Green-veined White #butterfly

Posted by Wildwood on Jun 5, 2026 in 2026, An English Wood Blog, Butterflies, Fauna, Green-veined White, Insects, May, Spring | 0 comments

Pieris napi.

Picture taken May 4.

#nature #insect #naturephotography

Wild Strawberry #wildflowers

Posted by Wildwood on Jun 1, 2026 in 2026, An English Wood Blog, May, Plants, Spring, Uncategorized, Wild Strawberry | 0 comments

Fragaria vesca.

Picture taken May 4.

#strawberry #plants #nature #naturephotography

Garden Bumblebee #insect

Posted by Wildwood on May 29, 2026 in 2026, An English Wood Blog, Bombus hortorum, Bumblebee, Insects, May, Spring, Uncategorized | 0 comments

Bombus hortorum, provisional identification.

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

Picture taken May 4.

bees #bumblebees #nature #naturephotography

Cuckooflower #wildflowers

Posted by Wildwood on May 25, 2026 in 2026, An English Wood Blog, Cuckooflower, Flowers, May, Plants, Spring | 0 comments

Cardamine pratensis.

Picture taken May 4.

plants #nature #naturephotography #cuckooflower

Ramsons #wildflowers

Posted by Wildwood on May 22, 2026 in 2026, An English Wood Blog, Flowers, May, Plants, Ramsons, Spring | 0 comments

Allium ursinum.

Picture taken May 4.

#plants #nature #naturephotography #ramsons

Small-leaved lime #tree

Posted by Wildwood on May 18, 2026 in 2026, An English Wood Blog, May, Plants, Small Leaved Lime, Spring, Trees | 0 comments

Tilia cordata.

Picture taken May 4.

#plants #nature #naturephotography #lime

Early Purple Orchid #wildflowers

Posted by Wildwood on May 15, 2026 in 2026, An English Wood Blog, Early Purple Orchid, Flowers, May, Plants, Spring | 0 comments

We used to have a fair number of Orchis mascula but the two I spotted this month are the first I’ve seen since 2024. Not sure what’s caused the decline, maybe climate change or over-grazing by plentiful deer.

Picture taken May 4.

#plants #nature #naturephotography #orchid

‘Long-tongued’ bee #insect

Posted by Wildwood on May 11, 2026 in 2026, An English Wood Blog, Bumblebee, Common Carder Bee, Fauna, Flowers, Insects, May, Plants, Spring, Yellow Archangel | 0 comments

Common carder bee, Bombus pascuorum, on Yellow Archangel, Lamium galeobdolon.

Picture taken May 4.

#bee #bumblebee #plants #nature

Brock #wildlife

Posted by Wildwood on May 8, 2026 in 2026, An English Wood Blog, Badger, Fauna, Mammals, May, Spring | 0 comments

Grainy, but it’s the first time in more than a decade we’ve captured an image of a Badger, Meles meles, in the wood.

Picture taken by remote camera on May 3.

#wildlifephotography #nature #naturephotography #badger

Goldilocks Buttercup #wildflower

Posted by Wildwood on May 4, 2026 in 2026, An English Wood Blog, April, Goldilocks buttercup, Month, Spring | 0 comments

Ranunculus auricomus.

Picture taken April 20.

#plants #nature #naturephotography #buttercup

Mayflower #tree

Posted by Wildwood on May 2, 2026 in An English Wood Blog, April, Hawthorn, May, Plants, Spring | 2 comments

Hawthorn, Crataegus monogyna.

Picture taken on April 13.

#trees #plants #nature #naturephotography

Greater Stitchwort #wildflowers

Posted by Wildwood on Apr 27, 2026 in 2026, An English Wood Blog, Flowers, Greater Stitchwort, May, Plants, Spring | 0 comments

Stellaria holostea.

Picture taken April 6.

#Stitchwort #plants #nature #naturephotography #woods