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Tom Ward

@tomwardplz.bsky.social

Botanist and North Worcestershire Flora Group Recorder 🌿🌳 Serial question asker, always trying to learn. Joint VCR for Worcestershire (VC37).

30 Followers  |  22 Following  |  5 Posts  |  Joined: 24.07.2025
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Some observations from my travels last week, including a naturally regenerating willow woodland, female hazel 'flowers', traveller's-joy, burdock and velcro and cracking crack willow tomwardplz.wordpress.com/2026/01/17/t...

23.01.2026 22:33 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Floral turf absolutely brimming with Ornithopus, Rumex and Aphanes on Hartlebury Common. Plus the beeeeautiful Cladonia lichen heath looking festive af β„οΈπŸ‘ŒπŸŒΏ. The acid grassland flora suffered this spring, so hoping it's double awesome next year πŸ™

17.12.2025 21:37 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Awesome find Jo, one to keep an eye out for!

13.11.2025 15:34 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Vicia villosa (Fodder vetch), Trifolium incarnatum (Crimson clover) and Linum usitatissimum (Flax) from an arable bird mix. Leigh, Worcestershire. 07.11.25. @wildflowerhour.bsky.social

09.11.2025 10:58 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

20 years on from the first #GBRedList for vascular plants - what's changed?
285 taxa have become more threatened.
Critically Endangered up from 35 to 55 taxa, Endangered up from 90 to 117 taxa, Vulnerable up from 220 to 261 taxa 😱☠️

Action needed now! Well done @bsbibotany.bsky.social and partners

05.11.2025 15:54 β€” πŸ‘ 12    πŸ” 10    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Hello, is anybody out there?
Mentha x verticillata (Whorled Mint) candidate from Cinderford Brook, Forest of Dean. Robust, inflorescence terminated in leaves, stamen included within corolla. @wildflowerhour.bsky.social, have the botanical community moved to bluesky? Must try to re-find folk...

24.08.2025 13:21 β€” πŸ‘ 22    πŸ” 5    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0