Always a delight to find attractive Coastal Chalk Downland WildFlower Hound's-tongue Cynoglossum officinale lovely Burgundy-Red member of the Borage family. Often overlooked but equally Beautiful Sea Rocket, a Pioneer species where shingle meets sand @bsbibotany.bsky.social #wildflowerhour

Other Uncommon Dawlish Warren NNR Dune Slack finds, Rare glimpse of a Late Michaelmas Daisy S. × ⁠versicolor, first seen Wild in Britain in 1817. Great to see Saltmarsh specialist Parsley Water-dropwort Oenanthe lachenalii, now Near-Threatened inland @bsbibotany.bsky.social #wildflowerhour

Lovely to see most Beautiful vibrant Orange Bog Asphodel #seedheads Gentleshaw Common peat Bog this week. Plus uncommon sight Dawlish Warren NNR, Alder Wrinkle Taphrina tosquinetii, Gall Fungus that Blisters Alder leaves, coats them in White ascospores @bsbibotany.bsky.social #wildflowerhour

Extra Special find Gentleshaw Quarry this week. Rare glimpse of Heath Rustic Xestia agathina. Moth Species of Conservation concern under the UK Biodiversity Action Plan, declined 73% in recent years. Left photo at rest, they habitually feign death in daylight #TeamMoth #MothsMatter

Great to see at least a dozen pristine condition Painted Lady Butterflies all feeding on Hemp Agrimony (aka Raspberries and Cream) on Whitehawk Hill Brighton. Vital energy source ahead of a long migration, when they cruise at 30mph, flying at 500m plus altitudes @savebutterflies.bsky.social

Lovely to see Rare White form of Devil's-bit Scabious Succisa pratensis Cors Goch NNR this week, Pollinators can't get enough of it! Real bonus to see Marsh Lousewort Pedicularis palustris Pale Pink three-lobed margins Purple centre @bsbibotany.bsky.social @wildflowerhour.bsky.social #wildflowerhour

Two Magnificent sights at Cors Goch NNR this week. An alluring Grass-of-parnassus has drawn in some Beautiful Cocksfoot Moths Glyphipterix simpliciella. Just 4mm has metallic Copper sheen & Black wing spots. Loves wetland Meadows full of Buttercups @bsbibotany.bsky.social #TeamMoth #MothsMatter

Special visit this week to Anchor Bottom, Where BC Sussex Recorded 2148 Male Adonis Blue Butterflies a day earlier with estimated 8-10k across vast Chalk Downland. Saw hundreds myself, their Magnificent Sky-Blue colour really does catch your eye! @savebutterflies.bsky.social

Wonderful camouflage on Wall Brown Butterfly Cors Goch NNR this week. Designed to blend into Rocks, Stones & walls, clearly Boardwalks work well too! No such issue with a Beautiful Small Copper, Happy to bask in a nearby Wildflower Meadow @savebutterflies.bsky.social

Wonderful to see Nationally Scarce Round-headed Rampion Phyteuma orbiculare, aka Pride of Sussex at Beachy Head. Lovely curved globular Flowers with unusual anchors on stigma tips. Grass-of-Parnassus Parnassia palustris Ainsdale NNR @bsbibotany.bsky.social @wildflowerhour.bsky.social #wildflowerhour

Another absolute Beauty Cors Goch NNR. Ruby-Red flowers of Marsh Cinquefoil Comarum palustre, pointed star-shaped sepals much broader than inner petals. Roots stay submerged underwater. Regarded as Great Nectar rich source for Bees @bsbibotany.bsky.social @wildflowerhour.bsky.social #wildflowerhour

Lovely to see Beautiful Bog Pimpernel Anagallis tenella Cors Goch NNR Anglesey Fens. Lilac-Pink round petals with Red veins. Gregarious plant of Fens & Bogs, growing alongside Bogbean Menyanthes trifoliata with its pretty Whiskers @bsbibotany.bsky.social @wildflowerhour.bsky.social #wildflowerhour

Special find Cors Goch NNR Anglesey Fens. Nationally Scarce Bog Waxcap Hygrocybe coccineocrenata. Brilliant Orange-Red Caps, key ID Feature Dark Cap scales. Appears only on Sphagnum moss. Most Records June to August in North Wales Bogs & Catfield Fen Norfolk #FungiFriends

Drama Whitehawk Hill Brighton last week, Enormous 22mm Female Wasp Spider Argiope bruennichi crawling up my trouser leg! Popped her onto my hand, found secluded vegetation to feed on favourite delicacy, Crickets & Grasshoppers! Lovely Long-tailed Blue too @savebutterflies.bsky.social #InsectThursday

