A mass of green vegetation which includes the fleshy leaves of Golden Samphire and divided leaves of Rock Samphire.

Wild Madder, with dark green leaves in whorls of four, against shingles and other vegetation.

Small Bloody-nose Beetle, a black, oval beetle with a bluish sheen.

At Samphire Hoe in the sunshine today. Fun to see both Golden Samphire & Rock Samphire growing together (first photo). Always nice to see Wild Madder, which has a very limited distribution in Kent. Small Bloody-nose Beetle was wandering across the concrete sea-wall. #KentNature #KentBotany

A group of the slender flowering stems of Heath Cudweed, each stem lines with small, dark capitula of flowers, in coppiced woodland.

Heath Cudweed flowering in local woodland yesterday, a plant first spotted on a Kent Botanical Recording Group meeting in early July. #botany #KentBotany #KentNature @bsbibotany.bsky.social

A view of an old chalk quarry. In the foreground is very short, open grassland. Further back is scrub and trees. On the right, the whiteface of a chalk cliff can be seen. A group of people can just be made out, sitting in a small patch of shade.

Dingy Skipper. A patterned, brown butterfly patching on a Dogwood stem.

Basil Thyme. Uprigjt stems bear small leaves and blue-purple, two-lipped flowers. In the background is a partially vegetated, white chalk cliff-face.

A very hot field meeting yesterday at Lee's Pit in Upper Halling, a site not normally open to visitors. Scarce or threatened spp. inc. Dingy Skippers (out in force), Scarab Shieldbug, Rufous Grasshopper, Five-Banded Weevil Wasp and Basil Thyme. #KentNature #KentBotany

Ranscombe Farm Warden, Ben Sweeney, showing a large patch of Meadow Clary to members of thw Breckland Flora Group.

Purple flowers of Corncockle and red flowers of Common Poppy in Longhoes Field.

Members of the Breckland Flora group in Longhoes Field, with several bending down to get a better look at the plants.

Tremendous day spent with the #Breckland Flora Group on their visit to Ranscombe Farm. Great discussions about all things arable and botanical!
#arableplants #KentNature #KentBotany
@plantlifeuk.bsky.social @billsutherland.bsky.social

A small, prostrate plant growing in a crack in brick paving. It has broad, oval leaves, and dense clusters of greenish flowers.

Teaching today for @kentwildlife.bsky.social, and couldn't resist nosing at plants at Tyland Barn while I wait for the course participants to arrive. Four-leaved Allseed just outside the classroom door. #KentNature #KentBotany #UrbanFlora #UrbanPlants