No dog owners, we don’t find it amusing when we come across poo bags hanging from trees. And neither do these awesome kids from Liff Primary School…! 🦸🦸‍♀️🎖️🏆🐶🌷☘️🌎

Woodland Trust Scotland@wtscotsocial.bsky.social · 4w ago

💩 One of life's great mysteries is why some people bag dog poo, but then abandon it rather than bin it. 🤔 These legends from Liff Primary School did a litter-pick at our Backmuir Wood near Dundee, and found most of the rubbish was bagged poo. 🧵 1/3

Calling all plant photographers (and anyone with a camera phone and a bit of a sense of aesthetics): The 2026 Botanical Photographer of the Year competition is open for entries! bsbi.org/take-part/ac... Relaunched with a 16-strong judging panel, plus Young BPotY categories as well! Get snapping 📷😁

Botanical Society of Britain and Ireland (BSBI)@bsbibotany.bsky.social · 4w ago

We're delighted to announce the entire 16-strong judging panel for our 2026 Botanical Photographer of the Year competition! Mugshots below 👇 or check out all their biogs here: bsbi.org/take-part/ac... Then select your very best plant photos to enter into the competition: bsbi.org/take-part/ac...

No #ClimbingPlants here but the #Shetland Northern Marsh orchids are still standing tall, as is the Cottongrass and Ragged Robin, and the wild thyme and Yarrow are out #WildflowerHour @wildflowerhour.bsky.social @bsbibotany.bsky.social @bsbiscotland.bsky.social @ukorchids.bsky.social

A fave wild flower, Wood Vetch (Ervilia sylvatica). Ancient woodland indicator. Better recording since 60s shows losses across much of its range & local declines. I've seen it in two @scotwildlife.bsky.social reserves. There are other locations in Lothians. @bsbiscotland.bsky.social

Spaces still available on this FISC in Northumberland - might be of interest to ecologists based in southern Scotland... bsbi.org/take-part/ev...

Juncus balticus Baltic Rush found with @ghostofdatura.bsky.social in lovely fen beside a loch in Caithness. A tidy 76-year refind on the @bsbibotany.bsky.social Scotland recording week :) #wildflowerhour

Botany takes you to some wild places! #Intrepid High on the north face of Beinn Lair, Wester Ross, with a newly discovered population of Alpine Lady-fern below and nothing but wilderness beyond... 😍

Some of the specials from Ben Lawers 😍 #wildflowerhour @bsbiscotland.bsky.social

Nordic Moonwort Botrychium nordicum in lovely lycophyte-rich montane heath in Glen Shee. Frilly divisions, and a shorter stem than lunaria, and GB plants tend to have a lax fertile frond too.

21/6/26 #Highland - Some lovely examples of Heath Fragrant #Orchid (Gymnadenia borealis) on show in the submontane meadows of the Scottish uplands. Note the shape of the flowers, with the labella greater in length than width and shorter, acute-tipped sepals #wildflowerhour @bsbibotany.bsky.social

🌺 Invasive Rhododendron ponticum is choking Scotland’s native woodlands & costing taxpayers millions. 🌱 But it’s still sold in garden centres & used as rootstock. ☣️ We want a ban. Send pics to scottishcampaigns@woodlandtrust.org.uk if you see it on sale. 🙏 #MairTreesPlease #INNSweek #BePlantWise

21/6/26 #Highland - It was great to meet up with a good friend of mine and visit some of the fine sites South of Inverness, where some very fine plants grow - such as Moneses uniflora, Single-Flowered Wintergreen #wildflowerhour

21/6/26 #Highland - I was just saying how unusual that intergeneric hybrids are, so here's another one - and that's reflective of the rich diversity of the site it was found at. x Dactylodenia varia a hybrid between Heath Fragrant and Northern Marsh #Orchids #wildflowerhour @bsbiscotland.bsky.social

21/6/26 #Highland - A Lesser Butterfly (Platanthera bifolia) and Small White #Orchid (Pseudorchis albida) growing side by side in a submontane meadow; such a fine sight is always going to be up there with my favourite moments of the year so far #wildflowerhour @bsbiscotland.bsky.social

This year's @blackinplantsci.bsky.social Conference should be a great event! Want to find out more about BiPS? Check out this talk by Professor @yoselin.bsky.social, the network founder: www.youtube.com/watch?v=bKSu... Save the date & location: 30 October, Guildhall, York

Winter Talk: Black in Plant Science

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Black In Plant Science- UK@blackinplantsci.bsky.social · 2mo ago

SAVE THE DATE! Friday 30 October 2026 We are delighted to announce that we will again be hosting our annual Black in Plant Science Conference this October at The Guildhall in York. Our moment, dedicated to connection, celebration, and cultivation. Stay informed: buff.ly/PMAxXkd

Was NOT expecting to find this fine specimen of a common twayblade in a Sainsburys car park this morning !😳 💚 - east central Scotland @bsbibotany.bsky.social @bsbiscotland.bsky.social @wildflowerhour.bsky.social

21/6/26 #Highland - Mountain Everlasting (Antennaria dioica) in both male and female forms, growing in huge numbers at this fine site in Northern #Scotland @bsbiscotland.bsky.social

Today is the start of #INNSweek. Find out how you can help by learning about & recording invasive non-native plant species: bsbi.org/blog/2026/06... Check out the GB Non-native Species Secretariat website for webinars, resources & more ways to get involved: www.nonnativespecies.org/what-can-i-d...

