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Some bog plants seen in the mores at High-house Waste on Dartmoor. Pale Butterwort, Round-leaved Sundew (in flower) and Bog Asphodel #WildFlowerHour

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White Beaked-Sedge (Rhynchospora alba) on a very breezy day at High-house Waste on Dartmoor #WildFlowerHour

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Small Skipper feeding on Common Knapweed and neighbouring Betony (together with a bee) #WildFlowerHour

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Betony (Betonica officinalis - formerly Stachys officinalis) in the Hisley Woods close to the River Bovey. Seems to be doing very well in the heatwave #WildFlowerHour #StillFlowering

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Saw-wort (Serratula tinctoria) coming into flower at Trendlebere Down (East Dartmoor Woods & Heaths NNR) #WildFlowerHour

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Fox-and-cubs (Pilosella aurantiaca) - just starting to show in the churchyard at the Parish Church in Bovey Tracey. Seems quite happy in spite of the drought conditions. #StillFlowering #WildFlowerHour

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Round-leaved Sundew (Drosera rotundiflora) are coming into flower - makes them much easier to find! This one in the Comb at Trendlebere Down (East Dartmoor Woods & Heaths NNR), near the Old Manaton Road #WildFlowerHour #AquaticPlants

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Why? Two days ago a contractor trimmed these verges in Bovey Tracey. #WildFlowerHour Ironically, no wildflowers left here.

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Marsh Bedstraw (Gallium palustre) at Emsworthy Mire on Dartmoor this evening #WildFlowerHour #AquaticPlants

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Bog Pimpernel (Anagallis tegella) at Emsworthy Mire on Dartmoor this evening. Looks really pale/unhappy no doubt due to the drought conditions #WildFlowerHour #AquaticPlants

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Creeping Forget-me-not (Myosotis secunda) and Lesser Spearwort (Ranunculus flammula) at Emsworthy Mire on Dartmoor this evening #WildFlowerHour #AquaticPlants

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Marsh Willowherb (Epilobium palustre) - at Emsworthy Mire on Dartmoor this evening #WildFlowerHour #AquaticPlants

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One of my favourites - the "near threatened" Ivy-leaved Bellflower (Wahlenbergia hederacia) - seen in Emsworthy Mire on Dartmoor this evening. #WildFlowerHour #AquaticPlants

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Marsh St John's-wort (Hypericum eludes) in Emsworthy Mire on Dartmoor this evening. Nice to see them in flower. #WildFlowerHour #AquaticPlants

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When processing this image I was quite surprised by what was inside this tiny Water Figwort flower - some sort of tiny spider! #WildFlowerHour #AquaticPlants Photo taken next to the Hisley Bridge over the River Bovey in Dartmoor/Devon

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Bog Pimpernel starting to show at Trendlebere Down on Dartmoor #WildFlowerHour as well as Bog Asphodel, Pale Butterwort and Round-leaved Sundew

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Betony in a verge near the car park at Burrow Farm Gardens #WildFlowerHour

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Loads of Spotted-orchids (Common and Heath) and Southern Marsh-orchids (plus hybrids) at Burrow Farm Gardens (East Devon, near Axminster) on Friday #WildFlowerHour Some quite beefy and tall (hybrids I assume)

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David Tilsley @dntilsley.bsky.social · 14/06/2026

#PollinatorPals on Hogweed and Greater Knapweed for #WildFlowerHour These at Burrow Farm Gardens in East Devon, near Axminster

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Sheep's-bit at at Pudsham Meadows on Dartmoor yesterday. Such a brilliant blue colour. Not sure what the insect is - (bumble)bee/hoverfly? #WildFlowerHour

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David Tilsley @dntilsley.bsky.social · 14/06/2026

Visited a lovely garden on Dartmoor this afternoon (Heathercombe, nr. Hound Tor), open today as part of the National Garden Scheme. They have a lovely wildflower meadow - lots of Greater Butterfly Orchids caught my eye, and some lovely Eyebright #WildFlowerHour

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David Tilsley @dntilsley.bsky.social · 14/06/2026

Seen this morning in the Churchyard of the Parish Church of St Peter, St Paul and St. Thomas (PPT) in Bovey Tracey, Devon. Hop Trefoil (Trifolium campestre), I think. #WildFlowerHour #ChurchyardFlowers

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David Tilsley @dntilsley.bsky.social · 24/05/2026

The Heath Spotted Orchids are starting to flower up on Dartmoor - this one at the Pudsham Meadows (near Widicombe in the Moor). #WildFlowerHour

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David Tilsley @dntilsley.bsky.social · 24/05/2026

Southern Marsh Orchids this week - at the Avalon Marshes Centre (near Glastonbury) and in the Orchid Meadows at National Trust Parke,Bovey Tracey, Devon (the last image). I volunteer for the National Trust at Parke as one of their community walk leaders: tinyurl.com/5dnetuns #WildFlowerHour

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Also visited Hartslock nature reserve this week - the orchids we found seemed to be the hybrid Monkey x Lady, of which there were many. Wonderful views of the Thames from the reserve. For #WildFlowerHour

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This is a bit nerdy - went to see the Military Orchids (Orchis militaris) in Oxfordshire this week, they did not disappoint. #WildFlowerHour

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Not tiny but one of my favourites, Bogbean (Menyanthes trifoliata) in Rhôs pasture managed by Challacombe Farm high up on Dartmoor. I do love a bog plant. #WildFlowerHour

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We saw a lot of this at Cheddar Gorge this afternoon - sharing it because it truly is tiny, but I’m not sure what it is and I suspect the photo doesn’t show enough of the plant. Anyhow: #WildFlowerID #TinyPlants #WildFlowerHour Possibly Lesser Trefoil (Trifolium dubium)?

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Heath Milkwort nr. Challacombe Farm on Dartmoor. Easy to miss as they are very small, but such a brilliant blue. #TinyPlants #WildFlowerHour

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Some Bog-stitchwort (Stellaria alsine) at Emsworthy Mire on Dartmoor. I’d estimate the flower are about 5-8mm #TinyPlants #WildFlowerHour

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Some Thyme-leaved Speedwell (Veronica serpyllifolia) starting to show on Dartmoor (this in Emsworthy Mire). That’s a £1 coin for scale #TinyPlants #WildFlowerHour

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Cleavers (Galium aparine) nr. Goring in South Oxfordshire. The flowers are only 1-2mm thus #TinyPlants #WildFlowerHour

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