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@bsbibotany.bsky.social Campanula patula Spreading bellflower still flowering in the garden. A rare biennial species we don't get in the wild in Northamptonshire
November 21, 2025 at 9:37 PM
@bsbibotany.bsky.social Campanula patula Spreading bellflower still flowering in the garden. A rare biennial species we don't get in the wild in Northamptonshire
Thought they had died out so pleased to find a Acanthoxyla inermis stick insect in my garden on bramble. I was told once I had the most northern site in the UK for the species
November 19, 2025 at 7:04 AM
Thought they had died out so pleased to find a Acanthoxyla inermis stick insect in my garden on bramble. I was told once I had the most northern site in the UK for the species
no luck yet while searching for Brown hairstreak eggs in a spot ive not tried in south Northamptonshire. The habitat looked perfect too. Not giving up hope as its my first search of the season in my county
November 11, 2025 at 12:13 AM
no luck yet while searching for Brown hairstreak eggs in a spot ive not tried in south Northamptonshire. The habitat looked perfect too. Not giving up hope as its my first search of the season in my county
If anyone is interested in helping me with some rare plant conservation then let me know. Its that time of year again with several projects. @bsbibotany.bsky.social
November 1, 2025 at 5:40 AM
If anyone is interested in helping me with some rare plant conservation then let me know. Its that time of year again with several projects. @bsbibotany.bsky.social
my access to gmail at moment is zero and also with a different mobile that is also zero contact at moment. So if any of you trying to get hold of me use messenger here. Thanks all. Its just a nightmare at the current time
October 17, 2025 at 8:30 PM
my access to gmail at moment is zero and also with a different mobile that is also zero contact at moment. So if any of you trying to get hold of me use messenger here. Thanks all. Its just a nightmare at the current time
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@bsbibotany.bsky.social #wildflowerhour I think I've got Sand spurrey in a site where one population lost to new buildings but great to find in another spot. Used to be a Northamptonshire rare plant register species
August 24, 2025 at 7:11 PM
@bsbibotany.bsky.social #wildflowerhour I think I've got Sand spurrey in a site where one population lost to new buildings but great to find in another spot. Used to be a Northamptonshire rare plant register species
@bsbibotany.bsky.social #wildflowerhour I think I've got Sand spurrey in a site where one population lost to new buildings but great to find in another spot. Used to be a Northamptonshire rare plant register species
August 24, 2025 at 7:11 PM
@bsbibotany.bsky.social #wildflowerhour I think I've got Sand spurrey in a site where one population lost to new buildings but great to find in another spot. Used to be a Northamptonshire rare plant register species
@bsbibotany.bsky.social #wildflowerhour looks like got Oak leaved goosefoot new for Northamptonshire. It was an odd looking goosefoot in several car parks of one site. There was quite a bit of it aswell
August 24, 2025 at 7:06 PM
@bsbibotany.bsky.social #wildflowerhour looks like got Oak leaved goosefoot new for Northamptonshire. It was an odd looking goosefoot in several car parks of one site. There was quite a bit of it aswell
@stevenwright58.bsky.social Found so far two spots for Hummingbird hawk moth caterpillars on either ladys or hedge bedstraw, one site in Northants and one site in Warwickshire so far. All four caterpillars found were the green form.
August 1, 2025 at 10:22 PM
@stevenwright58.bsky.social Found so far two spots for Hummingbird hawk moth caterpillars on either ladys or hedge bedstraw, one site in Northants and one site in Warwickshire so far. All four caterpillars found were the green form.
@bsbibotany.bsky.social Well this is just great! Asked to id a plant that turned up in a garden in Northamptonshire. Its only Yellow dodder by the looks a first Northants record!
August 1, 2025 at 8:59 PM
@bsbibotany.bsky.social Well this is just great! Asked to id a plant that turned up in a garden in Northamptonshire. Its only Yellow dodder by the looks a first Northants record!
@bsbibotany.bsky.social Well pleased to stumble on new colony of Mousetail Myosurus minimus the other month while monad recording in Northants. Colony must have been 300 strong in gateways where cattle and farm vehicles churn up the ground. A Northants rare plant register species.
July 29, 2025 at 11:10 PM
@bsbibotany.bsky.social Well pleased to stumble on new colony of Mousetail Myosurus minimus the other month while monad recording in Northants. Colony must have been 300 strong in gateways where cattle and farm vehicles churn up the ground. A Northants rare plant register species.
@bsbibotany.bsky.social Close up flower of Little robin Geranium purpureum. A white form too. Thanks to Richard Mabbutt helping me double check i was not seeing things! Two good patches in two gravestones. Northants. Its rare for the vice county too at the moment.
July 29, 2025 at 10:26 PM
@bsbibotany.bsky.social Close up flower of Little robin Geranium purpureum. A white form too. Thanks to Richard Mabbutt helping me double check i was not seeing things! Two good patches in two gravestones. Northants. Its rare for the vice county too at the moment.
