Alfred @alfredord.bsky.social · 20/09/2026Ivy working its Autumn magic on a path to the downs. ##wildflowerhour 0282
Alfred @alfredord.bsky.social · 20/09/2026Hawkweed on the downs behind Steyning. I’m not good at these! #wildflowerhour #wildflowerID 1172
Alfred @alfredord.bsky.social · 20/09/2026Carline thistle juicier than it looks. #wildflowerhour 0262
Alfred @alfredord.bsky.social · 20/09/2026Pignut still plentiful in mid September on the South Downs. #wildflowerhour 1222
Alfred @alfredord.bsky.social · 20/09/2026Red Star-thistle still hanging on in West Sussex. #wildflowerhour 0202
Alfred @alfredord.bsky.social · 20/09/2026Eyebright. Giving a lovely speckle to the ground cover. Steyning. #wildflowerhour 0304
Alfred @alfredord.bsky.social · 20/09/2026Had a walk up the Downs behind Steyning today. A surprising amount of flowers, happy as Larry, blooming up there and covered in insects. Devil’s-bit scabious proving very attractive. #wildflowerhour 0505
Alfred @alfredord.bsky.social · 20/09/2026A few Autumn Lady’s - tresses showing on the South Downs. Not a magnificent show, maybe needing some moisture. #wildflowerhour 0273
Alfred @alfredord.bsky.social · 07/09/2026Small Copper with visitor stage left. @savebutterflies.bsky.social @bcsussex.bsky.social 031
Alfred @alfredord.bsky.social · 06/09/2026Oddly there is a Wall nut trees on the Downs above Steyning. This one seems to have enjoyed the summer and is quite lush. #wildflowerhour #fruits 1141
Alfred @alfredord.bsky.social · 06/09/2026Black Bryony growing in a hedgerow today. #wildfowerhour #fruits 080
Alfred @alfredord.bsky.social · 24/08/2026And another rather lovely Common Blue. @savebutterflies.bsky.social @bcsussex.bsky.social 030
Alfred @alfredord.bsky.social · 24/08/2026Female Common Blue stopping nice and still for me on The Steyning Downs. @bcsussex.bsky.social @savebutterflies.bsky.social 040
Alfred @alfredord.bsky.social · 24/08/2026Adonis Blues doing quite well locally in Sussex. Appeared in some new areas. @bcsussex.bsky.social @savebutterflies.bsky.social 060
Alfred @alfredord.bsky.social · 16/08/2026Been up in The Peak District this week and saw a few live flowers on walks. Devil's-bit Scabious, Succisa pratensis, doing ok in the semi shade. Great plant. #wildflowerhour also spooky name so qualifies for #CommonNames as well. 1232
Alfred @alfredord.bsky.social · 16/08/2026Meadow Cranesbill in The Peak District this week growing by the River Derwent. ##wildflowerhour 0263
Alfred @alfredord.bsky.social · 20/07/2026South Downs National Park spraying everything that doesn’t move. Ringlet on poisoned Dogwood. @savebutterflies.bsky.social @bcsussex.bsky.social 050
Alfred @alfredord.bsky.social · 20/07/2026Beautiful Common Blue on today’s Steyning butterfly count. @savebutterflies.bsky.social @bcsussex.bsky.social 0111
Alfred @alfredord.bsky.social · 19/07/2026Teasel - Dipsacus fullonum very comfortable in the dry hot sunshine. Steyning Downs today. #wildflowerhour #StillFlowering 0381
Alfred @alfredord.bsky.social · 19/07/2026Dog’s Mercury - Mercurialis perennis really suffering in Spithandle Woods. #wildflowerhour 0101
Alfred @alfredord.bsky.social · 19/07/2026Upright Hedge-parsley - Torilis japonica. Seems as happy as Larry on the South Downs today. #wildflowerhour #StillFlowering 0392
Alfred @alfredord.bsky.social · 13/07/2026Squinancywort on The Steyning Downs. Better grazing has given this little plant a chance. There was none apparent just a couple of years ago. #wildflowerhour 0243
Alfred @alfredord.bsky.social · 12/07/2026I fell for some Lesser Spearwort and Water Violets at a garden centre earlier this year. Both have been great in my pond, but the Spearwort has been spectacular for months and is still a show. #wildflowerhour #aquaticPlants 080
