Cuckoo pint, early purple orchid and a carpet of bluebells #bloomscrolling #wildflowers #woodlandflowers #springflowers #wildflowerhour #surreyhills @plantlifeuk.bsky.social @bsbibotany.bsky.social @wildflowerhour.bsky.social @europeanorchids.bsky.social
Townhall clock or Moschatel just coming into flower 🥰. A musk-scented flower of ancient woodlands. Each stem bears five flowers, one on the top & one on each of the four side faces of a 'clock'. Its name comes from Italian 'moscato' for musk.
#WildflowerHour #StoryPlants @plantlifeuk.bsky.social
Wonderful
Wild daffodil were once a common sight in the countryside. Today it’s a rarer sight. They create a stunning display with delicate blooms seen in shaded ancient woodlands or damp meadows 🌿 In Wales it's known as ‘cenhinen Bedr’ (Peter’s leek) & is a cherished national symbol. @bsbibotany.bsky.social
A fitting floral display for Mothering Sunday or 'Mother's Day' as it's evolved into. A day to celebrate mothers with flowers Purple saxifrage comes into flower astonishingly early. There was still snow on the ledges around these flowers in Snowdonia #wildflowers #wildflowerhour #alpineflowers
🌿 Hazel in bloom. Hazel flowers long before its leaves appear. Its yellow dangling catkins, 'lamb’s tails', are the male flowers.
Look closely & you’ll see tiny female flowers too: small buds with delicate crimson-red threads that catch the pollen. #Hazel #Botany #Flowers #BritishWildlife #Nature
On World Book Day we celebrate the power of books to inspire curiosity & adventure. My book on geology & flowers of the Alps was written with that spirit in mind, to encourage readers to explore, travel & learn about central Europe’s remarkable mountain range. tinyurl.com/2rb3mw6f
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❄️A tale of two winter skills training days.
🌞Complete contrasts only a day apart.
💨Bluebird to mega turbo thaw wetness.
⛏️Such a different approach and skill set taught based on weather and ground conditions
🧤Great to test gear and mental stamina.
Specialised landscape & nature photography workshops led by Andy Teasdale & Jim Langley. Courses offer hands-on tuition to help enthusiasts photograph. Tuition focuses on techniques for light, composition & movement.
Dates: 25 Apr, 4 July
£85
🏴 Betws-y-coed
Wishing you health and happiness as we approach the winter solstice 🌙
A time to acknowedge the beauty of both dark and light.
A season of reflection, as the days slowly begin to lengthen, bringing renewal, hope and new beginnings. 🌱
The Cairngorm plateau is one of the most extreme and brutal environments for any plant to survive in Britain. Yet this sub-arctic habitat is full of plants thriving in these conditions. Pictured here are Trailing Azalea with reddish, winter leaves, Fir Clubmoss and Woolly Hair-moss
@rspbcymru.bsky.social
🌲Christmas fair at RSPB Conwy on all day!
☃️Come and visit us in the cafe. Here til 4pm
🎅Santa is in the first hide too!
An article about my recent find of Holly fern in Cwm Idwal. The most recent nearby record was from Glyder Fawr in 1876 www.countryfile.com/wildlife/tre... @cofnod.org.uk @plantlifeuk.bsky.social @northwaleswt.bsky.social @bsbicymru.bsky.social @georgemonbiot.bsky.social @chrisgpackham.bsky.social
Andy Teasdale and I have now decided to offer the Capture Snowdonia workshop as a 1-day masterclass.
Date: 27 Sept
Cost: £80
Venue: Betws-y-coed
Enquiries: DM / jim@natureswork.co.uk
MTA link: mt.tahdah.me/event/detail...
It's great to have a positive news story. It just goes to show that we should never stop looking
Join one of my environmental workshops this autumn.
DM for info & bookings
Mountain lake and upland bogs made for a cool walk yesterday. Lots of beautiful wildflowers in full bloom including; Round-leaved sundew, Water lobelia, Bog asphodel & Sneezewort. Not all of them #hairyplants but downy, frilly anthers and specialist, sticky hairs can be seen #wildflowerhour
Alpine flowers are in the absolute prime in the Swiss Alps this week. Mega diversity, pollinators having a feast
A couple of Helleborine - Red & Dark-red - along with Herb Paris and Burnt-tip orchid. Snapping a few of the amazing alpine flowers whilst guiding in the Swiss Alps #wildflowerhour @europeanorchids.bsky.social #helleborine #wildflowers
Heading to the Alps this summer? There's fresh, new stock of The Alps - A Natural Companion in Chamonix Maison De La Presse
A few of the alpine flowers peaking in the Swiss Alps this week. All of which I've recently seen in the Scottish Highlands too. Yellow oxytropis, Alpine bartsia, small-white orchid & Alpine mouse-ear #wildflowerhour #wildflowers
An alpine botany trip at home in the UK. The Scottish Highlands are home to the finest collections of arctic-alpine plants in the UK. I was joined by a brilliant young botanist, @mattrjones.bsky.social a real inspiration to explore the mountains with. We recorded many of the rarest montane species.
My trip to the Highlands began on Ben Nevis looking for awesome alpines. I found Tufted saxifrage, arctic mouse-ear & Sibbaldia in flower. All incredibly special #wildflowers @bsbibotany.bsky.social @bsbiscotland.bsky.social
Sooo many incredible plants from a weekend botanising with @natureswork.bsky.social in Scotland. Here's a few of the specials from Ben Lawers. Rock Speedwell is one I've missed on my previous visits so gorgeous to see it flowering in great numbers #wildflowerhour @bsbiscotland.bsky.social
Not been anywhere urban this week #urbanplants I've been mostly in the Highlands of #Scotland looking for alpines with @mattrjones.bsky.social and we found some stunning saxifrages @wildflowerhour.bsky.social #wildflowerhour #alpines
Lycopodiella inundata
I revisited a site where I stumbled upon Marsh clubmoss many years ago in Snowdonia. This nationally endangered plant is still doing well at this site @plantlifeuk.bsky.social @cofnod.org.uk @bsbibotany.bsky.social
It's not everyday you come face to face with a carnivorous plant! Lesser bladderwort is less well known than other carnivorous plants like sundews & butterworts. They rely on digesting insects for nutrition but use suction traps (bladders) to capture their prey! @bsbibotany.bsky.social #wildflowers
