Top row; Alexander's, Oxford ragwort, bluebells, Bottom three: white bluebells looking hybrid with Spanish, gorgeous gorse & green alkanet

#Wildflowerhour from a blustery #Southport today, Alexander's, Oxford ragwort, bluebells, white bluebells looking hybrid with Spanish, gorgeous gorse & green alkanet. @wildflowerhour.bsky.social @bsbibotany.bsky.social #vitaminN

Left from top; hawthorn blossom, wood avens, cuckoo pint Right: bard oak tree, ladybird on some kind of flowering maple, quince flowers

#Wildflowerhour #WoodlandPlants from another local woodland, hawthorn blossom, wood avens, oak trees, quince flowers & cuckoo pint. #Lancashire @wildflowerhour.bsky.social @bsbibotany.bsky.social #vitaminN

Top row; wild garlic, bluebells, Next; early dog violets , snakes head fritillary, wood anemone next, front of violet and holly, Bottom row; fiddle head, yellow archangel(sadly variagated leaves) fiddleheads & wild garlic carpeting the stream banks

#Wildflowerhour #WoodlandPlants from my local ancient woodland this week; wild garlic, bluebells, wood anemone, snakes head fritillary, holly, yellow archangel(sadly variagated leaves) fiddleheads & early dog violets. @wildflowerhour.bsky.social @bsbibotany.bsky.social #vitaminN #Lancashire

Clockwise from top middle; wood anemone, herb Paris, devils tongue fern, primroses, lesser celendine, barren strawberry, native daffodils, violets, my 1st ever Goldilocks buttercups all surrounding native bluebells

#Wildflowerhour #WoodlandPlants from #SouthCumbria last Wednesday; wood anemone, herb Paris, devils tongue fern, primroses, lesser celendine, barren strawberry, native daffodils, violets, bluebells, my 1st ever Goldilocks buttercups. @wildflowerhour.bsky.social @bsbibotany.bsky.social #vitaminN

daffodils, narcissi, dwarf narcissi, double daffodils, tulips & crown imperial frittillaria.

#SundayYellow from #RHSHarlowCarr last Monday, daffodils, narcissi, dwarf narcissi, double daffodils, tulips & crown imperial fritillaria. A sunny golden delight! #bloomscrolling #DailyFlowers #vitaminN @visitnorthyorks.bsky.social

Beautiful dandelions, such a feast for our pollinators, with peacock, small tortoiseshell butterflies and bee visiting them pictured here

#SundayYellow promoting #DandelionAppreciation today, with a collection of #dandelion fans from the last week. Please don't be too tidy in your gardens, a few left discretely can help our #pollinators. #vitaminN @wildflowerhour.bsky.social @bsbibotany.bsky.social

A beautiful bee on a beautiful dandelion

#SundayYellow promoting #DandelionAppreciation today, here's a hungry bee taking advantage of them. Please don't be too tidy in your gardens, a few left discretely can help our #pollinators. #vitaminN @wildflowerhour.bsky.social @bsbibotany.bsky.social

Camelia, rhododendron, blackthorn blossom, medusa tree, cuckoo flower, bee on dandelion, white feather, red dead nettle, cherry blossom, birch trees, lime leaves and blue sky in the stream

#JoinMeOnMyWalk After such a long walk yesterday & a miserable forecast I didn't expect to wander today, but when the sun popped out it was shoes on and go! Double camelias, rhododendron, blossom & bees, a very welcome stroll. @thephotohour.bsky.social #Lancashire #vitaminN #bloomscrolling

Beautiful frilly cherry blossom backlit by sunshine early this morning.

The rain has moved into #Lancashire now, but later than forecast so I got chance to enjoy the cherry #blossom that has popped everywhere locally in the last couple of days. So dreamy.... #Blossomwatch #bloomscrolling #DailyFlowers #vitaminN @nationaltrust.org.uk

Enormous pink magnolia flowers at Harlow Carr last Monday

#FlowersOnFriday I have never seen such enormous and beautiful pink magnolia flowers as we saw on this beautiful tree at #RHSHarlowCarr #bloomscrolling #DailyFlowers #vitaminN

A stunning peacock butterfly feeding on blackthorn

#FlutterbyFriday A beautiful peacock #butterfly feeding on blackthorn locally last Wednesday. Always a delight to see. #Lancashire #vitaminN @savebutterflies.bsky.social

Stunning little beauty tulips that stand a similar size to crocus

#FlowersOnFriday 'Little beauty' dwarf tulips in flower now at #RHSHarlowCarr from last Monday. #bloomscrolling #DailyFlowers #vitaminN

An egg laying comma

#FlutterbyFriday with a female comma hastily laying eggs locally on Wednesday, picking the freshest of nettles for her offspring to wake up to. I leave a patch of nettles near my buddleia for the same reason! #Lancashire @savebutterflies.bsky.social #vitaminN

Double hellebore in front of pink rhododendron

#FlowersOnFriday with double frilly hellebores fading as pink rhododendron blossoming in the background! Stunning! #RHSHarlowCarr Last Monday. #bloomscrolling #DailyFlowers #vitaminN

Harlequin ladybird on queen Anne's lace, Spanish bluebells, medusa tree in silhouette, cherry blossom, blackthorn, fresh green leaves, rainbow, stitchwort, forget-me-nots, willow and sun through a tree just greening up

