Orange Wednesday

Posted by Wildwood on Sep 18, 2013 in 2013, Algae, Ash, Autumn, September, Trees, Unidentified | 0 comments

Or even Ash Wednesday, Fraxinus excelsior. (more…)

‘Tis the prettiest little parlour that ever you did spy’

Posted by Wildwood on Sep 16, 2013 in 2013, Autumn, Flowers, General, Seeds, September, Spider | 0 comments

From ‘The Spider and the Fly’ by Mary Howitt, 1829. (more…)

Pond life

Posted by Wildwood on Sep 14, 2013 in 2013, Autumn, Crack Willow, General, Pond, Trees | 0 comments

The pond is now low on water but still provides a habitat for numerous flowers, insects and the occasional lonely Mallard. (more…)

Fleabane feast

Posted by Wildwood on Sep 11, 2013 in 2013, Autumn, Fleabane, Flowers, Fly, Insects, September, Unidentified | 0 comments

Pulicaria dysenterica attracts a group of unidentified flies. (more…)

A promise of more to come?

Posted by Wildwood on Sep 8, 2013 in 2013, Autumn, Bramble, Flowers, September | 0 comments

The brambles continue to flower. (more…)

Power stretch

Posted by Wildwood on Sep 7, 2013 in 2013, Autumn, General, Rides, September, Trees | 0 comments

Trees bordering the north ride, looking north. (more…)

Blooming Bittersweet

Posted by Wildwood on Sep 5, 2013 in 2013, Autumn, Bittersweet, Flowers, September | 0 comments

September in the wood – an Indian Summer or the onset of Autumn? (more…)

Bird feeder

Posted by Wildwood on Sep 3, 2013 in 2013, August, Hawthorn, Summer, Trees | 0 comments

Hawthorn haw, Crataegus mongyna. (more…)

A symbol of envy, lowliness, and remorse

Posted by Wildwood on Sep 2, 2013 in 2013, August, Bramble, Flowers, Summer | 0 comments

Bramble, Rubus fruticosus. (more…)

An Anglo-Saxon charm?

Posted by Wildwood on Aug 31, 2013 in 2013, August, Flowers, Summer, Unidentified | 0 comments

Possibly Betony,  Stachys officinalis. (more…)

Great Willowherb with visitor

Posted by Wildwood on Aug 30, 2013 in 2013, August, Flowers, Fly, Great Willowherb, Insects, Summer, Unidentified | 0 comments

Epilobium hirsutum with unidentified fly. (more…)

Feeding time

Posted by Wildwood on Aug 29, 2013 in 2013, August, Bramble, Butterflies, Flowers, Meadow Brown, Speckled Wood, Summer | 0 comments

Meadow Brown and  Speckled Wood enjoying the brambles.

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