“No sign of spring, save that the catkins fill” #tree

Posted by Wildwood on Jan 20, 2023 in 2023, An English Wood Blog, Hazel, January, Plants, Trees, Winter | 0 comments

A line from “A Calendar of Sonnets” by Helen Hunt Jackson.

Hazel, Corylus avellana.

Picture taken January 11.

#trees #plants #plant #nature #naturephotography #woods #hazel

Marcescence #tree

Posted by Wildwood on Jan 16, 2023 in 2022, An English Wood Blog, December, Hornbeam, Plants, Trees, Winter | 0 comments

Hornbeam, Carpinus betulus.

Picture taken January 11.

#trees #plants #plant #nature #naturephotography #woods #hornbeam

Dog’s Mercury #plant

Posted by Wildwood on Jan 9, 2023 in 2022, An English Wood Blog, December, Dog's Mercury, Flowers, Plants, Winter | 0 comments

Mercurialis perennis making an even earlier appearance than usual.

Picture taken December 29.

#plants #nature #naturephotography #woods #dogsmercury

A dash of colour #plant

Posted by Wildwood on Jan 6, 2023 in 2022, An English Wood Blog, December, Dog Rose, Flowers, Plants, Winter | 0 comments

Dog rose hip, Rosa canina.

Picture taken December 29.

 #plants #nature #naturephotography #woods #rose #roses

Happy New Year #nature

Posted by Wildwood on Jan 1, 2023 in 2022, An English Wood Blog, Ash, December, Muntjac, Plants, Trees, Winter | 0 comments

I can’t count how many times I’ve passed this Ash tree without noticing the horseshoe. Hope it’s lucky!

Picture taken December 29.

#trees #plants #plant #nature #naturephotography #woods #tree

Black Bryony #plant

Posted by Wildwood on Dec 23, 2022 in 2022, An English Wood Blog, Black Bryony, December, Flowers, Plants, Winter | 0 comments

Tamus communis, our only native member of the yam family.

Picture taken December 1.

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“The garment green, now turned to brown” #tree

Posted by Wildwood on Dec 19, 2022 in 2022, An English Wood Blog, December, Oak, Plants, Trees, Winter | 0 comments

Quercus robur and a line from The Gallant Oak by Douglas Malloch.

Picture taken December 1.

#oak #trees #plants #plant #nature #naturephotography #woods

Look west #nature

Posted by Wildwood on Dec 16, 2022 in 2022, An English Wood Blog, December, Nature, Plants, Trees, Winter | 0 comments

The south ride.

Picture taken December 1.

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Field Maple #trees

Posted by Wildwood on Dec 12, 2022 in 2022, An English Wood Blog, December, Field Maple, Trees, Winter | 0 comments

Acer campestre.

Picture taken on December 1.

#plants #plant #nature #naturephotography #woods #tree

More like autumn than winter #tree

Posted by Wildwood on Dec 5, 2022 in 2022, An English Wood Blog, December, Oak, Plants, Trees, Winter | 0 comments

Oak, Quercus robur.

Picture taken December 1.

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A Field Maple glows on a misty day #tree

Posted by Wildwood on Dec 2, 2022 in 2022, An English Wood Blog, December, Field Maple, Plants, Trees, Winter | 0 comments

Acer campestre.

Picture taken December 1.

#trees #plants #plant #nature #naturephotography #woods

‘The dusky waters shudder as they shine’ #nature

Posted by Wildwood on Nov 28, 2022 in 2022, An English Wood Blog, Autumn, Nature, November, Plants, Pond | 0 comments

The pond and a line from November by Coleridge.

Picture taken November 11.

#trees #naturephotography #woods #tree #pond