#ThickTrunkTuesday with my Medusa oak taking on her lime spring clothing . #Trees #Preston #vitaminN #Lancashire

#TitliTuesday with #butterflies seen in the last week! 😍Small white, green veined, orange-tip, brimstone, holly blue, common blue, peacock, painted lady, small tortoiseshell, red admiral, comma, Duke of Burgundy, speckled wood, dingy skipper. #Lancashire @savebutterflies.bsky.social #joy

#ThickTrunkTuesday from a lovely local walk with a friend in warm sunshine after work last Thursday. I think this old oak tree is the reason for The Ancient Oak pub. #Trees #Preston #vitaminN #Lancashire

#TuesdayBlue from the last week, deliciously blue bluebells, blue sky in evening sun, green alkanet (yes it's blue!) forget-me-nots and a holly blue & a common blue #butterfly. #vitaminN #Lancashire

#ThickTrunkTuesday from a lovely local walk with a friend in warm sunshine after work last Thursday. #Trees #Preston #vitaminN #Lancashire

#JoinMeOnMyWalk Warton Crag & Trowbarrow Quarry in an impulsive last minute decision today didn't disappoint. I love the rare orchids, hard to find #butterflies be delight equally in a pretty pink daisy or bracken 💚 #Nature is a great grounder bringing calm. @photohour.bsky.social #joy

Squeal! It's a #butterfly day! 🤩😍🎉🦋 Full of good intentions to do housework, I was home alone so decided to chase #butterflies instead, finding my 1st dingy skipper & a surprise common blue in #NorthLancashire today, taking my count to 17 so far this year 😁 @savebutterflies.bsky.social

#MacroMonday Beautiful brimstone at #Gaitbarrows on Saturday absolutely loving the bluebells. #butterflies #NorthLancashire @savebutterflies.bsky.social

#MacroMonday with a pretty 7 spot #ladybird curled up on a fern this weekend. @macrohour.bsky.social #minibeasts #Lancashire

#MagentaMonday Primula japonica 'Millers Crimson' shouting out happy new week! #Bloomscrolling #DailyFlowers #Lancashire #vitaminN

#Wildflowerhour from #Preston this week;green alkanet, wood avens, hawthorn, red campion, shining cranesbill, horse chestnut, wood stitchwort, comfrey, bramble, fringe cup, common vetch, herb Robert & holly flowers. #Lancashire @wildflowerhour.bsky.social @bsbibotany.bsky.social #vitaminN

#Wildflowerhour with a special trio yesterday to #NorthLancashire to see the early purple & green winged orchids, also pleased to see lily of the valley, herb Paris & bugle. Very happy I saw them 💜 @wildflowerhour.bsky.social @bsbibotany.bsky.social #Bloomscrolling

For #Wildflowerhour's #ButtercupChallenge I think I have meadow left hand side & middle bottom, creeping top middle & the last marsh marigold on the right which was much easier to differentiate! @wildflowerhour.bsky.social @bsbibotany.bsky.social #Preston #Lancashire #vitaminN

Yesterday's #butterfly day! 😍🤩🎉🦋 An audience with the Duke of Burgundy. Top pic is Mr Wonderful's, he lent me his camera so the bottom two are mine! 2 seen, hopefully more to come. A tiny delight! #NorthLancashire @savebutterflies.bsky.social #butterflies #vitaminN

#SundayYellow (just🤭) Took a chance on the cloud just being over Preston yesterday and was rewarded with sunny orchids in #NorthLancashire. Much smaller than previous years but equally beautiful! @bsbibotany.bsky.social @bsbibotany.bsky.social Early purple.

