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Botanical Society of Britain and Ireland (BSBI) @bsbibotany.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

We’ve been bowled over by the standard for this year's Botanical Photographer of the Year. It's now time for public shortlisting. Use the links below to view the entries into this year's competition and vote for all those you think are particularly impressive. Shortlisting will run until 31 Oct.

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Botanical Photographer of the Year

The BSBI is for everyone who cares about the wild plants of Britain and Ireland.

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TrevorTheBotanist @trevorthebotanist.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

Just added this superb Agave victoriae-reginae to the collection. I couldn't resist it at just 19 euros (£16) for a stonking plant 20cm in diameter, from a great nursery in Perigeuex, SW France 🌱

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TrevorTheBotanist @trevorthebotanist.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Pure botanical excitement: a grove of Chinese Timber Bamboo (Phyllostachys vivax), with its polished green culms up to 10cm (4 inches) in diameter. Les Eyzies, Dordogne 🌱

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Botanical Society of Britain and Ireland (BSBI) @bsbibotany.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Our annual membership special offer opens today! Join us this month to start enjoying 15 months of membership benefits for the price of 12. Benefits to you: social/training/access/opportunities & more Benefits to our wild plants: in a changing world, your support is vital! bsbi.org/blog/2026/10...

A group of inclusive botanists stands near the edge of a lake in Aberdeenshire, pointing at some of the aquatic plants and sharing ID tips. Image: Ian Francis

A wet meadow in the Yorkshire Dales, full of Ragged Robin and other wild flowers. Image: Ken Readshaw

Julia Hanmer, BSBI Chief Executive. look up and smiles, surrounded by colleagues on an orchid-hunting trip in the Peak District. Image: Sarah Woods

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Botanical Society of Britain and Ireland (BSBI) @bsbibotany.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

Only 3 days left to enter our Botanical Photographer of the Year competition! 16 judges inc @trevorthebotanist.bsky.social @amandatuke.bsky.social & @markavery.bsky.social look forward to seeing your entries of British & Irish wild plants. Deadline: 30 September. Details: bsbi.org/take-part/ac...

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Botanical Photographer of the Year

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Botanical Society of Britain and Ireland (BSBI) @bsbibotany.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Dr Stuart Desjardins, current Editor-in-Chief of #BritishandIrishBotany is looking to stand down at the end of 2026. The search is on to find a successor: could that be you? There will be lots of support on offer: bsbi.org/blog/2026/09... Details of the role & how to apply: bsbi.org/about/people...

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Changing of the guard at British & Irish Botany

The BSBI is for everyone who cares about the wild plants of Britain and Ireland.

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Botanical Society of Britain and Ireland (BSBI) @bsbibotany.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

This lovely photo by @sarahfaulkner.bsky.social marks the end of a season of weekly @wildflowerhour.bsky.social challenges! They return next spring but meanwhile #WildFlowerHour continues every Sunday 8-9pm & don't forget to enter your best photos into our Photo Competition bsbi.org/take-part/ac...

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TrevorTheBotanist @trevorthebotanist.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

My #favouriteplant moment of the year was definitely flying past these clouds of Oxeye Daisy and Red Valerian on my bike last May. Nothing rare or unusual, but just bright and bountiful and full of joy #wildflowerhour

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TrevorTheBotanist @trevorthebotanist.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

This is probably my #favouriteplant of the year. It delivered that double thrill of encountering a species you’ve not seen before, and finding a new species for Anglesey. Plus it was in one of my favourite habitats to explore - urban fallow - and, to top it all, it was just stunning #wildflowerhour

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wildflowerhour @wildflowerhour.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

For the last weekly challenge, we want to know what was your favourite plant that you’ve spotted from across Britain and Ireland this year? Share your pics for #wildflowerhour this Sunday 8-9pm using the hashtag #favouriteplant and we’ll celebrate it with you! 🥳🌿🌸

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Botanical Society of Britain and Ireland (BSBI) @bsbibotany.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

This week is #RememberACharityWeek. At the BSBI, donations and legacies make up around a third of our income and we want to say thank you to all those who have made this lasting gift to the Society, safeguarding our work and wild plants for the next generation. Thank you! bsbi.org/about/suppor...

