The water runs fast #nature

Posted by Wildwood on Feb 3, 2026 in 2026, An English Wood Blog, Ditch, General, January, Month, Nature, Winter | 0 comments

The rain’s been endless, the ditches are full, the sedge seems to enjoy it.

Picture taken January 19.

#wildlifephotography #naturephotography #fauna #ditch

Hornbeam #tree

Posted by Wildwood on Jan 31, 2026 in 2026, An English Wood Blog, Hornbeam, January, Plants, Trees, Winter | 0 comments

Carpinus betulus.

Picture taken January 19.

#plants #plant #nature #naturephotography

Fox by night #wildlife

Posted by Wildwood on Jan 26, 2026 in 2026, An English Wood Blog, Fauna, Fox, January, Mammals, Winter | 0 comments

Vulpes vulpes.

Picture taken by remote camera on 16 January.

#wildlifephotography #nature #naturephotography #fox

Winter sun #wildlife

Posted by Wildwood on Jan 23, 2026 in 2026, An English Wood Blog, Fauna, Grey Squirrel, January, Mammals, Uncategorized, Winter | 0 comments

Grey Squirrel, Sciurus carolinensis.

Picture taken by remote camera on January 14.

#wildlife #wildlifephotography #nature #naturephotography #squirrel

Roe deer #wildlife

Posted by Wildwood on Jan 19, 2026 in 2026, An English Wood Blog, Deer, Fauna, January, Mammals, Roe, Winter | 0 comments

Capreolus capreolus. So many deer the flora is suffering.

Picture taken January 10 by remote camera.

#wildlife #wildlifephotography #nature #naturephotography #deer

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.

#plants #naturephotography #woods #plant #wildflower

Hawthorn #tree

Posted by Wildwood on Jan 13, 2026 in 2026, An English Wood Blog, Hawthorn, January, Month, Plants, Trees, Winter | 0 comments

Crataegus monogyna.

Picture taken January 5.

#trees #plants #plant #nature #naturephotography #woods #hawthorn

“When winter winds are piercing chill” #nature

Posted by Wildwood on Jan 9, 2026 in 2026, An English Wood Blog, General, January, Month, Nature, Plants, Rides, Trees, Winter | 0 comments

Looking west and a line from Woods in Winter by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow.

Picture taken January 5.

#trees #plants #plant #naturephotography #woods #tree #snow

Last survivors #tree

Posted by Wildwood on Jan 5, 2026 in An English Wood Blog, Guelder Rose, January, Month, Plants, Trees, Winter | 0 comments

Guelder Rose berries, Viburnum opulus.

Picture taken January 5.

#trees #plants #plant #nature #naturephotography #woods #guelderrose

Common Greenshield lichen #lichens

Posted by Wildwood on Jan 2, 2026 in 2025, An English Wood Blog, December, Lichen, Winter | 0 comments

Flavoparmelia caperata.

Picture taken December 23.

#lichen #nature #naturephotography #woods #greenshield

Common Striated Feather-moss #moss

Posted by Wildwood on Dec 29, 2025 in 2025, An English Wood Blog, Common striated feather-moss, December, Month, Moss, Plants, Winter | 0 comments

Eurhynchium striatum, provisional identification.

Picture taken December 23.

If you can help with identification, please leave a message below.

#mosses #plants #nature #naturephotography #woods #plant

“And deck thee with the holly’s sheen …” #tree

Posted by Wildwood on Dec 26, 2025 in 2025, December, Holly, Plants, Trees, Winter | 0 comments

Ilex aquifolium and a line from Emily Bronte’s “Love and Friendship.”

Picture taken December 2.

#trees #plants #plant #nature #naturephotography #woods #holly