The very poisonous Dog’s Mercury #plant

Dog's Mercury.

A sure sign of Spring, flowering Mercurialis perennis.

Picture taken February 16.

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Lesser celandine #wildflower

Celandine.

Ranunculus ficaria, first of the first of the buttercups.

Picture taken on February 16.

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Ivy #plant

Ivy.

Hedera helix, an essential food source for insects and birds.

Picture taken on February 16.

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Primroses #wildflower

Primroses.

Lovely to see Primula vulgaris back and plentiful on the rides.

Picture taken February 16.

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“I went out to the hazel wood” #tree

Hazel tree catkins.

Corylus avellana and a line from The Song of Wandering Aengus by W B Yeats.

Picture taken December 6.

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Hornbeam #tree

Hornbeam tree.

Young Carpinus betulus exhibiting marcescence – holding on to its leaves.

Picture taken December 6.

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Rosehips #wildflowers

Dog Rose hips.

Dog Rose, Rosa canina.

Picture taken December 6.

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Happy New Year #plant

Unidentified red berries.

This was growing close to the ground, maybe a young Guelder Rose, Viburnum opulus?

Picture taken December 6.

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Oak #tree

Oak tree.

Quercus robur hanging onto its leaves.

Picture taken December 6.

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Merry Christmas #plant

Holly tree.

Holly, Ilex aquifolium, can live for up to 300 years, says the Woodland Trust.

Picture taken December 6.

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“Light glows through the trees like wine”

Trees.

The west ride and a line from Autumn Sadness by Emma Lazarus.

Picture taken on November 7.

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Hawthorn #tree

Hawthorn.

Crataegus monogyna.

Picture taken November 7.

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