Beech #tree

Posted by Wildwood on Nov 17, 2025 in 2025, An English Wood Blog, Autumn, Beech, November, Plants, Trees | 0 comments

A holy tree, prayers uttered under Fagus sylvatica, go straight to heaven, according to Discovering The Folklore of Plants.

Picture taken November 2.

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Bittersweet or Woody Nightshade #plant

Posted by Wildwood on Nov 10, 2025 in 2025, An English Wood Blog, Autumn, Bittersweet, Flowers, Month, November, Plants | 0 comments

Solanum dulcamara.

Picture taken November 2.

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Wild cherry #tree

Posted by Wildwood on Oct 27, 2025 in 2025, An English Wood Blog, Autumn, October, Plants, Trees, Wild Cherry | 0 comments

Prunus avium.

Picture taken October 10.

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Spindle #tree

Posted by Wildwood on Oct 17, 2025 in 2025, An English Wood Blog, Autumn, October, Spindle, Trees | 0 comments

Euonymus europaeus.

Picture taken October 1.

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‘…see the fading many-coloured woods’ #nature

Posted by Wildwood on Oct 10, 2025 in 2025, An English Wood Blog, Autumn, Hawthorn, Month, Oak, October, Plants, Trees | 0 comments

The fruit of Oak and Hawthorn and a line from James Thomson’s “Autumn” .

Picture taken on October 1.

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Black bryony #plant

Posted by Wildwood on Sep 26, 2025 in 2025, An English Wood Blog, Autumn, Black Bryony, Flowers, Plants, September | 0 comments

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

Picture taken September 1.

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Bramble #plant

Posted by Wildwood on Sep 22, 2025 in 2025, An English Wood Blog, Autumn, Bramble, Flowers, Month, Plants, September, Uncategorized | 0 comments

Rubus fruticosus.

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Devil’s-bit scabious #wildflower

Posted by Wildwood on Sep 19, 2025 in 2025, An English Wood Blog, Autumn, Devil's-bit Scabious, Flowers, Month, Plants, September | 0 comments

The roots appear truncated. Folklore suggests the devil took a bite out of them, apparently annoyed that the plant was medicinally useful.

Succisa pratensis.

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Hornbeam nut #tree

Posted by Wildwood on Sep 12, 2025 in 2025, An English Wood Blog, Autumn, Hornbeam, Month, Plants, September, Trees | 0 comments

Carpinus betulus.

Picture taken September 1.

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Hemp Agrimony #wildflower

Posted by Wildwood on Aug 25, 2025 in 2025, An English Wood Blog, August, Flowers, Hemp Agrimony, Plants, Summer | 0 comments

Eupatorium cannabinum.

Picture taken August 6.

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Sloes #tree

Posted by Wildwood on Aug 22, 2025 in 2025, An English Wood Blog, August, Blackthorn, Plants, Summer, Trees | 0 comments

Blackthorn, Prunus spinosa.

Picture taken August 6.

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Guelder Rose #tree

Posted by Wildwood on Aug 15, 2025 in 2025, An English Wood Blog, August, Guelder Rose, Month, Plants, Summer, Trees | 0 comments

The fruit of Viburnum opulus usually appears in the Autumn.

Picture taken August 6.

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