Fran Sinclair
@notfrangible.bsky.social
Plants are my passion but the rest of the world is pretty fascinating, too. Except sport.
Taking #WildWebsWednesday rather literally today 🙂
January 14, 2026 at 3:57 PM
Taking #WildWebsWednesday rather literally today 🙂
#theWinter10 harder to find this week! Bedraggled Daisy family first: Feverfew, Daisy, Dandelion, Mexican Fleabane and (the only one shrugging off weather) Winter Heliotrope. Then grubby Forgetmenot, Annual Mercury, wind blown Creeping Buttercup, Petty Spurge and Red Deadnettle #WildflowerHour
January 11, 2026 at 8:02 PM
#theWinter10 harder to find this week! Bedraggled Daisy family first: Feverfew, Daisy, Dandelion, Mexican Fleabane and (the only one shrugging off weather) Winter Heliotrope. Then grubby Forgetmenot, Annual Mercury, wind blown Creeping Buttercup, Petty Spurge and Red Deadnettle #WildflowerHour
Diamond-patterned White Poplar on the banks of the Nadder in Salisbury #ThickTrunkTuesday
January 6, 2026 at 6:50 AM
Diamond-patterned White Poplar on the banks of the Nadder in Salisbury #ThickTrunkTuesday
Reposted by Fran Sinclair
First #thewinter10 of 2026 in N. Wilts. for #wildflowerhour: Hogweed, Winter Heliotrope, White Dead-nettle, Dandelion, Stinking Hellebore, Spurge Laurel, Hazel ♂, Snowdrop, Gorse & Lesser Celandine. @bsbibotany.bsky.social @wildflowerhour.bsky.social
January 4, 2026 at 8:00 PM
First #thewinter10 of 2026 in N. Wilts. for #wildflowerhour: Hogweed, Winter Heliotrope, White Dead-nettle, Dandelion, Stinking Hellebore, Spurge Laurel, Hazel ♂, Snowdrop, Gorse & Lesser Celandine. @bsbibotany.bsky.social @wildflowerhour.bsky.social
#theWinter10 at #NewYearPlantHunt for #WildflowerHour Trailing & Adria Bellflower, Sun Spurge & Grape Hyacinth, then previously frozen versus fresh Round-leaved Cranesbill, & then Groundsel, Forgetmenot, Fuchsia, Oxford Ragwort & Green Alkanet. That was 4 days of fun; what’s next? 😄
January 4, 2026 at 8:05 PM
#theWinter10 at #NewYearPlantHunt for #WildflowerHour Trailing & Adria Bellflower, Sun Spurge & Grape Hyacinth, then previously frozen versus fresh Round-leaved Cranesbill, & then Groundsel, Forgetmenot, Fuchsia, Oxford Ragwort & Green Alkanet. That was 4 days of fun; what’s next? 😄
#WiltsBotSoc picnicking to the amusement of those queueing for Salisbury recycling centre, and then optimistically searching for flowers on some Callitriche that anglers had dumped on the bank of the Nadder #NewYearPlantHunt - our final total 49 (or maybe 50 - we’ll see!)
January 4, 2026 at 3:30 PM
#WiltsBotSoc picnicking to the amusement of those queueing for Salisbury recycling centre, and then optimistically searching for flowers on some Callitriche that anglers had dumped on the bank of the Nadder #NewYearPlantHunt - our final total 49 (or maybe 50 - we’ll see!)
What estate agents call “the desirable Bath side of town” was much harder work for my second #NewYearPlantHunt due to tidy brigade and frost. Campanulas posch ‘n’ port (I can see someone in Hampshire wincing at that) always flowering but the Muscari was a surprise.
January 3, 2026 at 2:29 PM
What estate agents call “the desirable Bath side of town” was much harder work for my second #NewYearPlantHunt due to tidy brigade and frost. Campanulas posch ‘n’ port (I can see someone in Hampshire wincing at that) always flowering but the Muscari was a surprise.
Took very few photos on my #NYPH around the southern part of Bradford-on-Avon today. This Snapdragon was the showiest plant on my list of 49 species.
January 1, 2026 at 6:58 PM
Took very few photos on my #NYPH around the southern part of Bradford-on-Avon today. This Snapdragon was the showiest plant on my list of 49 species.
