Botanising in Huntingdonshire, Yorkshire and Beyond

I am the Botanical Society of Britain and Ireland (BSBI) Vice-County Recorder for Huntingdonshire (VC31) and Mid-West Yorkshire (VC64). I've set-up this botany blog to more readily share news on recent wildflower discoveries made by myself and others, to encourage wider recording, and as a way to challenge myself to take more photographs of the plants I find. See the BSBI website for more information on the work of the society and the diverse range of botany projects currently in progress.

Wednesday, 26 April 2017

To Addingham and Back Again (VC64)

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Time for a bit of a catch up on local news. Last week I took a trip over to Ilkley as I had always fancied a walk along the river towards Bo...
Monday, 24 April 2017

Alexanders in Giggleswick (VC64)

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Alexanders ( Smyrnium olusatrum ) is a rare plant in VC64 and indeed Yorkshire in general. It is a more familiar plant further south, partic...
Sunday, 9 April 2017

Goldilocks

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Passing through Methley churchyard (VC63) yesterday a blaze of gold caught my eye. Most of it was attributable to Lesser Celandine ( Ficaria...
Thursday, 23 March 2017

Viola riviniana subsp. minor

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Common Dog-violet ( Viola riviniana ) is a familiar plant of woodland and hedge banks. It is normally of lanky appearance, with elongated fl...
Saturday, 18 March 2017

Flowering Currants

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Nothing beats, as far as I am concerned, the early spring exuberance of Flowering Currant ( Ribes sanguineum ). My childhood memories are no...
Wednesday, 1 March 2017

Shoal of Minnows

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See the daffodils springing into bloom reminded me of some photographs sent by Bruce Brown a few weeks back. He has known a stand of vegetat...
Tuesday, 21 February 2017

February Highlights (VC31)

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Brian Laney has sent the first records for 2017, following a recent botanising session at Peterborough Services of all places. However, as I...
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