(adapted from Bird Therapy as seen on Winterwatch 2019)
1. Learn
2. Be Active
3. Connect
4. Give
5. Take Notice
I will also add, 6. Be Patient. It can take months of observing a plant and seeing how it develops and blooms before being able to identify it.
only while at my pc did I notice those tiny buds in the centre, thinking this is swine cress (a new weed - to me), waiting (impatiently but trying for patiently) for further development
Geranium Molle, early rosette. I didn't notice those square stems next to it. Think that's the smooth sow thistle I was photographing but concentrating on the buds not the stems. Never realized they were so square at the bottom.
Not sure on this but thinking mayweed?