Jo Stephen
@jostephen.bsky.social
Haunter of woodlands, field ecologist, photographer, botanist, images from walks in my local landscape.
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Jo Stephen
@jostephen.bsky.social
· Dec 12
Beech tree, in winter, on the hill above the village, many moons ago.
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It was misty and cold in the woods this morning but the sun was trying to break through ❄️
November 26, 2025 at 7:13 PM
It was misty and cold in the woods this morning but the sun was trying to break through ❄️
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Black Friday Sale!!!
Christmas Charity Prints only £15 each.
Or 3 for £40.
Or 4 for £50.
Every penny goes to supporting two organisations helping vulnerable children.
circa35mm.com/art-store/p/...
Christmas Charity Prints only £15 each.
Or 3 for £40.
Or 4 for £50.
Every penny goes to supporting two organisations helping vulnerable children.
circa35mm.com/art-store/p/...
Christmas Charity Print 2025 - circa 35mm - Euan Ross
This year I am offering a choice of ten prints with all profits going to two children charities, Action for Children and the Lidya Hope Foundation.
circa35mm.com
November 22, 2025 at 8:50 AM
Black Friday Sale!!!
Christmas Charity Prints only £15 each.
Or 3 for £40.
Or 4 for £50.
Every penny goes to supporting two organisations helping vulnerable children.
circa35mm.com/art-store/p/...
Christmas Charity Prints only £15 each.
Or 3 for £40.
Or 4 for £50.
Every penny goes to supporting two organisations helping vulnerable children.
circa35mm.com/art-store/p/...
November.
The village woods.
The village woods.
November 22, 2025 at 11:57 AM
November.
The village woods.
The village woods.
A few fungi from some favourite local haunts in Dorset.
November 17, 2025 at 9:25 AM
A few fungi from some favourite local haunts in Dorset.
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These calendars are an inexpensive way to own some of Jo's beautiful multi-exposure layered compositions.
My 2026 calendar is now available, if you'd like one, or to take a look, please follow this link:
lovefromtheartist.com/Home/ArtistC... thanks x
lovefromtheartist.com/Home/ArtistC... thanks x
November 16, 2025 at 8:55 AM
These calendars are an inexpensive way to own some of Jo's beautiful multi-exposure layered compositions.
Beech masts, late autumn in a north Dorset woodland.
November 16, 2025 at 8:37 AM
Beech masts, late autumn in a north Dorset woodland.
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A mosaic of lichen on a Sussex fencepost #lichens #lichenGBI
November 14, 2025 at 4:42 PM
A mosaic of lichen on a Sussex fencepost #lichens #lichenGBI
Jackdaws by the north Winterborne chalk stream.
November 14, 2025 at 7:27 PM
Jackdaws by the north Winterborne chalk stream.
Devil's Fingers, Clathrus archeri, on a Dorset heath today. #wildfungihour
November 2, 2025 at 5:57 PM
Devil's Fingers, Clathrus archeri, on a Dorset heath today. #wildfungihour
Golden-eye lichen, Teloschisties chrystophthalmus, from a wander in a local wood pasture this morning.
October 24, 2025 at 3:12 PM
Golden-eye lichen, Teloschisties chrystophthalmus, from a wander in a local wood pasture this morning.
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#lichenGBI
Unexpected on Larch twigs covered with Physcia tenella and Xanthoria parietina - a solitary Teloschistes chrysophthalmos! #lichen
Unexpected on Larch twigs covered with Physcia tenella and Xanthoria parietina - a solitary Teloschistes chrysophthalmos! #lichen
October 23, 2025 at 12:26 PM
#lichenGBI
Unexpected on Larch twigs covered with Physcia tenella and Xanthoria parietina - a solitary Teloschistes chrysophthalmos! #lichen
Unexpected on Larch twigs covered with Physcia tenella and Xanthoria parietina - a solitary Teloschistes chrysophthalmos! #lichen
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Sorbus torminalis, Wild Service, Invertebrate Associates
Often seen in wood pasture. Late spring–early summer flowers are insect pollinated. Fast growing, light demanding, timber v. durable, lifespan c 100–200 yrs. Supports c.30 spp. inverts.
📷Reitter & Abel, Württembergische Landesbibliothek
🌱
Often seen in wood pasture. Late spring–early summer flowers are insect pollinated. Fast growing, light demanding, timber v. durable, lifespan c 100–200 yrs. Supports c.30 spp. inverts.
