Dog Rose #wildflowers

Posted by on Jul 3, 2026 in 2026, An English Wood Blog, Dog Rose, Flowers, June, Plants, Summer | 0 comments

Dog Rose.

Rosa canina.

Picture taken June 15.

#plants #nature naturephotography, #rose

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Common spotted-orchid #wildflowers

Posted by on Jun 22, 2026 in 2026, An English Wood Blog, Common Spotted Orchid, Flowers, June, Plants, Summer | 0 comments

Common spotted-orchid.

Dactylorhiza fuchsii.

Picture taken June 15.

#plants #nature #naturephotography #orchid

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Marmalade hoverflies #insect

Posted by on Jun 19, 2026 in 2026, An English Wood Blog, Episyrphus balteatus, Fauna, Field Rose, Flowers, Hover Fly, Insects, June, Month, Plants, Summer | 0 comments

Marmalade hoverflies on Field Rose.

A pair of Episyrphus balteatus on a Field Rose, Rosa arvensis.

Picture taken June 15.

#flowerfly #hoverfly #nature #naturephotography

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Bitter Vetch #wildflowers

Posted by on Jun 8, 2026 in 2026, An English Wood Blog, Bitter Vetch, Flowers, May, Plants, Spring | 0 comments

Bitter Vetch.

Lathyrus linifolius.

Picture taken May 4.

plants #nature #naturephotography #vetch

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Wild Strawberry #wildflowers

Posted by on Jun 1, 2026 in 2026, An English Wood Blog, May, Plants, Spring, Uncategorized, Wild Strawberry | 0 comments

Wood Strawberry.

Fragaria vesca.

Picture taken May 4.

#strawberry #plants #nature #naturephotography

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Cuckooflower #wildflowers

Posted by on May 25, 2026 in 2026, An English Wood Blog, Cuckooflower, Flowers, May, Plants, Spring | 0 comments

Cuckooflower.

Cardamine pratensis.

Picture taken May 4.

plants #nature #naturephotography #cuckooflower

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Ramsons #wildflowers

Posted by on May 22, 2026 in 2026, An English Wood Blog, Flowers, May, Plants, Ramsons, Spring | 0 comments

Ramsons.

Allium ursinum.

Picture taken May 4.

#plants #nature #naturephotography #ramsons

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Small-leaved lime #tree

Posted by on May 18, 2026 in 2026, An English Wood Blog, May, Plants, Small Leaved Lime, Spring, Trees | 0 comments

Small-leaved lime.

Tilia cordata.

Picture taken May 4.

#plants #nature #naturephotography #lime

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Early Purple Orchid #wildflowers

Posted by on May 15, 2026 in 2026, An English Wood Blog, Early Purple Orchid, Flowers, May, Plants, Spring | 0 comments

Early Purple Orchid.

We used to have a fair number of Orchis mascula but the two I spotted this month are the first I’ve seen since 2024. Not sure what’s caused the decline, maybe climate change or over-grazing by plentiful deer.

Picture taken May 4.

#plants #nature #naturephotography #orchid

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‘Long-tongued’ bee #insect

Posted by on May 11, 2026 in 2026, An English Wood Blog, Bumblebee, Common Carder Bee, Fauna, Flowers, Insects, May, Plants, Spring, Yellow Archangel | 0 comments

Common Carder Bee.

Common carder bee, Bombus pascuorum, on Yellow Archangel, Lamium galeobdolon.

Picture taken May 4.

#bee #bumblebee #plants #nature

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Goldilocks Buttercup #wildflower

Posted by on May 4, 2026 in 2026, An English Wood Blog, April, Goldilocks buttercup, Month, Spring | 0 comments

Goldilocks buttercup.

Ranunculus auricomus.

Picture taken April 20.

#plants #nature #naturephotography #buttercup

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Mayflower #tree

Posted by on May 2, 2026 in An English Wood Blog, April, Hawthorn, May, Plants, Spring | 2 comments

Hawthorn blossom.

Hawthorn, Crataegus monogyna.

Picture taken on April 13.

#trees #plants #nature #naturephotography

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