Billy Fullwood

Hazel Glove fungus (Hypocreopsis rhododendri) is an indicator species of Atlantic rainforest, a rare and declining habitat within the UK. This local patch of Hazel scrub isn't recognised on any Ordnance Survey map from the last 120 years! Perhaps unacknowledged rainforest?

Go @BotanyCornwall @PlymUni @PlymBioMarSci #GreenArmy

Ooooo! It’s the best time of year! It’s when my pasture is grazed low on purpose so my bloody lovely #waxcap fungi get to shine like the beauties they are!! Only a few out so far, but I can almost smell the rest just waiting to make an appearance!

Pleased to take some members of the Ashmolean Natural History Society of Oxfordshire to #LyeValley #fen to appreciate everything about the remarkable Grass of Parnassus, still flowering in abundance in a restoration area. Thanks to C. Hoskin for the photo. @friendlyevalley

@FinleyHutchins2 @BSBIScotland @Sibthorpia Look at that landscape 😍

Mostly restricted in the UK to Rannoch Moor in the Highlands, Rannoch-rush was our first target on a couple-day trip to the Ben Lawers area. Past its best, but lots found! @BSBIScotland

Grass of Parnassus in #LyeValley #fen #SSSI seems to get well pollinated despite deceiving insects with its branched 'false nectaries' - groups of shining globules, look like nectar drops, but give none.... here just a variety of inverts searching,or just resting, in the flowers.

@Ol_LynchEco @bitheolaidhe @friendlyevalley It was incredible! I mentioned to Jake how I'd wanted to see it, and not 15 seconds later there was oodles of it! Would love to see it up close 😍

@BotanyCornwall @bitheolaidhe @friendlyevalley Wow the Parnassia palustris is amazing. I've seen it in Ireland but yet to see a site with that abundance of it

@bitheolaidhe and I travelled to @friendlyevalley today to see the fantastically diverse calcareous fen. Whilst Jake ogled some plant rusts, I was held in awe by the gorgeous Grass-of-Parnassus (Parnassia palustris)- a species I have dreamed of seeing!

@plantsci @Cambridge_Uni @ApseyLottie @bitheolaidhe A well deserved victory!

Congratulations to @Cambridge_Uni Backs Buttercups on winning the Botanical University Challenge finals last week! 👉tinyurl.com/mr2986ek 🎉🏆🌱🌸

Autumn Lady’s-tresses (Spiranthes spiralis) was quite frequent on short dune turf at Gwithien in Cornwall this week, always lovely to see #wildflowerhour #orchids

The improbable Babington’s Leek (Allium ampeloprasum babingtonii) almost 2m tall at Gwithien Towans, Cornwall - a British (including Channel Is) endemic. Hard to miss! #wildflowerhour

Flanders Moss in Scotland looking lovely in the sunshine this past weekend - including another #bogdog 📸 taken by the public as part of the Tracking the Colour of Peatlands project #PeatTwitter #PeatColours

Nice morning on the locally restored heathland near my house. Despite the muggy weather a few Whitethroat,Wheatear & Chiffchaff around along with all the regular bits & bobs.

@judyweb32049878 @Ol_LynchEco @bitheolaidhe @friendlyevalley Jake and I were very impressed with the work carried out by your dedicated volunteers. It's a shame we didn't come on Sunday to see them at work!

@Ol_LynchEco @BotanyCornwall @bitheolaidhe @friendlyevalley Keeping it like that takes a lot of volunteer work...

Had a brilliant few days in Oxford for @BUCBotany 2024! Everyday was jam-packed with inspired talks, good food, and most importantly- botanical fun! Here's to @BUCBotany 2025! 🌱

The survivors photo after a fabulously varied day 2 - the careers and employability day @BUCBotany 2nd Student Botany Festival @QueensCollegeOx #BUC2024 @OBGHA @GatsbyEd @NewPhyt @BSBIbotany @FSCBiodiversity

What a tree! 🌳😍This Sweet Chestnut (Castanea sativa) has a diameter of well over 2 meters. Hard to translate the size in pictures. Probably one of the most impressively big trees I have come across in the UK #trees #SummerBankHoliday @AncientTreesATF

Botanical University Challenge #BUC2024 semifinal team from team Backs Buttercups University of Cambridge. For a reminder sign up at forms.office.com/e/Aw2uJn5vWq Streamed live on the day, then recorded YouTube @BotanicalUniversityChallenge/streams" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">youtube.com/@BotanicalUniv… @plantsci @CUBotanicGarden @HamishSymington

New ‘Tracking the Colour of Peatlands’ site has been installed - Lochend - a @PeatlandACTION restoration site on Shetland! #PeatTwitter #PeatColours

@DiscontinuedAP @PlymBioMarSci @PlymUni Jealous! Always wanted to go and see the laurisilva forests!

Day 1 of 2024 Azores field trip. The scenery at this new field site is not too bad. We are looking at plant adaptations to salinity in buck's horn plantain and the Azorean species of sea lavender @PlymBioMarSci @PlymUni @BotanyCornwall