Peak Bramble #plant

Posted by Wildwood on Sep 11, 2023 in 2023, An English Wood Blog, Autumn, Bramble, Flowers, Plants, September | 0 comments

The sun might only have reappeared recently but I’ve never seen so many blackberries in the wood.

Rubus fruticosus.

Picture taken September 2.

#plants #nature #naturephotography #woods #bramble

Mint and flower fly #insect #wildflower

Posted by Wildwood on Sep 4, 2023 in 2023, An English Wood Blog, August, Eristalis horticola, Fauna, Flowers, Hover Fly, Insects, Plants, Summer, Water Mint | 0 comments

Stripe-winged Dronefly, Eristalis horticola, on Water Mint, Mentha aquatica.

Picture taken August 16.

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Meadow Vetchling #wildflower

Posted by Wildwood on Aug 30, 2023 in 2023, An English Wood Blog, August, Flowers, Meadow Vetchling, Plants, Summer | 0 comments

Lathyrus pratensis.

Picture taken August 16.

#wildflowers #plants #nature #naturephotography #woods #plant #vetchling

Fleabane #wildflower

Posted by Wildwood on Aug 28, 2023 in 2023, An English Wood Blog, August, Fleabane, Flowers, Plants, Summer | 0 comments

Pulicaria dysenterica.

Picture taken August 16.

#wildflowers #plants #nature #naturephotography #woods #plant #fleabane

Hemp Agrimony #wildflower

Posted by Wildwood on Aug 25, 2023 in 2023, An English Wood Blog, August, Flowers, Hemp Agrimony, Plants, Summer | 0 comments

Eupatorium cannabinum.

Picture taken August 16.

#wildflowers #plants #nature #naturephotography #woods #plant #hempagrimony

Devil’s-bit scabious #wildflowers

Posted by Wildwood on Aug 21, 2023 in 2023, An English Wood Blog, August, Devil's-bit Scabious, Plants, Summer | 0 comments

Succisa pratensis.

Picture taken August 16.

#scabious #plants #nature #naturephotography #woods #plant #wildflower

Betony #wildflower

Posted by Wildwood on Aug 14, 2023 in 2023, An English Wood Blog, Betony, Flowers, July, Summer | 0 comments

Stachys officinalis.

Picture taken July 21.

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Dedicated to St James #wildflower

Posted by Wildwood on Aug 11, 2023 in 2023, An English Wood Blog, Common Ragwort, Flowers, July, Plants, Summer | 2 comments

Ragwort, Senecio jacobaea, with ‘jacobaea‘ meaning ‘pertaining to James’. The saint was the patron of pilgrims and the plant was used to cure sores and ulcers.

Picture taken July 21.

#wildflowers #plants #nature #naturephotography #woods #plant #ragwort

Self-heal #wildflowers

Posted by Wildwood on Aug 9, 2023 in 2023, An English Wood Blog, Flowers, July, Plants, Self-heal, Summer | 0 comments

Prunella vulgaris.

Picture taken July 21.

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Upright Hedge-parsley #wildflowers

Posted by Wildwood on Aug 7, 2023 in 2023, An English Wood Blog, Flowers, July, Plants, Summer, Upright Hedge-parlsey | 0 comments

Torilis japonica.

Picture taken July 21.

#parsley #plants #nature #naturephotography #woods #plant #wildflower

Common centaury #wildflowers

Posted by Wildwood on Aug 2, 2023 in 2023, An English Wood Blog, Common Centaury, Flowers, July, Plants, Summer | 0 comments

Centaurium erythraea, used by traditional herbalists to treat fever and thus also known as feverwort.

Picture taken July 21.

#wildflowers #plants #nature #naturephotography #woods #plant #wildflower #commoncentaury

Wild Strawberry #wildflower

Posted by Wildwood on Jul 17, 2023 in 2023, An English Wood Blog, Flowers, June, Plants, Summer, Wild Strawberry | 0 comments

Fragaria vesca.

Picture taken June 4.

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