David Harris

Late Spider Orchid (Ophrys fuciflora) © Jon Dunn

Day 2 of our #AdventCalendar, and it's a Late Spider Orchid seen in Kent - a star of our Orchid Garden of England daytrips. Like several folk who joined us this year, you could say it with flowers this Christmas for the orchid-lover in your life - a daytrip makes a great present!

Thanks, might not get to ten next week!

I think this is a naturalised Adria Bellflower, which I found growing on a wall in Cambridge earlier this week.
Lovely little thing!
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#TheWinter10 for this week's #WildFlowerHour:
Common Dog Violet, Red Campion;
Carrot, Red Clover, Yarrow, Bristly Oxtongue;
Ragwort, Black Nightshade, Shepherd's Purse & White Dead-nettle.
Getting more difficult!

Thanks Martine 🙂

I got #TheWinter10 walking into work one morning last week for #WildFlowerHour 🙂
Green Alkanet, White Clover, Red Dead-nettle, Shaggy Soldier, Red Clover, Knotgrass;
Yarrow, Black Nightshade, Bristly Oxtongue, Poppy.
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I found some Dwarf Mallow for #WildFlowerHour, first time I've seen it in Cambridge.

Thank you 😊

For this week's #WildflowerHour #TheWinter10 -
White Campion, Narrow-leaved Ragwort, Common Toadflax, Bristly Oxtongue, Poppy, Purple Toadflax, Musk Mallow, Black Nightshade, Common Chickweed, Buttercup.
Cambridge is still in bloom 🙂
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I thought so too - at the start, over the castle!

Great - thanks Dave 🙂

Ah, yes, you're right.
I wasn't sure about the Lesser Hawkbit!

Shepherd's Purse, Common Carrot, White Dead-nettle, a stubborn Scarlet Pimpernel (it was in bloom yesterday!), Yarrow, Red Dead-nettle, budding Common Chickweed, Calamint hanging in, just, Lesser Hawkbit (?), Field Scabious.

A full #TheWinter10 for #WildFlowerHour this evening.
Names in ALT text.
Love this challenge - it's a great motivator through the winter months... 🙂
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A few "Halloweenified" #Fungi for #Halloween 🎃👻

Hi John,
I ended up walking in to work today, so will check tomorrow... :-)

Oh no!
There were five there last year, and there's quite a lot of leaf litter this year, so worth a careful search.
I intend to have a more thorough look tomorrow morning, so will report back...

Almost to the day, last year, the Cambridge Red Cage fungi were out. They were over about a week ago this year.
#WildFungiHour #WildFlowerHour
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A few fungi for #WildFungiHour / #WildFlowerHour...
All from our local park.
Two years ago I counted over 50 Collared Earthstars!
My favourite are the Shaggy Scalycaps, almost over now.
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Species-rich grasslands can be just as colourful in the autumn too - with fungi!!! Grassland fungi are very special and are some of the most threatened organisms globally. Let’s celebrate them for #WildFlowerHour this week. Spotted a waxcap, club, coral or other grassland fungi this week, show us your pics this Sunday 8-9pm

I don’t know about you but I’ve seen lots of fungi this week, shall we have a #WildFungiHour tomorrow for #WildFlowerHour & celebrate all those wonderful diverse grasslands that ‘flower’ in the autumn too! All the wild blooms that you’ve spotted in the last week are welcome too of course! See ALT ⬇️

Wow!

😅

For this week's #WildFlowerHour here are a few I've found this week...
Some sort of escapee Aster, Common Calamint (could be Lesser, it's quite stunted), Carrot, a rather optimistic Bramble, White Dead-nettle, Herb-Robert, Yarrow & Red Dead-nettle.
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Shaggy Scalycap - so cool!
They've just emerged in our local Cambridge park.
#Fungi #Mushrooms

Yes, there are something like 15,000 fungi in the UK alone!

I think these Magpie Inkcaps only last a few days, so there's definitely an element of luck required... 🙂

I found a few Magpie Inkcaps in Thetford Forest yesterday for #FungiFriday...

A few mushrooms from The Brecks this weekend. I've never seen so many Fly Agarics in one place!
Sorry @wildflowerhour.bsky.social -I'll be back to normal for #WildFlowerHour next week... 🪻

I think this is Great Mullein. It grows along the guided busway, and has had a second bloom this year 🙂

I think I missed quite a few, too 😅

Dandelion, Great Mullein, Hedge Woundwort, Chicory, Musk Mallow, Hedgerow Crane's-bill & Common Mallow; Common Stork's-bill, Field Scabious, Brown Knapweed, Oyeye Daisy, Viper's Bugloss; Bristly Oxtongue, gorgeous pink Yarrow; Baby Toadflax (?), Red Clover, Common Road flax, Lesser Calamint, Creeping Cinquefoil, White Dead-nettle; Ragwort, Daisy, Buttercup, White Campion, Field Speedwell, Fleabane, Musk (?) Mallow.

Still a lot in bloom near Cambridge - all taken on a couple of bike rides.
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Goodyera macrophylla © Jon Dunn

Goodyera macrophylla © Jon Dunn

One of the very best days, #orchid -hunting with my good mate and fellow @mariposanature.bsky.social leader @thenewgalaxy.bsky.social in Madeira. We found over 20 flowering plants of European über-rarity, Goodyera macrophylla. A day of amazing plants, great company, good laughs, and muddy boots!