“… see the fading many-colour’d woods” #plant

Posted by Wildwood on Nov 6, 2023 in 2023, An English Wood Blog, Autumn, Common Ragwort, Flowers, October, Plants | 0 comments

A line from a poem by James Thomson and what might be Ragwort, Senecio jacobaea.

Picture taken October 5.

#wildflowers #plants #nature #naturephotography #woods #wildflower

Marsh Thistle #plant

Posted by Wildwood on Oct 23, 2023 in 2023, An English Wood Blog, Autumn, Flowers, Marsh Thistle, October, Plants | 0 comments

Cirsium palustre.

Picture taken October 5.

#wildflowers #plants #nature #naturephotography #woods #thistle #wildflower

Red Clover #plant

Posted by Wildwood on Oct 20, 2023 in 2023, An English Wood Blog, Autumn, Flowers, October, Plants, Red Clover | 0 comments

Trifolium pratense.

Picture taken October 5.

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Common Hawkweed #wildflower

Posted by Wildwood on Oct 2, 2023 in 2023, An English Wood Blog, Autumn, Common Hawkweed, Flowers, Plants, September | 0 comments

Hieracium vulgatum f. vulgatum.

Picture taken September 2.

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Common Knapweed #wildflowers

Posted by Wildwood on Sep 29, 2023 in 2023, An English Wood Blog, Autumn, Common Knapweed, Flowers, Plants, September | 0 comments

Centaurea nigra.

Picture taken September 2.

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Lords and Ladies #plant

Posted by Wildwood on Sep 25, 2023 in 2023, An English Wood Blog, Autumn, Flowers, Lords and Ladies, Plants, September | 0 comments

Arum maculatum.

Picture taken September 2.

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Burdock #plant

Posted by Wildwood on Sep 13, 2023 in 2023, An English Wood Blog, Autumn, Burdocks, Flowers, Plants, September | 0 comments

Arctium minus.

Picture taken September 2.

#plants #nature #naturephotography #woods #burdock

Peak Bramble #plant

Posted by Wildwood on Sep 11, 2023 in 2023, An English Wood Blog, Autumn, Bramble, Flowers, Plants, September | 0 comments

The sun might only have reappeared recently but I’ve never seen so many blackberries in the wood.

Rubus fruticosus.

Picture taken September 2.

#plants #nature #naturephotography #woods #bramble

Mint and flower fly #insect #wildflower

Posted by Wildwood on Sep 4, 2023 in 2023, An English Wood Blog, August, Eristalis horticola, Fauna, Flowers, Hover Fly, Insects, Plants, Summer, Water Mint | 0 comments

Stripe-winged Dronefly, Eristalis horticola, on Water Mint, Mentha aquatica.

Picture taken August 16.

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Meadow Vetchling #wildflower

Posted by Wildwood on Aug 30, 2023 in 2023, An English Wood Blog, August, Flowers, Meadow Vetchling, Plants, Summer | 0 comments

Lathyrus pratensis.

Picture taken August 16.

#wildflowers #plants #nature #naturephotography #woods #plant #vetchling

Fleabane #wildflower

Posted by Wildwood on Aug 28, 2023 in 2023, An English Wood Blog, August, Fleabane, Flowers, Plants, Summer | 0 comments

Pulicaria dysenterica.

Picture taken August 16.

#wildflowers #plants #nature #naturephotography #woods #plant #fleabane

Hemp Agrimony #wildflower

Posted by Wildwood on Aug 25, 2023 in 2023, An English Wood Blog, August, Flowers, Hemp Agrimony, Plants, Summer | 0 comments

Eupatorium cannabinum.

Picture taken August 16.

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