“The woods are lovely, dark and deep” #nature

Posted by Wildwood on Dec 22, 2025 in 2025, An English Wood Blog, December, General, Month, Nature, Plants, Trees, Winter | 0 comments

Looking south and a line by Robert Frost.

Picture taken December 2.

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Hazel #tree

Posted by Wildwood on Dec 12, 2025 in 2025, An English Wood Blog, December, Hazel, Plants, Trees, Winter | 0 comments

Corylus avellana.

Picture taken December 2.

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Nutritious for birds #plant

Posted by Wildwood on Dec 8, 2025 in 2025, An English Wood Blog, December, Flowers, Ivy, Month, Plants, Winter | 0 comments

The berries of Ivy, Hedera helix. have a high fat content and are eaten by a range of species including thrushes, blackcaps, woodpigeons and blackbirds.

Picture taken December 2.

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Spindle #tree

Posted by Wildwood on Dec 5, 2025 in 2025, An English Wood Blog, December, Month, Plants, Spindle, Trees, Winter | 0 comments

Euonymus europaeus.

Picture taken December 2.

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Beech #tree

Posted by Wildwood on Nov 17, 2025 in 2025, An English Wood Blog, Autumn, Beech, November, Plants, Trees | 0 comments

A holy tree, prayers uttered under Fagus sylvatica, go straight to heaven, according to Discovering The Folklore of Plants.

Picture taken November 2.

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Bittersweet or Woody Nightshade #plant

Posted by Wildwood on Nov 10, 2025 in 2025, An English Wood Blog, Autumn, Bittersweet, Flowers, Month, November, Plants | 0 comments

Solanum dulcamara.

Picture taken November 2.

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Wild cherry #tree

Posted by Wildwood on Oct 27, 2025 in 2025, An English Wood Blog, Autumn, October, Plants, Trees, Wild Cherry | 0 comments

Prunus avium.

Picture taken October 10.

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Spindle #tree

Posted by Wildwood on Oct 17, 2025 in 2025, An English Wood Blog, Autumn, October, Spindle, Trees | 0 comments

Euonymus europaeus.

Picture taken October 1.

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‘…see the fading many-coloured woods’ #nature

Posted by Wildwood on Oct 10, 2025 in 2025, An English Wood Blog, Autumn, Hawthorn, Month, Oak, October, Plants, Trees | 0 comments

The fruit of Oak and Hawthorn and a line from James Thomson’s “Autumn” .

Picture taken on October 1.

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Black bryony #plant

Posted by Wildwood on Sep 26, 2025 in 2025, An English Wood Blog, Autumn, Black Bryony, Flowers, Plants, September | 0 comments

Tamus communis, our only native member of the yam family and highly poisonous.

Picture taken September 1.

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Bramble #plant

Posted by Wildwood on Sep 22, 2025 in 2025, An English Wood Blog, Autumn, Bramble, Flowers, Month, Plants, September, Uncategorized | 0 comments

Rubus fruticosus.

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Devil’s-bit scabious #wildflower

Posted by Wildwood on Sep 19, 2025 in 2025, An English Wood Blog, Autumn, Devil's-bit Scabious, Flowers, Month, Plants, September | 0 comments

The roots appear truncated. Folklore suggests the devil took a bite out of them, apparently annoyed that the plant was medicinally useful.

Succisa pratensis.

#wildflowers #plants #nature #naturephotography #woods #plant #scabious