Possibly slightly off-topic, but I see the Botanical Society of Britain
and Ireland are organizing a New Year Plant Hunt for Thursday 1 January to Sunday 4 January 2026.
"By recording the wild plants in flower in your local patch in the depths
of winter, you can help us gather valuable data about how our wild or naturalised plants are responding to a changing climate, and how this
might impact the other species that rely upon them".
https://bsbi.org/take-part/activities/new-year-plant-hunt
I'll be trying to get out and about and, if no one objects, will post any sightings here.
PS Longer days are on the way...
On 21/12/2025 11:00, David Entwistle wrote:
Possibly slightly off-topic, but I see the Botanical Society of Britain
and Ireland are organizing a New Year Plant Hunt for Thursday 1
January to
Sunday 4 January 2026.
"By recording the wild plants in flower in your local patch in the depths
of winter, you can help us gather valuable data about how our wild or
naturalised plants are responding to a changing climate, and how this
might impact the other species that rely upon them".
https://bsbi.org/take-part/activities/new-year-plant-hunt
I'll be trying to get out and about and, if no one objects, will post any
sightings here.
PS Longer days are on the way...
Last week I did notice a small tree in what was presumably bloom.
Spherical blobs of pink and white littering the pavement like small confetti, a cluster of small black berries left over from earlier in the year on one branch, not elderberry is about all I can say, no leaves noticed.
No idea of the identity which will be a problem , more so in winter for
such a survey, unless knowledgable botanitst.
https://bsbi.org/take-part/activities/new-year-plant-hunt
I'll be trying to get out and about and, if no one objects, will post
any sightings here.
Wildflower flowering here in the mild coastal location of north Wales:
Possibly slightly off-topic, but I see the Botanical Society of Britain
and Ireland are organizing a New Year Plant Hunt for Thursday 1 January
to Sunday 4 January 2026.
On Sun, 21 Dec 2025 15:58:26 -0000 (UTC), David Entwistle wrote:
Wildflower flowering here in the mild coastal location of north Wales:
In the end I recorded the following 23 wildflowers in flower between 1st
and 4th January 2026. A hard frost, before the start date, put pay to the Common dog-violet and the Wild carrot didn't quite make it into flower. It was a fun exercise and the relatively small number of species in flower
made it easier to get to grips with each one. I've since seen Lesser celandine in flower.
I'm still working to establish an area of wildflower. That's certainly
been a learning experience and all knowledge in that helps in that respect
is a bonus.
taxon name, common name
Achillea millefolium, Yarrow
Allium triquetrum, Three-cornered Garlic
Bellis perennis, Daisy
Cardamine flexuosa, Wavy Bitter-cress
Centaurea nigra, Common Knapweed
Centranthus ruber, Red Valerian
Crepis capillaris, Smooth Hawk's-beard
Fumaria capreolata, White Ramping-fumitory
Geranium robertianum, Herb-Robert
Heracleum sphondylium, Hogweed
Hypochaeris radicata, Cat's-ear
Leucanthemum vulgare, Oxeye Daisy
Nasturtium officinale, Water-cresses
Ranunculus repens, Creeping Buttercup
Rubus subg. Rubus, Blackberry
Senecio vulgaris, Groundsel
Silene dioica, Red Campion
Sonchus oleraceus, Smooth Sow-thistle
Taraxacum, Dandelions
Trifolium pratense, Red Clover
Tripleurospermum maritimum, Sea Mayweed
Ulex europaeus, Gorse
Vinca major, Greater Periwinkle
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