Lesley Totten
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Lover of Birds - Teacher at Harmeny Education Trust - Volunteer @EdinburghSwifts
Edinburgh, Scotland
Joined May 2011
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NON À LA VENTE DE LA MAISON DE KENNETH WHITE — OUI À SON PROJET DE MAISON D’ARTISTES
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Spring has sprung & buds are bursting into blossom. At least they are here in Cornwall A good time to remind ourselves of the differences between Blackthorn & Cherry Plum... explained beautifully here in this great blog post by Emma Creasey https://t.co/XEfK51qGtk
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We often learn best from our mistakes, and I thought I’d pass on a little learning from a mistake I made recently. The unseasonably warm weather brought out Spring in a rush, and I photographed thi…
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Such delicate looking flowers. Nottingham Catchfly I think - just one stem but very beautiful. #SignsOfSpring #WildflowerHour
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It's Súnday, it's 8pm so it must be #WildFlowerHour! Please share pix of any wild or naturalised plants you spotted in bloom last week across Britain & Ireland including any #SignsofSpring. Mystery plant? Use #WildFlowerID to summon help from friendly @wildflower_hour botanists!
We found some treasures on a glorious walk along the Alyn yesterday looking for #SignsofSpring! I was so happy to see my first Early Dog-violet of the year, open Willow catkins, the weird & wonderful Toothwort emerging, Butterbur & Moschatel looking gorgeous!💚 #WildflowerHour
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Some #SignsOfSpring from North Wales for this week's #wildflowerHour Blackthorn, Prunus, Celandines, Daffodils and Primulas @wildflower_hour @BSBIbotany @BSBICymru @Love_plants @WildFlowerSoc @NaturCymru
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One of the #SignsofSpring #Wildflowerhour @BSBIbotany @wildflower_hour Marsh Marigold and added moorhen!
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"Look at me, I've got 14 petals!" There is always one show-off ...... 🙄 Lesser Celandine, Ficaria verna, at Lesnes Abbey Woods. #WildflowerHour #SignsOfSpring
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Wildflowers are still mostly few and far between on Rathlin but there are more #SignsofSpring appearing every day... hopefully these brave early blooms of Primrose, Lesser Celandine and Dandelion will soon be looking a little less lonely #WildflowerHour
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From EastSussex #SignsOfSpring 💚 Blackthorn, Wood Anemone, Sweet Violet, Lesser Celandine, Flowering Currant, Alexanders, Hazel (male & female), Alder (male & female), Naturalised Daffodils, Three-cornered Leeks/Garlic, Primroses & Willow #wildflowerhour
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Summer Snowflake naturalised in two spots on Rusthall Common, also with Common Gorse and garden daffodils #wildflowerhour
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Two favourite #SignsOfSpring are the first shoots of Sea-kale 😋 and Colt’s-foot growing in the shingle on the beach ♥️ East Sussex … #wildflowerhour
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Wonderful looking Colt's-foot Tussilago farfara along Holwell Mineral Line this week. Ray florets looking like yellow chimney-sweeps' brushes, Maroon and Green striped sepals provide added Sun protection. Seedheads once used to stuff pillows #SignsofSpring #wildflowerhour
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Lots more in flower this weekend in Lymington: lanes are white with both Prunus cerasus & Prunus spinosa (blackthorn) Also appearing – forget me not, green alkanet, dogs mercury, sweet violet & herb robert #WildflowerHour
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So many #SignsofSpring and so many gorgeous photos! Thank you all for sharing them and for making #wildflowerhour wonderful! Remember to keep a look out for the next challenge! Hope you all have a great week and happy flower hunting! ☺️
Some #SignsOfSpring in N. Wilts. for the first #WildflowerHour challenge of 2026: Wood Anemone, Marsh Marigold, Bluebell, Red Campion, Sweet Violet, Green Hellebore, Goat Willow, Wych Elm, Alder & Early Dog-violet. @BSBIbotany @wildflower_hour
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It’s 8pm & it’s Sunday, so it must be time for #wildflowerhour!🎉 Please share your pics of the wild & naturalised blooms you’ve spotted from across Britain & Ireland in the last week especially if they are #SignsofSpring, the focus of this week’s challenge! 😀
#SundayYellow from yesterday and glorious native wild daffodils glowing in the sunshine in a #SouthCumbria wood. Definitely golden #SignsOfSpring @wildflower_hour @BSBIbotany #bloomscrolling #DailyFlowers
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The wonderful puff of Yew Tree Pollen #LordAncrumsWood #NewBattleAbbeyCollege #SignsofSpring #WildFlowerHour @wildflowerhour @bsbibotany @bsbiscotland
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Primrose, Birdseye speedwell and Dogs mercury thrusting through the soil and pushing the ribbons of tarmac around #Spott #EastLothian #SignsofSpring #WildFlowerHour @wildflower_hour @bsbibotany @BSBIScotland
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We found some treasures on a glorious walk along the Alyn yesterday looking for #SignsofSpring! I was so happy to see my first Early Dog-violet of the year, open Willow catkins, the weird & wonderful Toothwort emerging, Butterbur & Moschatel looking gorgeous!💚 #WildflowerHour
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Whether it’s a first Lesser Celandine flower of the year or Elder leaves unfurling. The first #WildflowerHour challenge of the year is to spot #SignsOfSpring! Share your finds this Sunday 8-9pm. You can record your #NaturesCalendar sightings here too! https://t.co/BeJKUaO15J…
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