Summer | An English Wood

‘Lion’s tooth’

Posted by Wildwood on Jul 2, 2015 in 2015, Dandelion, Flowers, Insects, June, Summer, Unidentified | 0 comments

The common name Dandelion is said to derive from the French, ‘dent de lion‘. (more…)

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Covered in pollen

Posted by Wildwood on Jul 1, 2015 in 2015, Bee, Bombus sylvestris, Bumblebee, Insects, June, Summer | 0 comments

First recording of a Forest Cuckoo bumblebee, Bombus sylvestris. (more…)

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‘Buds that open only to decay …’

Posted by Wildwood on Jun 30, 2015 in 2015, Flowers, June, Seeds, Summer, Unidentified | 0 comments

Even in Summer … a line from ‘Flowers‘ by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow. (more…)

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Hover or Flower Fly

Posted by Wildwood on Jun 29, 2015 in 2015, Hover Fly, Insects, June, Summer, Unidentified | 0 comments

Looked more yellow than orange-banded so possibly Syrphus vitripennis. (more…)

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Ragged by name

Posted by Wildwood on Jun 28, 2015 in 2015, Flowers, June, Ragged Robin, Summer | 0 comments

Ragged Robin – its common name is probably simply due to it being a red flowered plant with deeply divided ‘ragged’ petals, suggests Stevens. (more…)

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Home is a tree guard

Posted by Wildwood on Jun 27, 2015 in 2015, June, Spider, Summer, Unidentified | 0 comments

Unidentified Arachnid. (more…)

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Hedge Nettle or Hedge Woundwort

Posted by Wildwood on Jun 26, 2015 in 2015, Flowers, Hedge Woundwort, June, Summer | 0 comments

Stachys sylvatica. (more…)

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Tree bumblebee

Posted by Wildwood on Jun 25, 2015 in 2015, Bombus hypnorum, Bumblebee, Flowers, Insects, June, Marsh Thistle, Summer | 0 comments

Bombus hypnorum on Marsh Thistle, Cirsium palustre. (more…)

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Common Spotted Orchid

Posted by Wildwood on Jun 24, 2015 in 2015, Common Spotted Orchid, Flowers, June, Summer | 0 comments

Dactylorhiza fuchsii. (more…)

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Nymph protection

Posted by Wildwood on Jun 23, 2015 in 2015, Cuckoo Spit, Flowers, Froghopper, June, Marsh Thistle, Summer | 2 comments

First June visit and while the rides are dominated by Common Spotted Orchid, Creeping Buttercup and Ragged Robin it’s Marsh Thistle, Cirsium palustre, many more than 2m tall, that rule the clearing. (more…)