Very dry grassy fields, but lots of ragwort (and hogweed) #StillFlowering this afternoon in Gloucestershire. #WildflowerHour
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Water forget-me-not lending some subtle blue to the fringes of our garden pond this morning. #AquaticPlants #WildflowerHour
A starry marsh cinquefoil beside our garden pond this morning. Such a lovely deep magenta against the bright yellow spearwort. #AquaticPlants #WildflowerHour
A beautiful ringlet butterfly nectaring on hogweed earlier this week at the edge of a Gloucestershire field. #PollinatorPals #WildflowerHour
Yellow rattle doing well this year in our overgrown garden lawn aka mini meadow. #LawnFlowers #WildflowerHour
Poppy, with a frothy mass of cuckoo spit. Minchinhampton Common, Gloucestershire, this afternoon. #WildflowerHour
Pyramidal orchid on Rodborough Common, Gloucestershire, this afternoon. #OrchidChallenge #WildflowerHour
Common spotted orchid on Rodborough Common, Gloucestershire, this afternoon. #OrchidChallenge #WildflowerHour
So many fragrant orchids on Rodborough Common, Gloucestershire, this afternoon. #OrchidChallenge #WildflowerHour
My first bee orchid! On Rodborough Common, Gloucestershire, this afternoon. #OrchidChallenge #WildflowerHour
Sea kale on the shingle of Monmouth beach, Lyme Regis, this afternoon. Such a sweet honey scent, especially noticeable as there was barely a breath of wind. #WildflowerHour
A whole frame full of wildflowers for #wildflowerhour: dandelions, red dead-nettle, speedwell, shepherd’s purse, common chickweed and hairy bittercress. Yesterday in a Gloucestershire field.
Many primroses this week lining the banks of the Monarch’s Way in Gloucestershire. #signsofspring #wildflowerhour
This week in Gloucestershire: the snowdrops are fading, but the celandines steal the show. #wildflowerhour
Thoughts on noticing nature and being absorbed in creativity this month. stillinthewild.substack.com/p/capturing-...
Capturing celandines with a phone
Inspiration and tips for phone nature photography in March
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Beautiful Green Hellebore, Helleborus viridis, in woodland on the edge of Croydon. 💚 It is a member of the Ranunculaceae, the Buttercup family. What look like green petals are in fact sepals, and the petals themselves are reduced to small tubular nectaries (visible in third photo). #WildflowerHour
Hazel catkins and one tiny, red female flower, in a rare moment earlier this week when it wasn’t raining and the air was still. #Gloucestershire #wildflowerhour
Very much enjoyed this exhibition this morning.
John Walters@johnwalterswildife.bsky.social · 6mo agoI am looking forward to exhibiting some insect field paintings at the @entographica Collective exhibition Bath Royal Literary and Scientific Institution Queen’s Square, Bath BA1 2HN 2 – 25 FEBRUARY 2026 Mon–Sat 10am–4pm | Admission Free more information entographica.co.uk
Tree of the week: an old oak on a Gloucestershire lane. Endless rain and grey skies, not much wildlife about, but possibly the best time of year to admire old trees in the landscape?
