#theWinter10 are all yellow this week with Groundsel, Smooth Sowthistle, Dandelion, Bristly Oxtongue and Common Ragwort, then Yellow Corydalis, Hedge Mustard, Hoary Mustard, Nipplewort and Hawkweed Oxtongue. All from Wiltshire for #WildflowerHour

#thewinter10 in N. Wilts. for the #WildflowerHour challenge: Hogweed, Burnet Saxifrage, Wild Angelica, White Dead-nettle, Wild Basil, Bush Vetch, Welted Thistle, Devil's-bit Scabious, Ivy-leaved Toadflax & Trailing Bellflower. #WiltsBotSoc @bsbibotany.bsky.social @wildflowerhour.bsky.social

The second half of #theWinter10 mostly from Bradford-on-Avon for #WildflowerHour Trailing Bellflower, Dwarf Mallow, Chalk Knapweed, Michaelmas Daisy and Purple Toadflax

First half of #theWinter10 for #WildflowerHour - Bramble, Herb Robert, Himalayan Balsam, Meadow Cranesbill and Red Campion. All from Bradford-on-Avon this week.

#thewinter10 in N. Wilts. for this week's #WildflowerHour: Burnet Saxifrage, Creeping Thistle, Herb Robert, Dandelion, Nettle-leaved Bellflower, Wild Angelica, Hedgerow Cranesbill, Lesser Burdock, Red Campion & Prickly Sowthistle. #WiltsBotSoc @bsbibotany.bsky.social @wildflowerhour.bsky.social

Strikingly cerise Spindle (Euonymus europaeus) fruits showing the bright orange seeds in N. Wilts. for this week's #WildflowerHour #WiltsBotSoc @bsbibotany.bsky.social @wildflowerhour.bsky.social

Small Toadflax, Viper’s Bugloss, Wild Mignonette, Saw-wort and Common Toadflax from sites near Upavon for #WildflowerHour

Between buses in Trowbridge I found some nice #PavementPlants for #WildflowerHour Hemp Agrimony, Common Mallow, Thornapple (a lot of it about this year), Michaelmas Daisy and a Snapdragon.

Some fungi from N. Wilts. for #WildFungiHour. Some IDs uncertain - any help appreciated. Pleated Inkcap, Common Inkcap, Candlesnuff fungus, Persistent Waxcap ?, Chicken-of-the Woods, Shaggy Inkcap, Dryad's Saddle, Jelly Ear, ? Waxcap & ? Bonnet. @bsbibotany.bsky.social @wildflowerhour.bsky.social

Flowers in bloom in N. Wilts. for this week's #WildflowerHour: Daisy, White Deadnettle, Herb Robert, Common Ragwort, Red Campion, Spear Thistle, Common Knapweed (rayed), Hop Trefoil, Meadow Buttercup & Devil's-bit Scabious. #WiltsBotSoc @bsbibotany.bsky.social @wildflowerhour.bsky.social

From a surprise organic arable edge on Greensand - two versions of Green Nightshade, Corn Spurrey with Bugloss, and Small Nettle for #WildflowerHour

Spindle, Oxford Ragwort, Wild Strawberry, Red Campion and Tall Melilot from a variety of habitats for #WildflowerHour

Flowers soldiering on in N. Wilts. for this week's #WildflowerHour: Dewberry, Smooth Sowthistle, Rough Hawkbit, Trailing & Nettle-leaved Bellflowers, Hedgerow Cranesbill, Red Clover, Teasel, Common Mouse-ear & Burnet Saxifrage. #WiltsBotSoc @bsbibotany.bsky.social @wildflowerhour.bsky.social

1st of 2 collages of flowers in N. Wilts. for this week's #WildflowerHour: Common Mallow, Hogweed, Ivy, White Dead-nettle, Red Campion, Nettle-leaved Bellflower, Lesser Burdock, Water Figwort, Dandelion & Prickly Sowthistle. #WiltsBotSoc @bsbibotany.bsky.social @wildflowerhour.bsky.social

2nd of 2 collages of flowers in N. Wilts. for this week's #WildflowerHour: Meadow Buttercup, Smooth Hawksbeard, Common Rockrose, Welted Thistle, Her Robert, Devil's-bit Scabious, Small Scabious & Field Scabious. #WiltsBotSoc @bsbibotany.bsky.social @wildflowerhour.bsky.social

Some attractive autumn colours being displayed by Wild Service Trees in N. Wilts. for this week's #WildflowerHour. #WiltsBotSoc @bsbibotany.bsky.social @wildflowerhour.bsky.social

#Wildflowerhour Some of my finds in N. Lancs and N. Yorks this week. Red Clover, Shaggy Soldier, Herb Robert, Knapweed, Harebell, Lady's Bedstraw and Tormentil.