Alfred @alfredord.bsky.social · 05/07/2026Just googled Hummingbird Hawk moth’s proboscis length. Its long proboscis (25–28 mm (1.0–1.1 in)). Another one in the garden this lunch time. @bcsussex.bsky.social 040
Alfred @alfredord.bsky.social · 04/07/2026Painted Lady on The Sussex Downs this morning. I was grateful for any butterfly that stayed still. @savebutterflies.bsky.social @bcsussex.bsky.social 0302
Alfred @alfredord.bsky.social · 04/07/2026What a rotten Saturday morning for this Marbled White on The Steyning Downs. @savebutterflies.bsky.social @bcsussex.bsky.social 080
Alfred @alfredord.bsky.social · 02/07/2026Up on Steyning Downs today and saw two Clouded Yellows and one Hummingbird hawk-moth. No photos, but did find this more obliging one in my garden later. @savebutterflies.bsky.social @bcsussex.bsky.social 0102
Alfred @alfredord.bsky.social · 01/07/2026Comma enjoying a snack on bramble flowers. Spithandle Woods. @savebutterflies.bsky.social @bcsussex.bsky.social 0120
Alfred @alfredord.bsky.social · 01/07/2026Bramble flowers out and mostly over early this year. Usually a flower of choice for Silver-washed fritillary. @savebutterflies.bsky.social @bcsussex.bsky.social 0121
Alfred @alfredord.bsky.social · 01/07/2026Great little community nature reserve. Tottington Woods, near Small Dole, West Sussex. Some evening snapping of Silver-washed fritillary. @savebutterflies.bsky.social @bcsussex.bsky.social 1140
Alfred @alfredord.bsky.social · 29/06/2026Silver-washed Fritillary in Spithandle Woods. They love a bramble. @savebutterflies.bsky.social @bcsussex.bsky.social 060
Alfred @alfredord.bsky.social · 29/06/2026Here come the Gatekeepers. @savebutterflies.bsky.social @bcsussex.bsky.social 0311
Alfred @alfredord.bsky.social · 28/06/2026Interesting thistle. My wife is 5ft 8 and the base of the thistle is level with her feet. An absolute whopper. Not sure of id seems too tall for marsh thistle? #wildflowerID #wildflowerhour 2150
Alfred @alfredord.bsky.social · 21/06/2026Strumpshaw Orchid. Tentatively Southern Marsh. #wildflowerhour 1655
Alfred @alfredord.bsky.social · 21/06/2026Stork’s-Bill such a cheerful little plant. Car park at Minsmere. #wildflowerhour 0364
Alfred @alfredord.bsky.social · 21/06/2026Still some Ragged Robin in flower at Strumpshaw Fen. Likewise a Cuckoo calling. It’s a different time zone! #wildflowerhour 0393
Alfred @alfredord.bsky.social · 21/06/2026Umbellifer. Nearest ID I can make is Cowbane. Perhaps can be put right? Black ditch water behind the distinctive leaves. Strumpshaw Fen. #wildflowerID #wildflowerhour 3231
Alfred @alfredord.bsky.social · 21/06/2026Hesitate to id this orchid from Strumpshaw Fen. Little fellows hanging out in many of the sections, hesitate to id these as well! #PollinatorPals #wildflowerhour 1141
Alfred @alfredord.bsky.social · 21/06/2026Biting stonecrop, Sedum acre, growing in the car park at Minsmere this week. Spoonbills are ok, but the Stonecrop was spectacular. #PollinatorPals #wildflowerhour 0211
Alfred @alfredord.bsky.social · 21/06/2026I’m assuming, Marsh Milk Parsley (Thyselium palustre / Peucedanum palustre) growing at Strumpshaw Fen. #wildflowerhour 091
Alfred @alfredord.bsky.social · 20/06/2026Has a walk around Minsmere and bumped into a few lovely flowers. Southern Marsh Orchids, very grand and quite a chunk. #wildflowerhour 1231
Alfred @alfredord.bsky.social · 17/06/2026I'm in Sunny Essex by the River Crouch. Common Darter, although happy to be corrected. 070
Alfred @alfredord.bsky.social · 16/06/2026Female Swollen-thighed Beetle. Looking very elegant yesterday. 0160
Alfred @alfredord.bsky.social · 14/06/2026Lovely range of colours with Fragrant Orchids. Well purple to white anyway. #wildflowerhour 0233
Alfred @alfredord.bsky.social · 14/06/2026Hop Trefoil looking smart on The South Downs. #wildflowerhour. 0111
