Great to hear that Natural England have confirmed the 3.54 ha extension to Reigate Heath SSSI to incorporate more unimproved acid grassland within its designation. This is a special priority habitat for which the heath is famous Mayor of the Borough of Reigate and Banstead Natalie Bramhall Surrey Botanical Society

English Bluebells aren't the only flowers in full display at the moment, there are plenty of others that decorate the woodland floor on the commons in Spring & we think they're just as spectacular!

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After work stroll over aerodrome, Lots of bee orchid ,triple man orchid action, pure white common spotted no spots on leaves and absolutely gorgeous milko pop common spotted giant my orchid of the day #orchid Wild Orchids UK & Ireland Hardy Orchid Society 🀣 City Commons #wildflowerhour Surrey Botanical Society

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Well it’s been a while… joint Recorders’ Field Meeting with Surrey Botanical Society at West Horsley Place. Surrey Wildlife Trust’s Mike Waite giving a site briefing before heading out

Monster Adders Tongue Fern 🙂 Surrey Botanical Society

To mark the day I saw a early purple orchid one flower partially open so I'm claiming it, boxer woods Croydon Wild Orchids UK & Ireland #NationalOrchidDay Surrey Botanical Society Explore Surrey's Countryside Your Croydon

Ransoms carpet a very large area of Woldingham School woods wild garlic Woldingham School Explore Surrey's Countryside Surrey Botanical Society @SurreyHillsAONB smells nice though

4 of the 8 orchid species I found on Farthing Down today , Fly, Bee, Chalk Fragrant, and common spotted well done for down trodden Croydon Wild Orchids UK & Ireland European Orchids & Wildflowers Surrey Botanical Society Your Croydon wildflowerhour

Local woods full of bluebells and wild garlic Surrey Caterham Surrey Hills National Landscape Surrey Botanical Society Explore Surrey's Countryside

Greater Butterfly Orchids on the South Downs, Surrey, 29 May 2021
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Delightful Columbine on chalk downland Surrey Botanical Society

Seems like the Eary Purple Orchid season is now officially open, our only local’ish patch up in Norbury Park beginning to show well - helped by Thames Basin Heaths Partnership unintentionally diverting walkers, dogs, cyclists etc Surrey Botanical Society Wild Orchids UK & Ireland BSBI: Botanical Society of Britain & Ireland

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Hybrid Violet x Broad-leaved Helleborine (E. x schulzei) on the High Weald AONB, Surrey England
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A good lunch was had by all and the recording world was put to rights! The start of the afternoon session and an opportunity to share information and advertise new projects from Surrey Botanical Society and BC Surrey #SurreyRecordersMeeting2023

Banstead Downs, Surrey: another naturalised shrub, this time Chinese Barberry, which exhibits the sharpest and longest spines that I have had the misfortune to be lanced by Surrey Botanical Society

Onobrychis viciifolia (Sainfoin)

Really striking coral pink flowers on this beauty 😀 Growing on chalk grasslands in Surrey.

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NEW! #Plant walk with Roy Vickery this Sat 21 Aug! Boxhill to Leatherhead along river in Mole Valley. Book soon!
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#SxPOTW is back with this gorgeous umbellifera! sussexflora.org.uk
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This Venus flytrap is avid TV watcher! #BUC2022 starts 2 pm GMT 16 Feb 2022! UK & Irish student teams. David Bio. Sciences Review Julie Penny 🇺🇦 Field Studies Council Sussex Botanical Recording Society Surrey Botanical Society Alison Foster BSBI Ireland NHM Botany Alex Bowles Michael Myers Maureen Berg 2/2