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Glad they’re back #wildflowers

Posted by Wildwood on Mar 2, 2026 in Uncategorized | 0 comments

Nice to see the Primroses, Primula vulgaris.

Picture taken February 21.

#plants #nature #naturephotography #primrose

Stinking hellebore #wildflower

Posted by Wildwood on Feb 27, 2026 in 2026, An English Wood Blog, February, Flowers, Plants, Stinking Hellebore, Winter | 0 comments

Helleborus foetidus.

Picture taken February 21.

#plants #nature #naturephotography #hellebore

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The hunter #bird

Posted by Wildwood on Feb 23, 2026 in 2026, An English Wood Blog, Birds, Fauna, February, Owl, Winter | 1 comment

An owl swoops down on one of the rides.

Picture taken by remote camera on January 22.

#wildlifephotography #nature #naturephotography #owl

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Pheasant #bird

Posted by Wildwood on Feb 21, 2026 in 2026, An English Wood Blog, Birds, Fauna, February, Month, Pheasant, Winter | 0 comments

Phasianus colchicus.

Picture taken by remote camera on February 11.

#nature #wildlife #wildlifephotography #pheasant

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The 2025 species in the wood list

Posted by Wildwood on Feb 18, 2026 in 2026, Fauna, Fungi, Insects, Lichen, Plants | 0 comments

At least publishing the latest list gives me the excuse to post a jolly summer picture.

A distinctly mixed year. Great to record 25 ‘new’ species, though that doesn’t mean they haven’t always been there. For instance, it includes a Beech tree and Dogwood – how did I miss those?

Great to spot a Holly Blue butterfly and a Redwing for the first time, though.

Bird, insect and fungi ID apps have also been really helpful.

On the downside, 50 tonnes of stricken Ash had to be felled, decimated by dieback and a danger to those walking through the wood. As many Ash trees as possible has been kept, but it’s devastating to see.

For the full list of what’s been recorded in the wood in 2025, go via the navigation menu to the page headed: Species recorded up to December 31, 2025.