The same family as harebell, albeit not the same genus - Ivy-leaved Bellflower for the #WildfowerHour #HarebellChallenge seen on #Dartmoor at the start of the week. Tiny flowers which I could easily have walked past without noticing them. Took a while to find one growing near a rock I could lean on to get the close-up without having to kneel in a boggy bit. #Devon #Bloomscrolling #botany #plants #flowers #wildflowers #photography

Because of the #HarebellChallenge I went to a nearby #Wiltshire #WildlifeTrust reserve which I expected to have them, Clout's Wood. It has a nice chalky grassland hillside which I'm sure I've seen them on before. Not a hint of them. However the Woolly Thistle population was having a good year and there were hundreds of those. Incredible things. #WildflowerHour #Wiltshire #Bloomscrolling #botany #plants #flowers #wildflowers #photography

There was supposed to be a #HarebellChallenge for #WildflowerHour this week. Harebells are a bit tricky to find in #Swindon, but the two common Campanula species the grow on walls are everywhere in Old Town. Well, usually. This year's been so dry it was hard to find one in flower. Did find this one, Trailing Bellflower, but Wall Bellflower eluded me completely. #Wiltshire #Bloomscrolling #botany #plants #flowers #wildflowers #photography