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anneontheshelf.bsky.social @anneontheshelf.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

#WildflowerHour Creeping Thistle, Cirsium arvense coming to the end of its flowering season on meadow edges near Monmouth.

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anneontheshelf.bsky.social @anneontheshelf.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

#WildflowerHour Cyclamen ( aka Sowbread ) Cyclamen hederifolium, forms a substantial patch on a verge near Monmouth. The flower stalk is coiling back onto the soil to release the seed, which will probably be carried away by ants.

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anneontheshelf.bsky.social @anneontheshelf.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

#WildflowerHour Time to celebrate the Dandelion, Taraxacum agg abundant on verges near Monmouth. Beautiful in flower, bud and seed.

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anneontheshelf.bsky.social @anneontheshelf.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

#WildflowerHour A #favouriteplant of mine, abundant on my walks, is Herb-Robert, Geranium robertianum. After the drought this one, full of rich colour, straggles along a hedgerow near Monmouth.

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anneontheshelf.bsky.social @anneontheshelf.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

#WildflowerHour #fruits Hawthorn, Crataegus monogyna abundant in a roadside hedge near Monmouth.

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anneontheshelf.bsky.social @anneontheshelf.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

#WildflowerHour #fruits Dog roses, Rosa canina agg with sepals turning down against the hips and falling before they fully ripen. Hedgerow near Monmouth.

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anneontheshelf.bsky.social @anneontheshelf.bsky.social · 30/08/2026

#WildflowerHour #SeedHeads Clematis vitalba, Traveller's-joy in seed and beginning to develop the feathery white plumes which give it the alternative English name of Old Man's Beard. On a hedge bank near Monmouth.

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anneontheshelf.bsky.social @anneontheshelf.bsky.social · 23/08/2026

#WildflowerHour #WallPlants Red Valerian, Centranthus ruber is frequent on walls around Monmouth and liking a well-drained habitat has coped well with the drought.

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anneontheshelf.bsky.social @anneontheshelf.bsky.social · 17/08/2026

#WildflowerHour #CommonNames Perennial Sow-thistle, Sonchus arvensis on a verge near Monmouth. Tradition has it that the Sonchus genus, Sow-thistles, were fed to lactating sows to increase milk production. Older legends include strengthening hares.

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anneontheshelf.bsky.social @anneontheshelf.bsky.social · 09/08/2026

#WildflowerHour #DaisyFamily Hemp-agrimony, Eupatorium cannabinum surviving the drought in a wooded hedgerow near Monmouth.

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anneontheshelf.bsky.social @anneontheshelf.bsky.social · 02/08/2026

#WildflowerHour Wild Carrot, Daucus carota on a verge in Tintern, Monmouthshire. Some believe the red flower in the centre attracts insects.

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anneontheshelf.bsky.social @anneontheshelf.bsky.social · 26/07/2026

#WildflowerHour Aromatic Wild Marjoram, Origanum vulgare grows in dry stone walls near Monmouth. Bees love the flowers and I like to touch the foliage for the scent.

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anneontheshelf.bsky.social @anneontheshelf.bsky.social · 19/07/2026

#WildflowerHour #StillFlowering Musk-mallow, Malva moschata rooted into a lightly shaded dry stone wall near Monmouth.

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anneontheshelf.bsky.social @anneontheshelf.bsky.social · 12/07/2026

#WildflowerHour Meadowsweet, Filipendula ulmaria scents my walk along the River Wye near Monmouth.

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John Self @john-self.bsky.social · 09/07/2026

Good thread here by Sam 👇

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anneontheshelf.bsky.social @anneontheshelf.bsky.social · 05/07/2026

#WildflowerHour #ClimbingPlants Hedge Bindweed, Calystegia sepium climbing through a hedgerow on a lane near Monmouth.

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anneontheshelf.bsky.social @anneontheshelf.bsky.social · 28/06/2026

#WildflowerHour #InvasivePlants Himalayan Balsam, Impatiens glandulifera on the bank of the River Wye near Monmouth.

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anneontheshelf.bsky.social @anneontheshelf.bsky.social · 21/06/2026

#WildflowerHour #PollinatorPals A Marmalade Hoverfly, Episyrphus balteatus on Cat's-ear, Hypochaeris radicata in a grassy area near Monmouth.

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anneontheshelf.bsky.social @anneontheshelf.bsky.social · 14/06/2026

#WildflowerHour I think this is Monkeyflower, Erythranthe guttata at the base of a wall which retains a wet bank in Tintern, near Monmouth.

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anneontheshelf.bsky.social @anneontheshelf.bsky.social · 07/06/2026

#WildflowerHour I believe this is Common Meadow-rue, Thalictrum flavum in a wet meadow on the bank of the River Wye near Tintern. The plants are robust and in a substantial patch about a metre high.

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anneontheshelf.bsky.social @anneontheshelf.bsky.social · 03/06/2026

#Mothsmatter #WildWebsWednesday A Buff-tip moth, Phalera bucephala resting in a garden near Monmouth.

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anneontheshelf.bsky.social @anneontheshelf.bsky.social · 31/05/2026

#WildflowerHour #OrchidChallenge A Common Spotted-orchid, Dactylorhiza fuchsii has moved into my #NoMowMay garden near Monmouth.

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David Blanchflower BSc @davidbflower.bsky.social · 31/05/2026

Nature-loving disabled woman 'literally padlocked out' of favourite landscapes. 🧪 www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

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Disabled Monmouthshire author 'padlocked' out of nature

Bethany Handley says design, not disability, makes green spaces inaccessible for people like her.

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anneontheshelf.bsky.social @anneontheshelf.bsky.social · 24/05/2026

#Wildflowerhour #WildFlowerShow The distinctive flowers of Ragged-Robin, Silene flos-cuculi on a damp, shady grassy bank near Monmouth. A display I look forward to every year.

