Paul Fletcher
@paul-fletcher.bsky.social
Nature Conservation. Botanist. Native plant reintroduction. RHS volunteer. Lives in Essex.
One of those patches of Winter Heliotrope (Petasites pyrenicus) that never seems to flower, doing its thing this year for #WildflowerHour, @bsbibotany.bsky.social at Norton Heath #Essex
December 14, 2025 at 6:28 PM
One of those patches of Winter Heliotrope (Petasites pyrenicus) that never seems to flower, doing its thing this year for #WildflowerHour, @bsbibotany.bsky.social at Norton Heath #Essex
Heath Milkwort (Polygala serpyllifolia) for #WildflowerHour at Tiptree Heath NR, #Essex. Not easy to focus due to Gorse backdrop.
November 16, 2025 at 7:28 PM
Heath Milkwort (Polygala serpyllifolia) for #WildflowerHour at Tiptree Heath NR, #Essex. Not easy to focus due to Gorse backdrop.
Clouded Yellow at Bobbingworth NR. #Essex @bc-cambs-essex.bsky.social
November 13, 2025 at 7:04 PM
Clouded Yellow at Bobbingworth NR. #Essex @bc-cambs-essex.bsky.social
Devil's-bit Scabious (Succisa pratensis) for #WildflowerHour at Church Road Flood Meadow #Essex
November 9, 2025 at 7:55 PM
Devil's-bit Scabious (Succisa pratensis) for #WildflowerHour at Church Road Flood Meadow #Essex
Limbarda (Inula) crithmoides for #WildflowerHour at Blackwater Estuary NNR #Essex
November 2, 2025 at 8:26 PM
Limbarda (Inula) crithmoides for #WildflowerHour at Blackwater Estuary NNR #Essex
Can anyone @bsbibotany.bsky.social recommend a Grid Reference app for android to at least 8 figures?
October 29, 2025 at 6:58 PM
Can anyone @bsbibotany.bsky.social recommend a Grid Reference app for android to at least 8 figures?
Betony (Betonica officinalis) still in flower for #WildflowerHour at Hatch Road Country Park, Brentwood #Essex
October 26, 2025 at 6:10 PM
Betony (Betonica officinalis) still in flower for #WildflowerHour at Hatch Road Country Park, Brentwood #Essex
Slender Hare's-ear (Bupleurum tenuissimum) for #WildflowerHour, near Great Wakering, #Essex. Slightly out of focus due to coastal breeze. @bsbibotany.bsky.social
September 28, 2025 at 6:07 PM
Slender Hare's-ear (Bupleurum tenuissimum) for #WildflowerHour, near Great Wakering, #Essex. Slightly out of focus due to coastal breeze. @bsbibotany.bsky.social
Heather (Calluna vulgaris) and Cross-leaved Heath (Erica tetralix) on Sunshine Plain, #EppingForest, #Essex, #lowlandheath for #WildflowerHour, @bsbibotany.bsky.social
September 14, 2025 at 7:20 PM
Heather (Calluna vulgaris) and Cross-leaved Heath (Erica tetralix) on Sunshine Plain, #EppingForest, #Essex, #lowlandheath for #WildflowerHour, @bsbibotany.bsky.social
Brown Wild Service-tree 'chequers' (Sorbus torminalis) and red Hawthorn berries (Crataegus monogyna) for #WildflowerHour, #fruits, in Doddinghurst, #Essex @bsbibotany.bsky.social
August 31, 2025 at 7:04 PM
Brown Wild Service-tree 'chequers' (Sorbus torminalis) and red Hawthorn berries (Crataegus monogyna) for #WildflowerHour, #fruits, in Doddinghurst, #Essex @bsbibotany.bsky.social
Reintroduced Marsh Sow-thistle (Sonchus palustris) for #WildflowerHour, @bsbibotany.bsky.social, Thames-side marshes, East London.
August 24, 2025 at 7:24 PM
Reintroduced Marsh Sow-thistle (Sonchus palustris) for #WildflowerHour, @bsbibotany.bsky.social, Thames-side marshes, East London.
