A selection of #wildflowers from this week's wanders around #Cambridgeshire: Balkan Anemone, Red Dead-nettle, Cow Parsley, Bulbous Buttercup, Herb Robert, Cowslip, Wood Forget-me-not, Balkan Anemone and Ground Ivy #WildflowerHour @wildflowerhour.bsky.social @bsbibotany.bsky.social

Cowslip, Primula veris, with raindrops for the #CowslipChallenge, from this week in #Cambridge #WildflowerHour @wildflowerhour.bsky.social @bsbibotany.bsky.social

The lovely colourful Wood Forget-me-not, Myosotis sylvatica, was thriving this week in Wandlebury Woods, Cambridgeshire @cambridgeppf.bsky.social #WildflowerHour @wildflowerhour.bsky.social @bsbibotany.bsky.social

A trio of vibrant golden-yellow Marsh Marigold (Caltha palustris) flowers, with some green leaves below them and set against a softly blurred mainly grey background; seen this week in Cambridgeshire 💛 #SundayYellow #Stunday #FlowersonSunday #SundayFlowers #BloomScrolling #WildflowerHour

A small Hart's-tongue Fern, Asplenium scolopendrium, with some new growth unfurling has made its home in a tree trunk, surrounded by mosses and lichen; seen last week in #Cambridge #FernFriday #Ferns

A Honey Bee seen recently foraging on the special Yoshino Cherry blossom in @cubotanicgarden.bsky.social 💮 #InsectThursday #Honeybees #BlossomWatch

A fine Caucasian Wingnut tree for #ThickTrunkTuesday, seen on a recent sunny day in @cubotanicgarden.bsky.social; "originally it consisted of two trees but it is now an immense thicket of huge suckers.....after one of the original trees had blown down in 1886" #TreeTuesday #TreeTrunkTuesday

A selection of #TreeFlowers, some open and others still in bud; seen this week in Cambridgeshire Clockwise from Top/L: Norway Maple, Wych Elm, Wild Cherry, Field Maple, Wayfaring Tree and Blackthorn #TreeFlowers #WildflowerHour @wildflowerhour.bsky.social @bsbibotany.bsky.social

Close-up of a cluster of tiny, mainly green Wych Elm flowers beginning to open, showing the pink feathery stigma tips; set against a blurred green and grey background #TreeFlowers #WildflowerHour @wildflowerhour.bsky.social @bsbibotany.bsky.social

Close-up of a cluster of the lime-green flowers of Norway Maple, Acer platanoides; seen this week in Cambridgeshire #TreeFlowers #WildflowerHour @wildflowerhour.bsky.social @bsbibotany.bsky.social

Blackthorn, Prunus spinosa in flower with its leaf buds now emerging; seen this week in Cambridgeshire🍃 #TreeFlowers #BlossomWatch #WildflowerHour @wildflowerhour.bsky.social @bsbibotany.bsky.social

A vibrant golden-yellow Bulbous Buttercup flower, set against a softly blurred green background; seen this week in Cambridge 💛 #SundayYellow #Stunday #FlowersonSunday #SundayFlowers #BloomScrolling #WildflowerHour

#AlphabetChallenge #WeekLforLayers Layers of recently chopped firewood logs in a woodland setting, with tall trees and foliage beyond, under a clear blue sky; seen last week in Cambridgeshire

'Blue' Bluebell, Hyacinthoides non-scripta, and 'White' Bluebell, Hyacinthoides non-scripta 'Alba', seen this week in @cubotanicgarden.bsky.social #FlowersOnFriday #BloomScrolling #Bluebells #WildflowerHour

Room for two? 🐞🐞 Two 7-spot Ladybirds (Coccinella septempunctata) sharing a cup-like bract and an Eyed-Ladybird (Anatis ocellata) is 'going it alone'🐞 on a Euphorbia; seen on a sunny day as shown by the shadows #Ladybirds #Ladybugs #WildWebsWednesday #InsectThursday

For #ThickTrunkTuesday, a lovely mature Caucasian Elm with multiple thick branches that fan outwards and upwards, its roots can seen in the surrounding grassy area where spring flowers are growing; seen on a sunny day @cubotanicgarden.bsky.social #TreeTrunkTuesday

Magnolia tree in full bloom, with other leafless trees behind, spring flowers on the ground and a bright blue sky above, seen last week @cubotanicgarden.bsky.social #BlueSkyMonday #MagnoliaMonday #BlossomWatch #BloomScrolling

