‘The budding twigs set out their fan …’ #tree

Posted by Wildwood on Mar 13, 2026 in 2026, An English Wood Blog, Hawthorn, March, Plants, Spring, Trees, Uncategorized | 0 comments

Hawthorn, Crataegus monogyna, and a line from Wordsworth’s “Lines Written in Early Spring.”

Picture taken March 4.

 
#plants #nature #naturephotography #woods

Dog’s Mercury #plant

Posted by Wildwood on Mar 6, 2026 in 2026, An English Wood Blog, Dog's Mercury, February, Flowers, Plants, Uncategorized, Winter | 0 comments

When Mercurialis perennis appears at about the same time as the Primroses, I know the wood’s waking.

Picture taken February 21.

#plants #nature #naturephotography

Silver Birch #tree

Posted by Wildwood on Feb 9, 2026 in 2026, Birch, January, Plants, Trees, Uncategorized, Winter | 0 comments

A fallen Betula pendula.

Picture taken January 19. 
#trees #plants #plant #naturephotography

Winter sun #wildlife

Posted by Wildwood on Jan 23, 2026 in 2026, An English Wood Blog, Fauna, Grey Squirrel, January, Mammals, Uncategorized, Winter | 0 comments

Grey Squirrel, Sciurus carolinensis.

Picture taken by remote camera on January 14.

#wildlife #wildlifephotography #nature #naturephotography #squirrel

Rufous Milkcap #fungus

Posted by Wildwood on Oct 24, 2025 in 2025, Autumn, Fungi, October, Provisional identification, Rufous Milkcap, Uncategorized | 0 comments

Lactarius rufus, provisional identification.

Picture taken October 1.

If you can help with identification, please leave a message below.

#milkcap #nature #naturephotography #woods #mushroom #fungi #mushrooms

Bramble #plant

Posted by Wildwood on Sep 22, 2025 in 2025, An English Wood Blog, Autumn, Bramble, Flowers, Month, Plants, September, Uncategorized | 0 comments

Rubus fruticosus.

#wildflowers #plants #nature #naturephotography #woods #blackberry #bramble #wildflower

Ancient woodland indicator #plant

Posted by Wildwood on Feb 4, 2025 in 2025, An English Wood Blog, Dog's Mercury, Flowers, January, Plants, Uncategorized, Winter | 0 comments

Dog’s Mercury, the very toxic Mercurialis perennis.

Picture taken January 22.

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

Beard lichen #lichens

Posted by Wildwood on Jan 15, 2024 in 2023, An English Wood Blog, December, Lichen, Uncategorized, Winter | 0 comments

Guessing species Usnea ceratina.

Picture taken December 6.

#nature #naturephotography #woods #lichen

What’s going on? #insect

Posted by Wildwood on Nov 17, 2023 in 2023, An English Wood Blog, Autumn, Fauna, Fungi, Insects, November, Uncategorized, Unidentified | 0 comments

I couldn’t identify the caterpillar – which was dead and held in this strange position – or the fungi. Thoughts appreciated!

Picture taken November 7.

#nature #naturephotography #woods #insects #caterpillar #insectphotography

Mayflower #plant

Posted by Wildwood on May 22, 2023 in 2023, An English Wood Blog, Hawthorn, May, Spring, Trees, Uncategorized | 0 comments

Hawthorn, Crataegus monogyna.

Picture taken May 7.

#trees #plants #nature #naturephotography #woods #tree

White-lipped snail #snail

Posted by Wildwood on May 8, 2023 in 2023, An English Wood Blog, April, Fauna, Mollusc, Snail, Spring, Uncategorized, White-lipped snail | 0 comments

Cepea hortensis, provisional identification.

Picture taken April 16.

If you can help with identification, please leave a message below.

#snails #mollusc #molluscs #wildlife #wildlifephotography #nature #naturephotography #fauna

Windfalls #tree

Posted by Wildwood on Oct 14, 2022 in 2022, An English Wood Blog, Autumn, Crab Apple, October, Plants, Trees, Uncategorized | 2 comments

A crop of Crab Apples, Malus sylvestris.

Picture taken October 5.

#trees #plants #nature #naturephotography #woods