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We visited Grimsthorpe Park yesterday with the Lincolnshire Naturalists' Union, where the calcareous grasslands were dotted with wildflowers. 1. Mouse-ear hawkweed 2. Common mouse-ear 3. Salad burnet 4. Common rock rose A wonderful location in great and knowledgeable company.

Visited #chambersfarmwoods today between 10am and 11am and delighted to see more than 100 Marsh Fritillary butterflies, little else, 1 Lattice heath, 1 Peacock, 1 O tip, 1L white. BC Lincolnshire Butterfly Conservation 🦋 Lincs Wildlife Trust Meadow In My Garden 🍃💚🍃 Team4Nature @ukbutterflies

Good to see numerous Bee Orchids Lincs Wildlife Trust RAF Woodhall. LNU wildflowerhour BritishFlora @LoveLincsPlants

26 of 22 this morning. Nfy were Cinnabar & Buff Ermine. Also Poplar & 2 Elephant Hawkmoths. British Moths LNU Ben Sale Paul Chapman Dave Roberts Brian Hedley

Smashing views of a very noisy Grasshopper Warbler earlier today at Gibraltar Point, Lincolnshire. Lincs Wildlife Trust LWT Wild News Gibraltar Point Bird Observatory BBC Wildlife BBC Springwatch RSPB England RSPB Lincsbirding LNU

Two of the stinkiest plants I know noted this week for wildflowerhour 's #stinkyplants challenge: Stinking Iris (Iris foetidissima) and Black Horehound (Ballota nigra). Crush their leaves to get the stink! 👃 Plantlife @LoveLincsPlants LNU BSBI: Botanical Society of Britain & Ireland

Asparagus Beetle (Crioceris asparagi) having fun at our Knaith (Lincs) allotment!! Plus a bonus Lesser Stag Beetle (Dorcus parallelipedus) hiding under a bag of compost! Coleopterists Society of Britain and Ireland @ColeopSoc LNU Lincs Wildlife Trust Buglife

Enjoyable LNU /South Lincs Flora Group meeting to Saxilby Nature Project reserves today. Highlights incl. Opposite-leaved Pondweed, Tubular Water-dropwort, Hobby, Emperor + Brown Hawker Dragonflies plus various flies, beetles + micro moths Lincs Wildlife Trust BSBI: Botanical Society of Britain & Ireland

Great visit to Saxilby Nature Project yesterday with LNU - highlights were a boundary ditch with Tubular Water-dropwort and Thread-leaved Water-crowfoot and a new pond with abundant Common Stonewort and Opposite-leaved Pondweed. wildflowerhour #ByTheWater BSBI: Botanical Society of Britain & Ireland

Pale Sedge, False Fox_sedge and Bearded Couch noted in Lincs this week for wildflowerhour #wildflowerhour Plantlife @LoveLincsPlants LNU

65 of 27 this morning including 18 Common Footman. Nfy were Yellow-tail, Purple Thorn, Clay & Cloaked Minor. British Moths LNU Ben Sale Paul Chapman Dave Roberts Brian Hedley

A really lovely field meeting of SLFG / LNU at Belton Park today - wetland along the River Witham, rush pasture and acid grassland. Lots of fun and informal learning, >150 plant spp. recorded. Thanks to National Trust for hosting BSBI: Botanical Society of Britain & Ireland wildflowerhour

Enjoyable joint South Lincs Flora Group/ LNU meeting to National Trust Belton Park yesterday. Highlights incl. Spotted Flycatcher family, Scarlet Tiger, Perfoiliate Pondweed, Prickly Sedge, Crested Hair-grass Lincsbirding Lincs Wildlife Trust BSBI: Botanical Society of Britain & Ireland Buglife

Discovered a wonderful #Lincolnshire road verge just off the A1 today - a vibrant mix of tall herbs, with Spiny Restharrow, Pepper-saxifrage and Stinking Chamomile (though I think it smells quite nice) in the short sward near the road. wildflowerhour BSBI: Botanical Society of Britain & Ireland

A decent odonata list from site at Stubton, Lincs, today including both Willow + Common Emeralds, Small Red-eyed Damselfly, Ruddy Darter, Black-tailed Skimmer, Emperor, Southern and Brown Hawkers + Banded Demoiselle LNU British Dragonfly Society Lincs Wildlife Trust Buglife

Nfy this morning were Dusky Thorn & Small Fan-footed Wave. British Moths LNU Ben Sale Paul Chapman Dave Roberts Brian Hedley

Enjoyed a guided walk around Scotton Common Lincs Wildlife Trust reserve this AM with undoubted highlights being Marsh Gentians and a Forester Moth. Also, Rowan Sawfly and plenty of harebells Butterfly Conservation 🦋 BSBI: Botanical Society of Britain & Ireland LWT Wild News Plantlife #LoveLincsPlants LNU

My first Migrant Hawker of the year, on patch this afternoon. British Dragonfly Society Nick Tribe Lincs Wildlife Trust Brian Hedley LNU

Away day (night) with moth trap (actinic lamp) for 3 hours to Saxilby Nature Project Ingleby Clay NR last night. c110 moths of 31spp incl. Chilo phragmitella, Magpie, Orange Footman + many Cochlimorpha straminea and Ruby Tigers LNU Lincs Wildlife Trust Butterfly Conservation 🦋

Our rescheduled Fungus Foray at Doddington Hall will take place this Sunday, 27 October, from 1pm, with much more desirable weather forecast! We will also now meet at the rear of the main car park, opposite the Hall on Main Street: W3W ///tube.yield.lawns