‘… summer’s blood was in it …’ #plants

Posted by Wildwood on Sep 13, 2016 in 2016, Autumn, Bramble, Flowers, Plants, September | 0 comments

Seamus Heaney on eating a first Blackberry in Blackberry-Picking. (more…)

Late summer or early autumn 2 #plants

Posted by Wildwood on Sep 11, 2016 in 2016, Autumn, Hawthorn, September, Trees | 0 comments

Plenty of fruit on this Hawthorn, Crataegus monogyna. (more…)

Late summer or early autumn 1 #plants

Posted by Wildwood on Sep 10, 2016 in 2016, Ash, Autumn, Birch, Plants, September, Trees | 0 comments

After an overcast, almost autumnal, feel to the morning, it turned into a glorious day. (more…)

Water Mint #plants

Posted by Wildwood on Sep 9, 2016 in 2016, Autumn, Flowers, September, Water Mint | 0 comments

The rides are full of Mentha aquatica. (more…)

Betony #plants

Posted by Wildwood on Sep 5, 2016 in 2016, August, Betony, Flowers, Plants, Summer | 0 comments

Thanks to the Creekside Centre, @Creekside_Trust, for identifying Stachys Officinalis. (more…)

From green to red #plants

Posted by Wildwood on Sep 2, 2016 in 2016, August, Flowers, Lords and Ladies, Plants, Summer | 0 comments

Lords and Ladies, Arum maculatum. (more…)

‘We are the trees’ #plants

Posted by Wildwood on Sep 1, 2016 in 2016, August, Summer, Trees | 0 comments

The clearing, with the new trees pushing through, and a line by Mary Colborne-Veel. (more…)

‘ … the varnish’d buttercup …’ #plants

Posted by Wildwood on Aug 30, 2016 in 2016, August, Creeping Buttercup, Flowers, Plants, Summer | 0 comments

A line by William Allingham and a Creeping Buttercup. (more…)

Lower the boom #nature

Posted by Wildwood on Aug 28, 2016 in 2016, Ash, August, Rides, Summer, Trees | 0 comments

An Ash on the east ride that has been slowly falling sideways over the past several years. (more…)

Devil’s-bit Scabious #plants

Posted by Wildwood on Aug 27, 2016 in 2016, August, Devil's-bit Scabious, Flowers, Plants, Summer | 0 comments

Named because the Devil, envious of the good the plant could do, bit away part of the root, says Baker. (more…)

Mystery yellow #plants

Posted by Wildwood on Aug 23, 2016 in 2016, August, Flowers, Prickly Sow Thistle, Summer | 2 comments

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Thanks to Neil for pointing out that this is Prickly-Sow Thistle, Sonchus asper. (more…)

Seedheads #plants

Posted by Wildwood on Aug 20, 2016 in 2016, August, Flowers, Summer, Thistle | 0 comments

The thistle life-cycle continues. (more…)