“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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Beard lichen #lichens

Beard lichen.

Guessing species Usnea ceratina.

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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“Where ragged ditches ran” #nature

Ditch.

A line from “The Angel and the Clown” by Vachel Lindsay.

Picture taken December 6.

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“Blotched with a green lichen” #lichens

Lichens.

Evernia prunastri and Punctelia subrudecta (I think) and a line from South Of My Days by Judith Wright.

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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Spindle #tree

Spindle.

Euonymus europaeus.

Picture taken December 6.

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Fox #wildlife

Fox.

Vulpes vulpes on the prowl.

Picture taken by remote camera on December 2.

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Roe deer #wildlife

Roe deer.

Capreolus capreolus.

Picture taken by remote camera December 1.

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