Persistent #plants

Posted by Wildwood on Oct 16, 2026 in 2026, An English Wood Blog, Autumn, Flowers, Marsh Thistle, October, Plants | 0 comments

Marsh Thistle, Cirsium palustre, is still flowering.

Picture taken on 6th October.

#wildflowers #thistle #nature #naturephotography

Signs of Autumn #tree

Posted by Wildwood on Oct 12, 2026 in 2026, An English Wood Blog, Autumn, Beech, October, Plants, Trees | 0 comments

Beech trees, Fagus sylvatica.

Picture taken on 6th October.

#beech #plants #nature #naturephotography

St Peter’s Wort #wildflower

Posted by Wildwood on Oct 9, 2026 in 2026, Autumn, Provisional identification, September, St Peter's Wort | 0 comments

Possibly Hypericum tetrapterum, also known as square-stemmed St. John’s Wort. But not sure!

Picture taken 21st September.

#wildflowers #plants #nature #naturephotography

À la Carte #nature

Posted by Wildwood on Oct 5, 2026 in 2026, An English Wood Blog, Autumn, Birds, Fauna, Mollusc, Month, September, Snail | 0 comments

Picture taken 21st September.

#wildlifephotography #naturephotography #birds #molluscs

Muntjac #wildlife

Posted by Wildwood on Oct 2, 2026 in 2026, Autumn, Deer, Fauna, Mammals, Muntjac, September | 0 comments

Muntiacus reevesi,

Picture taken by remote camera on 16th September.

#deer #wildlifephotography #nature #naturephotography

“I could think the deer were waiting for me” #wildlife

Posted by Wildwood on Sep 28, 2026 in 2026, An English Wood Blog, Autumn, Deer, Fauna, Mammals, Roe, September, Uncategorized | 0 comments

Roe deer, Capreolus capreolus, and a line from Ted Hughes’ poem “Roe-deer”.

Picture taken by remote camera on 16th September.

#deer #wildlifephotography #nature #naturephotography

Fox on the run #wildlife

Posted by Wildwood on Sep 25, 2026 in 2026, An English Wood Blog, Autumn, Fauna, Fox, Mammals, Month, September | 0 comments

Vulpes vulpes.

Picture taken by remote camera on 10th September.

#wildlifephotography #nature #naturephotography #fox

Razorstrop fungus #fungi

Posted by Wildwood on Dec 1, 2025 in 2025, An English Wood Blog, Autumn, Birch Polypore, Fungi, November | 0 comments

Birch Polypore, Piptoporus betulinus, once used to sharpen knives and razors.

Picture taken November 27. 
#fungus #nature #naturephotography #woods #mushroom #birchpolypore #birch #mushrooms

Muntjac #deer

Posted by Wildwood on Nov 28, 2025 in 2025, An English Wood Blog, Autumn, Deer, Fauna, Mammals, Muntjac, November | 0 comments

Muntiacus reevesi.

Picture taken by remote camera on November 26.

#muntjac #wildlife #wildlifephotography #nature #naturephotography #fauna

Beard lichen #lichen

Posted by Wildwood on Nov 24, 2025 in 2025, An English Wood Blog, Autumn, Lichen, November, Usnea articulata | 0 comments

Possibly Usnea articulata, the string-of-sausage lichen.

Picture taken November 2.

#nature #naturephotography #woods #lichens

Crystal Brain #fungus

Posted by Wildwood on Nov 21, 2025 in 2025, An English Wood Blog, Autumn, Crystal Brain, Fungi, November | 0 comments

I’m pretty sure this is Exidia nucleata, a jelly fungus.

Picture taken November 2.

#crystalbrain #nature #naturephotography #woods #mushroom #fungi #mushrooms

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.

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