The last 5 of my 25 #theWinter10 😊 - Groundsel with bonus Forgetmenot, Yarrow, Red Deadnettle, Wood Avens and Common Stinging Nettle. I think I’ve worked out the route for my annual Bradford-on-Avon #NYPH 🙂
December 28, 2025 at 8:11 PM
The last 5 of my 25 #theWinter10 😊 - Groundsel with bonus Forgetmenot, Yarrow, Red Deadnettle, Wood Avens and Common Stinging Nettle. I think I’ve worked out the route for my annual Bradford-on-Avon #NYPH 🙂
Another batch of #theWinter10 - Bush Vetch, Perennial Cornflower, Hazel catkins, Greater Periwinkle and Winter Heliotrope, then Common Fumitory, Hogweed, Hedgerow Cranesbill, Creeping Buttercup and Grey-leaved Speedwell #WildflowerHour
December 28, 2025 at 8:04 PM
Another batch of #theWinter10 - Bush Vetch, Perennial Cornflower, Hazel catkins, Greater Periwinkle and Winter Heliotrope, then Common Fumitory, Hogweed, Hedgerow Cranesbill, Creeping Buttercup and Grey-leaved Speedwell #WildflowerHour
Last posts of #theWinter10 for 2025 - Dappled Hawkweed, Daisy, Common Ragwort, Scentless Mayweed and Silver Ragwort, then Primrose, Ivy-leaved Speedwell, Common Field-speedwell, Chickweed and Lesser Celandine for #WildflowerHour
December 28, 2025 at 7:58 PM
Last posts of #theWinter10 for 2025 - Dappled Hawkweed, Daisy, Common Ragwort, Scentless Mayweed and Silver Ragwort, then Primrose, Ivy-leaved Speedwell, Common Field-speedwell, Chickweed and Lesser Celandine for #WildflowerHour
Velvet Shank, I think, for #FungiFriday
December 26, 2025 at 12:36 PM
Velvet Shank, I think, for #FungiFriday
Merry Christmas and a plant-filled 2026 to all! Photo is of a Crab Apple hedge.
December 25, 2025 at 10:08 AM
Merry Christmas and a plant-filled 2026 to all! Photo is of a Crab Apple hedge.
A coordinating but blurry little insect on a slightly less blurry Wood Avens flower this week for #WildWebWednesday
December 24, 2025 at 8:59 AM
A coordinating but blurry little insect on a slightly less blurry Wood Avens flower this week for #WildWebWednesday
Making it 24 for #theWinter10 😄 here are Round-leaved Cranesbill, Tall Ramping Fumitory (maybe - it’s certainly been a b****** to key!), Trailing Bellflower and Forgetmenot. #WildflowerHour
December 21, 2025 at 8:16 PM
Making it 24 for #theWinter10 😄 here are Round-leaved Cranesbill, Tall Ramping Fumitory (maybe - it’s certainly been a b****** to key!), Trailing Bellflower and Forgetmenot. #WildflowerHour
Second batch #theWinter10 Japanese Anemone, Chickweed, Red Deadnettle, Knotweed & Sun Spurge; Guernsey Fleabane, Smooth Sowthistle, Groundsel, Bristly Oxtongue & Annual Mercury all from Bradford-on-Avon #WildflowerHour
December 21, 2025 at 8:11 PM
Second batch #theWinter10 Japanese Anemone, Chickweed, Red Deadnettle, Knotweed & Sun Spurge; Guernsey Fleabane, Smooth Sowthistle, Groundsel, Bristly Oxtongue & Annual Mercury all from Bradford-on-Avon #WildflowerHour
#theWinter10 from Combe Down, Bath: (Tazetta?) Daffodil, Yellow Corydalis, Nipplewort, Dandelion & Ox-eye Daisy; Herb Robert, Wild Mignonette, Green Alkanet, White Deadnettle & Red Valerian #WildflowerHour
December 21, 2025 at 8:06 PM
#theWinter10 from Combe Down, Bath: (Tazetta?) Daffodil, Yellow Corydalis, Nipplewort, Dandelion & Ox-eye Daisy; Herb Robert, Wild Mignonette, Green Alkanet, White Deadnettle & Red Valerian #WildflowerHour
Very thoughtful gift from botany buddy after my first cataract op. Scored 140 already! 😎
December 19, 2025 at 7:46 PM
Very thoughtful gift from botany buddy after my first cataract op. Scored 140 already! 😎
Nearly forgot this #WildWebsWednesday ladybird on a mossy wall in yesterday’s sunshine
December 17, 2025 at 9:27 PM
Nearly forgot this #WildWebsWednesday ladybird on a mossy wall in yesterday’s sunshine
Only 6 for #TheWinter10 this week. Locally, Oxford Ragwort, Feverfew & Bilbao’s Fleabane (I think), then from West Norwood Shaggy Soldier, Pellitory-of-the-wall at the Covid Memorial Wall, and Lavender escaped from either Lambeth Palace or The Garden Museum.
