Rosy Brittlegill #fungus

Posted by Wildwood on Sep 29, 2025 in 2025, An English Wood Blog, Autumn, Fungi, Month, Provisional identification, Russula, September | 0 comments

Russula rosea, provisional identification.

Picture taken September 22.

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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.

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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.

#wildflowers #plants #nature #naturephotography #woods #plant #scabious

Hornet mimic hoverfly #insect

Posted by Wildwood on Sep 15, 2025 in 2025, An English Wood Blog, Autumn, Hornet mimic hoverfly, Month, September | 0 comments

The harmless Volucella zonaria, largest of the UK’s hoverflies.

Picture taken September 1.

#hoverfly #hoverflies #nature #naturephotography #woods #insects #hornetmimic #insectphotography #flowerfly #flowerflies

Hornbeam nut #tree

Posted by Wildwood on Sep 12, 2025 in 2025, An English Wood Blog, Autumn, Hornbeam, Month, Plants, September, Trees | 0 comments

Carpinus betulus.

Picture taken September 1.

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Tapered Drone Fly #flowerfly

Posted by Wildwood on Sep 8, 2025 in 2025, An English Wood Blog, August, Eristalis pertinax, Fauna, Hover Fly, Insects, Summer | 0 comments

Eristalis pertinax, a hover or flowerfly and a bee mimic.

Picture taken August 23.

#hoverfly #hoverflies #nature #naturephotography #woods #insects #insect #insectphotography #dronefly #flowerflies

Green-veined white #butterfly

Posted by Wildwood on Sep 5, 2025 in 2025, An English Wood Blog, August, Butterflies, Fauna, Green-veined White, Insects, Summer | 0 comments

Pieris napi.

Picture taken August 23.

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Gossamer winged #insect

Posted by Wildwood on Sep 1, 2025 in 2025, An English Wood Blog, Apis mellifera, August, Bee, Fauna, Insects, Summer | 0 comments

Honey Bee, Apis mellifera, on Water Mint, Mentha aquatica.

Picture taken August 23.

#bees #nature #naturephotography #woods #insects #insect #insectphotography #bee #honey

Time to stand and stare #wildlife

Posted by Wildwood on Aug 29, 2025 in 2025, An English Wood Blog, August, Deer, Fauna, Mammals, Roe, Summer | 0 comments

Noises off on the north ride before a Roe deer buck, Capreolus capreolus, emerged. We studied each other for a good half minute before he headed off.

Picture taken August 6.

#deer #roe #wildlifephotography #nature #naturephotography #fauna

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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Sloes #tree

Posted by Wildwood on Aug 22, 2025 in 2025, An English Wood Blog, August, Blackthorn, Plants, Summer, Trees | 0 comments

Blackthorn, Prunus spinosa.

Picture taken August 6.

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