#JoinMeOnMyWalk Wet day for most part in #Lancashire but it dried at tea time so we headed out to see the rainbow & sunshine, it was a cold wind compared with the last couple of days! Had hoped to find a roosting orange -tip but alas, not today. @photohour.bsky.social #vitaminN #bloomscrolling

A 7 spot ladybird, two small tortoiseshell (underwing on the left) and peacock bottom right

#InsectThursday with blackthorn fans from the last week, #ladybirds, #butterflies including small tortoiseshell & peacock. Thank goodness it weathered last weekends storm! @savebutterflies.bsky.social #Lancashire #SouthCumbria #vitaminN

Gorgeous gorse, bluebells, huge trees, native daffodils, Sizergh Castle, a bee-fly, brimstone & peacock butterfly, champion trees, lesser celendine, sheep, Goldilocks buttercup and a feeding small tortoiseshell butterfly

#JoinMeOnMyWalk Wonderful wander with @pammcinnes.bsky.social on the #SizerghCastleNT estate, finally got a brimstone photo & bee-fly, plus my 1st every Goldilocks buttercup! @thephotohour.bsky.social #vitaminN #SouthCumbria @nationaltrust.org.uk

From the top; outer and underwing of the speckled wood I saw, Two small tortoiseshell A perfect comma and my first holly blue Bottom; two peacocks, 2 of at least 12 seen

#WildWebsWednesday with all the beautiful #butterflies I took photos of yesterday; speckled wood, small tortoiseshell, comma, holly blue, peacock, also saw brimstones & a male orange-tip too fast to 📸 @savebutterflies.bsky.social #Lancashire #vitaminN #joy

One of the little mining bees, this one has a little blonde moustache

#WildWebsWednesday Not quite sure which mining #bee we saw on Saturday at #NTBeningborough but he/she had a super cute blond moustache! I think it's apple blossom they are sat on. #vitaminN @nationaltrust.org.uk

Beautiful pink edged roses

Wishing you a blooming lovely #RoseWednesday with a throwback to beautiful shop bought #roses from April 2021 in my conservatory enjoying a blue sky. #bloomscrolling #DailyFlowers #vitaminN

Orange poppy, ladybird on daisy leaves, light through an oak tree, germander speedwell, holly blue, speckled wood, small tortoiseshell feeding on dandelion, cherry blossom, forget me nots, peacock on dandelion & blackthorn, common daisy, tulips, blossom and fresh leaves

#JoinMeOnMyWalk Superb walk local today, in warm sunshine with lots of #butterflies to enjoy watching, plus beautiful flowers and blue skies. Another tomorrow please weather gods! #Lancashire @thephotohour.bsky.social #vitaminN #joy

Speckled wood top and middle, and holly blue bottom

It's a #butterfly day! 😍🤩🎉🦋 Total species seen now up to 7 as 3 new species for year seen today, speckled wood and holly blue happy to be photographed and a rude orange-tip who only permitted a fly-by! 🤣 #Lancashire @savebutterflies.bsky.social #vitaminN

huge tree coming into leaf towering above tulips in the subtropical area.

#ThickTrunkTuesday from #RHSHarlowCarr with a huge tree towering above tulips in the subtropical area. #trees #vitaminN #Harrogate

Cowslips with visiting ladybird, goat willow, blossom, common daisy, ground ivy, good Friday grass & gorse.

#WildflowerHour too late! 😱But I had managed the #CowslipChallenge at #BrockholesNatureReserve on Thursday along with goat willow, blossom, common daisy, ground ivy, good Friday grass & gorse. @wildflowerhour.bsky.social @bsbibotany.bsky.social #Lancashire #vitaminN

Beautiful star like flowers that hang upside down to protect them from spring weather

The underside of these pretty flowers

#SundayYellow with beautiful Erythronium 'Pagoda' /dog's tooth violet pagoda at #NTBeningboroughHall yesterday, also seen at #BrockholesNatureReserve too on Thursday, such a pretty vibrant flower grown from bulbs. #Bloomscrolling #DailyFlowers #vitaminN

Fabulous glowing daffodils in front of an enormous magnolia tree

#SundayYellow with radiant #daffodils dancing in the sunshine in front of a stunning magnolia at #NTBeningboroughHall yesterday. #Bloomscrolling #DailyFlowers #vitaminN

A fluffy bee sleeping upside down in a pretty tulip, what lovely soft scented bedsheets!

#SundayYellow with a fluffy bumble #bee at #NTBeningboroughHall yesterday preparing for #StormDave by diving head first into gorgeous parrot tulips. #bloomscrolling #DailyFlowers #vitaminN #pollinators

Small tortoiseshell feeding on blackthorn see. From underneath

Here's another shot of the beautiful small tortoiseshell feeding on blackthorn blossom on Thursday. I love seeing their underwing backlit by the sunshine. #Lancashire #vitaminN @savebutterflies.bsky.social

An unfurling fern

#SaturdayMorning #BlackAndWhiteMacro with a fabulous fiddlehead #fern unfurling in my local ancient woodland this week. They always look needle felted to me! @macrohour.bsky.social #vitaminN

A burst of soft pink blossoms on a tree branch in sharp focus in the foreground with two rows of trees in bloom blurred in the background. Greenery, daffodils, and a vibrant turquoise sky are behind the tree. Spring has arrived in our local memorial park.

Ephemera in blush pink.

#Scotland #Nature #Flowers #PortalToInnerPeace #VitaminN #AltText

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