Anglesey Flora Group

A cold start in the early morning at Menai Bridge today where 3 members of #Anglesey Flora Group carried out the #NYPH
We found 47 species, up on the 34 we found on the same route last year.
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What a pleasure to meet @trevorthebotanist.bsky.social at yesterday's #BIBCONF25
Trevor's 5 minute presentation on Welsh Groundsel sounded like it would make a fascinating full length presentation at a future conference.
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Searching for Juncus capitatus this week we found a patch of Solanum nigrum.
As we moved on a plant caught my eye that from looked like yet another Solanum but turned out to be a first ever sighting for me of Shaggy Soldier, Galinsoga quadriradiata.
So pleased I did a double take
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Black Nightshade, Solanum nigrum found today in the November sunshine.
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Country diary: The marshes are graced with a little catwalk glamour | Nigel Brown Ynys Môn (Anglesey): What a pleasure it is to watch a pair of glossy ibis – true head-turners, and an increasingly common sight

Lovely article about Glossy Ibis at RSPB Cors Ddyga written by my joint VCR Nigel Brown

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Yesterday's Recorders' Day started out like Sleeping Beauty (1st time taking a hedge trimmer to go recording) - ended up like Waterworld, slopping about a flooded fen all day. Attulus caricis and Baryphyma gowerense (new site record) @angleseyfloragroup.bsky.social @britishspiders.bsky.social

This week Anglesey Flora Group carried out a survey on private land near Rhoscolyn which revealed the muted tones of Field Speedwell, Limonium humile, Greater Sea Spurrey, Field Woundwort, Heath Pearlwort & Wild Thyme.
Also Shrubby Seablite but not close enough for a photo.
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On a field trip to a private #Anglesey woodland in May we were privileged to see a wonderful display of Herb Paris, Paris quadrifolia.
I love the way the sunlight illuminates it through the trees.
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Anglesey Flora Group have two Field Surveys planned over the next fortnight. Get in touch for location details if you'd like to join us. Botanists of all experiences welcome.
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Plenty of new colours emerging in my local #Anglesey woods atm, & here are a few for this week's #wildflowerhour
I love the pink & white 'pencilled' cranesbill-such a precious find so deep in the woods! I also saw purple cranesbill, yellow iris, briar rose, comfrey & wood avens on today's walk

#wildflowerhour #GrassChallenge
I was so overwhelmed by the huge variety of grasses in my local Anglesey meadows, that I thought a collage would be the best way to display them (along with some random wild flowers that happened to be there!)

Contrasting colours and textures along the blustery Anglesey lanes for this week's #wildflowerhour
All were quite prolific, with the exception of the selfheal-Prunella vulgaris-which was seen at the bottom of a style along the coastal path!

The delicate harebells were a joy to behold on Brwdd Arthur (Arthur's seat), Anglesey this afternoon
#HarebellChallenge
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Sea thrift, hemp agrimony & greater knapweed in SE Anglesey, taken before I went on holiday a couple of weeks ago for #wildflowethour

Some local Anglesey #SeedHeads for this week's #wildflowerhour challenge:
Wild carrot in various stages, common hogweed, old man's beard (clematis), & a forlorn-looking dandelion!

A selection of
#Seedheads seen this week on #Anglesey
Wild Carrot, Musk-mallow, Selfheal,
Evening Primrose, Greater Bird's-foot Trefoil, Yellow Iris & Wild Teasel
#Wildflowerhour

Been out surveying Anglesey dunes this week. Flora very stunted in the heat and drought, such as these tiny Lesser Centaury (Centaurium pulchellum), Common Restharrow (Ononis repens) and Field Gentian (Gentianella campestris) #wildflowerhour

Sea-heath (Frankenia laevis) bringing a splash of colour to the shoreline near Rhosneigr, Anglesey. Really quite rare and threatened, it’s a very lovely little thing #wildflowerhour

For this week's #Wildflowerhour challenge #DaisyFamily here's Common Fleabane accompanied by Water Mint, Purple Loosestrife and a gorgeous blue #Anglesey sky

Rock Samphire covering the cliff edges this week on a tiny bay just off the coastal path #Anglesey
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Lovely view with pink flowers by the rocks and sea in the distance

Flowers and the sea …what more could you want🌸🌊
Just to add a bit of cheer 💖
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Amazing #Anglesey species on show at @naturambyth.bsky.social Invertebrate Discovery Day at the weekend. Clubbed General & Marsh Gentian. Thanks for revealing these brill species to us. @northwaleswt.bsky.social

Fabulous day spent with @jaynerooke.bsky.social & @northwaleswt.bsky.social on an animation workshop. I was amazed to learn we have 2nd biggest fen land area in UK on #Anglesey. So important for environment & biodiversity is incredible. We created this little video about Bladderwort 🤣❤️

Plant with elongate green straplike leaves; large sausage shaped brown seedhead

The perfection of a #bulrush in August -Typha latifolia #Anglesey #YnysMôn #botany #Wales #wildflowerhour @bsbicymru.bsky.social
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For this week's #Wildflowerhour challenge #ByTheSea here's the tallest Toadflax I've ever seen growing on the edge of the sand dunes this week at Aberffraw #Anglesey
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The next Anglesey Flora Group survey is on 31 July near Llangefni.
Locals and #botanist visiting the island are welcome to attend.
Please contact me for details of meeting place and time.
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