Ground ivy was believed to be able to identify witches and protect against evil spirits; in dairy folklore milkmaids often wore it during the first milking of the season to protect the cows from being enchanted #StoryPlants #WildflowerHour @wildflowerhour.bsky.social @bsbibotany.bsky.social

A glossy Bulbous Buttercup (sepals reflexed) ideal for the under chin 'Do you like butter test'; also many stories involved fairies such as those who cut a greedy miser's sack of gold coins turning them to buttercups 💰 #StoryPlants #WildflowerHour @wildflowerhour.bsky.social @bsbibotany.bsky.social

Lesser Periwinkle; in herbal medicine Vinca minor is said to have a particular affinity to the head, is viewed as a relaxing circulatory stimulant, oxygen uptake is enhanced and cerebral performance is improved #StoryPlants #WildflowerHour @wildflowerhour.bsky.social @bsbibotany.bsky.social

A small delicate white flower with sheath of bulbils of Few-flowered Garlic, Allium paradoxum, a non-native and sadly quite invasive plant seen yesterday in Wandlebury Woods, Cambridgeshire #WildflowerHour @wildflowerhour.bsky.social @bsbibotany.bsky.social

A selection of fungi seen in Cambridgeshire, including Turkey Tail (x2) and Hairy Curtain Crust on the left and on the right, Glistening Ink Cap, I think, and the last one is unknown #FungiFriends #FungiFriday #Fungus #Mushroom #MushroomMonday

Peacock and Brimstone #butterflies almost camouflaged with the flowers and leaves respectively, busily feeding on these pretty pink Bergenia flowers in yesterday's sunshine @cubotanicgarden.bsky.social 🦋 #InsectThursday @bc-cambs-essex.bsky.social @savebutterflies.bsky.social #WildWebsWednesday

A honeybee feeding on an open white flower of a Cherry Plum, Prunus cerasifera with a lightly blurred background of other branches and emerging leaves of the tree 🐝 #WildWebsWednesday #InsectThursday #Bees #Pollinator

For #ThickTrunkTuesday, a mature Manna Ash with a mainly smooth bark, patches of moss and lichen at the knobbly junction with its branches, part of a bird box visible on reverse side, surrounded by grass and daffodils; seen on a recent sunny day @cubotanicgarden.bsky.social #TreeTrunkTuesday

Results of a busy week looking for #WhiteFlowers Top: Common Whitlowgrass, Sweet Violet (White form) and Blackthorn Middle: Hairy Bittercress, Daisy and White Comfrey Lower: Cherry Plum, White Dead-nettle and Common Chickweed #WildflowerHour @wildflowerhour.bsky.social @bsbibotany.bsky.social

Cherry Plum, Prunus cerasifera in flower with its leaves now emerging 🍃 #BlossomWatch #WildflowerHour @wildflowerhour.bsky.social @bsbibotany.bsky.social

Blackthorn, Prunus spinosa in flower with its leaves now emerging 🍃 #BlossomWatch #WildflowerHour @wildflowerhour.bsky.social @bsbibotany.bsky.social

My first Cowslip of 2026 this week along with Sweet Violet, Meadow Buttercup and Greater Periwinkle; all seen in the Cambridge area 💛💜 #WildflowerHour @wildflowerhour.bsky.social @bsbibotany.bsky.social

A pretty non-native wildflower, Yellow Monkswort, Nonea lutea is spreading well this week in @cubotanicgarden.bsky.social where it may have originated there in the Systematic Beds which are on the far side of the Garden - a garden escape within a Garden! 💛 #WildflowerHour @bsbibotany.bsky.social

On a windy day this very determined Buff-tailed bumblebee, Bombus terrestris made several attempts to enter the Crocus flower and finally succeeded after steadying itself on the petals 💜 #WildWebsWednesday #InsectThursday #Bees

A London Plane tree with its rough textured surface and some peeling bark, surrounded by carpet of emerging daffodils, which will undoubtedly now be in flower; seen 2 weeks ago on an overcast day in Wimpole #Cambridgeshire #TreeTuesday #TreeTrunkTuesday #ThickTrunkTuesday @midsandeastnt.bsky.social

Pink Sorrel , Oxalis articulata, one of the early #SignsOfSpring; seen by a roadside in Cambridge this week #PinkSorrel #UrbanPlants #WildflowerHour @wildflowerhour.bsky.social @bsbibotany.bsky.social

