Rosy Brittlegill #fungus

Posted by Wildwood on Sep 29, 2025 in 2025, An English Wood Blog, Autumn, Fungi, Month, Provisional identification, Russula, September | 0 comments

Russula rosea, provisional identification.

Picture taken September 22.

If you can help with identification, please use the comment form below.

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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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Hornet mimic hoverfly #insect

Posted by Wildwood on Sep 15, 2025 in 2025, An English Wood Blog, Autumn, Hornet mimic hoverfly, Month, September | 0 comments

The harmless Volucella zonaria, largest of the UK’s hoverflies.

Picture taken September 1.

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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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Muntjac #wildlife

Posted by Wildwood on Dec 3, 2024 in 2024, An English Wood Blog, Autumn, Deer, Fauna, Mammals, Muntjac, November | 0 comments

Female Muntiacus reevesi.

Picture taken by remote camera November 29.

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Field Maple time #tree

Posted by Wildwood on Nov 30, 2024 in 2024, An English Wood Blog, Autumn, Field Maple, November, Plants, Trees | 0 comments

Acer campestre.

Picture taken November 16.

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“But when the leaves hang trembling” #tree

Posted by Wildwood on Nov 26, 2024 in 2024, An English Wood Blog, Autumn, Month, November, Oak, Plants, Trees | 0 comments

Oak, Quercus robur, and a line from Who Has Seen The Wind by Christina Rossetti.

Picture taken November 2.

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Spindle #tree

Posted by Wildwood on Nov 23, 2024 in 2024, An English Wood Blog, Autumn, November, Plants, Spindle, Trees | 0 comments

Euonymus europaeus.

Picture taken November 2.

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Hornbeam #tree

Posted by Wildwood on Nov 20, 2024 in 2024, An English Wood Blog, Autumn, Hornbeam, November, Plants, Trees | 0 comments

Carpinus betulus.

Picture taken November 2

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Sole survivor #wildflower

Posted by Wildwood on Nov 16, 2024 in 2024, An English Wood Blog, Autumn, Flowers, Herb Robert, November, Plants | 0 comments

A single Herb Robert, Geranium robertianium, on the north ride.

Picture taken November 2.

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