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Lyn Edmonds @edmondslyn.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

A white marble statue of the English philosopher and statesman Sir Francis Bacon seated in an armchair in the ante-chapel of Trinity College, Cambridge; the sculptor was Henry Weekes (ALT for more details) #SculptureSaturday #SaturdayStatue #StatueSaturday

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Lyn Edmonds @edmondslyn.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Nevile's Gate, a 17th century stone gateway with a large wooden double door and integrated 'wicket gate', being the rear entrance to Trinity College, Cambridge viewed from inside the college grounds #AdoorableThursday #DailyDoor #Doors #ThursGate #lovegates

A large weathered dark wooden double door set within a stone archway that is topped by a carved decorative pediment bearing a coat of arms; there is small 'wicket gate' integrated into one side of the door to allow pedestrians through without opening the large gates.

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Lyn Edmonds @edmondslyn.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

Bright yellow flowerhead of the #dahlia, 'Charlie Two', from the Dahlia Garden at the National Trust's Anglesey Abbey, Cambridgeshire 💛 #SundayYellow #YellowSunday #YellowFlowers #FlowersOnSunday #SundayFlowers #BloomScrolling

Close-up of a bright yellow dahlia flowerhead surrounded by green leaves

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Lyn Edmonds @edmondslyn.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

A tall black wrought-iron gate set within a stone archway near the entrance to the Wren Library in Trinity College, Cambridge looking out towards lawns and trees (ALT for more details) #IronworkThursday #ThursGate #lovegates

A tall black iron gate featuring elaborate scrollwork, patterns and vertical bars set within a stone archway and looking out from a sheltered ground floor area towards lawns and trees; it is divided into several panels with very decorative sections contrasting with simpler vertical bars between. In the foreground there are large paving stones and a pathway outside between the gate and the lawn.

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Lyn Edmonds @edmondslyn.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Common Darter Dragonfly, Sympetrum striolatum, perched on a cluster of small bright Purple Verbena flowers #WildWebsWednesday #InsectThursday #Dragonfly @britishdragonflies.bsky.social

A Common Darter Dragonfly facing to the left and perched on top of a cluster of small bright purple flowers; it has a striped body, prominent dark eyes and delicate transparent wings, set against a softly blurred green and beige background.

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Lyn Edmonds @edmondslyn.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

Mature Cherry tree, Prunus from Wandlebury, Cambridgeshire (ALT for more details) 🍒 #TreeTuesday #TreeTrunkTuesday #ThickTrunkTuesday

A tree standing on a slightly sloping grassy area with a background of dense green bushes and other trees; the bark has horizontal bands or ridges and towards the top the trunk splits into several thick branches that spread outwards and upwards. There is a small patch of ivy growing up the left side and there are fallen leaves and other debris on the ground.

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Lyn Edmonds @edmondslyn.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

At last, a Hummingbird hawk-moth, Macroglossum stellatarum that finally stopped hovering to allow for a photo of it resting and warming up in a sunny spot; seen last week in the grounds of Anglesey Abbey, Cambridgeshire #MothMonday #TeamMoth #MothsMatter #CambsMoths #InsectThursday

A triangular shaped dark brown Hummingbird hawk-moth with closed wings at rest on a dense green shrub that has small oval-shaped green leaves

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Lyn Edmonds @edmondslyn.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

Rounded yellow flowerhead of the dahlia, 'Ryecroft Bella', from the Dahlia Garden at the National Trust's Anglesey Abbey, Cambridgeshire 💛 #SundayYellow #YellowSunday #YellowFlowers #FlowersOnSunday #SundayFlowers #Stunday #BloomScrolling

Close-up of a rounded bright yellow dahlia flowerhead with green leaves below and in the background

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Lyn Edmonds @edmondslyn.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

Bronze sculpture, 'Crescent Figure' by British sculptor John Farnham in the grounds of Pembroke College, Cambridge (see ALT for more details) #SculptureSaturday

A large abstract bronze sculpture entitled 'Crescent Figure' with a weathered green patina; it is on a square bronze base, resting on a thick rectangular stone pedestal with a small plaque identifying the work on the front of the plinth. There is a brick building with windows and chimney stacks in the background, with shrubs and small trees around a dried area of lawn in the centre and a wooden garden bench on the right side. The ground is paved around the sculpture in the foreground.