Great to have an Extremely Rare glimpse of a lovely Marbled White Spot Moth Protodeltote pygarga Cors Goch NNR Anglesey Fens, Nocturnal North Wales species. Plus a Magnificent looking Rhubarb and Custard Moth Oncocera semirubella aka Rosy Knot-Horn Dawlish Warren NNR #Teammoth #Mothweek #MothsMatter

Thrilled to catch a Rare glimpse of Red Poplar Leaf Beetle Chrysomela populi Dawlish Warren NNR last week. She was having a snooze after recent egg laying. 12mm Adults feed entirely on Willow & Poplar leaves. Mainly found around Southern & Wales Coastline #WildWebsWednesday #InsectThursday

Thrilled to have my first Cloud Wood encounter for three years with a shy and elusive White-letter Hairstreak close to Wych Elm trees, popping down for an alluring Wild Marjoram feed. Great to see Grizzled Skippers in Good numbers at Pewsey Downs NNR this year too @savebutterflies.bsky.social

Two Extreme Rarities. Great to see Nationally Scarce White-Striped Darwin Wasp Ichneumon sarcitorius Battlesbury Hill. Ferocious carnivore Blue Shieldbug Zicrona caerulea Jones's Mill Vera Jeans Reserve Pewsey using their long rostrum to drain bodily Beetle fluids #WildWebsWednesday #InsectThursday

Glorious looking Purple & Gold Moth Pyrausta purpuralis less common than Mint Moths, Nationally Scarce Silver-spotted Skipper Butterfly NT Cissbury Ring. Almost extinct UK 50 years ago declining Rabbit scrapes where sole larval Foodplant Sheep’s-fescue grows @savebutterflies.bsky.social #MothsMatter

Special encounter at Brocton Coppice 600 year Old Ancient Oak Woodland. Magnificent Common Sexton Beetle Nicrophorus vespilloides. Undertakers of the Natural World, they can detect & bury dead mice & birds two miles away within an hour of death #WildWebsWednesday #InsectThursday

Seasonal Highlights Catch up at last! Great to see Green Hairstreak Butterflies doing well at NT Calstone Coombes, and Duke of Burgundy at BC Incombe Hole. Beautiful Orange-Brown wing markings. Summer droughts can be devastating to survival of fragile 2cm caterpillars @savebutterflies.bsky.social

Finally Unexpected find Ashridge Estate. Rare glimpse of Ivory Woodwax Hygrophorus eburneus in favoured Beech Woodland. Just 533 National Records, caps covered in Slime, hence large blobs on stipe. Called Cowboy's Handkerchief in North America #fungifriends

The most Beautiful Rosy Bonnets Mycena rosea I've seen this year in Epping Forest. Lovely deep Lilac-Pink, radial lines, tapering stipe towards apex, downy hair at base, Lovely upturned Gills. Distinct smell of Radish wafting through the Woodland air too! #fungifriends

Lovely examples of Variable Oysterling Crepidotus variabilis Epping Forest. Whereas most Oysterlings are a uniform shape, Variable having a Sessile attachment, appear as either semi-circular brackets or full circular fans. Also Thrilled to find Fenugreek Stalkball Phleogena faginea #fungifriends

Lovely to see Meadow Coral Clavulinopsis corniculata Birkrigg Common. Grows just 4cm in short cropped Habitat. Branches split dichotomously into blunt antlers. Important Unimproved Grassland Indicator species of Biodiversity-rich environments. Pretty Lemon Disco Calycina citrina too! #fungifriends

Another Dazzling spectacle in Herbert's Meadows, Ulverscroft. An amazing Purple Parrot Waxcap Gliophorus psittacinus! A combination of Bottle Green, Yellow, Orange, Purple or Blue are always possible to be seen on these Beautiful looking individuals #fungifriends

Astounding find NT Clumber Park. Extremely Rare glimpse Aspen Bolete Leccinum albostipitatum. Terracotta orange caps margin overhangs pores. White flocculose stipe bruises Blue. Just 26 National Records. Also Lovely Orange Oak Bolete Leccinum aurantiacum found in Epping Forest #fungifriends

Undoubtedly Star of the Kerridge Hill Waxcap Show, Rare encounter with most Beautiful Pink Ballerina Porpolomopsis calyptriformis I've ever seen, wonderful moist Lilac Pink, one of eight seen. Nearby another one with impressive gills tutu! #fungifriends

Special find Ancient Beech Woodland near 11th Century Norman motte-and-bailey Castle remains Erddig Park. Rare glimpse of Verdigris Roundhead Stropharia aeruginosa, looks Emerald Green projects deep Blue-Green. Retains Flaky veil unlike Blue Roundhead #fungifriends

Lovely looking Amethyst Deceivers Laccaria amethystina in Bole Hill Quarry. Nice contrast of Lilac-Purple with Caps showing upturned margins as they mature. Also in dry weather they're White Bloom surfaces, eventually turning Pale #fungifriends