South ride #nature

 

 

Trees, south ride, November 2016

 

Feels like autumn on the cusp of winter – golds and yellows flash among the green. (more…)

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The art of bark #3 #trees

 

 

Trees, Ash, November 2016

 

Ash, Fraxinus excelsior. (more…)

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Guelder rose #trees #plants

 

 

Trees, Guelder Rose, provisional identification, November 2016

 

Never before noticed the small, deciduous tree which carried this fruit. (more…)

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‘Cruel autumn wind whistled round … #trees #plants

 

 

Trees, Oak, November 2016

 

‘And knocked the acorn to the ground.’ (more…)

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Spindle #trees

 

 

Trees, Spindle, November 2016

 

Euonymus europaea. (more…)

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Used for wood-turning, carving and making harps #trees

 

 

Trees, Field Maple, November 2016

 

Field Maple, Acer campestre. (more…)

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The art of bark #2 #trees

 

 

Trees, general, November 2016

 

Fallen branch and patterns probably left by a wood boring insect. (more…)

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Feels like autumn #trees

 

 

Trees, north ride, November 2016

 

First November visit, looking east on the north ride. (more…)

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On the way out #nature

 

 

Trees, nature, October 2016

 

Leaving the wood, looking north-west. (more…)

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Autumn colours: picture 2 #trees

 

 

Trees, Hawthorn, October 2016

 

Hawthorn, Crataegus monogyna. (more…)

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The art of bark #trees

 

 

Trees, Beech, October 2016

 

Could be a Hornbeam, Carpinus betulus, could be a Beech, Fagus sylvatica. Either way it’s big. WIll have to check for beech nuts … (more…)

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Field Maple #trees

 

 

Trees, Field Maple, October 2016

 

Acer campestre. (more…)

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