Dog’s Mercury #plant

Posted by Wildwood on Mar 6, 2026 in 2026, An English Wood Blog, Dog's Mercury, February, Flowers, Plants, Uncategorized, Winter | 0 comments

When Mercurialis perennis appears at about the same time as the Primroses, I know the wood’s waking.

Picture taken February 21.

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Glad they’re back #wildflowers

Posted by Wildwood on Mar 2, 2026 in 2026, February, Flowers, Plants, Primrose, Spring | 0 comments

Nice to see the Primroses, Primula vulgaris.

Picture taken February 21.

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Stinking hellebore #wildflower

Posted by Wildwood on Feb 27, 2026 in 2026, An English Wood Blog, February, Flowers, Plants, Stinking Hellebore, Winter | 0 comments

Helleborus foetidus.

Picture taken February 21.

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Spurge laurel #plant

Posted by Wildwood on Feb 13, 2026 in 2026, An English Wood Blog, Flowers, January, Plants, Spurge Laurel, Winter | 0 comments

Daphne laureola.

Picture taken January 19.

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Pushing through #wildflowers

Posted by Wildwood on Jan 16, 2026 in 2026, An English Wood Blog, Flowers, January, Plants, Primrose, Winter | 0 comments

It won’t be long before Primroses, “Primula vulgaris” are in flower.

Picture taken January 5.

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Nutritious for birds #plant

Posted by Wildwood on Dec 8, 2025 in 2025, An English Wood Blog, December, Flowers, Ivy, Month, Plants, Winter | 0 comments

The berries of Ivy, Hedera helix. have a high fat content and are eaten by a range of species including thrushes, blackcaps, woodpigeons and blackbirds.

Picture taken December 2.

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Bittersweet or Woody Nightshade #plant

Posted by Wildwood on Nov 10, 2025 in 2025, An English Wood Blog, Autumn, Bittersweet, Flowers, Month, November, Plants | 0 comments

Solanum dulcamara.

Picture taken November 2.

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Black bryony #plant

Posted by Wildwood on Sep 26, 2025 in 2025, An English Wood Blog, Autumn, Black Bryony, Flowers, Plants, September | 0 comments

Tamus communis, our only native member of the yam family and highly poisonous.

Picture taken September 1.

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Bramble #plant

Posted by Wildwood on Sep 22, 2025 in 2025, An English Wood Blog, Autumn, Bramble, Flowers, Month, Plants, September, Uncategorized | 0 comments

Rubus fruticosus.

#wildflowers #plants #nature #naturephotography #woods #blackberry #bramble #wildflower

Devil’s-bit scabious #wildflower

Posted by Wildwood on Sep 19, 2025 in 2025, An English Wood Blog, Autumn, Devil's-bit Scabious, Flowers, Month, Plants, September | 0 comments

The roots appear truncated. Folklore suggests the devil took a bite out of them, apparently annoyed that the plant was medicinally useful.

Succisa pratensis.

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Hemp Agrimony #wildflower

Posted by Wildwood on Aug 25, 2025 in 2025, An English Wood Blog, August, Flowers, Hemp Agrimony, Plants, Summer | 0 comments

Eupatorium cannabinum.

Picture taken August 6.

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Fleabane #wildflower

Posted by Wildwood on Aug 8, 2025 in 2025, An English Wood Blog, August, Fleabane, Flowers, Plants, Summer | 2 comments

Pulicaria dysenterica with guest.

Picture taken August 6.

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