December 14, 2025 at 8:07 PM
Only 6 for #TheWinter10 this week. Locally, Oxford Ragwort, Feverfew & Bilbao’s Fleabane (I think), then from West Norwood Shaggy Soldier, Pellitory-of-the-wall at the Covid Memorial Wall, and Lavender escaped from either Lambeth Palace or The Garden Museum.
#TheWinter10 from Bradford-on-Avon: Groundsel, Shaggy Soldier, Forgetmenot, Mexican Fleabane, Annual Mercury, Pot Marigold, white Red Valerian, Herb Robert, White Deadnettle and Daisy. Phew! #WildflowerHour not so easy this week.
December 7, 2025 at 8:06 PM
#TheWinter10 from Bradford-on-Avon: Groundsel, Shaggy Soldier, Forgetmenot, Mexican Fleabane, Annual Mercury, Pot Marigold, white Red Valerian, Herb Robert, White Deadnettle and Daisy. Phew! #WildflowerHour not so easy this week.
Very early for #WildflowerHour but stuck on the train and will be busy once home. First half of my #theWinter10 from (mostly) Wiltshire this week: Molewort, Musk Mallow, Pale Galingale, Snapdragon, Sun Spurge. 2nd half: Rape, Red Deadnettle, Broom (look closely!), Scentless Mayweed & Sweet Violet
November 30, 2025 at 5:03 PM
Very early for #WildflowerHour but stuck on the train and will be busy once home. First half of my #theWinter10 from (mostly) Wiltshire this week: Molewort, Musk Mallow, Pale Galingale, Snapdragon, Sun Spurge. 2nd half: Rape, Red Deadnettle, Broom (look closely!), Scentless Mayweed & Sweet Violet
Reposted by Fran Sinclair
Paul’s tips for promoting botanical education: 1 Make it enjoyable 2 Make it intellectually stimulating 3 Field work 4 Communicate widely.
“Guerrilla Botany” - putting field and botany modules into university courses. The #BIBConf25 kicking off to an exciting start with @bsbibotany.bsky.social President Paul Ashton on the role of botany in the 21st Century.
November 29, 2025 at 11:48 AM
Paul’s tips for promoting botanical education: 1 Make it enjoyable 2 Make it intellectually stimulating 3 Field work 4 Communicate widely.
Reposted by Fran Sinclair
Congratulations to Alys Fowler for her wonderful book ‘Peatlands,’ winner of @bsbibotany.bsky.social and The Wildflower Society Presidents’ Award presented today at #BIBConf25
November 29, 2025 at 12:28 PM
Congratulations to Alys Fowler for her wonderful book ‘Peatlands,’ winner of @bsbibotany.bsky.social and The Wildflower Society Presidents’ Award presented today at #BIBConf25
Reposted by Fran Sinclair
Pete Stroh @bsbibotany.bsky.social on the newly published GB Red List for vascular plants at #BIBconf25 a standardised assessment of conservation status. Fascinating hearing about the challenges of using the IUCN criteria developed on mammals for plants. bsbi.org/learn/public...
November 29, 2025 at 2:46 PM
Pete Stroh @bsbibotany.bsky.social on the newly published GB Red List for vascular plants at #BIBconf25 a standardised assessment of conservation status. Fascinating hearing about the challenges of using the IUCN criteria developed on mammals for plants. bsbi.org/learn/public...