Frog #wildlife

Posted by Wildwood on Mar 21, 2025 in 2025, Amphibians, An English Wood Blog, Common Frog, Fauna, March, Spring | 0 comments

Rana temporaria spotted near where they have spawned in the past. Fingers crossed.

Picture taken March 10.

#frogs #amphibians #amphibian #wildlifephotography #nature #naturephotography #fauna

Brimstone #butterfly

Posted by Wildwood on Mar 10, 2025 in 2025, An English Wood Blog, Brimstone, Butterflies, Fauna, Insects, March, Spring | 0 comments

Gonepteryx rhamni, great to see it land on the west ride

Picture taken March 10.

#brimstone #butterflies #nature #naturephotography #woods #insects #insect #insectphotography

Bark beetles #insect

Posted by Wildwood on Feb 17, 2025 in 2025, An English Wood Blog, Bark Beetles, February, Insects, Winter | 2 comments

Thanks to neighbours Ken and Linda for explaining what’s happened to this Ash. “Bark beetles lay their eggs under the bark of dead trees. When the eggs hatch the larvae feed … under the bark and leave characteristic galleries as they move forward … Once they are full size they pupate and emerge as adult beetles to start it all off again. Woodpeckers find this secret food supply by pecking away the dead bark, then feed on the larvae, pupae and adult beetles.

This is probably the work of Hylesinus crenatu, the Large Ash Bark Beetle.

Picture taken February 9.

#nature #naturephotography #woods #insects #insectphotography #bird #birds #woodpecker #tree #trees #Ash

In a hurry #wildlife

Posted by Wildwood on Jan 22, 2025 in 2025, An English Wood Blog, Deer, Fauna, January, Mammals, Roe, Winter | 0 comments

Roe deer, Capreolus capreolus.

Picture taken January 14 by remote camera.

#deer #wildlifephotography #nature #naturephotography #fauna

Muntjac #wildlife

Posted by Wildwood on Dec 3, 2024 in 2024, An English Wood Blog, Autumn, Deer, Fauna, Mammals, Muntjac, November | 0 comments

Female Muntiacus reevesi.

Picture taken by remote camera November 29.

#deer #wildlifephotography #nature #naturephotography #fauna

Stretchy #wildlife

Posted by Wildwood on Oct 4, 2024 in 2024, An English Wood Blog, Autumn, Fauna, Grey Squirrel, Mammals, September | 0 comments

Grey Squirrel, Sciurus carolinensis.

Picture taken by remote camera September 11.

#squirrel #wildlifephotography #nature #naturephotography #fauna

Speckled Wood #butterfly

Posted by Wildwood on Sep 6, 2024 in 2024, An English Wood Blog, Autumn, Butterflies, Fauna, Insects, September, Speckled Wood | 0 comments

Pararge aegeria.

Picture taken September 1.

#butterflies #nature #naturephotography #woods #insects #insect #insectphotography #speckledwood

Hoverfly #insect

Posted by Wildwood on Sep 2, 2024 in 2024, An English Wood Blog, August, Eristalis pertinax, Fauna, Hover Fly, Insects, Month, Plants, Provisional identification, Summer | 2 comments

Eristalis pertinax (with thanks to Neil!)

Picture taken August 15.

#hoverflies #nature #naturephotography #woods #insects #insect #insectphotography #flowerfly #flowerflies #Volucella

Green-veined white #butterfly

Posted by Wildwood on Aug 30, 2024 in 2024, An English Wood Blog, August, Butterflies, Fauna, Green-veined White, Insects, Summer | 0 comments

Pieris napi.

Picture taken August 15.

#white #butterflies #nature #naturephotography #woods #insects #insect #insectphotography

Two young Roe deer #wildlife

Posted by Wildwood on Aug 19, 2024 in 2024, An English Wood Blog, August, Deer, Fauna, Mammals, Roe, Summer | 0 comments

A pair of Capreolus capreolus fawns.

Picture taken by remote camera on August 13.

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

Dark Bush Cricket #insect

Posted by Wildwood on Aug 9, 2024 in 2024, An English Wood Blog, Cricket, Fauna, Insects, July, Provisional identification, Summer | 0 comments

Pholidoptera griseoaptera, provisional identification.

Picture taken July 17.

#nature #naturephotography #woods #insects #insectphotography #cricket
 

Fawn #wildlife

Posted by Wildwood on Jul 19, 2024 in 2024, An English Wood Blog, Deer, Fauna, July, Mammals, Roe, Summer | 0 comments

Roe deer, Capreolus capreolus.

Picture taken July 16 by remote camera.

#deer #roe #roedeer #wildlifephotography #nature #naturephotography #fauna #mammal #mammals