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harty491.bsky.social @harty491.bsky.social · 3d

Armillaria cepistipes (I think!) for #wildflowerhour

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harty491.bsky.social @harty491.bsky.social · 3d

Amanita citrina, False Death-cap for #wildflowerhour

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harty491.bsky.social @harty491.bsky.social · 3d

Ilex aquifolia, Holly for #wildflowerhour

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harty491.bsky.social @harty491.bsky.social · 3d

Crab Apples! Malus sylvestris for #wildfruithour, sorry #wildflowerhour

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harty491.bsky.social @harty491.bsky.social · 3d

Sorbus torminalis, Wild Service for #wildflowerhour

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harty491.bsky.social @harty491.bsky.social · 3d

Geranium dissecting, Cut-leaf Geranium for #wildflowerhour

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harty491.bsky.social @harty491.bsky.social · 3d

Bidens frondosa, Beggarticks for #wildflowerhour

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harty491.bsky.social @harty491.bsky.social · 3d

Hydrocotyle ranunculoides, Floating Pennywort for #wildflowerhour

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harty491.bsky.social @harty491.bsky.social · 3d

Epipactis helleborine, Broad-leaved Helleborine for #wildflowerhour

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harty491.bsky.social @harty491.bsky.social · 17d

Heather for #wildflowerhour. You don’t get much in Essex! Tiptree Heath.

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harty491.bsky.social @harty491.bsky.social · 17d

Wood Sage for #wildflowerhour. Tiptree, Essex

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harty491.bsky.social @harty491.bsky.social · 17d

Common Centaury, small but mighty! Tiptree Heath, Essex. #wildflowerhour

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harty491.bsky.social @harty491.bsky.social · Sep 14

I don’t really do favourites so here is Water Horsetail #wildflowerhour #favouriteplant

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harty491.bsky.social @harty491.bsky.social · Jul 30

www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

The Guardian view on England’s riverbanks: landscapes that everyone should be able to enjoy | Editorial

Editorial: Only a small sliver of riverside land is accessible to the public. Rights of way shouldn’t depend on the goodwill of landowners

www.theguardian.com

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harty491.bsky.social @harty491.bsky.social · Jul 30

www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Half of UK councils still use pesticides in public places, research finds

Pesticide-free movement has grown, but many local authorities still spray weedkiller linked to wildlife declines and cancer

www.theguardian.com

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harty491.bsky.social @harty491.bsky.social · Jul 17

Why are dogs allowed on nature reserves at all?

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harty491.bsky.social @harty491.bsky.social · Jul 13

@wildflowerhour.bsky.social Sneezewort, Achillea ptarmica. Not particularly hairy but may help alleviate the sneezes caused by getting too near to hairy plants for #wildflowerhour #hairyplants!

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Gregory Norminton @gregorynorminton.bsky.social · Jul 8

It's probably fine.

Leana Hosea @leanahosea.bsky.social · Jul 8

Map of sewage sludge stores in England. Red dots are stores located in Nitrate Vulnerable Zones (NVZs) - where the soil contains so much nitrate it cannot absorb any more. Sewage sludge is high in nitrate. When it's added to saturated soils, rain can wash the excess nitrate into rivers. 1/2

Map of sewage sludge storage sites in England. Red dots mark stores located inside Nitrate Vulnerable Zones (NVZs) - areas where soils are so saturated with nitrates they cannot absorb additional nitrate from fertiliser, including sewage sludge. Stores are normally located close to where they're used, which indicates sludge is being applied in NVZs. When nitrate is added to saturated soils, it washes off during rain into rivers. When rivers contain too much nitrate or phosphate, this can feed algae, either in the river, or once the water flows out to sea - increasing risk of algal blooms. When the algae grow too much, too fast, they block out light and air in the water causing aquatic creatures like fish to weaken or die. This, in turn, deprives birds & animals that feed on fish or insects from the water, to go hungry. Some algae can be toxic to humans and animals.

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harty491.bsky.social @harty491.bsky.social · Jun 15

Wild Candytuft, Iberis amara on south facing chalk grassland, South Oxfordshire. #wildflowerhour

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harty491.bsky.social @harty491.bsky.social · Jun 15

Dropwort, Filipendula vulgaris almost outnumbering the orchids at Aston Rowant NNR. #wildflowerhour

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harty491.bsky.social @harty491.bsky.social · Jun 15

Small-flowered Sweet-briar, Rosa micrantha, on chalk grassland. Aston Rowant NNR, South Oxfordshire. #wildflowerhour. Not #urbanplants but very close to the M40!

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harty491.bsky.social @harty491.bsky.social · Jun 14

Iberis!!

harty491.bsky.social @harty491.bsky.social · Jun 14

Iberis amara!

harty491.bsky.social @harty491.bsky.social · Jun 14

Wild Candytuft, Iberia amara. Something of a Chilterns specialist. Aston Rowant NNR, Oxfordshire.

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harty491.bsky.social @harty491.bsky.social · Jun 14

Squinancywort (cool name!), Asperula cynanchica a chalk grassland specialist. Aston Rowant NNR, Oxfordshire.

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