‘…see the fading many-coloured woods’ #nature

Posted by Wildwood on Oct 10, 2025 in 2025, An English Wood Blog, Autumn, Hawthorn, Month, Oak, October, Plants, Trees | 0 comments

The fruit of Oak and Hawthorn and a line from James Thomson’s “Autumn” .

Picture taken on October 1.

#trees #plants #plant #naturephotography #woods #tree #oak #hawthorn

Slender Parasol #fungi

Posted by Wildwood on Oct 6, 2025 in 2025, An English Wood Blog, Month, Provisional identification, September, Slender Parasol | 0 comments

Macrolepiota mastoidea, provisional identification.

Picture taken September 22.

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#fungus #nature #naturephotography #woods #mushroom #parasol #mushrooms

Glistening Inkcap #fungus

Posted by Wildwood on Oct 3, 2025 in 2025, An English Wood Blog, Autumn, Glistening Inkcap, Month, Provisional identification, September | 0 comments

Coprinellus micaceus, provisional identification.

Picture taken September 22.

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#inkcap #nature #naturephotography #woods #mushroom #fungi #mushrooms

Rosy Brittlegill #fungus

Posted by Wildwood on Sep 29, 2025 in 2025, An English Wood Blog, Autumn, Fungi, Month, Provisional identification, Russula, September | 0 comments

Russula rosea, provisional identification.

Picture taken September 22.

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

Black bryony #plant

Posted by Wildwood on Sep 26, 2025 in 2025, An English Wood Blog, Autumn, Black Bryony, Flowers, Plants, September | 0 comments

Tamus communis, our only native member of the yam family and highly poisonous.

Picture taken September 1.

#wildflowers #plants #nature #naturephotography #woods #yam #wildflower

Bramble #plant

Posted by Wildwood on Sep 22, 2025 in 2025, An English Wood Blog, Autumn, Bramble, Flowers, Month, Plants, September, Uncategorized | 0 comments

Rubus fruticosus.

#wildflowers #plants #nature #naturephotography #woods #blackberry #bramble #wildflower

Devil’s-bit scabious #wildflower

Posted by Wildwood on Sep 19, 2025 in 2025, An English Wood Blog, Autumn, Devil's-bit Scabious, Flowers, Month, Plants, September | 0 comments

The roots appear truncated. Folklore suggests the devil took a bite out of them, apparently annoyed that the plant was medicinally useful.

Succisa pratensis.

#wildflowers #plants #nature #naturephotography #woods #plant #scabious

Hornet mimic hoverfly #insect

Posted by Wildwood on Sep 15, 2025 in 2025, An English Wood Blog, Autumn, Hornet mimic hoverfly, Month, September | 0 comments

The harmless Volucella zonaria, largest of the UK’s hoverflies.

Picture taken September 1.

#hoverfly #hoverflies #nature #naturephotography #woods #insects #hornetmimic #insectphotography #flowerfly #flowerflies

Hornbeam nut #tree

Posted by Wildwood on Sep 12, 2025 in 2025, An English Wood Blog, Autumn, Hornbeam, Month, Plants, September, Trees | 0 comments

Carpinus betulus.

Picture taken September 1.

#trees #plants #plant #nature #naturephotography #woods #hornbeam

Tapered Drone Fly #flowerfly

Posted by Wildwood on Sep 8, 2025 in 2025, An English Wood Blog, August, Eristalis pertinax, Fauna, Hover Fly, Insects, Summer | 0 comments

Eristalis pertinax, a hover or flowerfly and a bee mimic.

Picture taken August 23.

#hoverfly #hoverflies #nature #naturephotography #woods #insects #insect #insectphotography #dronefly #flowerflies

Green-veined white #butterfly

Posted by Wildwood on Sep 5, 2025 in 2025, An English Wood Blog, August, Butterflies, Fauna, Green-veined White, Insects, Summer | 0 comments

Pieris napi.

Picture taken August 23.

#green-veinedwhite #butterflies #nature #naturephotography #woods #insects #insect #insectphotography

Gossamer winged #insect

Posted by Wildwood on Sep 1, 2025 in 2025, An English Wood Blog, Apis mellifera, August, Bee, Fauna, Insects, Summer | 0 comments

Honey Bee, Apis mellifera, on Water Mint, Mentha aquatica.

Picture taken August 23.

#bees #nature #naturephotography #woods #insects #insect #insectphotography #bee #honey