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anneontheshelf.bsky.social @anneontheshelf.bsky.social · 17/05/2026

#WildflowerHour #tinyplants Thyme-leaved Speedwell, Veronica serpyllifolia on the edge of a well-trodden path in Tintern, Monmouthshire.

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anneontheshelf.bsky.social @anneontheshelf.bsky.social · 10/05/2026

#WildflowerHour #carrotsandpeas Common Vetch, Vicia sativa with its short stalked flowers and leaves divided into pairs of alternate leaflets. Grassy bank near Monmouth.

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Dave Goulson @davegoulson.bsky.social · 08/05/2026

In December, the Govt will decide if it will renew the glyphosate licence until 2041… • That’s 15 more years of impacts on worms, bees, soils and run-off into ponds and rivers, and glyphosate in your food. Sign Garden Organic’s petition NOW to ban this dangerous herbicide #GrowersAgainstGlyphosate.

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anneontheshelf.bsky.social @anneontheshelf.bsky.social · 03/05/2026

#WildflowerHour #ButtercupChallenge. Creeping Buttercup, Ranunculus repens I think given the grooved stem, spreading sepals and three lobed leaves each one lobed again. The plant is hairy. Lane verge near Monmouth.

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anneontheshelf.bsky.social @anneontheshelf.bsky.social · 26/04/2026

#WildflowerHour #HedgerowChallenge Three-cornered Garlic, Allium triquetrum naturalised and frequent in the hedgerows of North Somerset. This group was at Porlock Weir.

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anneontheshelf.bsky.social @anneontheshelf.bsky.social · 19/04/2026

#Wildflowerhour #CabbageFamily Garlic Mustard, Alliaria petiolata on a main road verge near Monmouth.

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anneontheshelf.bsky.social @anneontheshelf.bsky.social · 12/04/2026

#Wildflowerhour #WoodlandPlants In Wye Valley woodlands near Monmouth the Bluebells are abundant. Hyacinthoides non-scripta

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anneontheshelf.bsky.social @anneontheshelf.bsky.social · 29/03/2026

#Wildflowerhour #treeflowers The recessing sepals on these blooms suggest to me that this is Prunus cerasifera, Cherry Plum. This small tree was growing on the rural verge of the A466 near Monmouth.

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anneontheshelf.bsky.social @anneontheshelf.bsky.social · 22/03/2026

#Wildflowerhour #storyplants The roots of Lesser Celandine, Ficaria verna aka Pilewort have over the centuries been used to treat piles aka haemorrhoids. This plant was growing in Gloucestershire.

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anneontheshelf.bsky.social @anneontheshelf.bsky.social · 15/03/2026

#Wildflowerhour #WhiteFlowers Wood Anemone, Anemone nemorosa on a woodland bank near Monmouth.

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anneontheshelf.bsky.social @anneontheshelf.bsky.social · 08/03/2026

#Wildflowerhour #SignsOfSpring Colt's-foot, Tussilago farfara frequent on the edge of a woodland ride near Monmouth.

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anneontheshelf.bsky.social @anneontheshelf.bsky.social · 01/03/2026

#Wildflowerhour Lesser Celandine, Ficaria verna abundant on verges near Monmouth. They seemed to burst into glorious bloom as the sun came out.

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anneontheshelf.bsky.social @anneontheshelf.bsky.social · 22/02/2026

#Wildflowerhour White Dead-nettle, Lamium album surviving the rain on a path verge near Monmouth.

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anneontheshelf.bsky.social @anneontheshelf.bsky.social · 15/02/2026

#Wildflowerhour The female flowers of Hazel, Corylus avellana on the edge of woodland near Monmouth. They are the first ones I have seen this year.

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anneontheshelf.bsky.social @anneontheshelf.bsky.social · 08/02/2026

#Wildflowerhour The male flowers of Dog's Mercury, Mercurialis perennis in deciduous woodland near Monmouth.

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anneontheshelf.bsky.social @anneontheshelf.bsky.social · 01/02/2026

#Wildflowerhour Snowdrop, Galanthus nivalis naturalised on a lane verge near Monmouth.

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anneontheshelf.bsky.social @anneontheshelf.bsky.social · 25/01/2026

#Wildflowerhour Male catkins of Hazel, Corylus avellana on the edge of woodland near Monmouth.

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anneontheshelf.bsky.social @anneontheshelf.bsky.social · 18/01/2026

#Wildflowerhour A pin-eyed Primrose, Primula vulgaris braves the rain on a trackside bank near Monmouth.

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anneontheshelf.bsky.social @anneontheshelf.bsky.social · 11/01/2026

#Wildflowerhour This Dandelion, Taraxacum agg brightened my walk near Monmouth. It was one of very few plants in flower.

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anneontheshelf.bsky.social @anneontheshelf.bsky.social · 04/01/2026

#Wildflowerhour Red Dead-nettle, Lamium purpureum was a frequent find on my #NewYearPlantHunt. This one was on the top of a dry stone wall. Near Monmouth.

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anneontheshelf.bsky.social @anneontheshelf.bsky.social · 28/12/2025

#Wildflowerhour Barren Strawberry, Potentilla sterilis shines out in the gloom and wind. Dry stone wall crevice near Monmouth.

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anneontheshelf.bsky.social @anneontheshelf.bsky.social · 21/12/2025

#Wildflowerhour I think this is Cow Parsley, Anthriscus sylvestris: bracteoles are oval and pointed, leaves are finely cut and the stems are furrowed. Happy to be corrected. Path edge Tintern, Monmouthshire. #WildflowerID Thank you.

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