A Thick-legged Flower Beetle (Oedemera nobilis) on an Ox-Eye Daisy I spotted whilst roaming the local NR for #wildflowerhour last sunday. A good subject for #wildwebswednesday !!! @lincswildlife.bsky.social @nhm-london.bsky.social #bugs #insects #pollinators #beetles #wildlife #ecology #nature

A fantastic orchid weekend in Kent - a bit of solo exploring on Saturday, then joined @mariposanature.bsky.social on Sunday. 14 species in total. Here's a commemorative collage for #WildflowerHour #OrchidChallenge @wildflowerhour.bsky.social @bsbibotany.bsky.social Names in ALT text.

No #orchids but lots of other #wildflowers this morn. Bird's-foot Trefoil, Yellow Rattle, Creeping Cinquefoil, Tufted Vetch, Field Forget-Me-Not and Sheep's Sorrel. @wildflowerhour.bsky.social @bsbibotany.bsky.social @lincswildlife.bsky.social #wildflowerhour #nature #lincolnshire #wildlife

Kicking off this week's #wildflowerhour with this stunning Goat's-beard (Tragopogon pratensis). @wildflowerhour.bsky.social @bsbibotany.bsky.social @plantlifeuk.bsky.social @lincswildlife.bsky.social #wildflowerhour #nature #lincolnshire #wildlife #springwatch

The rest of the collection from this morning's wanderings for #wildflowerhour Ragged Robin (Silene flos-cuculi) Bistort (Bistorta officinalis) Celery-leaved Buttercup (Ranunculus sceleratus) Ox-eye Daisy (Leucanthemum vulgare) @bsbibotany.bsky.social @wildflowerhour.bsky.social #botany #nature

A very Ox-eye Daisy kind of morning. (Leucanthemum vulgare). @bsbibotany.bsky.social @wildflowerhour.bsky.social @plantlifeuk.bsky.social #wildflowerhour #plants #botany #nature #wildlife

Only a couple of flowering #tinyplants for this week's #wildflowerhour. London Pride (Saxifraga × urbium) and Greater Forget-Me-Not (Brunnera macrophylla). @bsbibotany.bsky.social @wildflowerhour.bsky.social #botany #wildlife #flowers #plants #nature #wildflowers

Found a nice patch of Maidenhair Spleenworts (Asplenium trichomanes) growing out of a shady wall. @bsbibotany.bsky.social @wildflowerhour.bsky.social #nature #botany #plants #ferns #wildlife

Pendulous sedge (Carex pendula). @bsbibotany.bsky.social @fieldstudiesc.bsky.social #wildflowerhour #grasses #sedges

Last one for today's #wildflowerhour Bugle (Ajuga reptans) @bsbibotany.bsky.social @wildflowerhour.bsky.social #wildflowers #botany #nature #lincolnshire #getoutside

More of today's wildflowers for #wildflowerhour Greater Stitchwort (Stellaria holostea) Black Medick (Medicago lupulina) Hoary Cress (Lepidium draba) Cow Parsley (Anthriscus sylvestris) @bsbibotany.bsky.social @wildflowerhour.bsky.social #wildflowers #botany #nature #lincolnshire #getoutside

Starting with Common Vetch (Vicia sativa) and Bird's-foot Trefoil (Lotus corniculatus) for #wildflowerhour #carrotsandpeas @wildflowerhour.bsky.social @bsbibotany.bsky.social #wildflowers #botany #nature #lincolnshire #getoutside

Lots of Bird’s-foot Trefoil (Lotus corniculatus) growing on a sunny bank this morning. Perfect for #wildflowerhour 😊 @bsbibotany.bsky.social @wildflowerhour.bsky.social @lincswildlife.bsky.social #botany #carrotsandpeas #nature #wildlife

A nice Common Blue (Polyommatus icarus) sat on Bird's-Foot Trefoil spotted this morning whilst hunting for #carrotsandpeas for this evening's #wildflowerhour @savebutterflies.bsky.social @wildflowerhour.bsky.social #butterflies #plants #botany #wildlife #nature #sunshine

Portrait of a Raven (Corvus corax). My absolute favourite corvid. @rspbengland.bsky.social @btobirds.bsky.social @rspb.bsky.social #corvid #raven #bird #birding #wildlife #picoftheday #wildlifephotography

If only Bluesky had smell-o-vision, then you could all experience the delicious scent of warm honey comining from the flowers of this Sea Kale, Crambe maritima, in the glorious sunshine at Samphire Hoe yesterday. 🍯 Early for #WildflowerHour.

