Marbled White #butterfly

Posted by Wildwood on Jun 27, 2025 in 2025, An English Wood Blog, June, Marbled WHite, Month, Summer | 0 comments

Melanargia galathea.

Picture taken June 20.

#butterflies #nature #naturephotography #woods #insects #insect #insectphotography #marbledwhite

Positively primeval #wildlife

Posted by Wildwood on Jun 25, 2025 in 2025, Amphibians, An English Wood Blog, Common Frog, Fauna, June, Summer | 0 comments

A bit of a cheat, Frog tadpoles, Rana temporaria, in the garden pond. I hope those in the wood are also on their way to becoming froglets.

Video taken on June 6.

#frogs #frog #amphibians #amphibian #wildlife #wildlifephotography #nature #naturephotography #fauna

Dogwood #tree

Posted by Wildwood on Jun 23, 2025 in 2025, An English Wood Blog, June, Month, Summer | 0 comments

The first time I’ve spotted Cornus sanguinea.

Picture taken June 2.

#trees #plants #plant #nature #naturephotography #woods #dogwood

‘We smell the odour of honeysuckle’ #wildflower

Posted by Wildwood on Jun 20, 2025 in 2025, An English Wood Blog, Flowers, Honeysuckle, June, Plants, Summer | 0 comments

Lonicera periclymenum and a line from ‘Cascade’ by Robert Desnos.

Picture taken on June 2.

#wildflowers #plants #nature #naturephotography #woods #plant #honeysuckle

Cow Parsley #wildflower

Posted by Wildwood on Jun 16, 2025 in 2025, An English Wood Blog, Cow Parsley, Flowers, May, Plants, Spring | 0 comments

Anthriscus sylvestris, also known as Queen Anne’s lace says the Woodland Trust.

Picture taken May 28.

#wildflowers #plants #nature #naturephotography #woods #plant #parsley

Take to strengthen the liver? #tree

Posted by Wildwood on Jun 13, 2025 in 2025, An English Wood Blog, Field Maple, May, Plants, Spring, Trees | 0 comments

The seventeenth English botanist and herbalist Nicholas Culpeper recommended using the leaves and bark of Field Maple, Acer campestre.

Picture taken May 28. 
#trees #plants #plant #nature #naturephotography #woods #maple

Who’s looking at who? #wildlife

Posted by Wildwood on Jun 9, 2025 in 2025, An English Wood Blog, Deer, Fauna, Mammals, May, Muntjac, Spring | 0 comments

Muntjac male, Muntiacus reevesi, on the north ride.

Picture taken on May 28.

#deer #muntjac #wildlifephotography #nature #naturephotography #fauna

Bush Vetch #wildflower

Posted by Wildwood on Jun 6, 2025 in 2025, An English Wood Blog, Bush Vetch, Flowers, May, Plants, Spring | 0 comments

Vicia sepium.

Picture taken May 28.

#wildflowers #plants #nature #naturephotography #woods #plant #vetch

Roe buck #wildlife

Posted by Wildwood on Jun 2, 2025 in 2025, An English Wood Blog, Deer, Fauna, Mammals, May, Roe, Spring | 0 comments

Capreolus capreolus.

Picture taken by remote camera on May 23.

#deer #wildlifephotography #nature #naturephotography #fauna

Yellow Pimpernel #wildflower

Posted by Wildwood on May 30, 2025 in 2025, An English Wood Blog, Flowers, May, Plants, Spring, Yellow Pimpernel | 0 comments

Lysimachia nemorum.

Picture taken May 8.

#wildflowers #plants #nature #naturephotography #woods #plant #pimpernel

Bush Vetch #wildflower

Posted by Wildwood on May 26, 2025 in 2025, An English Wood Blog, Bush Vetch, Flowers, May, Month, Plants, Spring | 0 comments

Vicia sepium.

Picture taken May 8.

#wildflowers #plants #nature #naturephotography #woods #plant #vetch

Wood Speedwell #wildflower

Posted by Wildwood on May 23, 2025 in 2025, An English Wood Blog, Flowers, May, Month, Plants, Spring, Wood Speedwell | 0 comments

Veronica montana.

Picture taken May 8.

#wildflowers #plants #nature #naturephotography #woods #plant #speedwell