#SundayYellow with the swirly centre of an ox-eyed daisy from last year. They are just starting open locally, such a pretty flower. #Bloomscrolling #DailyFlower

#SundayYellow from 3rd May last year, and beautiful Welsh poppies in the sunshine. #bloomscrolling #DailyFlowers #vitaminN

It's a #butterfly day! 🤩😍🎉🦋 One of at least 4 painted ladies seen today at Gaitbarrows & Silverdale, looking good after such a long flight! We also saw the very special Duke of Burgundy butterfly I need to upload the photos. @savebutterflies.bsky.social #Lancashire

#JoinMeOnMyWalk 1st one of the day as the sun came out! 🤩😍🎉🦋 I did a 3 woodlands walk, coming in just over 10km with butterflies, bugs & beautiful blooms. #Preston #Lancashire @thephotohour.bsky.social

#SaturdayMotivation Slow start here in #Preston, we've had welcome rain overnight which my garden was ready for! A day for seeking out roosting orange-tips I think! Here's a few shots from my garden earlier. #gardening #vitaminN #bloomscrolling

#JoinMeOnMyWalk from Thursday evening and a great afternoon work walk with a lovely friend. I'm loving the fresh green leaves in zingy lime shades with more & more flowers daily, plus my 1st red admiral photo of the year! @thephotohour.bsky.social #Lancashire #vitaminN

#SaturdayMorning #BlackAndWhiteMacro with a stunning tiny holly blue seen sunbathing on Thursday evening. @bnwmacro.bsky.social @macrohour.bsky.social #butterflies

#JoinMeOnMyWalk Lovely lunch walk today, it was starting to cool before the rain came in. Lots of beautiful bright colour including a pink bluebell... Or is that a pinkbell? And a magnificent #PeacockButterfly #Lancashire @thephotohour.bsky.social #vitaminN

It's a #butterfly day! 😍🤩🎉🦋 Cooler on my lunch walk so I was finally able to catch up with this gorgeous peacock #butterfly ...before the bank holiday rain moved in. 🙄 Typical! @savebutterflies.bsky.social #Lancashire #vitaminN

#FlowersOnFriday with beautiful blossom, apple I think, in the most delicate pink shades seen this week. #bloomscrolling #DailyFlowers #vitaminN #Lancashire

#FlutterbyFriday with a tiny perfect male holly blue on a super evening walk last night. Colour washed out by the sunshine, but the stripy black and white antenna showing well. @savebutterflies.bsky.social #Lancashire #butterflies #vitaminN

#FlowersOnFriday Wonderful wisteria coming into bloom this week, the scent is so dreamy and the colours delightful. #bloomscrolling #DailyFlowers #vitaminN #Lancashire

#JoinMeOnMyWalk from lunchtime today, sorry for the late post, I've been out to tea and came home to a hungry hedgehog in my garden so I've popped out some cat biscuits and a dish of water. 💚 So warm and sunny today with comma & peacock & beautiful flowers. @thephotohour.bsky.social #Lancashire

#InsectThursday with the #butterflies I photo'd on my lunch walk yesterday. Speckled wood, green veined white & small tortoiseshell. #Lancashire @savebutterflies.bsky.social #vitaminN

#ThrowbackThursday to 19th April 2022 and my 1st ever green hairstreak, which I've managed to see every year since. At the time I was disappointed not to capture the shinyness of their wings, but I now think this is my best photo of them. @savebutterflies.bsky.social #Lancashire #butterflies

#ThrowbackThursday to 30th April 2019 and a fabulous hike at #Cartmel #Cumbria with Mr Wonderful, through bluebell woods, past lambs, huge horned cows, huge beetles & #BiglandTarn @thephotohour.bsky.social #vitaminN

#JoinMeOnMyWalk Very blustery in #Lancashire today, but warm in the sun, helping lots of #butterflies zip about with me in pursuit! I wish you could smell the freshly opened wisteria & the horse chestnut tree flowers are blooming too. @thephotohour.bsky.social #vitaminN #joy

It's a #butterfly day! 😍🤩🎉🦋 A beautifully coloured green veined white feeding on a dandelion this lunchtime in gloriously sunny #Lancashire @savebutterflies.bsky.social #vitaminN

Meadow, Creeping, Bulbous, Goldilocks, Celery-leaved? Do you know your buttercups? That is the challenge this week from Wild Flower Hour! Post your pics for #Wildflowerhour this Sunday 8-9pm using the hashtag #buttercupchallenge!