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Lyn Edmonds @edmondslyn.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

A black metal post with two directional signs pointing to the 'Historic Centre & Shopping' and the 'Tourist Information Centre' and the bike confirms that it's Cambridge! #FingerpostFriday

A black metal post with two directional signs at the top pointing to the right. The top sign says '3 mins Historic Centre & Shopping' and the lower says '5 mins Tourist Information Centre'. There are a selection of stickers on the post. There is a bike leant against the post and the wall behind is red and brown brick with a small window at the top right. There is a grey pavement in the foreground.

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Lyn Edmonds @edmondslyn.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

Fungi in the garden: some Fairy Ring Champignons, Marasmius oreades sprung up very quickly after recent rainfall and humid days, but the grass has a lot of catching up to do! #FungiFriends #FungiFriday #Fungus #Mushroom #MushroomMonday

A top-down view of a cluster of 6 wild pale brown mushrooms growing out of a patch of sparse dry lawn grass with some exposed dark soil

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Lyn Edmonds @edmondslyn.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

Walled garden gateway in the grounds of St John's College, Cambridge; it is flanked by red-brick pillars topped with large stone spheres and there is a decorative heraldic crest above the arch #ThursGate #lovegates

An arched garden gateway in the grounds of St John's College, Cambridge; it is flanked by red-brick pillars topped with large stone spheres and there is a decorative heraldic crest above the arch. On the left of the gateway a building is partly covered by evergreen foliage and behind the gate, a paved pathway leads into a garden with shrubs and mature trees. The foreground has a mix of large paving slabs and traditional stone paving.

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Lyn Edmonds @edmondslyn.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

Laden with round female cones this distinctive Monkey Puzzle tree, Araucaria araucana was a delight to see in the grounds of Anglesey Abbey, Cambridgeshire #TreeTuesday #TreeTrunkTuesday

A tall distinctive evergreen tree with its irregular shaped branches laden with numerous light brown cones; it is surrounded by other trees and hedges and the ground is covered with dry leaves and pine-like debris, with a clear blue sky above.

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Lyn Edmonds @edmondslyn.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

The lovely colourful Wood Forget-me-not, Myosotis sylvatica, not uncommon but reminiscent of Spring on a favourite woodland walk in Wandlebury, Cambridgeshire💙 #FavouritePlant #WildflowerHour @wildflowerhour.bsky.social @bsbibotany.bsky.social

Close-up of delicate blue Wood Forget-me-not flowers with yellow centres surrounded by the plant's green leaves growing on a woodland floor

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Lyn Edmonds @edmondslyn.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

A bright yellow Marsh Marigold flower, Caltha palustris enjoying the recent rainfall; seen this week at the edge of Bottisham Lode in the grounds of Anglesey Abbey, Cambridgeshire (More details in ALT) 💛 #SundayYellow #FlowersonSunday #SundayFlowers #WildflowerHour #BloomScrolling

A bright yellow fully open Marsh Marigold flower that has five petal-like sepals with delicate veins and a dense cluster of tiny yellow stamens in the centre, surrounded by its own larger dark green leaves in the foreground and other narrower leaves beyond through which there is Duckweed on the water

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Lyn Edmonds @edmondslyn.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

Help with #WildflowerID would be appreciated - I understand that there is a Black Nightshade, Solanum nigrum subsp. schultesii that is more densely hairy than subsp. nigrum - these stem hairs look very dense and not appressed to my untrained eye - have I misunderstood?

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Lyn Edmonds @edmondslyn.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

'Natural Pearl' a weathered steel abstract loop sculpture created in 2017 by the British sculptor Nigel Hall, located in the grounds of Pembroke College, Cambridge #SculptureSaturday #AllMetalMonday #FerrousFriday

A weathered brown steel sculpture featuring 3 three large looping rings interwoven to form a geometric shape, mounted on a grey rectangular plinth and placed on lawn in front of red brick buildings, with an overcast sky above

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Lyn Edmonds @edmondslyn.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

Dryad's Saddle mushroom, Cerioporus squamosus appearing in Wandlebury, Cambridgehsire soon after the much-needed rain #FungiFriends #FungiFriday #Fungus #Mushroom #MushroomMonday

A large fungus growing from the trunk of a dead tree. It has an irregular wavy edge that has a small piece missing and it varies from cream coloured to darker brown in the centre. The tree bark is textured and cracked with ivy growing over and under it and other vegetation on the ground below.

