Styled after a god #plants

Posted by Wildwood on Jan 24, 2022 in 2022, Dog's Mercury, Flowers, January, Plants, Winter | 0 comments

Dog’s Mercury, traditionally supposed to have been named in honour of the god Mercury.

Mercurialis perennis.

Picture taken January 21.

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Winter wood #trees

Posted by Wildwood on Jan 22, 2022 in 2022, An English Wood Blog, January, Plants, Trees, Winter | 0 comments

Looking south.

Picture taken January 21.

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Ash #tree

Posted by Wildwood on Jan 17, 2022 in 2021, An English Wood Blog, Ash, December, Plants, Trees, Winter | 0 comments

Fraxinus excelsior.

Picture taken December 16.

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The pond #nature

Posted by Wildwood on Jan 10, 2022 in 2021, An English Wood Blog, December, General, Pond, Winter | 0 comments

Looking east.

Picture taken December 16.

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Flavoparmelia caperata #lichen

Posted by Wildwood on Jan 7, 2022 in 2021, An English Wood Blog, December, Lichen, Parmotrema perlatum, Winter | 0 comments

Common Greenshield Lichen, provisional identification, if you can help please leave a comment below.

Picture taken December 16.

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“Chill airs and wintry winds!” #nature

Posted by Wildwood on Jan 5, 2022 in 2021, An English Wood Blog, December, Nature, Plants, Trees, Winter | 0 comments

Looking south and a line from “Woods in Winter” by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow.

Picture taken December 16.

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Happy New Year! #nature

Posted by Wildwood on Jan 1, 2022 in 2021, An English Wood Blog, December, Dog Rose, Flowers, Plants, Winter | 0 comments

Field Rose hip, Rosa arvensis, provisional identification.

Picture taken December 16.

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King of the woods #tree

Posted by Wildwood on Dec 27, 2021 in 2021, An English Wood Blog, December, Plants, Trees, Winter | 0 comments

Picture taken December 16.

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WIshing you a happy Christmas

Posted by Wildwood on Dec 24, 2021 in 2021, An English Wood Blog, December, Holly, Plants, Trees, Winter | 0 comments

Holly, Ilex aquifolium.

Picture taken December 1.

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Ivy #plant

Posted by Wildwood on Dec 20, 2021 in 2021, An English Wood Blog, December, Ivy, Plants, Winter | 0 comments

Hedera helix.

Picture taken December 1.

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Candlesnuff #fungus

Posted by Wildwood on Dec 17, 2021 in 2021, An English Wood Blog, Candlesnuff, December, Fungi, Winter | 0 comments

Xylaria hypoxylon.

Picture taken December 1

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Hornbeam #tree

Posted by Wildwood on Dec 13, 2021 in 2021, An English Wood Blog, December, Hornbeam, Plants, Trees, Winter | 0 comments

Marcescence, my new favourite word, the ‘holding on’ of leaves through winter.

Picture of Carpinus betulus taken on December 1.

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