Fern Moss #plant

Posted by Wildwood on Feb 6, 2026 in 2026, An English Wood Blog, Fern Moss, January, Month, Provisional identification, Winter | 0 comments

Thuidium delicatulum, provisional identification.

Picture taken January 19.

#moss #mosses #plants #naturephotography

Hornbeam #tree

Posted by Wildwood on Jan 31, 2026 in 2026, An English Wood Blog, Hornbeam, January, Plants, Trees, Winter | 0 comments

Carpinus betulus.

Picture taken January 19.

#plants #plant #nature #naturephotography

Pushing through #wildflowers

Posted by Wildwood on Jan 16, 2026 in 2026, An English Wood Blog, Flowers, January, Plants, Primrose, Winter | 0 comments

It won’t be long before Primroses, “Primula vulgaris” are in flower.

Picture taken January 5.

#plants #naturephotography #woods #plant #wildflower

Hawthorn #tree

Posted by Wildwood on Jan 13, 2026 in 2026, An English Wood Blog, Hawthorn, January, Month, Plants, Trees, Winter | 0 comments

Crataegus monogyna.

Picture taken January 5.

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

“When winter winds are piercing chill” #nature

Posted by Wildwood on Jan 9, 2026 in 2026, An English Wood Blog, General, January, Month, Nature, Plants, Rides, Trees, Winter | 0 comments

Looking west and a line from Woods in Winter by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow.

Picture taken January 5.

#trees #plants #plant #naturephotography #woods #tree #snow

Last survivors #tree

Posted by Wildwood on Jan 5, 2026 in An English Wood Blog, Guelder Rose, January, Month, Plants, Trees, Winter | 0 comments

Guelder Rose berries, Viburnum opulus.

Picture taken January 5.

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

Common Striated Feather-moss #moss

Posted by Wildwood on Dec 29, 2025 in 2025, An English Wood Blog, Common striated feather-moss, December, Month, Moss, Plants, Winter | 0 comments

Eurhynchium striatum, provisional identification.

Picture taken December 23.

If you can help with identification, please leave a message below.

#mosses #plants #nature #naturephotography #woods #plant

“And deck thee with the holly’s sheen …” #tree

Posted by Wildwood on Dec 26, 2025 in 2025, December, Holly, Plants, Trees, Winter | 0 comments

Ilex aquifolium and a line from Emily Bronte’s “Love and Friendship.”

Picture taken December 2.

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

“The woods are lovely, dark and deep” #nature

Posted by Wildwood on Dec 22, 2025 in 2025, An English Wood Blog, December, General, Month, Nature, Plants, Trees, Winter | 0 comments

Looking south and a line by Robert Frost.

Picture taken December 2.

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

Hazel #tree

Posted by Wildwood on Dec 12, 2025 in 2025, An English Wood Blog, December, Hazel, Plants, Trees, Winter | 0 comments

Corylus avellana.

Picture taken December 2.

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

Nutritious for birds #plant

Posted by Wildwood on Dec 8, 2025 in 2025, An English Wood Blog, December, Flowers, Ivy, Month, Plants, Winter | 0 comments

The berries of Ivy, Hedera helix. have a high fat content and are eaten by a range of species including thrushes, blackcaps, woodpigeons and blackbirds.

Picture taken December 2.

#wildflowers #plants #nature #naturephotography #woods #ivy

Spindle #tree

Posted by Wildwood on Dec 5, 2025 in 2025, An English Wood Blog, December, Month, Plants, Spindle, Trees, Winter | 0 comments

Euonymus europaeus.

Picture taken December 2.

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