Blackthorn, Prunus spinosa, just starting to flower in our garden hedgerow this week #SignsOfSpring #BlackthornBlossom #WildflowerHour @wildflowerhour.bsky.social @bsbibotany.bsky.social

Four #SignsOfSpring brightening up a roadside in Cambridge this week; Lesser Celandine, Green Alkanet, Speedwell and Primrose 💛💙 #UrbanPlants #WildflowerHour @wildflowerhour.bsky.social @bsbibotany.bsky.social

A cluster of Marsh Marigold, Caltha palustris, brightening up a cold and overcast day this week in Wandlebury, Cambridgeshire 💛 #SignsOfSpring #MarshMarigold #WildflowerHour @wildflowerhour.bsky.social @bsbibotany.bsky.social

Butterflies in our garden today - a Comma, a Peacock nectaring on some Grape Hyacinth and 2 camera-shy Brimstones also fluttered by 🦋 #InsectThursday #WildWebsWednesday #Butterflies @bc-cambs-essex.bsky.social @savebutterflies.bsky.social

Below ground level in the Limestone Rock Garden @cubotanicgarden.bsky.social there is a narrow path between walls of limestone blocks, which provide a home for Mediterranean Spurge, many delicate plants that are yet to flower and mosses growing between the rocks. #WallsOnWednesday

For #ThickTrunkTuesday, a large mature tree with a deeply ridged and furrowed bark and several thick branches extending upwards and outwards; seen recently at a National Trust property in #Cambridgeshire #TreeTuesday #TreeTrunkTuesday

🐞Tucked right up inside a flowerhead🍃 #AlphabetChallenge #WeekIforInteriors

#TheWinter10 From various locations in Cambridgeshire this week Top L/R: Lesser Celandine, Comfrey, Sweet Violet, Lesser Periwinkle, Daisy and Coltsfoot Bottom L/R: Dandelion, Stinking Hellebore, Common Field Speedwell and Primrose #WildflowerHour @wildflowerhour.bsky.social @bsbibotany.bsky.social

So much to do and see even on a recent overcast day at the National Trust's Wimpole Estate in Cambridgeshire #FingerpostFriday @midsandeastnt.bsky.social

A metal field gate with some decorative details at its top corners & looking not to have been opened for a while given the dry grasses & leaves gathered around its base; seen recently on the National Trust's Wimpole Estate, Cambridgeshire 🐑🐑 #ThursGate #lovegates #MetalworkThursday #IronworkThursday

A 7-spot #ladybird that thought it was safely tucked away from prying eyes inside the flower of a Stinking Hellebore, Helleborus foetidus #WildWebsWednesday #Ladybugs #InsectThursday #Wildflowers #Insects

A mature beech tree with thick branches, tree hollows and bracket fungi growing near its base; surrounded by a carpet of Winter Aconites and seen recently on the National Trust's Wimpole Estate in Cambridgeshire @midsandeastnt.bsky.social #TreeTuesday #TreeTrunkTuesday #ThickTrunkTuesday

Growing on the wall edge of a burial plot; it seems these #mosses may be (L-R) the common Anomalous Bristle-moss, Orthotrichum anomalum and Grey-cushioned Grimmia or Hedgehog Moss, Grimmia pulvinata, both with spore capsules visible - also a close-up of the latter, seen from above #MossMonday

#TheWinter10 Top L/R: Lesser Periwinkle, Small Nettle, Dandelion, Primrose, Red Dead-nettle and Oregon Grape Bottom L/R: Winter Aconite, Stinking Hellebore, Common Chickweed and Common Field Speedwell #WildflowerHour @wildflowerhour.bsky.social @bsbibotany.bsky.social

Close-up of pale, ruffled, Netted Crust fungus, Byssomerulius corium, on a fallen branch in Wandlebury Woods, Cambridgeshire #Fungi #FungiFriday #FungiFriends

A 7-spot ladybird sheltering on the hairy underside of a leaf of Garrya elliptica, a Silk Tassel Tree where it has possibly overwintered; the leaves have wavy edges and are quite 'leathery' so probably offer additional protection 🐞🍃 #WildWebsWednesday #Ladybirds #Ladybugs #InsectThursday

Close-up of an open white flower of Cherry Plum Blossom, Prunus cerasifera; seen this week in Cambridgeshire #CherryPlumBlossom #CherryPlum #Blossom #WildflowerHour