Goat Willow #tree

Posted by on Apr 3, 2026 in 2026, An English Wood Blog, Goat Willow/Pussy Willow, March, Plants, Spring, Trees | 0 comments

Goat Willow.

Salix caprea.

Picture taken March 20.

#plants #nature #naturephotography #willow

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Bluebell time #wildflowers

Posted by on Mar 30, 2026 in 2026, An English Wood Blog, Bluebell, Flowers, March, Plants, Spring | 0 comments

Bluebell.

Hyacinthoides non-scripta.

Picture March 20.

#bluebells #plants #nature #naturephotography

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Spindle #tree

Posted by on Mar 27, 2026 in 2026, An English Wood Blog, March, Plants, Spindle, Spring, Trees | 0 comments

Spindle.

Euonymus europaeus.

Picture taken March 20.

#plants #nature #naturephotography #spindle

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Blackthorn #tree

Posted by on Mar 23, 2026 in 2026, An English Wood Blog, Blackthorn, March, Plants, Spring, Trees | 0 comments

Blackthorn.

Prunus spinosa.

Picture taken March 20.

#plants #nature #naturephotography #blackthorn

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‘We are turning towards the sun’s indifferent ray’

Posted by on Mar 20, 2026 in 2026, An English Wood Blog, March, Month, Nature, Plants, Spring, Trees | 0 comments

Sun in Spring.

Looking south and a line from Spring Equinox by R S Thomas.

Picture taken March 4.

#trees #plants #nature #naturephotography #woods

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Lesser Celandine #wildflowers

Posted by on Mar 16, 2026 in 2026, An English Wood Blog, Flowers, Lesser Celandine, March, Plants, Spring | 0 comments

Lesser Celandine.

Ficaria verna.

Picture taken March 4.

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‘The budding twigs set out their fan …’ #tree

Posted by on Mar 13, 2026 in 2026, An English Wood Blog, Hawthorn, March, Plants, Spring, Trees, Uncategorized | 0 comments

Hawthorn tree buding

Hawthorn, Crataegus monogyna, and a line from Wordsworth’s “Lines Written in Early Spring.”

Picture taken March 4.

 
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Feels like Spring #nature

Posted by on Mar 9, 2026 in 2026, An English Wood Blog, March, Month, Nature, Plants, Spring, Trees | 0 comments

View west.

Heading west out of the wood.

Picture taken March 4.

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Dog’s Mercury #plant

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

Dog's Mercury.

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

Picture taken February 21.

#plants #nature #naturephotography

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Glad they’re back #wildflowers

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

Primroses.

Nice to see the Primroses, Primula vulgaris.

Picture taken February 21.

#plants #nature #naturephotography #primrose

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Stinking hellebore #wildflower

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

Stinking Hellebore, Helleborus foetidus,

Helleborus foetidus.

Picture taken February 21.

#plants #nature #naturephotography #hellebore

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The hunter #bird

Posted by on Feb 23, 2026 in 2026, An English Wood Blog, Birds, Fauna, February, Owl, Winter | 1 comment

Owl hunting by night.

An owl swoops down on one of the rides.

Picture taken by remote camera on January 22.

#wildlifephotography #nature #naturephotography #owl

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