Crab Apple #trees

Posted by Wildwood on Jun 2, 2017 in 2017, Crab Apple, May, Spring, Trees | 0 comments

Malus sylvestris. (more…)

Frog: Woodpile life (1/5) #wildlife

Posted by Wildwood on Jun 1, 2017 in 2017, Amphibians, Common Frog, May, Spring | 0 comments

Rana temporaria was among the creatures disturbed when we shifted a woodpile by hand. (more…)

Fox by night #wildlife

Posted by Wildwood on May 31, 2017 in 2017, Fox, Mammals, May, Spring | 0 comments

Vulpes vulpes. (more…)

Speckled Wood #butterflies

Posted by Wildwood on May 30, 2017 in 2017, Butterflies, May, Speckled Wood, Spring | 0 comments

Pararge aegeria. (more…)

Bush Vetch #wildflowers

Posted by Wildwood on May 29, 2017 in 2017, Bush Vetch, Flowers, May, Provisional identification, Spring | 0 comments

Vicia sepium, provisional identification. (more…)

Norway Spruce #trees

Posted by Wildwood on May 27, 2017 in 2017, May, Spring, Spruce, Trees | 0 comments

Picea abies. (more…)

Orange Tip resting #butterflies

Posted by Wildwood on May 26, 2017 in 2017, Butterflies, May, Orange Tip, Spring | 0 comments

Female Anthocharis cardamines. (more…)

Bee Fly #insects

Posted by Wildwood on May 25, 2017 in 2017, Bee Fly, May, Provisional identification, Spring | 0 comments

Bombylius major, provisional identification, landing on Ramsons,  Allium ursinum.

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Wedding Cakes and Daddy’s-shirt-buttons #wildflowers

Posted by Wildwood on May 24, 2017 in 2017, Flowers, Greater Stitchwort, May, Spring | 0 comments

Just two of the names for Greater Stitchwort, Stellaria holostea. (more…)

Spindle #trees

Posted by Wildwood on May 23, 2017 in 2017, May, Spindle, Spring, Trees | 0 comments

Euonymus europaea. (more…)

From the Anglo-Saxon for ‘rank’ #wildflowers

Posted by Wildwood on May 22, 2017 in 2017, Flowers, May, Ramsons, Spring | 0 comments

The common name for Ramsons comes from the word ‘hramsa,‘ says Stevens. (more…)

Water Elder, Cramp Bark or Snowball Tree #trees

Posted by Wildwood on May 21, 2017 in 2017, Guelder Rose, May, Spring, Trees | 0 comments

Also known as Guelder rose or Dogberry. (more…)