Julia Hanmer BSBI 🍁

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New to @bsbibotany.bsky.social or #WildFlowerID?
We think you'll find it easier than ever to access resources, hear about events & learn more about wild plants in your area.
Seasoned botanist?
All your fave pages are still there + lots of new stuff!

2025 British & Irish Botanical Conference #BIBConf25 takes place at Edge Hill University on Saturday 29 November.
We have a fabulous programme lined up for plant-lovers!
Exhibits & 8 talks inc. a keynote by Prof John Rodwell (of NVC fame).
Programme & bookings:
www.tickettailor.com/events/botan...

New #GBRedList for vascular plants is published today by a team led by @bsbibotany.bsky.social with partners @naturalengland.bsky.social @ukceh.bsky.social @naturescot.bsky.social @natreswales.bsky.social @nhm-london.bsky.social @plantlifeintl.bsky.social @rbgkew.bsky.social @thebotanics.bsky.social

Nice piece by @emilybeament.bsky.social in @the-independent.com today about #GBRedList, threatened plants & work carried out by @plantlifeuk.bsky.social to conserve Fen Orchid:
www.indy100.com/news/beautif...
More info about Fen Orchid on its #PlantAtlas2020 page: plantatlas2020.org/atlas/2cd4p9...

Huge thanks to @adamvaughan.bsky.social for his excellent article in today's @thetimes.com about #GBRedList.
Wild plants inc Common Restharrow, Common Rock-rose & Common Milkwort all now classed as Vulnerable - so no longer common!
Download the new Red List:
britishandirishbotany.org/index.php/bi...

Today BSBI published the #GBRedList for vascular plants, crucial new evidence to underpin nature conservation and help prioritise future action. Thanks so much to the amazing botanists, partners and funders who have made this possible.

Next talk at #NPMS10 online event is from Rachel Murphy @plantlifeuk.bsky.social. For the past 7 years, as @npms.bsky.social Support Manager, Rachel has been the 1st point of contact for #NPMSVolunteers, offering support & guidance. Talking today about volunteer roles, opportunities & accessibility

Do join us in celebrating the NPMS 10th birthday today! 🎂

Join us online tomorrow to celebrate 10 years of the National Plant Monitoring scheme. Hear from the volunteers who take part. Talks 11-4pm (or pick & mix). Booking link below. Looking forward to celebrating 10 years amongst the wildflowers with you! #NPMS10 @bsbibotany.bsky.social

Book now for our online #NPMS10 celebration event on 18 October: https://ow.ly/jlRJ50X4fe4 Rachel Murphy from @plantlifeuk.bsky.social (1 of 4 @npms.bsky.social partners) will be talking about #NPMSVolunteer roles, opportunities & accessibility & hosting an array of #VolunteerVoices.

Want to up your #WildFlowerID game this winter?
We just launched our Winter Webinar programme!
7-8pm, every Tuesday from 4 Nov - 10 Feb.
Thanks to funding from @daera-ni.gov.uk, these 10 great plant ID webinars are FREE for all of you to attend!
Programme & booking links: bsbi.org/botanical-sk...

A fascinating talk from Sue McBean @organicbotanic.bsky.social illustrating through her beautiful wild plant photos how we can look with new eyes at the plants we study. Very inspiring. I’m now going to be looking at the underside of celandines! @bsbiireland.bsky.social #BSBIAutumnMeeting

Fantastic talks at @bsbibotany.bsky.social #BSBIAutumnMeeting: here is Cilian Roden describing the unique vegetation on the islands in #LoughCorrib. Thanks to @npwsireland.bsky.social and the National Botanical Gardens, Glasnevin for their support.

Hannah has been discovering more Turlough Dandelions in her surveys and sends thanks to @bsbibotany.bsky.social referees Tim Rich and John Richards for their help with identifying these.

Interesting talk on Turlough ecology by Hannah Mulcany @npwsireland.bsky.social. 450 turloughs are known but there may be more like 850+ #BSBIAutumnMeeting

Looking forward to the Ireland #BSBIAutumnMeeting today, with a wide range of botany talks here at National Botanic Gardens, Glasnevin. @bsbiireland.bsky.social @bsbibotany.bsky.social @npwsireland.bsky.social

Our annual membership special offer opens today!
Join us this month & you'll enjoy 15 months of membership benefits for the price of 12.
Those benefits are so numerous & fabulous you'll have to head over here to see them all:
bsbipublicity.blogspot.com/2025/10/bsbi...
Then join us! bsbi.org/join-us

An image of the NPMS 2024 Annual Report

Our fourth NPMS Annual Report is now available. This year we take a special look at the achievements of the scheme & our volunteers over the last decade, as the NPMS celebrates it's special 10th anniversary. Read the report here www.npms.org.uk/article/npms...

We're hiring!
Could you help us support & grow the community of botanists across Northern Ireland?
Manage our @daera-ni.gov.uk-funded Botanical Skills Training Project?
Help boost participation in @npms.bsky.social across NI?
Please apply by midnight this Sunday, 21 Sept:
bsbi.org/botanical-sk...

Hope you can join us at one of these #NPMS10 events for talks, workshops and more. Find out how the NPMS is helping us to understand the health of UK plants and habitats and celebrate the volunteers who contribute.

We would love your feedback!

Fantastic find James! And a fascinating story of how you identified it. Thanks for sharing.

Absolutely fabulous evening with friends, family, colleagues & botanists galore to celebrate the launch of Urban Plants at Philip Mould’s gallery last night. Thank you everyone that came along, it meant the world to me! #UrbanPlants

Hurrah, it's here at last!
Urban Plants by @trevorthebotanist.bsky.social is published today by @bloomsburybooksuk.bsky.social.
If (like Trevor) you're one of our #BSBImembers, you can claim a whopping 25% discount when you order your copy.
Find out more: bsbipublicity.blogspot.com/2025/06/urba...

Fantastic to join @trevorthebotanist.bsky.social and lots of botanists and others at the launch of his exciting new book Urban Plants. BSBI members get a 25% discount! bsbi.org/news-views

Delighted @bsbibotany.bsky.social could work with partners @yorkswildlife.bsky.social @rbgkew.bsky.social @plantlifeuk.bsky.social & @naturalengland.bsky.social on this project to nurture Lady's-slipper Orchid back into the wild in Yorkshire!

Fascinating to hear the history of Lady’s-slipper Orchid conservation in Yorkshire!

Germander speedwell blooming amidst greenness

Veronica chamaedrys, Germander Speedwell in Skye, nuallach (also for a howling cry) in Gaelic.

#wildflowerhour

Lovely to meet @jonagar.bsky.social at yesterday's BSBI field meeting in the Chilterns, led by the fabulous @astridbiddle.bsky.social.
Astrid is one of our amazing #BSBICountyRecorders, she showed everyone some gorgeous plants & passed on helpful #WildFlowerID tips.
#WildFlowerHour

Yes indeed! 56+ bramble species in Scotland…there is always more to learn and discover in botany! But fortunately there are also lots of helpful botanists sharing their knowledge in books like this one and online like via #wildflowerhour.