Hint of Autumn

Posted by on Oct 17, 2014 in 2014, Autumn, Field Maple, October, Trees | 0 comments

 

 

Trees, Field Maple, October 2014

 

Field Maple, Acer campestre, off the clearing. (more…)

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Spindle

Posted by on Oct 16, 2014 in 2014, Autumn, October, Spindle, Trees | 0 comments

 

 

Trees, Spindle, October 2014

 

Euonymus europaea continues to fruit. (more…)

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Orb spider

Posted by on Oct 14, 2014 in 2014, Autumn, October, Spider, Spruce, Trees, Unidentified | 0 comments

 

 

Spider, unidentified, October 2014

 

Unidentified spider on Spruce. (more…)

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Red Clover

Posted by on Oct 13, 2014 in 2014, Autumn, Flowers, October, Provisional identification, Red Clover | 0 comments

 

 

Flowers, Red Clover, provisional identification, October 2014

 

Trifolium pratense (provisional identification). (more…)

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Multi-coloured trunks

Posted by on Oct 12, 2014 in 2014, Algae, Ash, Autumn, October, Provisional identification, Trees | 0 comments

 

 

Trees, Ash, October 2014

 

Ash, Fraxininus excelsior, made vivid by algae and lichen. (more…)

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Still flowering

Posted by on Oct 9, 2014 in 2014, Autumn, Flowers, Insects, Nipplewort, October, Provisional identification, Unidentified | 0 comments

 

 

Flower, Nipplewort, provisional identification, October 2014

 

Unidentified visitor and Nipplewort, Lapsana communis (provisional identification). (more…)

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Green October

Posted by on Oct 7, 2014 in 2014, Ash, Autumn, October, Trees | 0 comments

 

 

Trees, Ash, October 2014

 

The first day of October in the wood – Ash, Fraxinus excelsior, under a blue sky. (more…)

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Thinking of Tom

Posted by on Oct 5, 2014 in 2014, Autumn, Dandelion, Flowers, September | 0 comments

 

 

Flowers, Dandelion, September 2014

 

Always sunny. (more…)

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Harvestman

Posted by on Oct 4, 2014 in 2014, Autumn, Harvestmen, Holly, Provisional identification, September, Spider, Trees | 0 comments

 

 

Arachnids, Harvestmen, September 2014

 

A Harvestman, sp.Opiliones, possibly Leiobunum rotundum. (more…)

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Pleasant surprise

Posted by on Oct 3, 2014 in 2014, Autumn, September, Spindle, Trees | 0 comments

 

 

Trees, Spindle, September 2014

 

The fruit of the Spindle, which led to the discovery of a second Euonymus europaea in the wood. (more…)

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Hawthorn jelly

Posted by on Oct 1, 2014 in 2014, Autumn, Hawthorn, September, Trees | 0 comments

 

 

Trees, Hawthorn, September 2014

 

Never tried this recipe but one day … (more…)

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“The jewels of Halloween”

Posted by on Sep 29, 2014 in 2014, Autumn, Black Bryony, Flowers, September | 0 comments

 

 

Flowers, Black Bryony, September 2014

 

A lovely description of Black Bryony, Tamus communis, by Paul Evans. (more…)

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