“… saunter over fields and hill-sides!” #nature

Posted by Wildwood on Dec 26, 2022 in 2022, An English Wood Blog, December, Nature, Rides, Winter | 0 comments

Good advice from Walt Whitman in Poem of Joys .

Picture taken December 1 looking south.

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Look west #nature

Posted by Wildwood on Dec 16, 2022 in 2022, An English Wood Blog, December, Nature, Plants, Trees, Winter | 0 comments

The south ride.

Picture taken December 1.

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‘The dusky waters shudder as they shine’ #nature

Posted by Wildwood on Nov 28, 2022 in 2022, An English Wood Blog, Autumn, Nature, November, Plants, Pond | 0 comments

The pond and a line from November by Coleridge.

Picture taken November 11.

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Dried-out pond #nature

Posted by Wildwood on Aug 15, 2022 in 2022, August, Pond, Summer | 0 comments

The seasonal pond didn’t used to dry out completely but for the last few years it has.

Picture taken August 1.

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East ride #nature

Posted by Wildwood on Mar 7, 2022 in 2022, February, Nature, Rides, Trees, Winter | 0 comments

Looking south.

Picture taken February 26.

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A view along the west ride #nature

Posted by Wildwood on Feb 25, 2022 in 2022, February, Rides, Winter | 0 comments

Looking south.

Picture taken February 5.

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The pond #nature

Posted by Wildwood on Jan 10, 2022 in 2021, An English Wood Blog, December, General, Pond, Winter | 0 comments

Looking east.

Picture taken December 16.

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“Chill airs and wintry winds!” #nature

Posted by Wildwood on Jan 5, 2022 in 2021, An English Wood Blog, December, Nature, Plants, Trees, Winter | 0 comments

Looking south and a line from “Woods in Winter” by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow.

Picture taken December 16.

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Winter sun #nature

Posted by Wildwood on Dec 3, 2021 in 2021, An English Wood Blog, December, Nature, Plants, Trees, Winter | 0 comments

Looking south.

Picture taken December 1.

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South ride #nature

Posted by Wildwood on Oct 29, 2021 in 2021, An English Wood Blog, Autumn, General, October, Rides | 0 comments

Woodland management 2: central zone cut to short turf with an outer zone of scrub.

Picture taken October 5.

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West ride #nature

Posted by Wildwood on Oct 25, 2021 in 2021, An English Wood Blog, Autumn, General, October, Rides | 0 comments

Woodland management 1: West ride left uncut to allow recovery after removing conifers in favour of native broadleaves.

Picture taken October 5.

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North ride #nature

Posted by Wildwood on Feb 22, 2021 in 2021, An English Wood Blog, General, January, Rides, Winter | 0 comments

Looking east.

Picture taken January 31.