Heron #bird

Posted by Wildwood on May 12, 2023 in 2023, An English Wood Blog, April, Birds, Fauna, Grey Heron, Spring | 0 comments

Ardea cinerea back in the wood.

Picture taken by remote camera on April 21.

#birds #wildlife #wildlifephotography #nature #naturephotography #fauna

Barren Strawberry #plant

Posted by Wildwood on May 10, 2023 in 2023, An English Wood Blog, April, Barren Strawberry, Flowers, Plants, Spring | 0 comments

Potentilla sterilis.

Picture taken April 16.

#wildflowers #plants #nature #naturephotography #woods #wildflower #strawberry

White-lipped snail #snail

Posted by Wildwood on May 8, 2023 in 2023, An English Wood Blog, April, Fauna, Mollusc, Snail, Spring, Uncategorized, White-lipped snail | 0 comments

Cepea hortensis, provisional identification.

Picture taken April 16.

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

#snails #mollusc #molluscs #wildlife #wildlifephotography #nature #naturephotography #fauna

Natural hybrid #wildflowers

Posted by Wildwood on May 5, 2023 in 2023, An English Wood Blog, April, False Oxlip, Flowers, Plants, Spring | 0 comments

Native cowslips and primroses grow on the north ride and some cross-breed to produce False Oxlip.

Primula vulgaris x veris = P. x polyantha.

Picture taken April 16.

#plants #nature #naturephotography #woods #wildflower #plant #falseoxslip

Wood anemone #wildflowers

Posted by Wildwood on May 3, 2023 in 2023, An English Wood Blog, April, Flowers, Plants, Spring, Wood Anemone | 0 comments

Anemone nemorosa.

Picture taken April 16.

#plants #nature #naturephotography #woods #wildflower #plant #anemone

First of the buttercups #wildflower

Posted by Wildwood on May 1, 2023 in 2023, An English Wood Blog, April, Flowers, Lesser Celandine, Plants, Spring | 0 comments

Lesser celandine, Ficaria verna.

Picture taken April 16.

#wildflowers #plants #nature #naturephotography #woods #plant #celandine

Wild Cherry #tree

Posted by Wildwood on Apr 27, 2023 in 2023, April, Spring | 0 comments

To mark CP’s birthday, one of the four Prunus avium that Claire helped plant in 2014.

Picture taken April 16.

#trees #plants #plant #nature #naturephotography #woods #cherry #wildcherry

Silver Birch #tree

Posted by Wildwood on Apr 26, 2023 in 2023, An English Wood Blog, April, Birch, Plants, Spring, Trees | 0 comments

Betula pendula catkin.

Picture taken April 16.

#trees #plants #plant #nature #naturephotography #woods #silverbirch

‘Why do ye fall so fast?’ #tree

Posted by Wildwood on Apr 24, 2023 in 2023, An English Wood Blog, April, Hawthorn, Plants, Spring, Trees | 0 comments

Hawthorn, Crataegus monogyna, and a line from ‘To Blossoms’ by Robert Herrick.

Picture taken April 16.

#trees #plants #plant #nature #naturephotography #woods #blossom #hawthorn

‘A fine and subtle spirit dwells in every little flower’ #plant

Posted by Wildwood on Apr 21, 2023 in 2023, An English Wood Blog, April, Bluebell, Flowers, Plants, Spring | 0 comments

Hyacinthoides non-scripta and a line from The Bluebell by Anne Bronte.

Picture taken April 16.

#wildflowers #wildflower #plants #nature #naturephotography #woods #bluebell #bluebells #plant

Common Dog Violet #wildflower

Posted by Wildwood on Apr 19, 2023 in 2023, An English Wood Blog, April, Common Dog Violet, Flowers, Plants, Spring | 0 comments

Viola riviniana.

Picture taken April 16.

#wildflowers #plants #nature #naturephotography #woods #commondogviolet #violet #plant

Cuckooflower or Lady’s Smock #wildflower

Posted by Wildwood on Apr 17, 2023 in 2023, An English Wood Blog, April, Cuckooflower, Flowers, Plants, Spring | 0 comments

Plenty of Cardamine pratensis in the wood, also Brimstone, Orange Tip and Red Admiral butterflies.

Picture taken April 16.

#wildflowers #plants #nature #naturephotography #woods #plant #cuckooflower #ladyssmock