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Lyn Edmonds @edmondslyn.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

Cut-leaved Blackberry, Rubus laciniatus with its pale pink and white flowers, buds and developing fruits on a thorny stem, with a bonus ladybird on one of the buds; seen this week in @cubotanicgarden.bsky.social #Rubus #Botany #Ladybird #Ladybug

Close-up of a thorny stem of bramble with pale pink and white flowers, buds and developing fruits and a ladybird resting on one of the flower buds in the lower right hand corner

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Lyn Edmonds @edmondslyn.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

Ladybird resting on or sampling the nectar in the newly opening flowers of this Common Ivy, Hedera helix 🐞 #WildWebsWednesday #InsectThursday #Ladybirds #Ladybugs

Close-up of a small red ladybird with several black spots perched on a flowering cluster of small round pale green ivy flowers, some of which have opened; there are dark green ivy leaves around the cluster with a softly blurred background

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Lyn Edmonds @edmondslyn.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

A small cluster of the developing #Fruits of Snowberry, Symphoricarpus albus with one tiny pink flower remaining; this naturalised shrub is widespread in our local hedgerows #WildflowerHour @wildflowerhour.bsky.social @bsbibotany.bsky.social

Close-up photograph of a cluster of several round white berries along a woody stem with some smaller green berries developing below the larger white ones and a single pink flower at the end of the cluster. Several green leaves surround the berries and the background is softly blurred with dark and light green foliage.

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Lyn Edmonds @edmondslyn.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

European Beech, Fagus sylvatica, where the #Fruits (nuts) are protected by spiky hard brown cases #WildflowerHour @wildflowerhour.bsky.social @bsbibotany.bsky.social

Close-up of a leafy branch with several brown bristly fruit structures hanging among the leaves, with some others slightly blurred in the upper left background. The leaves are glossy green, oval-shaped and have gently wavy edges with prominent veins. The background is softly blurred with dense green and brown vegetation.

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Lyn Edmonds @edmondslyn.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

A selection of #Fruits for this week's #WildflowerHour challenge, from Wandlebury, Cambridgeshire: Top half: Blackberries, Crab Apple, Cuckoo Pint, Rowan, Wild Rose Hips and Spindle Lower half: Holly, Elder, Wayfaring Tree and Common Hawthorn @wildflowerhour.bsky.social @bsbibotany.bsky.social

A collage showing a selection of wild fruits from a woodland walk:
Top half: Blackberries, Crab Apple, Cuckoo Pint, Rowan, Wild Rose Hips and Spindle
Lower half: Holly, Elder, Wayfaring Tree and Common Hawthorn

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Lyn Edmonds @edmondslyn.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

Large bright yellow flowerhead of the #dahlia, 'Janal Amy', from the Dahlia Garden at the National Trust's Anglesey Abbey, Cambridgeshire 💛 #SundayYellow #YellowSunday #YellowFlowers #FlowersOnSunday #SundayFlowers #BloomScrolling

Close-up of a large bright yellow dahlia flowerhead with other similar blooms and leaves in the background

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Lyn Edmonds @edmondslyn.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

Update from one of the Wardens today - they are European Hornets #Hornets

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Lyn Edmonds @edmondslyn.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

Bronze statue of William Pitt the Younger, sculpted by Sir Richard Westmacott and cast in 1819, located outside the library in the grounds of Pembroke College, Cambridge #SculptureSaturday #SaturdayStatue #StatueSaturday

A seated bronze statue of a robed man that has a greenish patina; the statue is on a large stone pedestal with a name plate at the front that reads PITT in capital letters. There is a brick and stone building behind it featuring tall leaded glass windows and decorative stonework and the statue is surrounded by trees, shrubs and ornamental plants. There are paving slabs and stones in the foreground.

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Lyn Edmonds @edmondslyn.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

Spotted this nest high up in a hollowed out cavity of an old beech tree in the grounds of Wandlebury Country Park, there was lots of activity by the inhabitants, but unsure if wasps or hornets? @cambridgeppf.bsky.social

Close-up of a tall tree trunk that has several large cavities and inside the central hollow is a large brown layered structure resembling a wasp or hornet nest; there are other tall trees in the background

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Lyn Edmonds @edmondslyn.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

A little brightness in a parched field, a Robin's Pincushion, also known as a 'Bedeguar Gall' caused by the larvae of a tiny gall wasp, Diplolepis rosae; seen growing on a dried wild rose stem close to the ground #WildWebsWednesday #Galls #InsectThursday

A close-up of a roundish brightly coloured fuzzy growth on the stem of a wild rose which has a few dried green leaves, set against a lightly blurred background of light brown dried vegetation

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Lyn Edmonds @edmondslyn.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

A mature Crimean Pine tree, with a deeply fissured rugged bark and several large curved branches extending outward and upward, seen recently in @cubotanicgarden.bsky.social #TreeTuesday #TreeTrunkTuesday #ThickTrunkTuesday

