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Did you know that more than 70 species of fungi can glow in the dark?🤯 You can even find some of them in the UK – though they are rarer and weaker here than in other parts of the world🔦 Find out some more fascinating fungi facts in our latest blog 👉 bit.ly/404ESOP

If you’re interested in the pretty lights.

Early snow in the Swiss Alps. Livestock have been brought down from their summer grazing alpage yet the flowers remain and have to withstand whatever weather is brought their way

Delighted to have my book stocked in the wonderful bookshop in #chamonix #alpineflowers #booklovers #geology #alpinetrails #hiking maps.app.goo.gl/GbE9sUTUy2EDKa…

Must we rewrite #Stonehenge's history? No! But news that the Altar Stone came from NE Scotland is sensational. It widens horizons & suggests the monument was very much part of a Neolithic world spanning the UK. My key takeaways in thread below... 1/6

Nature photography course. Meet your guide Jim. "I spend a lot of time working in the mountains. My work has taken me to some incredible places & I've been able to share the fantastic nature of these locations, bringing people closer to capture the moment & create great memories"

Landscape & Nature photography course. Meet your guide Andy Teasdale. "Photography has allowed me to capture moments & memories. A view for the first time, a moment with nature, the experience of an adventure, all of these are what drive my passion for photography." #photography

The joint collaborative 'Landscape & Nature photography course' will be on 21-22 September. Tuition from Andy Teasdale & Jim Langley DM for bookings #snowdonia #eryri #photography #PhotographyCourse #camera #LandscapePhotography #NaturePhotography #NationalPark

I'm not usually around in August in @eryrinpa so a sighting of Grass of Parnassus in Cwm Glas was a treat today @PlantlifeCymru @BSBIbotany @cofnod @BSBICymru @Love_plants #wildflowers

Micranthes nivalis (Alpine saxifrage) in flower on #Snowdon Yr Wyddfa. There are just a few locations in #Eryri where they grow. The remaining British populations are (mainly) in Scotland @BSBIbotany @PlantlifeCymru @cofnod @Love_plants @BSBICymru #wildflowers

@fraglast Very good

#StandingStoneSunday Well almost 😂

2/2 Continuing with the daisily family species captured here are; Alpine aster, Glacier crowfoot, Alpine blue sow-thistle & Purple colt's-foot #daisyfamily #wildflowers #botany #alps #Switzerland

The daisy family is truly incredible. An impressive diversity with over 32,000 known species. Their form takes many shapes. Pictures here are; Greater masterwork, Woolly thistle, One-flowered fleabane & Glacier wormwood #daisyfamily #daisy #wildflowers #alps #switzerland 1/2

Always a bit late to the party for #wildflowerhour but I've been out in the Swiss Alps and have seen some incredible species in the #bellflowerfamily Mt Cenis bellflower, Scheuchzeri, Blue-spiked & Round-headed rampions #botany #alps #Switzerland @EuropeanOrchids

So many lush succulents enjoying the strong sunshine & dry rocky habitats in the Alps. Dark-leaved stonecrop, Cobwebs houseleek, Dark stonecrop & Mountain houseleek #succulents #desertplants #xerophyte #alpineflowers #alps #wildflowers

It’s #wildflowerhour in the UK. These 4 gorgeous #bellflowers were seen this week in the #swissalps

The look at alpine species from various flower families continues with Bellflowers. captured here in the Swiss Alps are Yellow, Bearded, Fairy’s thimbles & Harebell #wildflowers #bellflowers #alpineflowers @EuropeanOrchids

Trekking across the Swiss Alps on the eastern section of the Via Alpina. The stunning scenery and landscape is where so many alpine flowers call home #alps #Switzerland #swissalps #landscape #hiking #summer

The extraordinary floral displays of the Swiss Alps continues with a few examples of the Saxifrage family. Captured here are: Musky, Purple, Scree & Starry saxifrage #wildflowers #saxifrage #botany #alps #alpineflowers @EuropeanOrchids