It's Sunday, it's 8pm so it must be #WildFlowerHour! Please share pix of any wild or naturalised plants you spotted in bloom this week across Britain & Ireland, including buttercups for the #ButtercupChallenge! Mystery plant? Use #WildFlowerID to summon help from @wildflowerhour.bsky.social friends!

Added more #wildflowers to compliment this week's #buttercupchallenge Garlic Mustard, Creeping Buttercup, Wood Forget-me-not Ribwort Plantain, White Dead-nettle Comfrey and Red Campion @bsbibotany.bsky.social @wildflowerhour.bsky.social #wildflowerhour #botany #nature #lincolnshire #getoutside

The Hawthorn (Crataegus monogyna) is in full flower for the start of May. @wildflowerhour.bsky.social @bsbibotany.bsky.social #may #trees #wildflowerhour #flowers #blossom #beltane

Lots of insect mating in the sunshine today. Green Shieldbugs (Palomena prasina) at the top and Dock Bugs (Coreus marginatus) in the centre. @lincswildlife.bsky.social #bugs #pollinators #nature #wildlife

Lots of Cuckoo-Pint aka Lords and Ladies (Arum maculatum) in flower at the minute. Plain leaved and spotted variants seen. @bsbibotany.bsky.social @wildflowerhour.bsky.social ‪ #botany #flowers #spring #wildflowers #nature #lincolnshire #wildflowerhour

Forgot to add this Snake's Head Fritillary (Fritillaria meleagris) to last weeks #wildflowerhour. You can just see the cowslip sneaking in to the bottom right ! @wildflowerhour.bsky.social @bsbibotany.bsky.social #botany #wildflowers #plants #nature #cowslipchallenge

It's Sunday, it's 8pm so it must be #WildFlowerHour! Please share pix of any wild or naturalised plants you spotted in bloom this week across Britain & Ireland inc. cowslips for the #CowslipChallenge. Mysytery plant? Use #WildFlowerID to summon help from the @wildflowerhour.bsky.social community!

Last one for this week is the pretty Cuckooflower or Lady’s Smock (Cardamine pratensis). @bsbibotany.bsky.social @wildflowerhour.bsky.social @bsbiengland.bsky.social #botany #flowers #spring #wildflowers #nature #lincolnshire #wildflowerhour

In addition to the #cowslips …. I also found a big patch of Blue Anemone (Anemone apennina) sometimes called Apennine Windflower. @bsbibotany.bsky.social @wildflowerhour.bsky.social #botany #flowers #spring #wildflowers #nature #lincolnshire #neophytes #naturalised #wildflowerhour

Its super windy here in #Lincolnshire so I was lucky to collect a group of #cowslips for this week’s #wildflowerhour @bsbibotany.bsky.social @wildflowerhour.bsky.social #botany #spring #wildflowers #nature #lincolnshire #getoutside #blownaway

Sadly, i’ve not had much time for botanising this week with lots of end-of-term egg hunts & collecting my daughter from uni. Happily there were a few Cowslips tucked in amongst my local Primroses plus their hybrid love child, the False Oxlip, Primula x polyantha💛 #CowslipChallenge #wildflowerhour

Found this Mexican Fleabane (Erigeron karvinskianus) growing out of the the walls of the Tower of London !!! @bsbibotany.bsky.social @wildflowerhour.bsky.social #botany #spring #wildflowers #nature #london #urbanplants #neophytes

A big Lesser Celandine (Ficaria verna) plant growing in a garden. @bsbibotany.bsky.social @wildflowerhour.bsky.social #botany #spring #wildflowers #nature #lincolnshire

The #treeflowers collected yesterday for #wildflowerhour :) Cherry, Blackthorn, Goat willow (female and male), Pear and Norway maple. @bsbibotany.bsky.social @bsbiengland.bsky.social @wildflowerhour.bsky.social #botany #treeflowers #spring #wildflowers #nature #lincolnshire #getoutside

Lots of Green Alkanet (Pentaglottis sempervirens) in flower yesterday whilst looking round for #treeflowers ready for #wildflowerhour this evening. @wildflowerhour.bsky.social @bsbibotany.bsky.social #botany #trees #wildflowers #wildlife #nature #lincolnshire #flowers #spring

Its such a lovely day here - suns out - so here is a Field Forget-me-not (Myosotis arvensis). @wildflowerhour.bsky.social @bsbibotany.bsky.social #botany #flowers #spring #wildflowers #nature #lincolnshire #getoutside

Sometimes .....you go out birding and all you get is a portrait of a pigeon and a dirty swan 😂 But you know ..... thats still all good with me. I love being outside in nature. #birds #bto #rspb #birding #riverside #wildlife #Lincolnshire #nature #getoutside #lincswildlife