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The Wild Flower Society @wildflowersociety.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

The Presidents' Award is awarded annually by the presidents of the Wild Flower Society and the BSBI @bsbibotany.bsky.social for the most useful contribution to understanding our flora. Congratulations to 2026 winner Trevor Dines @trevorthebotanist.bsky.social, for his book Urban Plants.

WFS president Alan Leslie presents the Presidents' Award certificate to 2026 winner Trevor Dines

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Botanical Society of Britain and Ireland (BSBI) @bsbibotany.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

Congrats to @trevorthebotanist.bsky.social on being awarded the 2026 Presidents' Award for his book 'Urban Plants'. The Award is made annually by the BSBI & @wildflowersociety.bsky.social Presidents for the most useful contribution (book, paper, discovery etc.) to our flora bsbi.org/about/news/l...

Trevor Dines and fellow BSBI trustee Nicola Tainton, with copies of Trevor's book 'Urban Plants', at the 2025 British & Irish Botanical Conference.

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TrevorTheBotanist @trevorthebotanist.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

Having been a member of @bsbibotany.bsky.social for several decades, this is a HUGE honour - thank you! And I’m thrilled that people love the book so much, and that it’s encouraged them to look at the plants we live alongside on pavements, walls & streets with fresh eyes #UrbanPlants

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TrevorTheBotanist @trevorthebotanist.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

A very common alien in continental Europe, Spotted Spurge (Euphorbia maculata) is slowly becoming more established in Britain. Here it’s hugging the kerb-side and drawing attention on the Sea Front, Hayling Island #botanistsbottoms #wildflowerhour

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TrevorTheBotanist @trevorthebotanist.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

Early for #wildflowerhour (as I’m not around later) - Hairy Finger-grass (Digitaria sanguinalis) and its shadow on a toilet block wall, Hayling Island. Not an #urbanplant I see very often - brings the Mediterranean to mind.

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wildflowerhour @wildflowerhour.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

Some wildflowers have seed heads that are truly spectacular! The challenge this week is to find some and then share your lovely pics for #WildflowerHour this Sunday 8-9pm using the hashtag #SeedHeads! Any wild or naturalised blooms you find too are of course always welcome!

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TrevorTheBotanist @trevorthebotanist.bsky.social · 23/08/2026

Grass-of-Parnassus (Parnassia palustris) in dunes at Newborough, Ynys Môn (Anglesey). Such a breathtaking and obliging little beauty, it always seems to present its flowers perfectly #wildflowerhour

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TrevorTheBotanist @trevorthebotanist.bsky.social · 23/08/2026

After the recent rain, Common Bird’s-foot-trefoil is putting on a fabulous display along the cycle path beside the A55 near Abergwyngregyn. This is the non-native & more upright var sativa, sown along the verges in the early 1980s and still thriving #wildflowerhour

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TrevorTheBotanist @trevorthebotanist.bsky.social · 23/08/2026

I’ve honestly searched miles of walls (by bike) this week and not found a single thing in flower. The drought has taken a terrible toll & everything’s gone into survival mode. Only a few succulents like Rock Stonecrop (Petrosedum forsterianum) remain green #WallPlants #wildflowerhour

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TrevorTheBotanist @trevorthebotanist.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

The Local Change Project provides us with an incredibly detailed view of which plants are coming and going in a network of places across Britain & Ireland. It’s a fascinating and important project, helping us to understand how and why our flora is changing. Want to help out? Apply below!

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TrevorTheBotanist @trevorthebotanist.bsky.social · 20/08/2026

Always nice to clock up a Vice-county first, especially when it’s as impressive as this! Dense-flowered Mullein (Verbascum densiflorum) has only ever been recorded five times in Wales so it was great to find it on rough ground at the edge of Rhosneigr, Ynys Môn (Anglesey) #Wildflowerhour

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TrevorTheBotanist @trevorthebotanist.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

Yay! One of my favourite challenges. I’m mildly obsessed with walls and their flora (as anyone who’s read ‘Urban Plants’ will know), but this could be a real challenge following the record-breaking drought. Can’t wait to see what people find.

