The hunter #bird

Posted by Wildwood on Feb 23, 2026 in 2026, An English Wood Blog, Birds, Fauna, February, Owl, Winter | 1 comment

An owl swoops down on one of the rides.

Picture taken by remote camera on January 22.

#wildlifephotography #nature #naturephotography #owl

Pheasant #bird

Posted by Wildwood on Feb 21, 2026 in 2026, An English Wood Blog, Birds, Fauna, February, Month, Pheasant, Winter | 0 comments

Phasianus colchicus.

Picture taken by remote camera on February 11.

#nature #wildlife #wildlifephotography #pheasant

The 2025 species in the wood list

Posted by Wildwood on Feb 18, 2026 in 2026, Fauna, Fungi, Insects, Lichen, Plants | 0 comments

At least publishing the latest list gives me the excuse to post a jolly summer picture.

A distinctly mixed year. Great to record 25 ‘new’ species, though that doesn’t mean they haven’t always been there. For instance, it includes a Beech tree and Dogwood – how did I miss those?

Great to spot a Holly Blue butterfly and a Redwing for the first time, though.

Bird, insect and fungi ID apps have also been really helpful.

On the downside, 50 tonnes of stricken Ash had to be felled, decimated by dieback and a danger to those walking through the wood. As many Ash trees as possible has been kept, but it’s devastating to see.

For the full list of what’s been recorded in the wood in 2025, go via the navigation menu to the page headed: Species recorded up to December 31, 2025.

Fox by night #wildlife

Posted by Wildwood on Jan 26, 2026 in 2026, An English Wood Blog, Fauna, Fox, January, Mammals, Winter | 0 comments

Vulpes vulpes.

Picture taken by remote camera on 16 January.

#wildlifephotography #nature #naturephotography #fox

Winter sun #wildlife

Posted by Wildwood on Jan 23, 2026 in 2026, An English Wood Blog, Fauna, Grey Squirrel, January, Mammals, Uncategorized, Winter | 0 comments

Grey Squirrel, Sciurus carolinensis.

Picture taken by remote camera on January 14.

#wildlife #wildlifephotography #nature #naturephotography #squirrel

Roe deer #wildlife

Posted by Wildwood on Jan 19, 2026 in 2026, An English Wood Blog, Deer, Fauna, January, Mammals, Roe, Winter | 0 comments

Capreolus capreolus. So many deer the flora is suffering.

Picture taken January 10 by remote camera.

#wildlife #wildlifephotography #nature #naturephotography #deer

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

Roe deer #wildlife

Posted by Wildwood on Nov 7, 2025 in 2025, An English Wood Blog, Autumn, Deer, Fauna, Mammals, October, Roe | 0 comments

Capreolus capreolus.

Picture taken by remote camera on October 24.

#deer #roe #wildlifephotography #nature #naturephotography #fauna

Muntjac male #wildlife

Posted by Wildwood on Nov 3, 2025 in 2025, An English Wood Blog, Autumn, Deer, Fauna, Mammals, Muntjac, October | 0 comments

Muntiacus reevesi.

Picture taken by remote camera on October 16.

#deer #muntjac #wildlifephotography #nature #naturephotography #fauna

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

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