Susanna Reece
@susannareece
Law, knitting, botany, Italian in descending order of competence. Oxford, Shetland and Italy.
A very enjoyable visit to Culross @n-t-s.bsky.social on my journey south from Aberdeen to Tebay today and an appropriate quote from @ursulakleguin.com
Perennial Sow Thistle, Ladies’ Bedstraw, Sheep’s Bit with Tormentil and Marsh Thistle growing in #Shetland for #WildflowerHour @wildflowerhour.bsky.social @bsbibotany.bsky.social @bsbiscotland.bsky.social
Gorgeous Sea Mayweed, Sea Plantain at Sumburgh Head @rspb.bsky.social Nature Reserve and tons of fabulous Kidney Vetch in the vergesof #Shetland for #WildflowerHour @wildflowerhour.bsky.social @bsbibotany.bsky.social @bsbiscotland.bsky.social
This beautiful Yarrow has been a delight as it came into bloom at the top of my road here in #Shetland Until yesterday - when some unthinking idiot strimmed it away 😢I have given the stalks a temporary home #WildflowerHour @wildflowerhour.bsky.social @bsbibotany.bsky.social @bsbiscotland.bsky.social
Water Forget-me-not, Monkeyflower, Sea Rocket and Watercress in a burn on Quendale Beach #Shetland for #WildflowerHour @wildflowerhour.bsky.social @bsbibotany.bsky.social @bsbiscotland.bsky.social
No #ClimbingPlants here but the #Shetland Northern Marsh orchids are still standing tall, as is the Cottongrass and Ragged Robin, and the wild thyme and Yarrow are out #WildflowerHour @wildflowerhour.bsky.social @bsbibotany.bsky.social @bsbiscotland.bsky.social @ukorchids.bsky.social
Summer flowers in Forvie Sands National Nature Reserve for #WildflowerHour Ragged Robin, Sea Rocket and Hawkweed Pilosella @bsbibotany.bsky.social @bsbiscotland.bsky.social @wildflowerhour.bsky.social
Summer flowers around Cruden Bay for #WildflowerHour Ladies’ Bedstraw, Kidney Vetch, Yarrow and dactylorhiza Orchid @bsbibotany.bsky.social @bsbiscotland.bsky.social @ukorchids.bsky.social
#Shetland flowers are really doing their thing now. Marsh Marigold (Blugga), Tormentil, Spring Squill and Cuckooflower all in fine fettle #WildflowerHour @bsbibotany.bsky.social @bsbiscotland.bsky.social @ukorchids.bsky.social
#Shetland has finally caught up with last week’s #OrchidChallenge A few Early Marsh ssp. Coccinea and lots of Heath Spotted #WildflowerHour @bsbibotany.bsky.social @bsbiscotland.bsky.social @ukorchids.bsky.social
No orchids yet on #Shetland but the spring squill, thrift and birdsfoot trefoil are out and the ribwort plantain looks amazing #WildflowerHour @wildflowerhour.bsky.social @bsbibotany.bsky.social @bsbiscotland.bsky.social
Back to @bbowt.bsky.social’s C S Lewis Nature Reserve for Day 12 of #12DaysWild Thank you for the encouragement to get outside in #Nature #Oxford #5January2026 #Winter #12DaysOfChristmas
Day 11 #12DaysWild, Feather and Buds, Bury Knowle Park #Oxford #4January2026 #Winter
Day 10 #12DaysWild, Garden Snow and Robin #Oxford #3January2026 #Winter
Day 8 #12DaysWild, Around OX3 - not quite a #NewYearPlantHunt #Oxford #January12026 #NewYear2026 #Winter #StillChristmas @bsbibotany.bsky.social @wildflowerhour.bsky.social Stinking Iris, possibly Black or White Bryony (?), Primrose and Winter Heliotrope
Day 7 #12DaysWild, Around OX3 - trees and snowdrops #Oxford #December312025 @bsbibotany.bsky.social @wildflowerhour.bsky.social
Day 6 #12DaysWild, Greater Periwinkle (Vinca Major) with Ivy #Oxford #December302025 @bsbibotany.bsky.social @wildflowerhour.bsky.social
Day 3 #12DaysWild, Grey Squirrel and Scots Pine tree in Bury Knowle Park @oldheadington.bsky.social #Oxford #December272025
Day 2 #12DaysWild, sunlight on trees in Bury Knowle Park @oldheadington.bsky.social #Oxford #BoxingDay2025
Day 1 #12DaysWild, sunlight on trees in @bbowt.bsky.social’s C S Lewis Nature Reserve, aka #Narnia #Oxford #MerryChristmas2025
Midwinter reading. Also available on #BBC Sounds, thanks to @robgmacfarlane.bsky.social #TDIR #WinterSolstice
Not the best photo but definitely my #favouriteplant this year, Dactylorhiza incarnata, early marsh-orchid in the dunes of the south end of #Shetland #WildflowerHour @wildflowerhour.bsky.social