Small-leaved lime #tree

Posted by Wildwood on May 18, 2026 in 2026, An English Wood Blog, May, Plants, Small Leaved Lime, Spring, Trees | 0 comments

Tilia cordata.

Picture taken May 4.

#plants #nature #naturephotography #lime

Early Purple Orchid #wildflowers

Posted by Wildwood on May 15, 2026 in 2026, An English Wood Blog, Early Purple Orchid, Flowers, May, Plants, Spring | 0 comments

We used to have a fair number of Orchis mascula but the two I spotted this month are the first I’ve seen since 2024. Not sure what’s caused the decline, maybe climate change or over-grazing by plentiful deer.

Picture taken May 4.

#plants #nature #naturephotography #orchid

‘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

Goldilocks Buttercup #wildflower

Posted by Wildwood on May 4, 2026 in 2026, An English Wood Blog, April, Goldilocks buttercup, Month, Spring | 0 comments

Ranunculus auricomus.

Picture taken April 20.

#plants #nature #naturephotography #buttercup

Mayflower #tree

Posted by Wildwood on May 2, 2026 in An English Wood Blog, April, Hawthorn, May, Plants, Spring | 2 comments

Hawthorn, Crataegus monogyna.

Picture taken on April 13.

#trees #plants #nature #naturephotography

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

Goat Willow #tree

Posted by Wildwood on Apr 3, 2026 in 2026, An English Wood Blog, Goat Willow/Pussy Willow, March, Plants, Spring, Trees | 0 comments

Salix caprea.

Picture taken March 20.

#plants #nature #naturephotography #willow

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