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Jim Langley @natureswork.bsky.social · 05/07/2026

I ventured up into Ysgolion duon above Afon Llafar in the Carneddau to see if Alpine Saw-wort was in flower. I managed to find a couple that were but it was too early for a full bloom. Loys of Lesser Meadow-rue flowering too #wildflowerhour #snowdonia

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Jim Langley @natureswork.bsky.social · 28/06/2026

June is a brilliant month for orchids, lillies and helleborines and this year I've notched up a few sightings whilst out working in the Swiss Alps. #wildflowers #orchids #wildflowerhour #naturelovers #naturephotography

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Jim Langley @natureswork.bsky.social · 16/06/2026

There are still a few places on my alpine flowers and ecology workshop this coming Saturday. If you're in the Alps already why not pop along. Solalex is looking incredible and the limestone scenery is magnificent

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Jim Langley @natureswork.bsky.social · 14/06/2026

The alpine meadows are alive and buzzing at the moment. The biodiversity is simply stunning and when the sun shines it is hard to beat. Floating around 1600-2200m above sea level this week in an area rich in limestone scenery and at the start of the peak flowering time. Simply wow #wildflowerhour

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Jim Langley @natureswork.bsky.social · 07/06/2026

A slip up whilst writing. It's a bee orchid pictured not a butterfly orchid as incorrectly wrote

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Jim Langley @natureswork.bsky.social · 07/06/2026

From mountain to coast this weekend. Alpine saxifrage (Micranthes nivalis), spring sandwort, butterfly orchid and round-leaved wintergreen #wildflowerhour #wildflowers @europeanorchids.bsky.social @wildflowerhour.bsky.social @bsbibotany.bsky.social

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Jim Langley @natureswork.bsky.social · 18/05/2026

Snowdon lily is known by many names, e.g. Lloydia & my favourite is in Welsh Brwynddail y mynydd which translates as rush-leaves of the mountain. This describes its glossy, grass-like leaves very well. lloydia is an old name for it and given to Edward Lhuyd who first discovered it in Eryri in 1682.

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Jim Langley @natureswork.bsky.social · 15/05/2026

Calling all botanists... I am looking to capture Arctic bearberry in flower but I live in Wales. It's a long trip north so I want to ensure I haven't missed it. Have anyone seen it recently & could offer me some intel? This photo is from Beinn Eighe on 16th June last year. @bsbiscotland.bsky.social

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Jim Langley @natureswork.bsky.social · 10/05/2026

Join me in the Swiss alps to discover and learn about the spectacular alpine flora. BAIML members get a cpd point for attending. Course date: Sat 20 June Venue: Solalex, Canton Vaud, Switzerland Cost: £85 DM for more details and bookings #alpineflowers #botany #alps

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Jim Langley @natureswork.bsky.social · 03/05/2026

No Mow May is here! 🌼 🏡 🐝 and I’m happy to bee involved! With more than 23 million gardens across the UK, our lawns have huge potential. It’s a conservation campaign by Plantlife urging gardeners to stop mowing in May to allow flowers to grow, providing essential nectar and pollen for pollinators

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Jim Langley @natureswork.bsky.social · 28/04/2026

Some wonderful coastal wildflowers at South Stack on Anglesey this weekend. Spring squill, Sea campion, Thrift and Spatulated fleabane - an endemic to Anglesey #wildflowers #coastalflowers #nature #southstack #endemic #coastline

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Jim Langley @natureswork.bsky.social · 22/03/2026

Townhall clock or Moschatel just coming into flower 🥰. A musk-scented flower of ancient woodlands. Each stem bears five flowers, one on the top & one on each of the four side faces of a 'clock'. Its name comes from Italian 'moscato' for musk. #WildflowerHour #StoryPlants @plantlifeuk.bsky.social

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Jim Langley @natureswork.bsky.social · 19/03/2026

Wild daffodil were once a common sight in the countryside. Today it’s a rarer sight. They create a stunning display with delicate blooms seen in shaded ancient woodlands or damp meadows 🌿 In Wales it's known as ‘cenhinen Bedr’ (Peter’s leek) & is a cherished national symbol. @bsbibotany.bsky.social

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Jim Langley @natureswork.bsky.social · 15/03/2026

A fitting floral display for Mothering Sunday or 'Mother's Day' as it's evolved into. A day to celebrate mothers with flowers Purple saxifrage comes into flower astonishingly early. There was still snow on the ledges around these flowers in Snowdonia #wildflowers #wildflowerhour #alpineflowers

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Jim Langley @natureswork.bsky.social · 15/03/2026

🌿 Hazel in bloom. Hazel flowers long before its leaves appear. Its yellow dangling catkins, 'lamb’s tails', are the male flowers. Look closely & you’ll see tiny female flowers too: small buds with delicate crimson-red threads that catch the pollen. #Hazel #Botany #Flowers #BritishWildlife #Nature