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TrevorTheBotanist @trevorthebotanist.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

I’m thrilled to be on the judging panel for the @bsbibotany.bsky.social Botanical Photographer of the Year and I can’t wait to see your entries. Get snapping those blooms! Details below #WorldPhotographyDay

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TrevorTheBotanist @trevorthebotanist.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

Get your counts in - I’ll show my count after 9pm 😉

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TrevorTheBotanist @trevorthebotanist.bsky.social · 17/08/2026

I’ve been out monitoring populations of Field Gentian again today, which isn’t always as easy as it sounds. Time for a challenge - how many Field Gentian plants are there in this photo? @bsbibotany.bsky.social @wildflowerhour.bsky.social @speciesrecovery.bsky.social

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Botanical Society of Britain and Ireland (BSBI) @bsbibotany.bsky.social · 14/08/2026

We have a vacancy for a Trustee to join our Board & contribute towards the future direction of our charity. Interested? You'd join friendly fellow Trustees such as @trevorthebotanist.bsky.social & @wildplantwanderer.bsky.social in making a real difference for plants & people bsbi.org/about/people...

BSBI Trustees Trevor and Nicola looking very happy at the 2025 British & Irish Botanical Conference, with copies of Trevor's 'Urban Plants' book

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Rebecca Wheeler @botanybeck.bsky.social · 13/08/2026

A new challenge this week for #WildflowerHour, hope you enjoy it! Any wild or naturalised bloom that you find, squirrel out those evocative common names, the quirkier the better!

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The Species Recovery Trust @speciesrecovery.bsky.social · 13/08/2026

Our very own @trevorthebotanist.bsky.social has been out surveying Field Gentians in north Wales - and had a bit of a surprise!

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TrevorTheBotanist @trevorthebotanist.bsky.social · 11/08/2026

Meet Vanda falcata x curvifolia. Not sure where the spots have come from (neither parent has them) but they make it very special. I find it a real challenge to flower - it needs more water, light & heat than I can give it on my windowsills. But I'II persevere as it's such a cracking little thing.

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TrevorTheBotanist @trevorthebotanist.bsky.social · 09/08/2026

Just a few flowers remaining on very droughted plants of Blue Lettuce (Lactuca tatarica) in dunes at West Shore, Llandudno. A very rare garden escape, it’s been known here since 1963 plantatlas2020.org/atlas/2cd4p9... #DaisyFamily #Wildflowerhour

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TrevorTheBotanist @trevorthebotanist.bsky.social · 09/08/2026

Tough old Rough Hawkbit (Leontodon hispidus) buried up to its neck in sand and getting baked in the heat. Twyni Cymyran, Ynys Môn (Cymyran Dunes, Anglesey) #DaisyFamily #Wildflowerhour

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TrevorTheBotanist @trevorthebotanist.bsky.social · 09/08/2026

Fearing the worst, I was amazed to find record numbers of Field Gentian at Twyni Cymyran, Ynys Môn (Cymyran Dunes, Anglesey). Seems that spring was SO wet the dune slacks have held on to their moisture, despite the drought. There were thousands of plants @speciesrecovery.bsky.social #Wildflowerhour

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TrevorTheBotanist @trevorthebotanist.bsky.social · 09/08/2026

Golden-samphire (Limbarda crithmoides) looking splendid beside Afon Crigyll at Traeth Cymyran, Ynys Môn (Anglesey) #DaisyFamily #Wildflowerhour

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TrevorTheBotanist @trevorthebotanist.bsky.social · 09/08/2026

So… two months ago I posted this. Little did I know we were about to have the driest summer on record, but maybe the plants did after all? #heatwave #drought #wildflowers

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TrevorTheBotanist @trevorthebotanist.bsky.social · 07/08/2026

When you set out for a nice peaceful day surveying dunes beside RAF Valley (Anglesey), but it’s the annual air show. At one point I was repeatedly buzzed by a Eurofighter Typhoon (sound up) 🎧😮

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wildflowerhour @wildflowerhour.bsky.social · 06/08/2026

Despite the recent drought many members of the Asteraceae or daisy family are looking just splendid. Perfect for this week’s #WildflowerHour! See if you can find one & share your pics this Sunday evening 8-9pm using the hashtag #DaisyFamily. Happy Asteraceae hunting!