The lower half of a tall mature pine tree with a deeply fissured rugged bark and several large curved branches extending outward and upward, surrounded by mainly brown dried grass covering the ground, with shrubs and other trees in the background, above which there are patches of blue sky with white clouds

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Lyn Edmonds @edmondslyn.bsky.social · 30/08/2026

Close-up of a Dock, Rumex seed head, seen today on the edge of a Cambridgeshire field #Seedheads #WildflowerHour @wildflowerhour.bsky.social @bsbibotany.bsky.social

Close-up of a dried Dock seed head with clusters of dark reddish-brown structures that have small rounded seeds in the centre along branching stems, against a softly blurred green and brown background

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Lyn Edmonds @edmondslyn.bsky.social · 30/08/2026

A selection of #Seedheads seen this week in Cambridgeshire: Blue Fleabane, Teasel, Wood Avens, Kidney Vetch, Greater Knapweed, Hemp Agrimony, Traveller's Joy, Bladder Campion, Great Willowherb & Thistle #WildflowerHour @wildflowerhour.bsky.social @bsbibotany.bsky.social

A collage of seed heads of a selection of wildflowers:
Top half: Blue Fleabane, Teasel, Wood Avens, Kidney Vetch, Greater Knapweed & Hemp Agrimony
Lower half: Traveller's Joy, Bladder Campion, Great Willowherb & Thistle

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Lyn Edmonds @edmondslyn.bsky.social · 29/08/2026

A golden yellow unfolding rose bud named 'Keep Smiling' by Fryer's Roses, seen this week in Anglesey Abbey's Rose Garden, Cambridgeshire 💛 #SundayYellow #FlowersonSunday #SundayFlowers #RoseWednesday #BloomScrolling

Close-up of a golden yellow unfolding rose bud with some of its glossy green leaves below and a lightly blurred green background beyond

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Lyn Edmonds @edmondslyn.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

Dark red flowerhead of the Dahlia 'Zorro', seen this week in the Dahlia Garden at Anglesey Abbey, Cambridgeshire ❤️ #FlowersOnFriday #FridayFlowers #Dahlias #BloomScrolling

Close-up side-view of a red dahlia flowerhead with green leaves on the stem below and a lightly blurred green and brown background beyond; the flower has wavy slightly twisted and layered petals creating a ruffled appearance

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Lyn Edmonds @edmondslyn.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

Door made for Henry Cromwell at Biggin House, Ramsey, relocated to Ramsey Abbey in 1757 and now at Anglesey Abbey, Cambridgeshire where it is a walled gate into the Rose Garden (See ALT text for inscription) #AdoorableThursday #DailyDoor #Doors #ThursGate

Inscription on the door reads: 'Made for Henry Cromwell between 1659-1711 for Biggin House, Ramsey. Removed to Ramsey Abbey 1757. Given by the present owner of Ramsey Abbey Diana Broughton to Fairhaven. Placed here Aug 1935'. The door features the initials 'HC' and there are stone carvings of heads on either side of the arch.

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Lyn Edmonds @edmondslyn.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

An Ivy Bee, Colletes hederae foraging on a budding flower head of Ivy, Hedera; seen yesterday in Cambridge #WildWebsWednesda #InsectThursday #Bees #WildflowerHour

Close-up of a small bee foraging on a budding flower cluster of an Ivy plant; the bee has a fluffy ginger coloured thorax and yellow and black stripes on its abdomen

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Lyn Edmonds @edmondslyn.bsky.social · 23/08/2026

More leaves than flowers, a small patch of Ivy-leaved Toadflax, Cymbalaria muralis seen growing on an old stone wall in Wandlebury, Cambridgeshire yesterday #WallPlants #WildflowerHour@wildflowerhour.bsky.social @bsbibotany.bsky.social

The image shows a plant known as Ivy-leaved Toadflax growing from a crack in an old stone wall; it has small rounded ivy-like leaves and tiny delicate pale purple, yellow and white flowers

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Lyn Edmonds @edmondslyn.bsky.social · 23/08/2026

A single Dwarf Mallow, Malva neglecta that has survived the drought, seen yesterday in Wandlebury, Cambridgeshire #WildflowerHour @wildflowerhour.bsky.social @bsbibotany.bsky.social

A top-down image of a small flower with pale pinkish-white striped petals at the end of a stem with green leaves below the flower; it is growing along the ground surrounded by dried grasses and other vegetation

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Lyn Edmonds @edmondslyn.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

A small narrow wooden church door set within a pointed stone archway with decorative black wrought-iron strap hinges, a keyhole and a ring handle in the grounds of St John's College, Cambridge #IronworkThursday #AdoorableThursday #DailyDoor #Doors

A small narrow dark wooden church door set within a pointed stone archway with decorative black wrought-iron strap hinges, a keyhole and a ring handle. It is recessed into a corner buttress and there are rounded cobblestones leading up to the door.

