Cowslip #wildflowers

Posted by Wildwood on Apr 25, 2017 in 2017, April, Cowslip, Flowers, Spring | 0 comments

Primula veris. (more…)

Thunderbolts, Snapjacks or Mother Shimbles #wildflowers

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

All names for Greater Stitchwort, says Baker. (more…)

‘Like yon oak, Bright in spring’ #trees

Posted by Wildwood on Apr 23, 2017 in 2017, April, Oak, Spring, Trees | 0 comments

From ‘The Oak‘ by Tennyson. (more…)

The pond #nature

Posted by Wildwood on Apr 22, 2017 in 2017, April, Bluebell, Flowers, Pond, Spring | 0 comments

Thinning the northern edge has allowed Bluebells and other wildflowers to emerge. (more…)

Obscure origins #wildflowers

Posted by Wildwood on Apr 21, 2017 in 2017, April, Bugle, Flowers, Spring | 0 comments

It’s not clear where the name Bugle comes from. It may be from the tube-shaped glass beads once sewn on clothing, says Stevens. (more…)

Speckled Wood #butterflies

Posted by Wildwood on Apr 20, 2017 in 2017, April, Butterflies, Insects, Speckled Wood, Spring | 0 comments

Pararge aegeria on the north ride. (more…)

The sounds of a cuckoo … #nature

Posted by Wildwood on Apr 19, 2017 in 2017, April, Bluebell, Flowers, Plants, Spring | 0 comments

… and Bluebell time. What’s not to like? (more…)

Blue Butcher #wildflowers

Posted by Wildwood on Apr 18, 2017 in 2017, April, Early Purple Orchid, Flowers, Plants, Spring | 0 comments

‘Blue Butcher’ probably originated as ‘bloody butcher’ from the blotches on the leaves, says Stevens. (more…)

Bluebells and Wood Anemones #wildflowers

Posted by Wildwood on Apr 17, 2017 in 2017, April, Bluebell, Flowers, Spring, Wood Anemone | 0 comments

Hyacinthoides non-scripta and Anemone nemorosa. (more…)

‘The budding twigs spread out their fan’ #nature

Posted by Wildwood on Apr 16, 2017 in 2017, April, Autumn, Trees | 0 comments

A line from ‘Written In Early Spring’ by William Wordsworth

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Pendulous sedge #sedge

Posted by Wildwood on Apr 15, 2017 in 2017, April, Pendulous Sedge, Plants, Sedge, Spring | 0 comments

Carex pendula. (more…)

Herb Robert #plants

Posted by Wildwood on Apr 14, 2017 in 2017, April, Flowers, Herb Robert, Plants, Spring | 0 comments

Geranium robertianum. (more…)