Almost perfect #birds

Posted by Wildwood on Apr 30, 2018 in 2018, April, Birds, Jay, Spring | 0 comments

If only this Jay had shifted up a tad. (more…)

Heralding the coming of Spring #wildflowers

Posted by Wildwood on Apr 27, 2018 in 2018, April, Flowers, Lesser Celandine, Spring | 0 comments

Lesser celandine, Ficaria verna, brightens the wood. (more…)

The pond’s brimming #nature

Posted by Wildwood on Apr 25, 2018 in 2018, April, Pond, Spring | 0 comments

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And not just with water – an unidentified species of newt spotted at last. (more…)

Hunting a nest site #bumblebees

Posted by Wildwood on Apr 23, 2018 in 2018, April, Bombus terrestris, Bumblebee, Insects, Spring | 0 comments

Buff-tailed bumblebee, Bombus terrestris. (more…)

Opposite-leaved Golden-Saxifrage #wildflowers

Posted by Wildwood on Apr 20, 2018 in 2018, April, Flowers, Opposite-leaved Golden-Saxifrage, Spring | 0 comments

Chrysosplenium oppositifolium. (more…)

‘The monarch of the wood’ #trees

Posted by Wildwood on Apr 18, 2018 in 2018, April, Oak, Spring, Trees | 0 comments

From ‘The Oak Tree’ by Mary Howitt. (more…)

‘Spring’s full-faced primroses …’ #wildflowers

Posted by Wildwood on Apr 16, 2018 in 2018, April, Flowers, Primrose, Spring | 0 comments

If Primula vulgaris could speak, they’d be in full voice too. (more…)

Scarlet elf cup #fungus

Posted by Wildwood on Apr 13, 2018 in 2018, April, Fungi, Scarlet Elfcup, Spring | 0 comments

Scarcoscypha coccinea. (more…)

Two’s company #wildlife

Posted by Wildwood on Apr 11, 2018 in 2018, April, Deer, Fauna, Mammals, Roe, Spring | 0 comments

A close encounter with Roe deer on the way out of the wood. (more…)

Common Dog-violet #wildflowers

Posted by Wildwood on Apr 9, 2018 in 2018, April, Common Dog Violet, Flowers, Spring | 0 comments

A real sense of spring in the wood, with Viola riviniana among the flowering plants. (more…)

Used to treat haemorrhoids #wildflowers

Posted by Wildwood on May 16, 2017 in 2017, April, Flowers, Lesser Celandine, Spring | 0 comments

One use of Pilewort or Lesser Celandine, according to Stevens. (more…)

Wood Speedwell #flowers

Posted by Wildwood on May 15, 2017 in 2017, April, Flowers, Spring, Wood Speedwell | 0 comments

Veronica montana. (more…)