Marcescence #tree

Posted by on Jan 16, 2023 in 2022, An English Wood Blog, December, Hornbeam, Plants, Trees, Winter | 0 comments

Hornbeam tree.

Hornbeam, Carpinus betulus.

Picture taken January 11.

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“The wild deer wandering here and there, keeps the human soul from care”

Posted by on Jan 13, 2023 in 2022, An English Wood Blog, December, Deer, Fauna, Mammals, Roe, Winter | 0 comments

Roe deer.

Lines from Blake’s Auguries Of Innocence and Roe deer, Capreolus capreolus.

Picture taken by remote camera, December 29, 2022.

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Dog’s Mercury #plant

				
Posted  by  on Jan 9, 2023 in 2022, An English Wood Blog, December, Dog's Mercury, Flowers, Plants, Winter | 0 comments

	

							






Dog's Mercury





Mercurialis perennis making an even earlier appearance than usual.





Picture taken December 29.





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A dash of colour #plant

				
Posted  by  on Jan 6, 2023 in 2022, An English Wood Blog, December, Dog Rose, Flowers, Plants, Winter | 0 comments

	

							

Dog Rose hip.





Dog rose hip, Rosa canina.





Picture taken December 29.





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Happy New Year #nature

				
Posted  by  on Jan 1, 2023 in 2022, An English Wood Blog, Ash, December, Muntjac, Plants, Trees, Winter | 0 comments

	

							

Horseshoe in tree.










I can’t count how many times I’ve passed this Ash tree without noticing the horseshoe. Hope it’s lucky!





Picture taken December 29.





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Roe deer #wildlife

				
Posted  by  on Dec 30, 2022 in 2022, An English Wood Blog, December, Deer, Fauna, Mammals, Roe, Winter | 0 comments

	

							

Roe deer.





Capreolus capreolus.





Picture taken by remote camera on December 11.





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“… saunter over fields and hill-sides!” #nature

				
Posted  by  on Dec 26, 2022 in 2022, An English Wood Blog, December, Nature, Rides, Winter | 0 comments

	

							

View of gate and field.





Good advice from Walt Whitman in Poem of Joys .





Picture taken December 1 looking south.





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Black Bryony #plant

				
Posted  by  on Dec 23, 2022 in 2022, An English Wood Blog, Black Bryony, December, Flowers, Plants, Winter | 0 comments

	

							

Black Bryony.





Tamus communis, our only native member of the yam family.





Picture taken December 1.





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“The garment green, now turned to brown” #tree

				
Posted  by  on Dec 19, 2022 in 2022, An English Wood Blog, December, Oak, Plants, Trees, Winter | 0 comments

	

							

Oak leaves.





Quercus robur and a line from The Gallant Oak by Douglas Malloch.





Picture taken December 1.





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Look west #nature

				
Posted  by  on Dec 16, 2022 in 2022, An English Wood Blog, December, Nature, Plants, Trees, Winter | 0 comments

	

							

South ride looking west.





The south ride.





Picture taken December 1.





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Field Maple #trees

				
Posted  by  on Dec 12, 2022 in 2022, An English Wood Blog, December, Field Maple, Trees, Winter | 0 comments

	

							

Field Maple.





Acer campestre.





Picture taken on December 1.





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Candlesnuff #fungus

				
Posted  by  on Dec 9, 2022 in 2022, An English Wood Blog, Candlesnuff, December, Fungi, Winter | 0 comments

	

							

Candlesnuff fungus.





Xylaria hypoxylon.





Picture taken December 1.





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