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Lyn Edmonds
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Wife, Mum, Grandma; Lead of Away from the Western Front
& formerly Lead of Gallipoli Centenary Education Project; retired Clinical Librarian - also posts @aftwf1418.bsky.social
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For #FungiFriday Hairy Curtain Crust, Stereum hirsutum; Jelly Ear, Auricularia auricula-judae; Velvet Shank, Flammulina velutipes; Turkeytail, Trametes versicolor and Coral Spot, Nectria cinnabarina from Anglesey Abbey, Cambridgeshire
#FungiFriends #MushroomMonday #photography📱
A collage of fungi - clockwise from top left: Hairy Curtain Crust, Stereum hirsutum; Jelly Ear, Auricularia auricula-judae; Velvet Shank, Flammulina velutipes; Turkeytail, Trametes versicolor and Coral Spot, Nectria cinnabarina
January 30, 2026 at 9:48 AM
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Both sides of a bridge over a footpath which follows the outer ditch of the Wandlebury Iron Age hillfort, also known as the Wandlebury Ring
#WallsOnWednesday #BridgesThursday #FootpathFriday #Wandlebury
A brick bridge going over a footpath which can be followed in a roughly circular route, with trees and mainly ivy covered banks on both sides of the ditch and also trees beyond A brick bridge going over a footpath which can be followed in a roughly circular route, with trees and mainly ivy covered banks on both sides of the ditch and also trees beyond
January 28, 2026 at 4:56 PM
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#TheWinter10

Top L/R: Winter Aconite, Butcher’s Broom, Stinking Hellebore, Annual Mercury, Snowdrop and Oregon Grape
Bottom L/R: Mistletoe, Sun Spurge, Field Forget-me-not and Spurge Laurel
#WildflowerHour @wildflowerhour.bsky.social @bsbibotany.bsky.social
Selection of 10 species of wildflowers in a collage: Top L/R: Winter Aconite, Butcher’s Broom, Stinking Hellebore, Annual Mercury, Snowdrop and Oregon Grape Bottom L/R: Mistletoe, Sun Spurge, Field Forget-me-not and Spurge Laurel
January 25, 2026 at 7:58 PM
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A small patch of rain splashed Lichen, Physcia adscendens? on a wet twig; the background is blurred with hints of yellow, green and brown
#AlphabetChallenge #WeekCforCloseUp #Lichen
Close-up of a small patch of rain splashed Lichen, Physcia adscendens? on a wet twig; the background is blurred with hints of yellow, green and brown
January 25, 2026 at 5:27 PM
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Few wildflowers but lots of fungi yesterday in Wandlebury Woods, Cambridgeshire, but ID has proved difficult, apart from Turkey Tail and maybe a Scurfy Twiglet? Suggestions in ALT text - any help appreciated
#FungiFriends #FungiFriday #Fungus #Mushroom #MushroomMonday
ID suggestions Left: top/bottom Unknown; Bleeding Broadleaf Crust, Stereum rugosum; Turkey Tail Mushroom, Trametes versicolor? Right: top/bottom Brown-staining Cheese Polypore Fuscopostia fragilis and Scurfy Twiglet Mushroom, Tubaria furfuracea?
January 23, 2026 at 8:31 AM
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This Witch Hazel, Hamamelis, has provided a safe over-wintering environment for a ladybird that is nestled in the now developing flower buds 🐞

#WildWebsWednesday #InsectThursday #Ladybird #Ladybug #AlphabetChallenge #WeekCforCloseUp #phonepics #photography 📱
Close-up of a single ladybird nestled in the now developing, hairy buds of the Witch Hazel flowers where it has spent the winter; with a blurred grey and yellow background
January 21, 2026 at 9:42 AM
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Beech tree, Fagus sylvatica, with developing buds on its bare branches, some of which are encrusted with moss and lichen and with small clumps of snowdrops on the ground below; seen last week at #AngleseyAbbey, Cambridgeshire
#TreeTuesday #TreeTrunkTuesday #ThickTrunkTuesday
The lower part of the trunk of a Beech tree, with developing buds on its bare branches and small clumps of snowdrops growing on the bare ground below, with other trees beyond
January 20, 2026 at 10:16 AM
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#TheWinter10