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Jim Langley @natureswork.bsky.social · 05/03/2026

On World Book Day we celebrate the power of books to inspire curiosity & adventure. My book on geology & flowers of the Alps was written with that spirit in mind, to encourage readers to explore, travel & learn about central Europe’s remarkable mountain range. tinyurl.com/2rb3mw6f #worldbookday

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Jim Langley @natureswork.bsky.social · 11/01/2026

❄️A tale of two winter skills training days. 🌞Complete contrasts only a day apart. 💨Bluebird to mega turbo thaw wetness. ⛏️Such a different approach and skill set taught based on weather and ground conditions 🧤Great to test gear and mental stamina.

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Jim Langley @natureswork.bsky.social · 26/12/2025

Specialised landscape & nature photography workshops led by Andy Teasdale & Jim Langley. Courses offer hands-on tuition to help enthusiasts photograph. Tuition focuses on techniques for light, composition & movement. Dates: 25 Apr, 4 July £85 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 Betws-y-coed

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Jim Langley @natureswork.bsky.social · 20/12/2025

Wishing you health and happiness as we approach the winter solstice 🌙 A time to acknowedge the beauty of both dark and light. A season of reflection, as the days slowly begin to lengthen, bringing renewal, hope and new beginnings. 🌱

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Jim Langley @natureswork.bsky.social · 17/12/2025

The Cairngorm plateau is one of the most extreme and brutal environments for any plant to survive in Britain. Yet this sub-arctic habitat is full of plants thriving in these conditions. Pictured here are Trailing Azalea with reddish, winter leaves, Fir Clubmoss and Woolly Hair-moss

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Jim Langley @natureswork.bsky.social · 07/12/2025

🌲Christmas fair at RSPB Conwy on all day! ☃️Come and visit us in the cafe. Here til 4pm 🎅Santa is in the first hide too!

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Jim Langley @natureswork.bsky.social · 18/09/2025

Andy Teasdale and I have now decided to offer the Capture Snowdonia workshop as a 1-day masterclass. Date: 27 Sept Cost: £80 Venue: Betws-y-coed Enquiries: DM / jim@natureswork.co.uk MTA link: mt.tahdah.me/event/detail...

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Jim Langley @natureswork.bsky.social · 17/09/2025

It's great to have a positive news story. It just goes to show that we should never stop looking

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Jim Langley @natureswork.bsky.social · 13/08/2025

Join one of my environmental workshops this autumn. DM for info & bookings

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Jim Langley @natureswork.bsky.social · 13/07/2025

Mountain lake and upland bogs made for a cool walk yesterday. Lots of beautiful wildflowers in full bloom including; Round-leaved sundew, Water lobelia, Bog asphodel & Sneezewort. Not all of them #hairyplants but downy, frilly anthers and specialist, sticky hairs can be seen #wildflowerhour

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Jim Langley @natureswork.bsky.social · 06/07/2025

Alpine flowers are in the absolute prime in the Swiss Alps this week. Mega diversity, pollinators having a feast

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Jim Langley @natureswork.bsky.social · 06/07/2025

A couple of Helleborine - Red & Dark-red - along with Herb Paris and Burnt-tip orchid. Snapping a few of the amazing alpine flowers whilst guiding in the Swiss Alps #wildflowerhour @europeanorchids.bsky.social #helleborine #wildflowers

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Jim Langley @natureswork.bsky.social · 01/07/2025

Heading to the Alps this summer? There's fresh, new stock of The Alps - A Natural Companion in Chamonix Maison De La Presse

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Jim Langley @natureswork.bsky.social · 29/06/2025

A few of the alpine flowers peaking in the Swiss Alps this week. All of which I've recently seen in the Scottish Highlands too. Yellow oxytropis, Alpine bartsia, small-white orchid & Alpine mouse-ear #wildflowerhour #wildflowers

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Jim Langley @natureswork.bsky.social · 16/06/2025

An alpine botany trip at home in the UK. The Scottish Highlands are home to the finest collections of arctic-alpine plants in the UK. I was joined by a brilliant young botanist, @mattrjones.bsky.social a real inspiration to explore the mountains with. We recorded many of the rarest montane species.