One of the Eastbrookend CP Black-poplars (Populus nigra subsp. betulifolia), East London. @bsbibotany.bsky.social #WildflowerHour, #ents, #wetwoodland
August 20, 2025 at 6:16 PM
One of the Eastbrookend CP Black-poplars (Populus nigra subsp. betulifolia), East London. @bsbibotany.bsky.social #WildflowerHour, #ents, #wetwoodland
Meadow Crane's-bill (Geranium pratense) at Harlow Common, #Essex for #WildflowerHour, @bsbibotany.bsky.social
August 17, 2025 at 6:38 PM
Meadow Crane's-bill (Geranium pratense) at Harlow Common, #Essex for #WildflowerHour, @bsbibotany.bsky.social
My pot grown Bromus interruptus is in flower - hurrah! #WildflowerHour, @bsbibotany.bsky.social
August 12, 2025 at 3:28 PM
My pot grown Bromus interruptus is in flower - hurrah! #WildflowerHour, @bsbibotany.bsky.social
Dwarf Gorse (Ulex minor) at Chigwell Row Wood LNR #heathland, #Essex for #WildflowerHour, @bsbibotany.bsky.social
August 10, 2025 at 7:07 PM
Dwarf Gorse (Ulex minor) at Chigwell Row Wood LNR #heathland, #Essex for #WildflowerHour, @bsbibotany.bsky.social
Heather (Calluna vulgaris) at Backwarden NR, Danbury for #WildflowerHour - declining in #Essex due to scrubbing over of #heathland, @bsbibotany.bsky.social
August 3, 2025 at 6:59 PM
Heather (Calluna vulgaris) at Backwarden NR, Danbury for #WildflowerHour - declining in #Essex due to scrubbing over of #heathland, @bsbibotany.bsky.social
Lesser Calamint (Clinopodium nepeta) for #Deadnettlefamily, #WildFlowerHour, @bsbibotany.bsky.social. Probably a better candidate for County Flower of #Essex!
July 27, 2025 at 6:56 PM
Lesser Calamint (Clinopodium nepeta) for #Deadnettlefamily, #WildFlowerHour, @bsbibotany.bsky.social. Probably a better candidate for County Flower of #Essex!
Hopefully not after seeing the media coverage of the deliberate fire at Ironworks Meadow Nature Reserve in Maldon, Essex!
July 25, 2025 at 9:17 AM
Hopefully not after seeing the media coverage of the deliberate fire at Ironworks Meadow Nature Reserve in Maldon, Essex!
Out of curiosity does anyone know why plants such as Yellow Archangel and Broad-leaved Willowherb have the species/ subsp name 'montanum' when the bulk of their range is not near mountains. @bsbibotany.bsky.social #WildFlowerHour
July 24, 2025 at 8:18 PM
Out of curiosity does anyone know why plants such as Yellow Archangel and Broad-leaved Willowherb have the species/ subsp name 'montanum' when the bulk of their range is not near mountains. @bsbibotany.bsky.social #WildFlowerHour
Alas unable to complete the #HarebellChallenge for #WildflowerHour but here's a relative instead, Nettle-leaved Bellflower (Campanula trachelium), #Essex, @bsbibotany.bsky.social
July 20, 2025 at 7:15 PM
Alas unable to complete the #HarebellChallenge for #WildflowerHour but here's a relative instead, Nettle-leaved Bellflower (Campanula trachelium), #Essex, @bsbibotany.bsky.social
Wild Marjoram (Origanum vulgare) for #WildFlowerHour but especially for @haggewoods.bsky.social. Roadside Nature Reserve on chalky boulder clay at High Laver in #Essex. @bsbibotany.bsky.social
July 13, 2025 at 7:49 PM
Wild Marjoram (Origanum vulgare) for #WildFlowerHour but especially for @haggewoods.bsky.social. Roadside Nature Reserve on chalky boulder clay at High Laver in #Essex. @bsbibotany.bsky.social
For #WildFlowerHour Common Restharrow (Ononis repens), #HairyPlants, on a RNR at High laver #Essex @bsbibotany.bsky.social
July 13, 2025 at 7:41 PM
For #WildFlowerHour Common Restharrow (Ononis repens), #HairyPlants, on a RNR at High laver #Essex @bsbibotany.bsky.social
A sizable clump of Betony (Betonica officinalis) at Hatch Road Country Park, Brentwood for #WildFlowerHour @bsbibotany.bsky.social
July 6, 2025 at 7:01 PM
A sizable clump of Betony (Betonica officinalis) at Hatch Road Country Park, Brentwood for #WildFlowerHour @bsbibotany.bsky.social