These lovely bramble flowers caught my eye this week for #WildflowerHour 🥰

After the rain and wind there are still a few brave flowers: Common Ragwort, Meadowsweet, Wild Carrot, Ivy & Upright Hedge Parsley, then Red Clover, Marsh Woundwort, a bedraggled Common Fleabane, Bramble & Herb Robert. All in Monassa, Co. Kilkenny for #WildflowerHour

Some colourful fruits seen in N. Wilts. today for this week's #WildflowerHour: Black Bryony, Holly, Wild Service Tree chequers (ripening 2 pics; ripe 2 pics) & Guelder Rose (2 pics). #WiltsBotSoc @bsbibotany.bsky.social @wildflowerhour.bsky.social

A few plants found flowering in N. Wilts. for this week's #WildflowerHour: Red Valerian, Herb Robert, Procumbent Yellow Sorrel, Ivy, Trailing Bellflower & Common Ragwort. #WiltsBotSoc @bsbibotany.bsky.social @wildflowerhour.bsky.social

#Wildflowerhour. Pretty Eyebright species (Euphrasia species,) found at Gait Barrows Reserve N. Lancs

Autumn colour from yesterday’s #WiltsBotSoc meeting at Great Wood, Grittenham - (Swedish?) Whitebeam, Wayfaing Tree, Bullace (very tasty!) and Wild Service Tree #WildflowerHour

From today’s walk in Bradford-on-Avon and Winsley here’s a self-sown Japanese Anemone on top of the pub wall, a Greater Celandine and some Ivy #WildflowerHour

Plants flowering in N. Wilts. for this week's #WildflowerHour: Marsh Woundwort, Tormentil, Common Toadflax, Nettle-leaved Bellflower (f. alba), Meadow saffron, Monkeyflower, Devil's-bit Scabious, Welsh Poppy, Sowbread & Wood Avens. #WiltsBotSoc @bsbibotany.bsky.social @wildflowerhour.bsky.social

Two #ByTheSea #FavouritePlants Early Spider orchid at Worth Matravers (ish) and Thrift at Slade in Co. Wexford #WildflowerHour

Far too many to choose from, but I've finally decided on this Marsh Pea, Lathyrus palustris, as my #FavouritePlant this year. A plant I had been longing to find for ages, and finally did so in July of this year at RSPB Strumpshaw Fen. 😍 #WildflowerHour

Two #FavouritePlants from #WiltsBotSoc weekend in Suffolk/Norfolk Fiddleneck from Knettishall Heath and Tephroseris palustris (can’t remember common name and running out of charge on train 😬) from Dickleburgh #WildflowerHour

Difficult to choose a single #favouriteplant for the #WildflowerHour challenge, so I've plumped for two lovely orchids I saw for the 1st time this summer: Greater Butterfly Orchid & Marsh Helleborine. They elicited a 'Wow!' from me. #WiltsBotSoc @bsbibotany.bsky.social @wildflowerhour.bsky.social

#Seedheads of a Mallow - at the time I assumed Common but the upper stem leaves look rather classy, so not too sure #WildflowerID please! #WildflowerHour

1st of 3 collages of #SeedHeads in N. Wilts. for the #WildflowerHour challenge: Wood Avens, Common Gromwell, Wild Marjoram, Field Scabious, Hop, Self Heal, Square-stalked St John's-wort & Hedge Woundwort #WiltsBotSoc @bsbibotany.bsky.social @wildflowerhour.bsky.social

2nd of 3 collages of #SeedHeads in N. Wilts. for the #WildflowerHour challenge: Greater Burdock, Great Mullein, Agrimony, Meadowsweet, Teasel, Wild Clematis, Water Figwort & Greater Knapweed. #WiltsBotSoc @bsbibotany.bsky.social @wildflowerhour.bsky.social

3rd of 3 collages of #SeedHeads in N. Wilts. for the #WildflowerHour challenge: Hogweed, Wild Angelica, Perforate St John's-wort, Hemp Agrimony, Woolly Thistle, Great Willowherb, Water Mint & Common Knapweed #WiltsBotSoc @bsbibotany.bsky.social @wildflowerhour.bsky.social

Some butterflies enjoying the warm sunshine in N. Wiltshire yesterday afternoon: Painted Lady, Peacock, Red Admiral & Small Copper. #butterfly #Butterflies #wildlifephotography #nature #NaturePhotography @savebutterflies.bsky.social @britishnatureguide.bsky.social @ukbutterflies.bsky.social

#Fruits for #WildflowerHour Bramble, Sloe, Elderberry, then Oak (masses of Knopper galls this year), Sycamore, Sweet Chestnut (no Conkers on Horse Chestnut round here 🙁). Finally Hawthorn, Field Maple, Dogwood. All from brief walk to supermarket in Bradford-on-Avon

