@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

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

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

@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

@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

Excellent. Ive found a few more locations for this great species by chance here in Northamptonshire

Excellent. I seen masses of Woody nightshade the other week but sadly none on it here in Northamptonshire

Then you have a good choice of friends

I can see more could be found along the south coast especially with the interesting other migrant insects being found due to the climate

Just seen another post where a juvenile was also found in one part of the New Forest

@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.

Well done great find

@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.

@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!

@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.

And it's great fun. Just recently found an unexpected find here in Northamptonshire while waiting for our group on a recent meeting. More on that find in due course

Yes! Top find!!

Nice find. Found it one year on spoil heap on the Bulwick estate here in Northamptonshire. Sadly it had gone on recent visit with permission

Many thanks for your help

Many thanks will take a look when get chance

Some of the Hypericum bushes were at least four feet high

@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

i think ive got another picture of the bush. Will see if can find it

Drat i didnt check at the time. What an idiot i am