Fauna | An English Wood

Who’s looking at who? #wildlife

Posted by Wildwood on Jun 9, 2025 in 2025, An English Wood Blog, Deer, Fauna, Mammals, May, Muntjac, Spring | 0 comments

Muntjac male, Muntiacus reevesi, on the north ride.

Picture taken on May 28.

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Roe buck #wildlife

Posted by Wildwood on Jun 2, 2025 in 2025, An English Wood Blog, Deer, Fauna, Mammals, May, Roe, Spring | 0 comments

Capreolus capreolus.

Picture taken by remote camera on May 23.

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Speckled Wood #butterfly

Posted by Wildwood on May 5, 2025 in 2025, April, Butterflies, Insects, Speckled Wood, Spring | 0 comments

Pararge aegeria.

Picture taken April 27.

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Native to Asia #bird

Posted by Wildwood on Apr 14, 2025 in 2025, An English Wood Blog, Birds, Fauna, March, Pheasant, Spring | 0 comments

Introduced to much of Europe by the Romans, the Normans possibly introduced pheasants to Britain, say The Wildlife Trusts.

Phasianus colchicus, pictured on March 31.

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Spawned! #amphibian

Posted by Wildwood on Mar 31, 2025 in 2025, Amphibians, An English Wood Blog, Common Frog, Fauna, March, Spring | 0 comments

Hoping a few of these in the pond will survive to become frogs, Rana temporaria.

Picture taken March 25.

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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.

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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.

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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