Early Purple Orchid #wildflowers

Posted by Wildwood on May 15, 2023 in 2023, An English Wood Blog, April, Early Purple Orchid, Flowers, Plants, Spring | 0 comments

Worst year for Orchis mascula I’ve ever seen, very few in the wood.

Picture taken April 26.

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Barren Strawberry #plant

Posted by Wildwood on May 10, 2023 in 2023, An English Wood Blog, April, Barren Strawberry, Flowers, Plants, Spring | 0 comments

Potentilla sterilis.

Picture taken April 16.

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Natural hybrid #wildflowers

Posted by Wildwood on May 5, 2023 in 2023, An English Wood Blog, April, False Oxlip, Flowers, Plants, Spring | 0 comments

Native cowslips and primroses grow on the north ride and some cross-breed to produce False Oxlip.

Primula vulgaris x veris = P. x polyantha.

Picture taken April 16.

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Wood anemone #wildflowers

Posted by Wildwood on May 3, 2023 in 2023, An English Wood Blog, April, Flowers, Plants, Spring, Wood Anemone | 0 comments

Anemone nemorosa.

Picture taken April 16.

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First of the buttercups #wildflower

Posted by Wildwood on May 1, 2023 in 2023, An English Wood Blog, April, Flowers, Lesser Celandine, Plants, Spring | 0 comments

Lesser celandine, Ficaria verna.

Picture taken April 16.

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Silver Birch #tree

Posted by Wildwood on Apr 26, 2023 in 2023, An English Wood Blog, April, Birch, Plants, Spring, Trees | 0 comments

Betula pendula catkin.

Picture taken April 16.

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‘Why do ye fall so fast?’ #tree

Posted by Wildwood on Apr 24, 2023 in 2023, An English Wood Blog, April, Hawthorn, Plants, Spring, Trees | 0 comments

Hawthorn, Crataegus monogyna, and a line from ‘To Blossoms’ by Robert Herrick.

Picture taken April 16.

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‘A fine and subtle spirit dwells in every little flower’ #plant

Posted by Wildwood on Apr 21, 2023 in 2023, An English Wood Blog, April, Bluebell, Flowers, Plants, Spring | 0 comments

Hyacinthoides non-scripta and a line from The Bluebell by Anne Bronte.

Picture taken April 16.

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Common Dog Violet #wildflower

Posted by Wildwood on Apr 19, 2023 in 2023, An English Wood Blog, April, Common Dog Violet, Flowers, Plants, Spring | 0 comments

Viola riviniana.

Picture taken April 16.

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Cuckooflower or Lady’s Smock #wildflower

Posted by Wildwood on Apr 17, 2023 in 2023, An English Wood Blog, April, Cuckooflower, Flowers, Plants, Spring | 0 comments

Plenty of Cardamine pratensis in the wood, also Brimstone, Orange Tip and Red Admiral butterflies.

Picture taken April 16.

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Looking east #nature

Posted by Wildwood on Apr 7, 2023 in 2023, An English Wood Blog, March, Nature, Plants, Spring, Trees | 0 comments

Picture taken March 15.

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Sunshine for a cloudy day #wildflowers

Posted by Wildwood on Mar 31, 2023 in 2023, An English Wood Blog, Flowers, March, Plants, Primrose, Spring | 0 comments

Primroses, Primula vulgaris.

Picture taken March 15.

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