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Thousands of citizen scientists took part in the Botanical Society of Britain and Ireland's (BSBI) 14th New Year Plant Hunt to find wild or naturalised plants flowering in midwinter.

These observations help to provide scientists with robust evidence of how wild plants are responding to a rapidly changing climate, and the implications this may have for all our wildlife.

A total of 647 different plant species were found in bloom on this winter's hunt, which took place between 29 December 2024 and 1 January 2025. This represents the third-highest total recorded. The three most frequently recorded species were Daisy, Dandelion and Groundsel.

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