Common Greenshield lichen #lichens

Posted by Wildwood on Jan 2, 2026 in 2025, An English Wood Blog, December, Lichen, Winter | 0 comments

Flavoparmelia caperata.

Picture taken December 23.

#lichen #nature #naturephotography #woods #greenshield

Common Striated Feather-moss #moss

Posted by Wildwood on Dec 29, 2025 in 2025, An English Wood Blog, Common striated feather-moss, December, Month, Moss, Plants, Winter | 0 comments

Eurhynchium striatum, provisional identification.

Picture taken December 23.

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

#mosses #plants #nature #naturephotography #woods #plant

“And deck thee with the holly’s sheen …” #tree

Posted by Wildwood on Dec 26, 2025 in 2025, December, Holly, Plants, Trees, Winter | 0 comments

Ilex aquifolium and a line from Emily Bronte’s “Love and Friendship.”

Picture taken December 2.

#trees #plants #plant #nature #naturephotography #woods #holly

“The woods are lovely, dark and deep” #nature

Posted by Wildwood on Dec 22, 2025 in 2025, An English Wood Blog, December, General, Month, Nature, Plants, Trees, Winter | 0 comments

Looking south and a line by Robert Frost.

Picture taken December 2.

#trees #plants #plant #naturephotography #woods #tree

An ingredient in perfumes #lichen

Posted by Wildwood on Dec 20, 2025 in 2025, An English Wood Blog, December, Evernia prunastri, Lichen, Winter | 0 comments

Oil distilled from Oakmoss, Evernia prunastri, is used as a fixative.

Picture taken December 2.

#oakmoss #nature #naturephotography #woods #lichens

Turkeytail #fungus

Posted by Wildwood on Dec 15, 2025 in 2025, An English Wood Blog, December, Fungi, Month, Turkeytail, Winter | 0 comments

Trametes versicolor.

Picture taken December 2.

#turkeytail #nature #naturephotography #woods #mushroom #fungi #mushrooms

Hazel #tree

Posted by Wildwood on Dec 12, 2025 in 2025, An English Wood Blog, December, Hazel, Plants, Trees, Winter | 0 comments

Corylus avellana.

Picture taken December 2.

#trees #plants #plant #nature #naturephotography #woods #hazel

Nutritious for birds #plant

Posted by Wildwood on Dec 8, 2025 in 2025, An English Wood Blog, December, Flowers, Ivy, Month, Plants, Winter | 0 comments

The berries of Ivy, Hedera helix. have a high fat content and are eaten by a range of species including thrushes, blackcaps, woodpigeons and blackbirds.

Picture taken December 2.

#wildflowers #plants #nature #naturephotography #woods #ivy

Spindle #tree

Posted by Wildwood on Dec 5, 2025 in 2025, An English Wood Blog, December, Month, Plants, Spindle, Trees, Winter | 0 comments

Euonymus europaeus.

Picture taken December 2.

#trees #plants #plant #nature #naturephotography #woods #spindle

Razorstrop fungus #fungi

Posted by Wildwood on Dec 1, 2025 in 2025, An English Wood Blog, Autumn, Birch Polypore, Fungi, November | 0 comments

Birch Polypore, Piptoporus betulinus, once used to sharpen knives and razors.

Picture taken November 27. 
#fungus #nature #naturephotography #woods #mushroom #birchpolypore #birch #mushrooms

Muntjac #deer

Posted by Wildwood on Nov 28, 2025 in 2025, An English Wood Blog, Autumn, Deer, Fauna, Mammals, Muntjac, November | 0 comments

Muntiacus reevesi.

Picture taken by remote camera on November 26.

#muntjac #wildlife #wildlifephotography #nature #naturephotography #fauna

Beard lichen #lichen

Posted by Wildwood on Nov 24, 2025 in 2025, An English Wood Blog, Autumn, Lichen, November, Usnea articulata | 0 comments

Possibly Usnea articulata, the string-of-sausage lichen.

Picture taken November 2.

#nature #naturephotography #woods #lichens