📷Reitter & Abel, Württembergische Landesbibliothek
🌱
March 9, 2025 at 7:32 PM
Sorbus torminalis, Wild Service, Invertebrate Associates
Often seen in wood pasture. Late spring–early summer flowers are insect pollinated. Fast growing, light demanding, timber v. durable, lifespan c 100–200 yrs. Supports c.30 spp. inverts.
📷Reitter & Abel, Württembergische Landesbibliothek
🌱
Often seen in wood pasture. Late spring–early summer flowers are insect pollinated. Fast growing, light demanding, timber v. durable, lifespan c 100–200 yrs. Supports c.30 spp. inverts.
📷Reitter & Abel, Württembergische Landesbibliothek
🌱
My 2026 calendar is now available, if you'd like one, or to take a look, please follow this link:
lovefromtheartist.com/Home/ArtistC... thanks x
lovefromtheartist.com/Home/ArtistC... thanks x
October 18, 2025 at 5:40 PM
My 2026 calendar is now available, if you'd like one, or to take a look, please follow this link:
lovefromtheartist.com/Home/ArtistC... thanks x
lovefromtheartist.com/Home/ArtistC... thanks x
A tiny and carnivorous, Pale Butterwort, Pinguicula lusitanica, flowering on Stoborough Heath on Wednesday.
October 18, 2025 at 7:44 AM
A tiny and carnivorous, Pale Butterwort, Pinguicula lusitanica, flowering on Stoborough Heath on Wednesday.
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Sycamore leaves in a local wood
October 13, 2025 at 5:50 PM
Sycamore leaves in a local wood
Yellow-horned Poppy, Glaucium flavum, on Brownsea Island #wildflowerhour
October 12, 2025 at 7:48 PM
Yellow-horned Poppy, Glaucium flavum, on Brownsea Island #wildflowerhour
Common Mouse-ear, Cerastium fontanum #wildflowerhour
October 12, 2025 at 7:46 PM
Common Mouse-ear, Cerastium fontanum #wildflowerhour
Narrow-leaved Michaelmas Daisy, Symphyotrichum lanceloatum & spider, on a verge up the lane. #wildflowerhour
October 12, 2025 at 7:44 PM
Narrow-leaved Michaelmas Daisy, Symphyotrichum lanceloatum & spider, on a verge up the lane. #wildflowerhour
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It's #WorldAlgaeDay! Japanese algologist Kintaro Okamura (1867-1935) provided taxonomies & descriptions in English & Japanese for his monumental work "Nihon sorui zufu" / "Icones of Japanese Algae" (1907-1942). Find it in #BHLib via
#MBLWHOILibrary
www.biodiversitylibrary.org/bibliography... 🧪
#MBLWHOILibrary
www.biodiversitylibrary.org/bibliography... 🧪
October 12, 2025 at 8:15 AM
It's #WorldAlgaeDay! Japanese algologist Kintaro Okamura (1867-1935) provided taxonomies & descriptions in English & Japanese for his monumental work "Nihon sorui zufu" / "Icones of Japanese Algae" (1907-1942). Find it in #BHLib via
#MBLWHOILibrary
www.biodiversitylibrary.org/bibliography... 🧪
#MBLWHOILibrary
www.biodiversitylibrary.org/bibliography... 🧪
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Roseate spoonbills will splash their wings through the water as part of their beauty routine. Here's one doing so mid-splash, facing straight ahead towards the camera. I really love this shot. #birds
October 4, 2025 at 6:14 PM
Roseate spoonbills will splash their wings through the water as part of their beauty routine. Here's one doing so mid-splash, facing straight ahead towards the camera. I really love this shot. #birds
Narrow-leaved Michalmas Daisy, Symphyotrichum lanceolatum, flowering on a verge earlier today.
October 11, 2025 at 6:23 PM
Narrow-leaved Michalmas Daisy, Symphyotrichum lanceolatum, flowering on a verge earlier today.
Reposted by Jo Stephen
Reposted by Jo Stephen
One on the phone from our walk around High Dam this morning. #googlepixel9 #snapseed
October 11, 2025 at 12:55 PM
One on the phone from our walk around High Dam this morning. #googlepixel9 #snapseed
Yellow-horned Poppy, Glaucium flavum, on Brownsea Island today.
October 10, 2025 at 6:02 PM
Yellow-horned Poppy, Glaucium flavum, on Brownsea Island today.