@bsbibotany.bsky.social During monad recording with fellow Northants county recorder Richard Mabbutt, i finally got one of the plant target species on my shopping list for my vice county, Little robin Geranium purpureum. Got yah!
July 29, 2025 at 10:23 PM
@bsbibotany.bsky.social During monad recording with fellow Northants county recorder Richard Mabbutt, i finally got one of the plant target species on my shopping list for my vice county, Little robin Geranium purpureum. Got yah!
@bsbibotany.bsky.social Close up of developing seed Matted sandmat Euphorbia serpens. 1st Northants record. About 13th record for the UK. Well pleased!
July 29, 2025 at 10:20 PM
@bsbibotany.bsky.social Close up of developing seed Matted sandmat Euphorbia serpens. 1st Northants record. About 13th record for the UK. Well pleased!
@bsbibotany.bsky.social Some excellent unexpected plant finds while monad recording in recent weeks. First up I got Euphorbia serpens 1st Northants record about 13th record for the UK. Only one plant but one is great to get while waiting for punters for our flora group meeting.
July 29, 2025 at 10:12 PM
@bsbibotany.bsky.social Some excellent unexpected plant finds while monad recording in recent weeks. First up I got Euphorbia serpens 1st Northants record about 13th record for the UK. Only one plant but one is great to get while waiting for punters for our flora group meeting.
@anaturalistabroad.bsky.social @bsbibotany.bsky.social Here is another picture of that alien Hypericum from Warwickshire. It was an interesting site that i was asked to survey
July 12, 2025 at 9:22 PM
@anaturalistabroad.bsky.social @bsbibotany.bsky.social Here is another picture of that alien Hypericum from Warwickshire. It was an interesting site that i was asked to survey
@bsbibotany.bsky.social Close up of head of Sea barley by the looks. A5/A43 junction Towcester, Northants First time ive ever seen the beauty here in my county.
July 12, 2025 at 9:06 PM
@bsbibotany.bsky.social Close up of head of Sea barley by the looks. A5/A43 junction Towcester, Northants First time ive ever seen the beauty here in my county.
@bsbibotany.bsky.social With all the roadworks on the A43 near Towcester and stuck in traffic then thats a great time to botanise of carefully keeping eye on traffic aswell. Spotted what looks like Sea barley by the A5/A43 junction at Towcester. Never seen the species in Northants before
July 12, 2025 at 9:04 PM
@bsbibotany.bsky.social With all the roadworks on the A43 near Towcester and stuck in traffic then thats a great time to botanise of carefully keeping eye on traffic aswell. Spotted what looks like Sea barley by the A5/A43 junction at Towcester. Never seen the species in Northants before
@bsbibotany.bsky.social Also found at same site in Warwickshire this bush of a Hypericum! An alien species but i dont know which. So any help much appreciated guys and girls!
July 12, 2025 at 9:01 PM
@bsbibotany.bsky.social Also found at same site in Warwickshire this bush of a Hypericum! An alien species but i dont know which. So any help much appreciated guys and girls!
@bsbibotany.bsky.social Right my botanical allies across the land! Is this Slender rush Juncus tenuis ? Found during survey in Warwickshire.
July 12, 2025 at 8:59 PM
@bsbibotany.bsky.social Right my botanical allies across the land! Is this Slender rush Juncus tenuis ? Found during survey in Warwickshire.
Can anyone id this species? Been sent this picture and got permission to post to get an id if can. Impressive insect from Northamptonshire
June 17, 2025 at 7:51 PM
Can anyone id this species? Been sent this picture and got permission to post to get an id if can. Impressive insect from Northamptonshire
Can anyone kind folks id the moth please? Found during monad plant recording in Northamptonshire. Yes I know I should get the id books out and do it myself. No time at moment
May 10, 2025 at 9:59 PM
Can anyone kind folks id the moth please? Found during monad plant recording in Northamptonshire. Yes I know I should get the id books out and do it myself. No time at moment
@brianecambs.bsky.social even other species get trapped in roadside drains in urban areas in the spring aswell as amphibians. Rescued this violet ground beetle recently
May 5, 2025 at 9:50 PM
@brianecambs.bsky.social even other species get trapped in roadside drains in urban areas in the spring aswell as amphibians. Rescued this violet ground beetle recently
@bsbibotany.bsky.social #wildflowerhour my word never seen elder flowering so early now. I think of it as a June flowering species Warwickshire
May 4, 2025 at 7:51 PM
@bsbibotany.bsky.social #wildflowerhour my word never seen elder flowering so early now. I think of it as a June flowering species Warwickshire
@bsbibotany.bsky.social #wildflowerhour this was very handy small flowered buttercup leaf on left light green creeping buttercup leaf on right dark green. Great to find several colonies of small flowered buttercup in one Warwickshire area. Been told it's a rare plant register species for them or was
May 4, 2025 at 7:48 PM
@bsbibotany.bsky.social #wildflowerhour this was very handy small flowered buttercup leaf on left light green creeping buttercup leaf on right dark green. Great to find several colonies of small flowered buttercup in one Warwickshire area. Been told it's a rare plant register species for them or was