Persistent #plants

Posted by on Oct 16, 2026 in 2026, An English Wood Blog, Autumn, Flowers, Marsh Thistle, October, Plants | 0 comments

Marsh Thistle flowering.

Marsh Thistle, Cirsium palustre, is still flowering.

Picture taken on 6th October.

#wildflowers #thistle #nature #naturephotography

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Signs of Autumn #tree

Posted by on Oct 12, 2026 in 2026, An English Wood Blog, Autumn, Beech, October, Plants, Trees | 0 comments

Beech trees.

Beech trees, Fagus sylvatica.

Picture taken on 6th October.

#beech #plants #nature #naturephotography

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St Peter’s Wort #wildflower

Posted by on Oct 9, 2026 in 2026, Autumn, Provisional identification, September, St Peter's Wort | 0 comments

St Peter's Wort, provisional identification.

Possibly Hypericum tetrapterum, also known as square-stemmed St. John’s Wort. But not sure!

Picture taken 21st September.

#wildflowers #plants #nature #naturephotography

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Devil’s-bit scabious #wildflower

Posted by on Sep 18, 2026 in 2026, An English Wood Blog, August, Devil's-bit Scabious, Flowers, Plants, Summer | 0 comments

Devil's-bit scabious.

Succisa pratensis, traditionally used to treat skin conditions.

Picture taken on 28th August.

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Hemp Agrimony #wildflower

Posted by on Sep 11, 2026 in 2026, An English Wood Blog, August, Flowers, Hemp Agrimony, Plants, Summer | 0 comments

Hemp Agrimony,

Eupatorium cannabinum.

Picture taken 28th August.

#hemp #plants #nature #naturephotography

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Fleabane #wildflower

Posted by on Sep 4, 2026 in 2026, An English Wood Blog, August, Fleabane, Flowers, Plants, Summer | 0 comments

Fleabane.

The Latin name, Pulicaria dysenterica, comes from the plant’s reputed ability to ward off fleas.

Picture taken 28th August.

#wildflowers #plants #nature #naturephotography

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Water Mint #wildflowers

Posted by on Aug 28, 2026 in 2026, An English Wood Blog, August, Flowers, Plants, Summer, Water Mint | 0 comments

Water Mint.

Mentha aquatica.

Picture taken August 28.

#mint #plants #nature #naturephotography

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Everything’s parched, everything’s early #plants

Posted by on Aug 14, 2026 in 2026, An English Wood Blog, August, Guelder Rose, Plants, Summer, Trees | 0 comments

Guelder Rose.

I usually see the red berries of a Guelder Rose, Viburnum opulus, in the autumn.

Picture taken August 11.

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Lesser Burdock #plants

Posted by on Aug 7, 2026 in 2026, An English Wood Blog, Burdocks, Flowers, July, Plants, Summer | 1 comment

Lesser Burdock.

‘Beggars’ buttons’, one name for the hooked seeds of Lesser Burdock, Arctium minus.

Picture taken July 17.

#wildflowers #burdock #nature #naturephotography

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‘And sunlight-coloured honey of the Clover’ #wildflowers

Posted by on Aug 4, 2026 in 2026, An English Wood Blog, Flowers, July, Plants, Summer, White Clover | 0 comments

White Clover.

White Clover, Trifolium repens, and a line from ‘Honey Harvest‘ by Martin Armstrong.

Picture taken July 17.

#plants #nature #naturephotography #clover

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Spear Thistle #wildflowers

Posted by on Jul 27, 2026 in 2026, An English Wood Blog, Flowers, July, Plants, Spear Thistle, Summer | 0 comments

Spear Thistle

Cirsium vulgare.

Picture taken on July 17.

#plants #nature #naturephotography #thistle

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Common Nipplewort #wildflowers

Posted by on Jul 12, 2026 in 2026, An English Wood Blog, Flowers, June, Nipplewort, Plants, Summer | 0 comments

Nipplewort.

Lapsana communis.

Picture taken June 15.

#plants #nature #naturephotography #wildflower

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