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Fly, Lesser Butterfly, Frog, and Chalk Fragrant Orchids at Morgan's Hill, Wiltshire yesterday. A fantastic day!
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Bath Nature 1d ago

Common Spotted x Frog Orchid hybrid (Dactylorhiza x mixtum) at Morgan's Hill, Wiltshire.
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𝔸𝕟𝕔𝕚𝕖𝕟𝕥 𝕊𝕠𝕦𝕟𝕕𝕤 🔉1d ago

Dunscombe Bottom, a lowland chalk hillside nature reserve (Wiltshire Wildlife Trust) is bursting with wildflowers now. Common Spotted-orchids everywhere (no photo here). Standouts for me this week were Dropwort, a few Chalk Fragrant-orchids, and Fairy Flax.

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Indigo 1d ago

For #WildflowerHour a Pyramidal Orchid and some Creeping woodsorrel #PavementPlants.

Rosalind Ahmed 1d ago

Lesser stitchwort and heath bedstraw (+ bug). Ingram Valley yesterday #wildflowerhour

Lesley, Dolly & DJ 2d ago

Ox-eye Daisies growing beside a grave in the local churchyard
#ChurchyardFlowers
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Lesley, Dolly & DJ 2d ago

Hedge Woundwort together with a Woundwort Shieldbug.
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Peter Sketch 4d ago

This week's #WildflowerHour challenge is #ChurchyardFlowers - have a go if you get a chance, then share photos 8pm UK time on Sunday.
https://bsky.app/profile/wildflowerhour.bsky.social/post/3mnzks2pxvc2l

wildflowerhour (@wildflowerhour.bsky.social)

New challenge alert!🔔 When managed sympathetically churchyards can be amazing places for wildlife! The challenge this week is to see which wild & naturalised plants you can find blooming there! Share for #wildflowerhour this Sunday 8-9pm using #ChurchyardFlowers @caringforgodsacre.bsky.social

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Bath Nature 5d ago

Lizard Orchid (Himantoglossum hircinum) at Berrow, Somerset. This species is on the edge of its range here in Britain, but appears to be expanding its range, potentially in response to climate change. This one was growing on a sand dune near a golf course and was around 30-40cm high, but they sometimes also grow on road verges, and can reach heights of 90cm.
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Nicola Crockford 5d ago

The dominant macrophyte in Bower's Lake, Leeds, is Fennel Pondweed (Stuckenia pectinata), some coming into flower. It carpets the lake bed in architectural forests, reminiscent of certain Antony Gormley sculptures, glistening with air bubbles in places. #wildflowerhour #aquaticplants #nature 2/6