Seven Boletids in a single day in a West Yorkshire valley, from top left clockwize - Suillus grevillei, Imleria badia, Xerocomellus cisalpinus, Leccinum scabrum, L. cyaneobasileucum, Xerocomellus pruinatus, Neoboletus erythropus.

Endemic plants of Bulgaria, about 170 species are endemic to the country, mostly in the uplands, although the mountains of SW Bulgaria share much of their flora with adjacent countries. @wildflowerhour.bsky.social @europeanorchids.bsky.social

The best of the Blues from SW Bulgaria #Lycainidae #Lepidoptera #Butterflies

Having never found a Houseleek in their native habitat before, I was very please to come across 3 species in SW Bulgaria @wildflowerhour.bsky.social @europeanorchids.bsky.social

Primroses of the mountains of SW Bulgaria, the endemic Rila Primrose particularly exciting to find @europeanorchids.bsky.social @wildflowerhour.bsky.social

A few of the best Fritillaries from SW Bulgaria in June-July 2025, Only saw one Cynthia's but the high meadows on Vihren were covered in 100,000's of caterpillars #Lepidoptera #Butterflies

Some Burnets Zygaena from SW Bulgaria #Moths #Zygaena #Burnets #teammoth

Saxifrages of SW Bulgaria @wildflowerhour.bsky.social @europeanorchids.bsky.social

Possibly one of the rarest plants I found in Bulgaria, endemic to the Pirin Mountains - Centaurea achtarovii @wildflowerhour.bsky.social @europeanorchids.bsky.social

Some of the variety of Dactylorhiza incarnata, Early Marsh Orchid at Kenfig. Top Dactylorhiza (incarnata) coccinea, middle showing characteristics of Dactylorhiza (incarnata) lobelii, bottom perhaps Dactylorhiza incarnata incarnata var dunensis? @ukorchids.bsky.social @europeanorchids.bsky.social

Inocybe dulcamara Bittersweet Fibrecap and Agrocybe praecox Spring Fieldcap from Kenfig, S Wales.

Possibly D. xtransiens? Many D. maculata present but no D. fuchsii although the numerous D. xgrandis testify to the influence of fuchsii and it has been recorded at the site previously. @ukorchids.bsky.social

confusing Gymnadenia, I'd be interested in thought on these, I wont mention habitats or locations at moment.

We'll be there at a time when the lower lying meadows, valleys and gorges are bursting with flowers, and the high alpine grassland is studded with many special plants. Our leaders will be the experienced team of professional ecologists @davidjgibbs.bsky.social, and @jpcancela.bsky.social. (2/3)

_Leratiomyces ceres_ Redlead Roundhead on woodchip in Weston. With chrysocystidia showing up with 2Tone disclosing solution. #fungifriday

Sometimes all that glitters really is gold! A gentle reminder that our one-off #AdventCalendar offer of £200 discount off Autumn Bulbs of the Peloponnese ends midnight 24 December. A guaranteed departure, and a guaranteed donation to BSBI. #BSBICorporateSponsor www.mariposanature.com/tours/botani...

To give prospective guests a flavour of some of the flowering treats in store on Autumn Bulbs of the Peloponnese, look no further than this sumptuous collage by our tour leader, @davidjgibbs.bsky.social. Oof!

A reminder that our tour of the week, Autumn Bulbs of the Peloponnese, currently has £200 off the list price for all bookings made before Christmas Day. It's a guaranteed departure 23-30 October 2025, and generates a donation to @bsbibotany.bsky.social to support their work. #BSBICorporateSponsor

The stunning Hygrocybe marchii, from near Weston-super-Mare, Somerset, probably a much overlooked species? #FungiFriday #fungifriends

Our intrepid botanist leader @davidjgibbs.bsky.social spent days exploring the Peloponnese finding the best sites for the best autumn-flowering bulbs, and other wildflowers besides. It's taken less than 12 hours for this new tour to start to take bookings - and small wonder, as it will be fabulous!

Trichoglossum hirsutum Hairy Earthtongue from North Somerset last week #fungifriends

Day 1 of the Mariposa #AdventCalendar brings you splashes of late autumn colour, from a brand new tour we're launching today! Autumn Bulbs of the Peloponnese, led by @davidjgibbs.bsky.social & @dunnjons.bsky.social takes us to a Greek wildflower wonderland next October.

It's the Black Friday Golden Ticket! We're offering a special deal on a very special tour - £200 off list price of #Butterflies of the Hautes Pyrenees. Offer only available til midnight Sunday 1 December. Tour generates a donation to @europebutterfly.bsky.social. mariposanature.com/tours/butter...

With @davidjgibbs.bsky.social & @jpcancela.bsky.social as your guides, guests will be in the very best of hands - both professional ecologists, their plant (and butterfly, bird, et al) knowledge will mean that we will be perfectly equipped to enjoy every aspect of what we find during the week. (2/3)

Good morning, and welcome to a new week! Our featured tour this week is a new one for 2025, and a very special one - Spring Wildflowers of the Picos de Europa takes our guests into one of Europe's most beautiful, dramatic & flower-filled landscapes. (1/3) mariposanature.com/tours/botani...

Just one week remains now for our early bird booking deal... any week-long 2025 tour booked before midnight on 30 November 2024 qualifies for an automatic £125 discount off the list price! Our tours generate donations to conservation work of @bsbibotany.bsky.social & @europebutterfly.bsky.social.

The rare Galanthus reginae-olgae Queen Olga's Snowdrop growing below the golden Platanus orientalis Oriental Plane trees in the foothills of the Taygetus Mountains, Peloponnese, Greece.

I believe this to be the rare (probably overlooked) Entoloma viiduense found near Bristol at the weekend, what do you think? @simon-ontheverge.bsky.social

New for 2025, Spring Wildflowers of the Picos de Europa takes guests into one of Europe's most renowned botanical wonderlands at the flowering zenith, with ecologist @davidjgibbs.bsky.social as your guide. Generates a donation to @bsbibotany.bsky.social (3/9) mariposanature.com/tours/botani...

My first post over here, some of the wonderful geophytes from a recent trip to southern Greece @mariposanature.bsky.social @bsbibotany.bsky.social @wildflowerhour.bsky.social