“I went out to the hazel wood” #tree

Posted by on Jan 26, 2024 in 2023, An English Wood Blog, December, Hazel, Plants, Trees, Winter | 0 comments

Hazel tree catkins.

Corylus avellana and a line from The Song of Wandering Aengus by W B Yeats.

Picture taken December 6.

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Hornbeam #tree

Posted by on Jan 22, 2024 in 2023, An English Wood Blog, December, Hornbeam, Plants, Trees, Winter | 0 comments

Hornbeam tree.

Young Carpinus betulus exhibiting marcescence – holding on to its leaves.

Picture taken December 6.

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Rosehips #wildflowers

Posted by on Jan 12, 2024 in 2023, An English Wood Blog, December, Dog Rose, Flowers, Plants, Winter | 0 comments

Dog Rose hips.

Dog Rose, Rosa canina.

Picture taken December 6.

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Happy New Year #plant

Posted by on Jan 1, 2024 in 2023, An English Wood Blog, December, Guelder Rose, Plants, Provisional identification, Trees, Winter | 0 comments

Unidentified red berries.

This was growing close to the ground, maybe a young Guelder Rose, Viburnum opulus?

Picture taken December 6.

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Oak #tree

Posted by on Dec 29, 2023 in 2023, An English Wood Blog, December, Oak, Plants, Trees, Winter | 0 comments

Oak tree.

Quercus robur hanging onto its leaves.

Picture taken December 6.

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Merry Christmas #plant

Posted by on Dec 25, 2023 in 2023, An English Wood Blog, December, Holly, Plants, Trees, Winter | 0 comments

Holly tree.

Holly, Ilex aquifolium, can live for up to 300 years, says the Woodland Trust.

Picture taken December 6.

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“Light glows through the trees like wine”

Posted by on Nov 27, 2023 in 2023, An English Wood Blog, Autumn, November, Plants, Trees | 0 comments

Trees.

The west ride and a line from Autumn Sadness by Emma Lazarus.

Picture taken on November 7.

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Hawthorn #tree

Posted by on Nov 24, 2023 in 2023, An English Wood Blog, Autumn, Hawthorn, November, Plants, Trees | 0 comments

Hawthorn.

Crataegus monogyna.

Picture taken November 7.

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Spindle #plant

Posted by on Nov 20, 2023 in 2023, An English Wood Blog, Autumn, November, Plants, Spindle, Trees | 0 comments

Spindle.

Euonymus europaeus.

Picture taken November 7.d

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“… see the fading many-colour’d woods” #plant

Posted by on Nov 6, 2023 in 2023, An English Wood Blog, Autumn, Common Ragwort, Flowers, October, Plants | 0 comments

Ragwort.

A line from a poem by James Thomson and what might be Ragwort, Senecio jacobaea.

Picture taken October 5.

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“Oh Autumn, laden with fruit …” #tree

Posted by on Oct 30, 2023 in 2023, An English Wood Blog, Autumn, Crab Apple, October, Plants, Trees | 0 comments

Fruit of Crab Apple tree.

Crab Apple, Malus sylvestris, and a line from Song at the Beginning of Autumn by Elizabeth Jennings.

Picture taken October 5.

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Elm #tree

Posted by on Oct 28, 2023 in 2023, Autumn, Elm, October | 0 comments

Elm tree.

Nice when something as iconic as Ulmus glabra is pointed out to you!

Picture taken October 5.

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