1st of 2 posts of #fruits in N. Wilts for the #WildflowerHour challenge: Honeysuckle, Black Bryony, Yew, Barberry, Lords-and-ladies, Bramble, Purging Buckthorn & Dog Rose hips. #WiltsBotSoc @bsbibotany.bsky.social @wildflowerhour.bsky.social

2nd of 2 posts of #fruits in N. Wilts for the #WildflowerHour challenge: Guelder Rose, Wayfaring Tree, Elder, Hawthorn (haws), Wild Service Tree (chequers), Blackthorn (sloes), Crab Apple & Dewberry. #WiltsBotSoc @bsbibotany.bsky.social @wildflowerhour.bsky.social

It’s looking a bit like autumn! Plump, luscious fruits are brightening the hedgerows like vibrant jewels, beautiful, but can you identify them? This week find the fruits of wild plants, snap away & post your lovely pics for #wildflowerhour this Sunday 8-9pm using #fruits 🍒

#WilderHook had its Gentian walk today, just in time for #wildFlowerHour #GentianChallenge #gentian - marsh gentian - Gentiana pneumonanthe #NEHampshire

In the week we went to the New Forest to see the beautiful Marsh Gentians the #WildflowerHour challenge is #GentianFamily What a happy coincidence @wildflowerhour.bsky.social

Not all #PavementPlants so I’ll borrow @concretebotany.bsky.social ‘s term #CrackWeeds - Shaggy Soldier and Apple of Peru in Bradford-on-Avon, and Skullcap and Black Horehound along the K&A canal near Devizes #WildflowerHour

Two #GentianFamily members in N. Wilts. for the #WildflowerHour challenge: Yellow-wort & Common Centaury - anthers shaped like fusilli pasta! Fruitless 2-hr search for Autumn Gentians at Wiltshire WT's parched Morgan's Hill reserve. #WiltsBotSoc @bsbibotany.bsky.social @wildflowerhour.bsky.social

A variety of flowers seen in N. Wilts. this week for #WildflowerHour: Nettle-leaved Bellflower (f. alba), Round-headed Rampion, Fleabane, Clustered Bellflower, Broad-leaved Everlasting Pea, Devil's-bit Scabious (💜&🤍) & Musk Mallow. #WiltsBotSoc @bsbibotany.bsky.social @wildflowerhour.bsky.social

Autumn Lady's-Tresses (Spiranthes spiralis) struggling to put on a show in N. Wilts. as the last of out native orchids to bloom. Most plants are significantly smaller than usual, presumably due to the prolonged dry spell. @ukorchids.bsky.social @europeanorchids.bsky.social

Some #DaisyFamily plants seen in N. Wilts. for #WildflowerHour: Dwarf, Creeping, Welted & Woolly Thistles, Hemp Agrimony, Chicory, Saw-wort, Nipplewort, Smooth Hawksbeard & Catsear. #WiltsBotSoc @bsbibotany.bsky.social @wildflowerhour.bsky.social

Autumn Lady's-Tresses (Spiranthes spiralis) struggling to show in N. Wilts. as the last of out native oprchids to bloom. Most plants are significantly smaller than usual, presumably due to the prolonged dry spell. #WildflowerHour #WiltsBotSoc @bsbibotany.bsky.social @wildflowerhour.bsky.social

2nd of 2 collages of plants with #PollinatorPals (IDs in Alt text) in N. Wilts. #Wildflowerhour Creeping Thistle, Field Scabious, Wild Majoram, Wild Angelica, Purple Loosestrife, Hemp Agrimony, Small Scabious & Buddleja (naturalised). #WiltsBotSoc @bsbibotany.bsky.social @wildflowerhour.bsky.social

1st of 2 collages of plants with #PollinatorPals (IDs in Alt text) in N. Wilts. #Wildflowerhour Round-headed Rampion, Carline Thistle, Greater Knapweed, Woolly Thistle, Small Scabious, Common Ragwort, Black Knapweed & Grt Willowherb. #WiltsBotSoc @bsbibotany.bsky.social @wildflowerhour.bsky.social

This week’s challenge is #PollinatorPals! Find a flowering wild or naturalised plant with a pollinating visitor & snap away. Of course it’s not just about bees! Butterflies, moths, wasps, flies & beetles can all be #pollinators too! Share your pics for #Wildflowerhour this Sunday 8-9pm!

I hope the saltmarsh of the Severn Estuary near Caldicot counts as #ByTheSea - clockwise from top left here’s Narrow-leaved Everlasting-pea, Wild Celery, an unusually violet-blue Spiny Restharrow and Marsh Mallow for #WildflowerHour