Fox on the run #wildlife

Posted by Wildwood on Sep 25, 2026 in 2026, An English Wood Blog, Autumn, Fauna, Fox, Mammals, Month, September | 0 comments

Vulpes vulpes.

Picture taken by remote camera on 10th September.

#wildlifephotography #nature #naturephotography #fox

Tapered Drone fly #insect

Posted by Wildwood on Sep 21, 2026 in 2026, An English Wood Blog, August, Eristalis pertinax, Fauna, Hover Fly, Insects, Summer | 0 comments

Eristalis pertinax.

Picture taken 28th August.

#hoverfly #nature #insect #insectphotography

Brown Argus #butterfly

Posted by Wildwood on Sep 14, 2026 in 2026, An English Wood Blog, August, Brown Argus,, Butterflies, Insects, Month, Summer | 0 comments

Male, Aricia agestis.

Picture taken 28th August.

#butterflies, #nature #insect #naturephotography

Vapourer #moth

Posted by Wildwood on Sep 7, 2026 in 2026, An English Wood Blog, August, Month, Summer, Vapourer moth | 0 comments

Caterpillar of Orgyia antiqua.

Picture taken 28th August.

With thanks to Kim Fleming for both spotting and identifying this and other insects on our visit.

#nature #naturephotography #insect #insectphotography

Muntjac buck #wildlife

Posted by Wildwood on Aug 31, 2026 in 2026, An English Wood Blog, Deer, Fauna, July, Mammals, Muntjac, Summer | 0 comments

Muntiacus reevesii.

Picture taken by remote camera on 31st July.

#deer #wildlifephotography #nature #naturephotography

Green-veined White #butterfly

Posted by Wildwood on Aug 24, 2026 in 2026, An English Wood Blog, August, Butterflies, Fauna, Green-veined White, Insects, Summer | 0 comments

Pieris napi.

Picture taken August 11.

#nature #insect #naturephotography

Holly Blue #butterfly

Posted by Wildwood on Aug 21, 2026 in 2026, An English Wood Blog, August, Butterflies, Fauna, Holly Blue, Insects, Summer | 0 comments

Celastrina argiolus.

Picture taken August 11.

#nature #insect #naturephotography

Pellucid Hoverfly #insect

Posted by Wildwood on Aug 17, 2026 in 2026, An English Wood Blog, August, Fauna, Hover Fly, Insects, Summer, Volucella pellucens | 0 comments

Volucella pellucens, one of the largest flies in Britain.

Picture taken August 11.

#hoverfly #nature #naturephotography #insectphotography
 

What’s in a name? #wildlife

Posted by Wildwood on Aug 12, 2026 in 2026, An English Wood Blog, Badger, Fauna, July, Mammals, Summer, Uncategorized | 0 comments

The word ‘Badger’ was first recorded in about 1523, says the OED, probably deriving from “< badge n. + ‑ard suffix, so called with reference to the white mark borne like a badge on its forehead.”

Picture of Meles meles taken by remote camera on July 3.

#wildlifephotography #nature #naturephotography #badger

Stripes on yellow #insect

Posted by Wildwood on Jul 30, 2026 in 2026, An English Wood Blog, Eristalis pertinax, Fauna, Hover Fly, Insects, July, Summer | 0 comments

A Tapered Drone Fly, Eristalis pertinax, I think, on Ragwort, Jacobaea vulgaris.

Picture taken July 17.

#hoverfly #wildflowers #nature #insectphotography

Meadow Brown #butterfly

Posted by Wildwood on Jul 24, 2026 in 2026, An English Wood Blog, Butterflies, Fauna, Insects, July, Meadow Brown, Summer | 0 comments

Maniola jurtina.

Picture taken on July 17.

#butterflies #nature #insect #naturephotography

Buff-tailed bumblebee #insect

Posted by Wildwood on Jul 17, 2026 in 2026, An English Wood Blog, Bombus terrestris, Bumblebee, Fauna, Insects, July, Summer | 0 comments

Bombus terrestris.

Picture taken July 17.

#bee #bumblebee #nature #naturephotography