“I chatter, chatter, as I flow’ #nature

Posted by Wildwood on Apr 22, 2024 in 2024, An English Wood Blog, April, False Oxlip, Flowers, Herb Robert, Plants, Spring | 0 comments

False Oxslip, Primula veris x vulgaris, and Herb Robert, Geranium robertianum, and a line from Tennyson.

Picture taken April 4.

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

Cuckooflower #wildflower

Posted by Wildwood on Apr 19, 2024 in 2024, An English Wood Blog, April, Cuckooflower, Flowers, Plants, Spring | 0 comments

Cardamine pratensis.

Picture taken April 5.

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

Goat willow #tree

Posted by Wildwood on Apr 15, 2024 in 2024, An English Wood Blog, April, Goat Willow/Pussy Willow, Plants, Spring, Trees | 0 comments

Despite falling on to its side, this Salix caprea is still bursting with life.

Picture taken April 5.

#trees #plants #plant #nature #naturephotography #woods #willow

Wood spurge #plant

Posted by Wildwood on Apr 12, 2024 in 2024, An English Wood Blog, April, Flowers, Plants, Spring, Wood spurge | 0 comments

Euphorbia amygdaloides.

Picture taken April 5.

#plants #nature #naturephotography #woods #spurge

“Like hope that blossoms in the heart” #tree

Posted by Wildwood on Apr 10, 2024 in 2024, An English Wood Blog, April, Plants, Spring, Trees, Wild Cherry | 0 comments

Wild Cherry, Prunus avium, and a line from “The Cherry Trees” by Laurence Binyon.

Picture taken April 5.

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

In the pink #wildflowers

Posted by Wildwood on Apr 6, 2024 in 2024, An English Wood Blog, April, Flowers, Plants, Primrose, Spring | 0 comments

Nice to see a hybrid Primrose, Primula vulgaris, popping up in its usual place.

Picture taken April 5.

#primrose #plants #nature #naturephotography #woods #plant #wildflower

White bluebells #wildflowers

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

Hyacinthoides non scripta.

Picture taken April 26.

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

Early Purple Orchid #wildflowers

Posted by Wildwood on May 15, 2023 in 2023, An English Wood Blog, April, Early Purple Orchid, Flowers, Plants, Spring | 0 comments

Worst year for Orchis mascula I’ve ever seen, very few in the wood.

Picture taken April 26.

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

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