Blooming marvellous #wildflowerhour this week. Cowslip Field Speedwell Daisy Dog-Violets Green Alkanet Dandelion White Sweet Violet Danish Scurvygrass Purple Dead-nettle Ground-ivy Field Forget-me-not @wildflowerhour.bsky.social #botany #flowers #spring #wildflowers #nature #lincolnshire #bsbi

Found a couple of interesting #neophyte #naturalised species for this weeks #wildflowerhour Spring Starflowers (Ipheion uniflorum) and Glory-of-the-Snow (Scilla luciliae) @wildflowerhour.bsky.social @bsbibotany.bsky.social #botany #flowers #spring #wildflowers #nature #lincolnshire #neophytes

Peak primrose unlocked! For #wildflowerhour #storyplants, in the Middle Ages, concoctions of these beautiful flowers were used to treat gout & rheumatism, & more fittingly I think, also employed in love potions! They certainly seemed a great favourite with the Bee-flies today!💛

#Blackthorn has strong links to British folklore A tree of strength and protection. “Blackthorn Winter” refers to a sudden return of cold weather in early spring, coinciding with the blackthorn’s blossoms. @wildflowerhour.bsky.social #botany #spring #wildflowers #nature #lincolnshire #storyflowers

A quick shot of a puffed up Chiffchaff (Phylloscopus collybita) in the sun. @lincswildlife.bsky.social @rspb.bsky.social #birds #bto #rspb #birding #riverside #wildlife #Lincolnshire #nature #birdsong

Focussed on the 'tiny' for this weeks #wildflowerhour Common Whitlowgrass (Erophila verna) Hairy Bittercress (Cardamine hirsuta) and Daisy (bellis perennis) @bsbibotany.bsky.social @wildflowerhour.bsky.social #botany #flowers #spring #wildflowers #nature #lincolnshire #whiteflowers #macro

Another shot of a Little Egret (Egretta garzetta) amongst the bank side reeds at the side of the River Witham. #birds #bto #rspb #birding #riverside #wildlife #Lincolnshire #nature @lincswildlife.bsky.social @rspb.bsky.social

It's a bit grey and windy outside today so here's a couple of flowers from yesterday's woodland ramble. Lesser Celandine (Ficaria verna) and Sweet Violet (Viola odorata). You're welcome 😊 @bsbibotany.bsky.social #wildflowerhour #botany #flowers #spring #nature #lincolnshire #wildflowers #behappy

It may not be its usual habitat (inside a planter!) but this Common Whitlowgrass (Erophila verna) is a pretty little spring flower. @bsbibotany.bsky.social @wildflowerhour.bsky.social #wildflowerhour #botany #flowers #spring #nature #lincolnshire #wildlife #wildflowers #whitlowgrass #whiteflowers

Big patch of Sweet Violets (Viola odorata) in a friends garden this morning. Lovely in the sunshine !! 😊 @wildflowerhour.bsky.social @bsbibotany.bsky.social #wildflowerhour #botany #flowers #spring #nature #lincolnshire #wildlife #wildflowers #violets

Nice to see a few Lesser Celandines (Ficaria verna) in the spring sunshine today. @bsbibotany.bsky.social @wildflowerhour.bsky.social #wildflowerhour #botany #flowers #spring #celandine #nature #lincolnshire #wildlife

Female Kestrel sitting on some overhead wires, focussed on the ground. Did you know Kestrels can see into the ultraviolet spectrum and use this to see the trails mice and voles leave (as they pee whilst walking). #birds #birding #wildlife #lincolnshire #nature #raptors #bto #rspb

A Little Egret (Egretta garzetta) amongst the bank side reeds. #birds #bto #rspb #birding #riverside #wildlife #Lincolnshire #nature

A Brown Argus (Aricia agestis) sat on the flowerhead of what is probably Meadow Vetchling (Lathyrus pratensis) from last summer. #summer #butterflies #butterfly #lincolnshire #wildlife #nature #getoutside #botany @bsbibotany.bsky.social @lincswildlife.bsky.social @savebutterflies.bsky.social

A quick gull on a post or is it a post about a gull ?? 😁 Whichever way ... its a Black-Headed Gull (Chroicocephalus ridibundus) in winter plummage. #birds #birdphoto #birding #nature #wildlife #winter #lincolnshire

Starting the morning with a lovely little Dunnock (Prunella modularis) all fluffed up in the cold. If you like my wildlife shots give me a follow 😊 #birds #wildlife #birding #nature #outdoors #winter #photography #lincolnshire #rspb

Coming in hot !!!!! Cormorant (Phalacrocorax carbo) landing on the North Delph of the River Witham. #wildlife #birds #birding #rspb #nature #lincolnshire #lincswildlife #river