#WildWebsWednesday I haven't seen too many female orange-tip #butterflies around so I was totally delighted to find my 1st eggs on cuckoo-flower, in an area safe from being culled! Good luck little ones! #Lancashire @savebutterflies.bsky.social #joy #vitaminN

#WildWebsWednesday with fresh lime oak leaves glowing in late sunshine yesterday. I love seeing the trees take their spring clothing as the monochrome of winter changes to a riot of colour! #Lancashire #vitaminN #NatureCommunity

Wishing you a blooming lovely #RoseWednesday with a happy memory of a beautiful day in #Fife last June at #CamboGardens, a fabulous community walled garden by the sea! #Bloomscrolling #DailyFlowers #vitaminN

#JoinMeOnMyWalk from Sunday evening, after I'd waved my sons train off back to Uni. Seems Mother Nature knew I needed a hug and sent #butterflies for company. Male orange-tips & a speckled wood plus beautiful flowers. @thephotohour.bsky.social #Lancashire #vitaminN

It's a #butterfly day! 😍🤩🎉🦋 Rather blustery but sunny after work, so after a quick change I headed out and enjoyed watching fresh speckled woods and a male orange-tip. The perfect antidote to a busy day inside! @savebutterflies.bsky.social #Lancashire #vitaminN #butterflies

#ThickTrunkTuesday Not necessarily that thick but I had to share this glowing red canopy of leaves starting to cover this wonderful tree. Great contrast against a blue sky. #trees #Lancashire

#TitliTuesday It's all about the orange-tips right now! Such a beautiful little #butterfly, generally one brood in #Lancashire, male and female share the camouflage patterned underwings but only the male has the namesake orange upper wing tips. All this week. @savebutterflies.bsky.social

#TuesdayBlue I've loved seeing all the #bluebells this year, I love the close up colour of lilac with electric blue. These are native UK ones in a local ancient woodland. #bloomscrolling #DailyFlowers #vitaminN

#TuesdayBlue & #TitliTuesday combined with a pretty female holly blue from Saturday, who we saw laying her eggs, on holly! #butterflies @savebutterflies.bsky.social #vitaminN #Lancashire

#ThickTrunkTuesday With my local medusa oak now getting a light covering of tiny leaves and flowers, soon she will be hiding by a vibrant green cape. #trees #Lancashire #vitaminN

#JoinMeOnMyWalk Lovely wander at #Brockholes yesterday before the lads train to uni, seeing lots of colour & some roosting orange-tips. Not too sure who the bee was, looked like he had trousers on! @thephotohour.bsky.social #Lancashire #vitaminN

#MondayMagic The last couple of weeks sunny weather has really pushed the colour out in my garden, very pleased to see all the #flowers below for the pollinators! Aquilegia, bluebells, clematis Montana, narcissi, forget-me-nots, violets, periwinkle & euphorbia. #Bloomscrolling #Gardening

#MacroMonday with another fabulous local male orange-tip #butterfly roosting on Queen Anne's lace wildflower, their patterned underwings providing perfect camouflage! @macrohour.bsky.social @savebutterflies.bsky.social #Lancashire

#MagentaMonday #Throwback with a fabulous hibiscus flower at #LakelandWildlifeOasis #Milnthorpe in the tropical butterfly area. Stunning! #bloomscrolling #DailyFlowers #vitaminN

#Wildflowerhour Nothing scarce or rare, but I just adore this colour combination, red dead-nettle & forget-me-nots growing intertwined in #Preston today. Thought they deserved their own post. @wildflowerhour.bsky.social @bsbibotany.bsky.social #Lancashire #bloomscrolling

#Wildflowerhour from #Lancashire bogbean, wild garlic slowly overtaking bluebells, red campion, cuckoo flower, sheep sorrel, ground ivy, horse chestnut, fiddlehead, thyme leaved speedwell, white and pink herb-Robert. @wildflowerhour.bsky.social @bsbibotany.bsky.social