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Lyn Edmonds @edmondslyn.bsky.social · 16/08/2026

Common Mallow flower with developing seed pods below, the wheel shape of which have led to its #CommonNames that include Cheeses, Custard Cheeses, Fairy Cheeses, Lady’s Cheese and Truckles of Cheese #MagentaMonday #WildflowerHour @wildflowerhour.bsky.social @bsbibotany.bsky.social

A close-up side view of a bright pink-purple flower with five notched petals that have darker magenta veining on them and below the flower are some leaves and developing and dried seed pods

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Lyn Edmonds @edmondslyn.bsky.social · 16/08/2026

Common Toadflax, also known as Butter and Eggs (as is Bird's-foot Trefoil); other local names inc Brideweed, Bridewort, Butter Haycocks, Bunny Haycocks, Bunny Mouths, Calf's Snout, Lion's Mouth, Gallweed & Gallwort #CommonNames #WildflowerHour @wildflowerhour.bsky.social @bsbibotany.bsky.social

Close-up of a single flower spike with small yellow flowers at the top and narrow leaves all around the stem below, set against a lightly blurred background of dried grasses and other vegetation

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Lyn Edmonds @edmondslyn.bsky.social · 15/08/2026

Bright yellow Bird's-foot Trefoil, Lotus corniculatus flowers surviving the drought in a parched Cambridgeshire field; its many #CommonNames include 'Butter and Eggs ‘Hen and Chickens’ and ‘Eggs and Bacon’ 💛 #SundayYellow #FlowersonSunday #SundayFlowers #BloomScrolling #CommonNames #WildflowerHour

Close-up of a cluster of 3 small bright yellow Bird's-foot-trefoil flowers with green leaves behind the flowers, surrounded by lightly blurred brownish dried grasses and vegetation

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Lyn Edmonds @edmondslyn.bsky.social · 10/08/2026

A mature Corsican Pine tree, with a deeply textured rugged bark, seen recently in @cubotanicgarden.bsky.social #TreeTuesday #TreeTrunkTuesday #ThickTrunkTuesday

The lower half of a tall mature pine tree with a deeply fissured rugged bark, surrounded by mainly brown dried grass covering the ground, with shrubs and other trees in the background

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Lyn Edmonds @edmondslyn.bsky.social · 10/08/2026

Jersey Tiger Moth, Euplagia quadripunctari feeding on a cluster of the pink and white flowers of Hemp Agrimony in Cambridge #MothMonday #TeamMoth #MothsMatter #CambsMoths #InsectThursday

Close-up of a Jersey Tiger Moth with closed wings which have a diagonal black and cream stripe pattern feeding on a cluster of the pink and white flowers of the plant Hemp Agrimony and with green leaves below and behind

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Lyn Edmonds @edmondslyn.bsky.social · 09/08/2026

Symmetry in nature - Hemp Agrimony, Eupatorium cannabinum creating its own symmetry as the green buds are opening to reveal its pink and white flowers #DaisyFamily #Asteraceae #WildflowerHour @wildflowerhour.bsky.social @bsbibotany.bsky.social

A top-down close-up of a flower cluster creating a symmetrical shape as the buds are at various stages of opening and are on opposite sides of the cluster, some still green and others partly open in pink, with its fully open pink and white flowers forming a simple cross between the 4 corners; set against a lightly blurred background of its green leaves

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Lyn Edmonds @edmondslyn.bsky.social · 08/08/2026

Welsh Poppy, Papaver cambricum with crinkled petals and a delicate papery texture catching the sunlight; seen this week in Cambridge 💛 #SundayYellow #FlowersonSunday #SundayFlowers #BloomScrolling #WildflowerHour

Close-up a bright yellow flower with four petals that are crinkled at the edges, against a background of soflty blurred green foliage

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Lyn Edmonds @edmondslyn.bsky.social · 05/08/2026

A male Common Blue Damselfly, Enallagma cyathigerum resting on a Yew hedge in Cambridgeshire 💙 #InsectThursday #Damselflies @britishdragonflies.bsky.social

Close-up of a Common Blue Damselfly, Enallagma cyathigerum resting vertically on a green Yew hedge; it has blue eyes and its wings are held along its blue and black striped body

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