Common Twayblade

Common Twayblade (Neottia ovata), Cheltenham Escarpment National Nature Reserve, Gloucestershire, June 2026
Common Twayblade (Neottia ovata), Cheltenham Escarpment National Nature Reserve, Gloucestershire, June 2026

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Unseen green on green

delicate flowering spike

overlooked orchid

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by Scooj

Common Spotted Orchid

Common Spotted Orchid (Dactylorhiza fuchsii), Cheltenham Escarpment National Nature Reserve, Gloucestershire, June 2026
Common Spotted Orchid (Dactylorhiza fuchsii), Cheltenham Escarpment National Nature Reserve, Gloucestershire, June 2026

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On Leckhampton Hill

at home in limestone grassland

delicate orchid

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by Scooj

Sea Spurge (Euphorbia paralias)

Sea Spurge (Euphorbia paralias), East Head, West Sussex, April 2026 East Head
Sea Spurge (Euphorbia paralias), East Head, West Sussex, April 2026 East Head

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Down on hands and knees

getting a closer look see

Sea Spurge gathering

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by Scooj

Field Horsetail

Field Horsetail, Equisetum arvense, Greenbank Cemetery, Bristol, April 2025
Field Horsetail, Equisetum arvense, Greenbank Cemetery, Bristol, April 2025

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Spore-bearing fertile

non-photosynthetic stem

natural marvel

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by Scooj

  • also a really annoying pernicious weed.

Rhododendron

Rhododendron, Redland, Bristol, April 2025
Rhododendron, Redland, Bristol, April 2025

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Old faithful blooming

for thirty-six years a friend

spectacular flowers

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by Scooj

Scented air

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Sickly sweet nectar

saturates evening air

honey for the night

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by Scooj

6513. Dean Lane skate park (776)

Mr Draws, Dean Lane, Bristol, October 2024
Mr Draws, Dean Lane, Bristol, October 2024

Whales have been quite a common theme in Mr Draws’ artwork, both in the studio and on walls big and small. I guess that these large mammals are representative of the threats and opportunities for our planet, and something I know Mr Draws cares a lot about. This piece combines his writing with nature, a concept I wholly endorse.

Mr Draws, Dean Lane, Bristol, October 2024
Mr Draws, Dean Lane, Bristol, October 2024

The letters DRAWS provide a backdrop for the blue whale character and some greenery. It was painted as part of a Halloween paint jam and there is plenty of symbolism in the piece, where the underlying message is that if you meddle with nature we are walking down the path of doom. Cheery huh? Great stuff from the thoughtful Mr Draws.

Wild carrot – 30 Days Wild (22/30)

Wild Carrot, Brunel Way, Bristol, June 2024
Wild Carrot, Brunel Way, Bristol, June 2024

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A roseate starburst

beside a sun drenched pathway

modest, unnoticed

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by Scooj

  • 30 Days Wild is an initiative organised by the Wildlife Trusts. It is an annual challenge event, for those who choose to participate, to do one ‘wild’ thing a day throughout the month of June. I will try to write a nature haiku every day if I can, as my contribution to this celebration of wildlife and biodiversity. I did this back in 2015 and thoroughly enjoyed the challenge.

Maidenhair spleenwort – 30 Days Wild (12/30)

Maidenhair spleenwort, Asplenium trichomanes, River Frome, Bristol, June 2024
Maidenhair spleenwort, Asplenium trichomanes, River Frome, Bristol, June 2024

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Hey, what’s in a name…?

sweetest fronds reach out and spread

absorbing sunlight

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by Scooj

  • 30 Days Wild is an initiative organised by the Wildlife Trusts. It is an annual challenge event, for those who choose to participate, to do one ‘wild’ thing a day throughout the month of June. I will try to write a nature haiku every day if I can, as my contribution to this celebration of wildlife and biodiversity. I did this back in 2015 and thoroughly enjoyed the challenge.

Wall pennywort – 30 Days Wild (1/30)

Wall Pennywort, River Frome, Bristol, May 2024
Wall Pennywort, River Frome, Bristol, May 2024

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Common, overlooked

attached to walls filling gaps

elegant flower

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by Scooj

30 Days Wild (1)

30 Days Wild is an initiative organised by the Wildlife Trusts. It is an annual challenge event, for those who choose to participate, to do one wild thing a day throughout the month of June. I will try to write a nature haiku every day if I can as my contribution to this celebration of nature. I did this back in 2015 and thoroughly enjoyed the challenge.