Countryside Jobs Service@countrysidejobs.bsky.social · 2mo ago

Invasive non-native species harm: 🌍wildlife and the environment 💷the economy 👥our health and the way we live Find out how you can help during #INNSweek starting on 22 June www.nonnativespecies.org/invasivespeciesweek

21/6/26 #Highland - #Orchid hybrids aren't particularly unusual, especially among some genera. However, hybrids between genera are rather special - such as this fine example of x Dactylodenia evansii between Heath Fragrant and Heath Spotted #Orchids #wildflowerhour @bsbiscotland.bsky.social

Heath fragrant-orchid and alpine bistort, two of the more attractive plants recorded in the grassland above the Den of Pitlurg, Huntly, yesterday

Chuffed to spot these Two-flowered Rush (Juncus biglumis) in flower - still little more than an inch high! High altitude flush, Beinn Ghlas, Lawers range

This ridiculously colourful boulder is plastered in two of my favourite mountain plants - Moss Campion (pink) and Cyphel (green). Ben Lawers range. Wonderful!

Last few spaces available on this Field Identification Skills Certificate (FISC) running near Aberfoyle, Scotland on Friday 26th June! Book now or miss out til next year... www.field-studies-council.org/courses-and-...

Lesser Twayblade (Neottia cordata) - Loch Garten (Highland) 11/6/26 #orchid #scottishorchids #wildflowerhour #ukorchids #orchidsofinstagram @ukorchids.bsky.social @europeanorchids.bsky.social @bsbiscotland.bsky.social @scotwildlife.bsky.social

Beginner botanists & 100 Plants Challengers - join myself, local #BSBICountyRecorder Sue Jury & Ranger Matt McCabe on Sunday 28th June for a day exploring the botanical delights of Holyrood Park and Arthur's Seat! So many fab plants! #100PlantsChallenge www.tickettailor.com/events/botan...

Book your place – Beginner Botany Walk - Holyrood Park, Edinburgh – Queen's Drive, Holyrood Park, Edinburgh

Beginner Botany Walk - Holyrood Park, Edinburgh – Queen's Drive, Holyrood Park, Edinburgh, Sun 28 Jun 2026 - This is event is part of a suite of events, offered by BSBI members as part of the 100 Plan...

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BSBI Scotland@bsbiscotland.bsky.social · 2mo ago

If you are a 100 Plants Challenger, or a new botanist looking for some friendly, beginner-focused events to help boost your confidence and skills - and see some lovely plants - look no further! bsbi.org/take-part/ac... Contin 8th June Cupar 13th June Edinburgh 28th June Inverness 16th July

Our members volunteer in so many wonderful ways! They're inclusive: running workshops, events & conferences They're intrepid: recording wild plants across Britain & Ireland They're inquisitive: studying plants & sharing #WildFlowerID tips Celebrating them in #VolunteerWeek! bsbi.org/about/people...

Botanical Society of Britain and Ireland (BSBI)@bsbibotany.bsky.social · 2mo ago

Many of our volunteering opportunities are open to all, but we offer even more options for #BSBImembers who can apply to join a committee. Events & Comms committee organises activities & events eg #NewYearPlantHunt. Skills & Training Committee focuses on #BotanyForEveryone. bsbi.org/about/people...

A timeless early-summer palette, typical of Scotland’s meadows just now and humming with pollinators. 🌸 A (pink) red campion 🧈 Yep we do like butter (& bee-laden dandies) 🩵 The shifting blue of speedwell A life without wildflowers is a poor one indeed. #WildflowerHour #lawnflowers #NoMowMay

#Shetland flowers are really doing their thing now. Marsh Marigold (Blugga), Tormentil, Spring Squill and Cuckooflower all in fine fettle #WildflowerHour @bsbibotany.bsky.social @bsbiscotland.bsky.social @ukorchids.bsky.social

#Shetland has finally caught up with last week’s #OrchidChallenge A few Early Marsh ssp. Coccinea and lots of Heath Spotted #WildflowerHour @bsbibotany.bsky.social @bsbiscotland.bsky.social @ukorchids.bsky.social

A lovely contribution from my neighbour for #WildFlowerHour - Green-veined White butterfly on self-seeded Common Spotted-orchid #LawnFlowers #NoMowMay #orchid #butterfly