A summer wood #nature

Posted by Wildwood on May 30, 2016 in 2016, May, Spring, Trees | 0 comments

The Cuckoo’s still calling but pretty much all traces of Spring have gone, no Primroses or Bluebells and everywhere a deep green. (more…)

Wedding cakes or Snapdragon #plants

Posted by Wildwood on May 25, 2016 in 2016, Flowers, Greater Stitchwort, May, Spring | 0 comments

Just two of the names for Greater Stitchwort, Stellaria holostea. (more…)

Strawberry conundrum #plants

Posted by Wildwood on May 24, 2016 in 2016, Barren Strawberry, Flowers, May, Provisional identification, Spring | 0 comments

Looks like Barren Strawberry, Potentilla sterilis, rather than Wild Strawberry, Fragaria vesca. (more…)

Oak #plants

Posted by Wildwood on May 21, 2016 in 2016, May, Oak, Spring, Trees | 0 comments

Quercus robur in leaf. (more…)

‘In the cowslip pips I lie’ #plants

Posted by Wildwood on May 20, 2016 in 2016, Cowslip, Flowers, May, Spring | 0 comments

From Clock-O’-Clay by John Clare. (more…)

Field Woodrush #plants

Posted by Wildwood on May 19, 2016 in 2016, Field Woodrush, May, Rush, Spring | 0 comments

Luzula campestris. (more…)

Early Purple Orchid #plants

Posted by Wildwood on May 17, 2016 in 2016, Early Purple Orchid, Flowers, May, Spring | 0 comments

Orchis mascula. (more…)

Crab Apple #plants

Posted by Wildwood on May 15, 2016 in 2016, Crab Apple, May, Spring, Trees | 0 comments

Crab Apple, Malus sylvestris. (more…)

A last hurrah #plants

Posted by Wildwood on May 14, 2016 in 2016, Bluebell, Flowers, May, Spring | 0 comments

By the time I plan to next visit, the Bluebells will, by and large, be gone. (more…)

Stinking Bob #plants

Posted by Wildwood on May 13, 2016 in 2016, Flowers, Herb Robert, May, Spring | 0 comments

The blue and the green #plants

Posted by Wildwood on May 12, 2016 in 2016, Bluebell, May, Spring, Wood spurge | 0 comments

Bluebell, Hyacinthoides non-scripta, and Wood Spurge, Euphorbia amygdaloides. (more…)

‘Food and habitat for more than 300 insect species’ #plants

Posted by Wildwood on May 11, 2016 in 2016, Birch, May, Spring, Trees | 0 comments

Silver Birch, Betula pendula, see here. (more…)