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Is this the best blue to be found in nature? Got to be a contender! Spring Gentian at Widdybank Fell today #WildFlowerHour wildflowerhour BSBI: Botanical Society of Britain & Ireland

A distinctly pale theme to this week's #wildflowerhour montage...

📸 Poet's Daffodil, Burnet Rose, Common Stork's-bill, Thrift, Ramsons, Green Field-speedwell, Star-of-Bethlehem, Kidney Saxifrage & Meadow Saxifrage.

A moment of #wildflowerhour appreciation for these fabulous Early-purple Orchids (Orchis mascula) spotted on the Northumberland coast yesterday.

A super morning on the coast today as part of a NHSN course I'm leading. The highlight? A sea of Early-purple Orchids (Orchis mascula). They were everywhere! 😍🌱 #botany

Couldn't resist this intrepid roadside Ramsons (Allium ursinum) in Heaton. Not your everyday pavement plant! #urbanflora

Discovered a wonderfully neglected back alley on today's walk. Chock full of Dusky Crane's-bill, Green Alkanet, Three-cornered Leek and even Perfoliate Alexanders. Lines between planted and naturalised blurring significantly! #urbanflora

Turns out Lemon Balm is a common #pavementplant in Shieldfield. Who'd have thought? 😆

Such a lovely morning with Dwellbeing Shieldfield and Shieldfield Art Works exploring plants as part of #GosforthsWildWeb . Excited to visit again soon!

Kidney Saxifrage (Saxifraga hirsuta) flowering its head off in Urban Green Newcastle Jesmond Dene today. A harmless escape and rather nice to see! 😁 #urbanflora

Campion, Chickweed, Ragged Robin, Sandwort, Stitchwort and Mouse-ear are just some of the lovely members of the Pink Family or Caryophyllaceae! Find one blooming for this week’s challenge & share for #WildflowerHour this Sunday 8-9pm using the hashtag #PinkFamily 🌸

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Yay! Red Mason Bees (Osmia bicornis) finally streaming out of the bee hotel today. Wonder if this is the year I can encourage them to use the observation box instead... 🤔🐝 #bees

Another delight from Teesdale at the weekend: Early-purple Orchids (Orchis mascula) lining the Tees at Low Force. #orchids

Loved this lone Mountain Pansy (Viola lutea) standing out like a beacon in an otherwise bleak landscape. One of my faves! #botany #teesdale

Looking forward to a nature spotting walk in Shieldfield this week with James Common. Join us to explore what natural wonders surround us in our urban environment.

With Dwellbeing Shieldfield, NHSN and the Forum Cafe.

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Plenty of glorious Bird's-eye Primrose (Primula farinosa) to be seen today also. Such cheerful little flowers!
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A super display of Globeflower (Trollius europaeus) on the banks of the River Tees today. Growing alongside Bitter-vetch, Shrubby Cinquefoil, Wood Crane's-bill and other lovelies. #botany

Fell in love with Spring Gentian (Gentiana verna) all over again on today's trip to #Teesdale . Hundreds of these little dazzlers on show - well worth the afternoon soaking!