Drunkard’s aid #plant

Ivy.

Spreading the leaves of Ivy, Hedera helix, across the path of those worse for wear could bring them to their senses, according to Baker in “Discovering the Folklore of Plants.”

Picture taken January 22.

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Ancient woodland indicator #plant

Dog's Mercury.

Dog’s Mercury, the very toxic Mercurialis perennis.

Picture taken January 22.

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First of many #wildflower

Primrose.

Always nice to spot a Primrose, Primula vulgaris.

Picture taken January 22.

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Wet, wet, wet #tree

Hawthorn tree.

Hawthorn, Crataegus monogyna.

Picture taken January 22.

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In a hurry #wildlife

Roe deer running.

Roe deer, Capreolus capreolus.

Picture taken January 14 by remote camera.

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Leafminer trail #insect

Leafminer trail.

On Bramble so possibly the larvae of Bramble Leaf Mining Moths, Stigmella aurella.

Picture taken January 27.

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Fungus totem #fungus

Turkeytail, Trametes versicolor, provisional identification.

Pictures taken January 27.

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” … and fixedly did look upon the muddy water” #nature

Pond.

What might a leech gatherer find in the pond? A line from Resolution and Independence by Wordsworth.

Picture taken on January 27.

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Going home #nature

Sunset.

Leaving the wood.

Picture taken January 27.

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Roe deer #wildlife

Capreolus capreolus.

Pictures taken by remote camera on January 19.

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“We weren’t expecting this this morning: sun” #nature

North ride and winter sun.

The north ride and a line from “Winter Morning” by Richard Meier.

Picture taken January 20.

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Frosty morning (2) #nature

Frost.

West ride.

Picture taken January 20.

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