Birch Polypore or Razor Strop #fungus

Posted by Wildwood on Mar 20, 2023 in 2023, An English Wood Blog, Birch Polypore, Fungi, March, Spring | 0 comments

Piptoporus betulinus, once dried and used to sharpen razors and knives.

Picture taken March 15.

#nature #naturephotography #woods #mushroom #fungi #birchpolypore #razorstrop

Getting a Spring coat #wildlife

Posted by Wildwood on Mar 17, 2023 in 2023, An English Wood Blog, Deer, Mammals, March, Roe, Spring | 0 comments

Roe deer, Capreolus capreolus.

Picture taken by remote camera March 5.

#roedeer #deer #wildlife #wildlifephotography #nature #naturephotography #fauna

Early Purple Orchid #wildflowers

Posted by Wildwood on Apr 18, 2022 in 2022, An English Wood Blog, Early Purple Orchid, Flowers, March, Plants, Spring | 0 comments

Won’t be long before Orchis mascula flowers.

Picture taken March 22.

#plants #nature #naturephotography #woods #plant #wildflower

Wood Spurge #plants

Posted by Wildwood on Apr 15, 2022 in 2022, An English Wood Blog, Flowers, March, Plants, Spring, Wood spurge | 0 comments

Euphorbia amygdaloides.

Picture taken March 22.

#wildflowers #plants #nature #naturephotography #woods #plant #wildflower

Lords and Ladies #plants

Posted by Wildwood on Apr 11, 2022 in 2022, An English Wood Blog, Flowers, Lords and Ladies, March, Plants, Spring | 0 comments

Arum maculatum.

Picture taken March 22.

#wildflowers #nature #naturephotography #woods #plant #wildflower

Primrose #wildflowers

Posted by Wildwood on Apr 8, 2022 in 2022, An English Wood Blog, Flowers, March, Plants, Primrose, Spring | 0 comments

Primula Vulgaris.

Picture taken March 22.

#plants #nature #naturephotography #woods #plant #wildflower

Cuckooflower or Lady’s Smock #wildflowers

Posted by Wildwood on Apr 4, 2022 in 2022, An English Wood Blog, Cuckooflower, Flowers, March, Plants, Spring | 0 comments

Cardamine pratensis, making an early appearance this year.

Picture taken March 22 by Morna Hinton.

#wildflower #plants #nature #naturephotography #woods #plant

Searching for a nest #bees

Posted by Wildwood on Apr 1, 2022 in 2022, Bombus terrestris, Bumblebee, Fauna, Insects, March, Provisional identification, Spring | 0 comments

Brimstone butterflies were on the wing and bumblebees hunting for nests.

Possibly a Buff-tailed bumblebee, Bombus terrestris.

Picture taken March 22.

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

Dog-violet #wildflowers

Posted by Wildwood on Mar 28, 2022 in 2022, An English Wood Blog, Common Dog Violet, Flowers, March, Plants, Spring | 2 comments

Viola riviniana.

Picture taken March 22.

#plants #nature #naturephotography #woods #plant

Wood anemone #wildflowers

Posted by Wildwood on Mar 25, 2022 in 2022, An English Wood Blog, Flowers, March, Plants, Spring, Wood Anemone | 0 comments

Anemone nemorosa.

Picture taken March 22.

#plants #nature #naturephotography #woods #plant

Roe buck #wildlife

Posted by Wildwood on Apr 16, 2021 in 2021, An English Wood Blog, Deer, Fauna, Mammals, March, Roe, Spring | 0 comments

Capreolus capreolus.

Picture taken by remote camera March 27.

Common Dog-violet #wildflowers

Posted by Wildwood on Apr 12, 2021 in 2021, An English Wood Blog, Common Dog Violet, Flowers, March, Plants, Spring | 0 comments

Viola riviniana.

Picture taken March 26.