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Jim Langley @natureswork.bsky.social · 15/06/2025

My trip to the Highlands began on Ben Nevis looking for awesome alpines. I found Tufted saxifrage, arctic mouse-ear & Sibbaldia in flower. All incredibly special #wildflowers @bsbibotany.bsky.social @bsbiscotland.bsky.social

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mattrjones.bsky.social @mattrjones.bsky.social · 15/06/2025

Sooo many incredible plants from a weekend botanising with @natureswork.bsky.social in Scotland. Here's a few of the specials from Ben Lawers. Rock Speedwell is one I've missed on my previous visits so gorgeous to see it flowering in great numbers #wildflowerhour @bsbiscotland.bsky.social

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Jim Langley @natureswork.bsky.social · 15/06/2025

Not been anywhere urban this week #urbanplants I've been mostly in the Highlands of #Scotland looking for alpines with @mattrjones.bsky.social and we found some stunning saxifrages @wildflowerhour.bsky.social #wildflowerhour #alpines

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Jim Langley @natureswork.bsky.social · 10/06/2025

I revisited a site where I stumbled upon Marsh clubmoss many years ago in Snowdonia. This nationally endangered plant is still doing well at this site @plantlifeuk.bsky.social @cofnod.org.uk @bsbibotany.bsky.social

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Jim Langley @natureswork.bsky.social · 09/06/2025

It's not everyday you come face to face with a carnivorous plant! Lesser bladderwort is less well known than other carnivorous plants like sundews & butterworts. They rely on digesting insects for nutrition but use suction traps (bladders) to capture their prey! @bsbibotany.bsky.social #wildflowers

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Botanical Society of Britain and Ireland (BSBI) @bsbibotany.bsky.social · 05/06/2025

Lots of botanists heading to London to celebrate the launch of @trevorthebotanist.bsky.social's new book about wonderful #urbanbotany. Trevor has promised to wear a "snazzy outfit" for the occasion. Photos to follow!

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Jim Langley @natureswork.bsky.social · 01/06/2025

Back in Cwm Idwal today and headed up to see if Lloydia was in flower. Saw quite a few but only this one accessible. Also came across a lovely Moss campion in flower, Mountain sorrel & Starry saxifrage #wildflowerhour @wildflowerhour.bsky.social @plantlifeuk.bsky.social @bsbibotany.bsky.social

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Jim Langley @natureswork.bsky.social · 01/06/2025

A lovely day in the Lakes yesterday looking for mountain and alpine flowers. We saw Alpine saw-wort, Bog asphodel - in flower! & yellow mountain saxifrage #wildflowerhour @wildflowerhour.bsky.social @bsbibotany.bsky.social @plantlifeuk.bsky.social

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Jim Langley @natureswork.bsky.social · 25/05/2025

More from today in Cwm Idwal. Northern bedstraw, Mossy saxifrage, a soltary Snowdon lily and Moss campion @wildflowerhour.bsky.social #wildflowerhour @cofnod.org.uk @bsbibotany.bsky.social @plantlifeuk.bsky.social

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Jim Langley @natureswork.bsky.social · 25/05/2025

A whole mix of species and habitats obeserved today in Cwm Idwal. Frst time seeing Holly fern here and just one small individual seen. Awlwort already flowered, Butterwort in its prime as too for Starry saxifrage #wildflowerhour @cofnod.org.uk @bsbicymru.bsky.social @wildflowerhour.bsky.social

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Jim Langley @natureswork.bsky.social · 23/05/2025

Slow worms are legless lizards. Here school pupils get their first experience holding them

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Jim Langley @natureswork.bsky.social · 18/05/2025

Apologies it was Cressbrook dale not lathkill dale for Spring sandwort

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Jim Langley @natureswork.bsky.social · 18/05/2025

Spectacular Mountain avens in Snowdonia today. The site is steep & precarious on approach but absolutley incredible. There is limited presence of other arctic-alpines but so worth the long walk in #wildflowerhour #wildflowers @bsbicymru.bsky.social @cofnod.org.uk @plantlifeuk.bsky.social

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Jim Langley @natureswork.bsky.social · 18/05/2025

A couple of venues this week for #wildflowerhour and the #PinkFamily Spring sandwort and Red campion in Lathkill dale and Moss campion in Cwm Idwal #wildflowers @bsbibotany.bsky.social @plantlifeuk.bsky.social

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Jim Langley @natureswork.bsky.social · 15/05/2025

2/2 Mossy saxifrage, Spring sandwort, Water avens & Hoary whitlowgrass. Wonderful floral displays in the limestone dales of the @peakdistrict.bsky.social @snoweider.bsky.social @bsbibotany.bsky.social @plantlifeuk.bsky.social @europeanorchids.bsky.social #wildflowers

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Jim Langley @natureswork.bsky.social · 15/05/2025

Evening walks in the Peak District looking at the wonderful #wildflowers in the limestone dales. Hairy rock-cress, Lily-f-the-valley, Stone bramble & Jacob's ladder. Thanks for the great company @snoweider.bsky.social 1/2 @bsbibotany.bsky.social @plantlifeuk.bsky.social @peakdistrict.bsky.social

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