‘Long-tongued’ bee #insect

Posted by Wildwood 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, Bombus pascuorum, on Yellow Archangel, Lamium galeobdolon.

Picture taken May 4.

#bee #bumblebee #plants #nature

Greater Stitchwort #wildflowers

Posted by Wildwood on Apr 27, 2026 in 2026, An English Wood Blog, Flowers, Greater Stitchwort, May, Plants, Spring | 0 comments

Stellaria holostea.

Picture taken April 6.

#Stitchwort #plants #nature #naturephotography #woods

Wood Spurge #plants

Posted by Wildwood on Apr 24, 2026 in 2026, An English Wood Blog, April, Flowers, Plants, Spring, Wood spurge | 0 comments

Euphorbia amygdaloides.

Picture taken April 6.

#nature #naturephotography #spurge

Common Dog-violet #wildflowers

Posted by Wildwood on Apr 20, 2026 in 2026, An English Wood Blog, April, Common Dog Violet, Flowers, Plants, Spring | 0 comments

Viola riviniana.

Picture taken April 6.

#plants #nature #naturephotography #violets

Nibbled #wildflowers

Posted by Wildwood on Apr 14, 2026 in 2026, An English Wood Blog, April, Flowers, Plants, Spring, Wood Anemone | 0 comments

One of few Wood Anemones, Anemonoides nemorosa.

Picture taken April 6.

#plants #nature #naturephotography #anemone

Natural hybrid #wildflowers

Posted by Wildwood on Apr 6, 2026 in 2026, An English Wood Blog, April, False Oxlip, Flowers, Plants, Spring | 0 comments

False Oxlip – Primula vulgaris x veris = P. x polyantha.

Native Cowslips and Primroses sometimes hybridise to produce False Oxlip.

Picture taken April 6.

#plants #nature #naturephotography #oxslip

Bluebell time #wildflowers

Posted by Wildwood on Mar 30, 2026 in 2026, An English Wood Blog, Bluebell, Flowers, March, Plants, Spring | 0 comments

Hyacinthoides non-scripta.

Picture March 20.

#bluebells #plants #nature #naturephotography

Lesser Celandine #wildflowers

Posted by Wildwood on Mar 16, 2026 in 2026, An English Wood Blog, Flowers, Lesser Celandine, March, Plants, Spring | 0 comments

Ficaria verna.

Picture taken March 4.

#plants #nature #naturephotography #woods

Dog’s Mercury #plant

Posted by Wildwood on Mar 6, 2026 in 2026, An English Wood Blog, Dog's Mercury, February, Flowers, Plants, Uncategorized, Winter | 0 comments

When Mercurialis perennis appears at about the same time as the Primroses, I know the wood’s waking.

Picture taken February 21.

#plants #nature #naturephotography

Glad they’re back #wildflowers

Posted by Wildwood on Mar 2, 2026 in 2026, February, Flowers, Plants, Primrose, Spring | 0 comments

Nice to see the Primroses, Primula vulgaris.

Picture taken February 21.

#plants #nature #naturephotography #primrose

Stinking hellebore #wildflower

Posted by Wildwood on Feb 27, 2026 in 2026, An English Wood Blog, February, Flowers, Plants, Stinking Hellebore, Winter | 0 comments

Helleborus foetidus.

Picture taken February 21.

#plants #nature #naturephotography #hellebore

Spurge laurel #plant

Posted by Wildwood on Feb 13, 2026 in 2026, An English Wood Blog, Flowers, January, Plants, Spurge Laurel, Winter | 0 comments

Daphne laureola.

Picture taken January 19.

#plants #nature #naturephotography #spurge