as they must bloom and set seed before they are mown down before the Folk Festival 1/2 August. 😬 #WildflowerHour

The first flower of Blackthorn with, left, a thorn with a bud at the base, and, right, a twig with tight clustered flower buds. Trumpington Meadows #Cambridge. #WildflowerHour @wildlifebcn.org

Prunus cerasifa "Pissardii". I believe some in the botanical fraternity (sic) used to call this "Pissard's 'Orrible Plum" :) #WildFlowerHour

Spring Beauty, Claytonia perfoliata, as a #PavementPlant in #BuryStEdmunds #Suffolk in a part of the town where I don't think it's been recorded before. #WildflowerHour

From when it was still winter (Thursday!) #TheWinter10 from the Abbey ruins #BuryStEdmunds: Red & White Dead-nettle, White Comfrey, Aubretia, Field Speedwell, Lesser Celandine, Green Alkanet, Daisy, Hairy Bittercress, …and Whitlowgrass. #WildflowerHour

From woodland by the River Cam at Byron's Pool #Cambridge: Butcher's-broom flower & developing berry and Lesser Celandine, Dog's-mercury and a shy Wood Anemone, …plus Wood Avens. #WildflowerHour

Here are two specimens of Prunus pseudocerasus ‘Cantabrigiensis’ in #Cambridge #BotanicGarden. As my sense of smell is unreliable I was reassured to pick up the scent of almond blossom from >20m away. #Botany #Prunus @cubotanicgarden.bsky.social

We are hosting a photography workshop with award winning photographer Kevin Sawford for our Spring in the City: Wildlife Photography sessions. Book your place: https://www.suffolkwildlifetrust.org/events/2026-03-15-spring-city-wildlife-photography-christchurch-park

Hydathode: organs that exude water by the process of guttation. Usually found on apex and teeth of leaves. From Greek, ‘hyda’ for water and ‘hodos’ for way. Great Willowherb (top L), Alexanders (top R), Ivy-leaved Toadflax (bottom L) and Red Valerian (bottom R)

🌍 Mar 10 || Suffolk Wildlife Trust: Talk: Flora & Fauna of Namibia. >>> www.suffolkwildlifetrust.org/events/2026-...

East Suffolk Line to Close for three successive Weekends in March https://www.railadvent.co.uk/2026/02/east-suffolk-line-to-close-for-three-successive-weekends-in-march.html #EastSuffolkLine #halesworth #ipswich #LevelCrossing #lowestoft #NetworkRail #signalling #suffolk

The Writers of Bury and Beyond are back in the Bury St Edmunds Flyer! For 2026, we're running a monthly article series on writing and publishing. Is 2026 the year when you finally write your book? Keep an eye on the Flyer – we've got you covered! ✒️ 📚 😊 #Writer #Booksky #WriteYourBook #Suffolk

A magnificent Long-tailed Elm Ulmus longicaudata in my village, the only one I’ve ever seen as a mature tree. Now flowering, like most elms. #Wildflowerhour

Red Dead-nettle, Lamium purpureum. Leaves less than 5cm long with 4-12 blunt teeth per side. Secondary veins end at a tooth apex. Terminal tooth usually wider than long. Leaves, especially upper ones, may become purplish. Petiole 1-5cm long

Good News Friday: A prominent 1960s sculptural mural in Cambridge depicting a 16th century rebellion has been saved from demolition, and will be relocated as part of a scheme led by Bennetts Associates. The sandstone bas-relief of ‘Kett’s Oak’ was created by Austrian artist Willi Soukop in 1962-63.

The Gate of Honour, Gonville and Caius College, #Cambridge, with its sunless #Sundial. #Thursgate #AdoorableThurday

Purple Toothwort, Lathraea clandestina, doing very well inside #Cambridge #BotanicGarden today. #Botany #CUBG