Reminder - our online webinar Intro to NPMS Survey & Methodology is on tomorrow & it's not too late to sign up. An ideal introduction to the NPMS for anyone with a new square or looking to get involved in the scheme. See our events page to sign up

Woodland Habitat Training 2nd Aug, Co. Antrim. Jo Mulholland, BSBI Training Officer, will lead a walk introducing the woodland habitats within Glenarm Nature Reserve. Jo will explain how to set up plots in woodland habitats. See events page for details

Chalk Grasslands Training Friday 25th July 10 - 3pm Wolstonbury Hill, Sussex. Experts from Budding Nature will give an intro to identifying chalk grassland indicator plants. There will be a classroom session & an in-field session to practice skills. Info

Did you know we are celebrating 10 years of #NPMS this season? Here's a sneak peak of our 10 year anniversary logo and keep an eye out for upcoming news and ways you can get involved in celebrating with us. #NPMS10

🔊 NPMS vols in N. Ireland! Join Jo Mulholland, @BSBIbotany at Ulster Folk Museum 19th July. Take a walk through the habitats within the grounds, incl hedges, woodland & streams. Practice setting up plots. Book: #NPMS10

Webinar - Intro to NPMS Survey & Methodology Thurs 17th July 12.30 - 2pm. Taken on an NPMS square and keen to get started? This webinar is for you. Intro session to NPMS for new volunteers & anyone interested in joining in. Visit for more info & to book

Unable to join us in the field this Fri? We still have a few spaces available for our online Fern Foray - 8th July! An interactive workshop for NPMS vols, to develop the skills you need for fern ID. Book & receive joining resources here: #Botany #FernID

Species spotlight Bilberry - Vaccinium myrtillus a small deciduous shrub with vivid green leaves & lantern shaped greenish pink flowers. Leaves are 1-3cm long & finely toothed. It features on several species lists including for bog & heath habitats. 📷Nathalie Esselin

Online webinar Mon 23rd June - Classes for Grasses 2. Is grass ID knocking your confidence? This session will help you get familiar with NPMS grass indicator species. We’ll look at the identifying features of grasses. For more details & to book

In-field training event. Fern Foray in the Forest: 4th July 10 - 1pm Picket & Clanger Wood, Wiltshire. Spend the morning in the beautiful Clanger woods, getting to grips with the basic principles of fern ID. Spaces will be limited so book early

Webinar reminder - Wildflower ID tomorrow at 12.30 - 1.30pm. Want to get more familiar with wildflowers & how to identify some of them? Join Sarah Shuttleworth Plantlife Specialist Botanical Advisor for this easy-to-follow plant anatomy session. Book

Back to basics: Want to get more familiar with wildflowers and how to ID them? This easy-to-follow plant anatomy session will help break down barriers for learning. Join Sarah Shuttleworth: Specialist Botanical Advisor, Plantlife, in this free webinar

Come & say hi at Bristol Festival of Nature! Two days of free nature activities, stalls & screenings. Catch us at the NPMS stand in the festival marquee, as we celebrate 10 years of NPMS. This is a family friendly event, organised by the Natural History Consortium.

Petty Whin (Genista anglica) a small spiny shrub with pea shaped yellow flowers in clusters. An indicator species on the NPMS Healthlands species lists. It has declined in many lowland regions since the 1960's. It has swollen, pointed hairless seed pods. Photo: Anne Burgess, CC

Invasive Species Week - Variegated Yellow Archangel (Lamiastrum galeobdolon ssp.argentatum) 'Aluminium archangel' is the nickname for this silver leaved variety. A garden escapee. It spreads by creeping runners that grow horizontally & can form large patches.📷Trevor Dines

Today is International Tea Day - not that we need an excuse for a brew! Happy tea drinking if you're out and about surveying with your flask today. #InternationalTeaDay #TeaAndNature #NPMS

Wild Strawberry - Fragaria vesca. Said to have led William Morris to design his famous 'Strawberry Thief' pattern after noticing a Thrush swoop & grab a Wild Strawberry. This low growing herb with long runners is not a direct ancestor of our cultivated varieties. 📷 Andrew Gagg

How fragrant are the woods right now? Ramsons or Wild Garlic Allium ursinium in abundance and in full odour! 📷 Donna Radley

‘Daisies pied and violets blue.And lady-smocks all silver-white.’ William Shakespeare - Love's Labours Lost.Happy National Shakespeare Day! You can find all these quotes and more in the book 'Botanical Shakespeare - An Illustrated Compendium'. 📷Karen Fisher

Today is Primrose Day. Primroses were the favourite flower of British Prime Minister, Benjamin Disraeli & to commemorate his death on this day in 1881, botanist Sir George Birdwood suggested a 'Primrose Day'. Primroses are amongst our favourite 'first flowers' of spring.