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Botanical Society of Britain and Ireland (BSBI) @bsbibotany.bsky.social · 05/08/2026

We're hiring! We have a new Local Change project, building on previous BSBI monitoring projects, to provide crucial data on the state of our wild plants. Background to the project: bsbi.org/take-part/pr... We're now looking to recruit a Project Coordinator. Find out more: bsbi.org/about/people...

3 botanists by the sea photographing, identifying and recording the wildflowers they find

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TrevorTheBotanist @trevorthebotanist.bsky.social · 25/07/2026

We’re about 150 miles from the horrendous Gironde wildfire near Bordeaux, yet the smoke has reached us in north Dordogne with a strong smell of burning in the air this morning. The landscape is utterly parched, trees are literally dying on their feet & everyone’s on tenterhooks over the risk of fire

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TrevorTheBotanist @trevorthebotanist.bsky.social · 11/07/2026

In Bordeaux yesterday for the finish of the Tour de France and found part of the route lined with one of my favourite trees - Tilia henryana. Suffering a bit in the heat, and not the tidiest of trees, but look at those whiskers!

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Botanical Society of Britain and Ireland (BSBI) @bsbibotany.bsky.social · 07/07/2026

We're delighted to announce the entire 16-strong judging panel for our 2026 Botanical Photographer of the Year competition! Mugshots below 👇 or check out all their biogs here: bsbi.org/take-part/ac... Then select your very best plant photos to enter into the competition: bsbi.org/take-part/ac...

Thumbnail photos of the 16-strong judging panel in the 2026 Botanical Photographer of the Year competition

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TrevorTheBotanist @trevorthebotanist.bsky.social · 29/06/2026

That indescribable feeling of joy when you’re weeding the borders in your garden and this breathtaking marvel of nature comes to join you. Swallowtail Butterfly #Dordogne

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TrevorTheBotanist @trevorthebotanist.bsky.social · 29/06/2026

That indescribable feeling of joy when you’re weeding the borders in your garden and this breathtaking marvel of nature comes to join you. Swallowtail Butterfly #Dordogne

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The Species Recovery Trust @speciesrecovery.bsky.social · 25/06/2026

Exciting news for Field Cow-wheat in Wiltshire! Here’s Dom to tell you more… @the-wildlifetrusts.bsky.social

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Alex Prendergast @bramblebotanist.bsky.social · 23/06/2026

I visited Dundee botanical gardens a couple years back. A great collection and a lovely community atmosphere. In one afternoon I chatted to school groups, researchers, gardeners and artists. An institution well worth visiting and support

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TrevorTheBotanist @trevorthebotanist.bsky.social · 21/06/2026

Turkish Sage (Phlomis russeliana) *just* about escaping onto a Northamptonshire street, Whittlebury. The parent plant was on the other side of the fence. This young plant seeded from that. Not sure whether I’d count it as wild, but it’s making a bid for freedom! #wildflowerhour

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TrevorTheBotanist @trevorthebotanist.bsky.social · 21/06/2026

Flaming hot Alstroemeria to celebrate a flaming hot #Solstice

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James Harding-Morris @jameshardingmorris.bsky.social · 18/06/2026

I love learning about a plant from the botany community on BlueSky and then finding it and recognising it for myself. My first Cape-jewels, easily identified thanks to @trevorthebotanist.bsky.social and @nicwilson.bsky.social and a new dot on the map for Knaresborough.

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