Annette Hall

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@thenewgalaxy @EuropeanOrchids @Mariposa_Nature @BSBIbotany @dunnjons @botany_beck @SteveTandy3 @smurfett722 @chrishindle @Haggewoods @NatureLark @wonky_eggs @Love_plants @BSBIscience Well done. What a stunning little plant.

2024 UK - Get in there! The Ghost #Orchid (Epipogium aphyllum) is one of our rarest species, and one that doesn’t need an introduction. After 30 years of searching I’m beyond delighted to have chanced upon one @EuropeanOrchids @Mariposa_Nature @BSBIbotany #wildflowerhour

A treat from the moth trap. A rather beautiful poplar hawk moth.

A very happy Yorkshire womens' coach shows off a mangled thumb and the Gill Burns Division 1 County Championship Cup at Twickenham yesterday. Very proud Dad.

Good to see the village orchids doing well.

@dunnjons @NHS It was lovely to finally meet you last weekend and share the joy of orchids. I hope the scans etc go well - best wishes for whatever comes next.

What they find remains to be seen. I still feel fit and healthy. Maybe the tumour was a one-off. But maybe not. The main takeaway here is this. When the @NHS send you a bowel screening test, please use it, even if you feel fine. Because you just NEVER know.

I've written in the past about journeys I've undertaken, searching for orchids, hummingbirds, and so forth. I'm now embarking on a new journey, fighting cancer, and from time to time I shall write about that, here and elsewhere. Today, I need to share something important... (1/#)

@flygirlNHM Iove it

I love my visitors!!!!! All the way from Brazil - a gorgeous present from Fernando da Silva Carvalho Filho… 😎👊

@raynor_winn @Gigspanner @edgelarks At Bury St Edmunds last night. Just brilliant, thank you.

@flygirlNHM walked the Imbros gorge today - someone came to say hello.

@raynor_winn @Gigspanner @edgelarks Looking forward to seeing you in Bury St Edmunds

@NaturalistDara There are some within 25 miles of Cambridge at @spainsestate - well worth visiting and chatting to the team about their approach.

I’ve been researching/writing about beavers recently for my next book & have been in awe of their engineering and architecture of our rivers. This is just such beautiful and hopeful news ! Baby beaver born in London for first time in 400 years! theguardian.com/environment/20…

@Matt_Greenwings Cracking photo Matt

@LifeAfloat @scottishcanals It’s been a privilege to share your journey. Thank you. I really hope, as I near retirement, I can get back inside my kayak and have a few (much shorter) water based adventures.

A lovely wee film courtesy of @scottishcanals. 😊

@FalconerWild Isn’t it a meadow brown? We are in the Dumfries area at the moment.

@FalconerWild Or did the butterfly photobomb the hoverfly 😀

@FalconerWild Lovely shot. I got a hoverfly in flight by accident yesterday 😀

@annalapwood really enjoyed recital at Saffron Walden, came with 29 yr old son who doesn’t do crowds or churches and has never been to a live music event before (but likes SciFi). He loved it too.

Never found one of these before, made my day.

Trying out my birthday present (a moth trap).

The orchids @WickenFenNT - help identifying them appreciated (very new to orchids). I’m guessing southern marsh and a common spotted (or a hybrid)??