Top L/R: Winter Aconite, Hazel female flowers, Petty Spurge, Stinking Hellebore, Yarrow and Annual Meadow Grass
Bottom L/R: Holly flowers in bud, Cow Parsley, Daisy and Dandelion
#WildflowerHour @wildflowerhour.bsky.social @bsbibotany.bsky.social
Selection of 10 species of wildflowers in a collage: Top L/R: Winter Aconite, Hazel female flowers, Petty Spurge, Stinking Hellebore, Yarrow and Annual Meadow Grass Bottom L/R: Holly flowers in bud, Cow Parsley, Daisy and Dandelion
January 18, 2026 at 8:04 PM
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Witch Hazel, Hamamelis, is a strikingly colourful cultivated tree whose fascinating flowers have 4 bright #yellow petals that are long, spidery and ribbon-like

#WitchHazel #Hamamelis #SundayYellow #BloomScrolling #photography 📱
Close-up of bright yellow, spidery Witch Hazel flowers blooming on a brown branch against a dark background
January 18, 2026 at 10:13 AM
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#BlueSkyArtShow #One

A single, pale purple bell-shaped flower reaching up from the surrounding grasses in a wild meadow

#Harebell #WildFlowers #photography 📱
A single, pale purple bell-shaped flower reaching up from the surrounding lightly blurred green and brown grasses
January 17, 2026 at 11:20 AM
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For #FungiFriday, Hairy Curtain Crust, Stereum hirsutum (False Turkey Tail, on the left) and Turkey Tail, Trametes versicolor on the right, growing side by side on the end of a dead log; seen today in Anglesey Abbey, Cambridgeshire @midsandeastnt.bsky.social
#FungiFriends #MushroomMonday
Two types of fungi - Hairy Curtain Crust, Stereum hirsutum (False Turkey Tail, on the left) and Turkey Tail, Trametes versicolor on the right, growing side by side on the end of a dead log
January 16, 2026 at 5:36 PM
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One of the Black Pine trees, Pinus nigra ssp salzmannii, with signs of limb loss, seen yesterday @cubotanicgarden.bsky.social
#TreeTuesday #TreeTrunkTuesday #ThickTrunkTuesday
Lower part of the trunk of a Black Pine tree, surrounded by grass with some fallen pine needles and beyond it there is a path with other evergreen trees and lawns
January 13, 2026 at 9:21 AM
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#MushroomMonday
edmondslyn.bsky.social Lyn Edmonds @edmondslyn.bsky.social · 22d
Turkey Tail mushrooms, Trametes versicolor on a fallen tree branch (L) and a cluster of the grey and white Candlesnuff fungus, Xylaria hypoxylon, with moss and fallen brown leaves (R); seen yesterday in Wandlebury Woods, Cambridgeshire
#FungiFriday #FungiFriends #Fungi #Mushrooms #MushroomMonday
Turkey Tail mushrooms growing on a small branch from a dead tree, surrounded by fallen brown leaves and some green ivy leaves A cluster of the grey and white Candlesnuff fungus, Xylaria hypoxylon, surrounded by green moss and fallen brown leaves
January 12, 2026 at 5:39 PM
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#MallardMonday
edmondslyn.bsky.social Lyn Edmonds @edmondslyn.bsky.social · 23d
A group of Mallard drakes and hens feeding on the ice at the edge of the lake in @cubotanicgarden.bsky.social , enjoying today's brief respite from the current wintry weather
#WildlifeWednesday #WednesdayWildlife #UKWildlife #WaterfowlWednesday #MallardMonday
A group of Mallard ducks feeding on the ice at the edge of a lake, with the unfrozen lake beyond which has reflections from the surrounding trees
January 12, 2026 at 5:38 PM
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Some of nature's #vibrant colours from 2025

#BlueSkyArtShow #Vibrant 📱 #photography
A collage of very brightly coloured flowers with some orange coloured mushrooms and a red plant gall
January 10, 2026 at 9:51 AM
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Turkey Tail mushrooms, Trametes versicolor on a fallen tree branch (L) and a cluster of the grey and white Candlesnuff fungus, Xylaria hypoxylon, with moss and fallen brown leaves (R); seen yesterday in Wandlebury Woods, Cambridgeshire
#FungiFriday #FungiFriends #Fungi #Mushrooms #MushroomMonday
Turkey Tail mushrooms growing on a small branch from a dead tree, surrounded by fallen brown leaves and some green ivy leaves A cluster of the grey and white Candlesnuff fungus, Xylaria hypoxylon, surrounded by green moss and fallen brown leaves
January 9, 2026 at 10:17 AM
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Nature creates its own abstract art:

Looking into a small stream through broken pieces of ice with some brown plant debris, showing the natural beauty of winter's impact on the landscape❄️

#AlphabetChallenge #WeekAforAbstract #photograhy 📱
Top down view looking into a small stream through broken pieces of ice with some brown plant debris
January 8, 2026 at 4:51 PM
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A group of Mallard drakes and hens feeding on the ice at the edge of the lake in @cubotanicgarden.bsky.social , enjoying today's brief respite from the current wintry weather
#WildlifeWednesday #WednesdayWildlife #UKWildlife #WaterfowlWednesday #MallardMonday
A group of Mallard ducks feeding on the ice at the edge of a lake, with the unfrozen lake beyond which has reflections from the surrounding trees
January 7, 2026 at 4:40 PM
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Just before the wintry weather arrived, a #beech tree with open husks on the bare branches that have released the nuts; seen in Wandlebury, Cambridgeshire
#TreeTuesday #TreeTrunkTuesday #ThickTrunkTuesday
A beech tree with bare, twisted branches and clusters of fuzzy brown seed pods known as husks. The ground is covered in fallen leaves and beech nuts with some grass and other trees beyond.
January 6, 2026 at 2:47 PM
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I spotted these tiny Forget-me-nots along a footpath during my #NewYearPlantHunt in Godmanchester and I think it is maybe a Field Forget-me-not - is it possible to confirm from these photos please?
@bsbibotany.bsky.social #wildflowerhourID #wildflowerhour
January 5, 2026 at 10:59 AM
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Some of 21 finds from my first #NewYearPlantHunt around the town of Godmanchester: Red Valerian, Daisy, Greater Periwinkle, Ivy-leaved Toadflax, Annual Mercury, Sun Spurge, Feverfew, Forget-me-not, Petty Spurge & Hazel
#TheWinter10 #WildflowerHour @wildflowerhour.bsky.social @bsbibotany.bsky.social
Selection of 10 species of wildflowers: Top L/R: Red Valerian, Daisy, Greater Periwinkle, Ivy-leaved Toadflax, Annual Mercury and Sun Spurge Bottom L/R: Feverfew, Forget-me-not, Petty Spurge and male/female Hazel flowers
January 4, 2026 at 8:09 PM
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Coral Spot fungus, Nectria cinnabarina, on a fallen tree branch, seen on our New Year's Day walk in a Cambridgeshire woodland
#FungiFriends #FungiFriday #Fungus #Mushroom #MushroomMonday
Coral spot fungus; hundreds of tiny coral-pink slightly raised spots on a fallen tree branch, with rows of darker ones below A close-up image of coral spot fungus; hundreds of tiny coral-pink slightly raised spots on a fallen tree branch with rows of darker ones below
January 2, 2026 at 2:51 PM
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Reposting for the first #InsectThursday of 2026 🍃🐞🐞🐞
#Ladybirds #Ladybugs
edmondslyn.bsky.social Lyn Edmonds @edmondslyn.bsky.social · 29d
A trio of #ladybirds overwintering 'multi-storey style' on this Stinking Hellebore, Helleborus foetidus which is still in bud; leaves damaged by a fungus maybe and/or the blotches by the larvae of the Hellebore leaf mining fly
#WildWebsWednesday #StinkingHellebore
A close-up of Stinking Hellebore, a green plant which is still in bud and has 3 ladybirds that have overwintered on it and are to be found along its stem, one above the other, with a short distance between each one Some dark green leaves of the Stinking Hellebore plant that have pale spots all over them and some darker brown patches too which are probably caused by a fungus or similar; the leaves are fan-like in shape, with narrow, spiky edged ‘fingers’
January 1, 2026 at 4:09 PM
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A trio of #ladybirds overwintering 'multi-storey style' on this Stinking Hellebore, Helleborus foetidus which is still in bud; leaves damaged by a fungus maybe and/or the blotches by the larvae of the Hellebore leaf mining fly
#WildWebsWednesday #StinkingHellebore
A close-up of Stinking Hellebore, a green plant which is still in bud and has 3 ladybirds that have overwintered on it and are to be found along its stem, one above the other, with a short distance between each one Some dark green leaves of the Stinking Hellebore plant that have pale spots all over them and some darker brown patches too which are probably caused by a fungus or similar; the leaves are fan-like in shape, with narrow, spiky edged ‘fingers’
January 1, 2026 at 4:04 PM