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Late for #wildflowerhour again…

Favourite new plant find this year was Adder’s Tongue Fern (Ophioglossum vulgatum)
And as described by #NatureSpot, in a colony of hundreds of plants in a sand dune slack

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What remains of a Common Hogweed (Heracleum sphondylium) seedhead in early January
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Curled Dock (Rumex crispus) seedheads - attractive rather than ‘spectacular’

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Euonymus europaeus - end of October 2024

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Sweet Chestnut (Castanea sativa)

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My ‘flower hunting’ today has been limited to my photo archive…
Common Centaury (Centaurium erythraea) at Kenfig NNR on 9 July 2025,
..and an old pic of Blackstonia perfoliata from late June 2020

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Missed yesterday’s hour again!

Nodding Thistle (Carduus nutans) at Caerwent S.Wales end of June 2022

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Late but…

The day-flying Forester moth (Adscita statices) on Salad Burnet (Poterium sanguisorba) at end of May, in Gloucestershire

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Sea Holly (Eryngium maritimum) attracting the attention of a pollinator
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Two edibles: Rock Samphire (Crithmum maritimum) and Sea Kale (Crambe maritima)
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Autumn Squill (Prospero autumnale) at Prawle Point, S. Devon in early September
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Agree…
…with a couple of additional images:

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Not really listening to #r4today this morning….
…in case this aspect of Latin usage was not mentioned:

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Skullcap (Scutellaria galericulata) seen at Kenfig on 9 July 2025
The other 4 are from yesterday in Monmouthshire:
Wild Marjoram (Origanum vulgare) and Wild Basil (Clinopodium vulgare) together,
Betony (Stachys officinalis) and
Wood Sage (Teucrium scorodonia)

#Wildflowerhour #DeadNettleFamily

I don’t suppose he sang: "Hurdy gurdy, hurdy gurdy, hurdy gurdy gurdy"?

Donovan

One message Nick Robinson hasn’t got is that ‘junior’ doctors, are now known as Resident Doctors
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Holding people to account

Justin Webb: “that’s what we do on this programme”

No that’s what you USED to do!

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Bog Asphodel (Narthecium ossifragum) and Common Sundew (Drosera rotundifolia) on Cleddon Bog on 21June 2025
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Greater Knapweed (Centaurea scabiosa) and Dropwort (Filipendula vulgaris) from Salisbury Plain on 18 June 2025
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Just looking for the watering can emoji 🥵

So not as impressive as #springwatch ‘s trail cam images but…

Let’s hope it doesn’t take the English justice system another 38 years to decide Lucy Letby is innocent!
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I have Caballo Viejo in my Spotify playlist - Roberto Torres’ version great too

Perhaps Nick Robinson’s experience in Rome, hearing about the Pope’s humility and tolerance, will make him a better person?

But then again….
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When you charge £10.12 per day for peanuts it’s no wonder the company want to extend the licence to adults!
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I trust General Kellogg will be in London in time for breakfast
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As with canned laughter, one shouting over-excited sports commentator is pretty much like another

…still, it fills up airtime at little cost so I expect #r4today editors will continue to serve it up every morning 🥱

The cost of ignorance - the current state of client journalism at the BBC!
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