Speckled Wood #butterflies

Posted by Wildwood on Apr 20, 2017 in 2017, April, Butterflies, Insects, Speckled Wood, Spring | 0 comments

Pararge aegeria on the north ride. (more…)

The sounds of a cuckoo … #nature

Posted by Wildwood on Apr 19, 2017 in 2017, April, Bluebell, Flowers, Plants, Spring | 0 comments

… and Bluebell time. What’s not to like? (more…)

Blue Butcher #wildflowers

Posted by Wildwood on Apr 18, 2017 in 2017, April, Early Purple Orchid, Flowers, Plants, Spring | 0 comments

‘Blue Butcher’ probably originated as ‘bloody butcher’ from the blotches on the leaves, says Stevens. (more…)

Bluebells and Wood Anemones #wildflowers

Posted by Wildwood on Apr 17, 2017 in 2017, April, Bluebell, Flowers, Spring, Wood Anemone | 0 comments

Hyacinthoides non-scripta and Anemone nemorosa. (more…)

‘The budding twigs spread out their fan’ #nature

Posted by Wildwood on Apr 16, 2017 in 2017, April, Autumn, Trees | 0 comments

A line from ‘Written In Early Spring’ by William Wordsworth

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Pendulous sedge #sedge

Posted by Wildwood on Apr 15, 2017 in 2017, April, Pendulous Sedge, Plants, Sedge, Spring | 0 comments

Carex pendula. (more…)

Herb Robert #plants

Posted by Wildwood on Apr 14, 2017 in 2017, April, Flowers, Herb Robert, Plants, Spring | 0 comments

Geranium robertianum. (more…)

Bee Fly and Primrose #insects #wildflowers

Posted by Wildwood on Apr 13, 2017 in 2017, April, Bee Fly, Bombylius major, Fly, Insects, Spring | 0 comments

Bombylius major and Primula vulgaris. (more…)

False Oxlip #wildflowers

Posted by Wildwood on Apr 12, 2017 in 2017, April, False Oxlip, Flowers, Plants, Spring | 0 comments

Primula veris x vulgaris. (more…)

“A plant of fairies, best left well alone.”#wildflowers

Posted by Wildwood on Apr 11, 2017 in 2017, April, Cuckooflower, Flowers, Plants, Spring | 0 comments

Cuckooflower or Lady’s Smock, never knowingly included in a May Day garland, says Baker. (more…)

‘A cold wind stirs the Blackthorn’ #trees

Posted by Wildwood on Apr 10, 2017 in 2017, April, Blackthorn, Spring, Trees | 0 comments

From ‘Endure Hardness‘ by Christina Rossetti. (more…)

Opposite-leaved Golden-Saxifrage #wildflowers

Posted by Wildwood on Apr 9, 2017 in 2017, April, Flowers, Opposite-leaved Golden-Saxifrage, Spring | 0 comments

Chrysosplenium oppositifolium. (more…)