Field Rose #wildflower

Posted by on Jul 14, 2025 in 2025, An English Wood Blog, Field Rose, Flowers, June, Plants, Summer | 0 comments

Field Rose.

Rosa arvensis.

Picture taken June 20.

#wildflowers #plants #nature #naturephotography #woods #plant #rose

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Dark bush-cricket #insect

Posted by on Jul 11, 2025 in 2025, An English Wood Blog, Cricket, Fauna, Insects, June, Pholidoptera griseoaptera, Summer | 0 comments

Dark bush-cricket.

Pholidoptera griseoaptera, I think.

Picture taken June 20.

#cricket #nature #naturephotography #woods #insects #insectphotography

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Ringlet #butterfly

Posted by on Jul 7, 2025 in 2025, An English Wood Blog, Butterflies, Fauna, Insects, June, Month, Ringlet, Summer | 0 comments

Ringlet butterfly.

Aphantopus hyperantus.

Picture taken June 20.

#ringlet #butterflies #nature #naturephotography #woods #insects #insect #insectphotography

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Named for the Baptist #wildflower

Posted by on Jul 4, 2025 in 2025, An English Wood Blog, Flowers, June, Month, Plants, St John's-wort, Summer | 0 comments

St John's Wort.

An old belief tells of the glandular dots of St John’s Wort, Hypericum perforatum, oozing blood on the day the saint was executed, writes Stevens.

Picture taken June 20.

#wildflowers #plants #nature #naturephotography #woods #plant #stjohnswort

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Oak bush-cricket #insect

Posted by on Jun 30, 2025 in 2025, An English Wood Blog, June, Month, Oak bush-cricket, Summer | 0 comments

Oak bush-cricket.

This Meconema thalassinum tried to hitch a ride in my car and took much gentle persuasion before it was ushered back into the wood.

Picture taken June 20.

#cricket #nature #naturephotography #woods #insects #insectphotography #crickets
 

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Marbled White #butterfly

Posted by on Jun 27, 2025 in 2025, An English Wood Blog, June, Marbled WHite, Month, Summer | 0 comments

Marbled White butterfly.

Melanargia galathea.

Picture taken June 20.

#butterflies #nature #naturephotography #woods #insects #insect #insectphotography #marbledwhite

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Positively primeval #wildlife

Posted by on Jun 25, 2025 in 2025, Amphibians, An English Wood Blog, Common Frog, Fauna, June, Summer | 0 comments

A bit of a cheat, Frog tadpoles, Rana temporaria, in the garden pond. I hope those in the wood are also on their way to becoming froglets.

Video taken on June 6.

#frogs #frog #amphibians #amphibian #wildlife #wildlifephotography #nature #naturephotography #fauna

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Dogwood #tree

Posted by on Jun 23, 2025 in 2025, An English Wood Blog, June, Month, Summer | 0 comments

Dogwood

The first time I’ve spotted Cornus sanguinea.

Picture taken June 2.

#trees #plants #plant #nature #naturephotography #woods #dogwood

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‘We smell the odour of honeysuckle’ #wildflower

Posted by on Jun 20, 2025 in 2025, An English Wood Blog, Flowers, Honeysuckle, June, Plants, Summer | 0 comments

Honeysuckle.

Lonicera periclymenum and a line from ‘Cascade’ by Robert Desnos.

Picture taken on June 2.

#wildflowers #plants #nature #naturephotography #woods #plant #honeysuckle

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Herb Bennet #wildflower

Posted by on Jul 16, 2024 in 2024, An English Wood Blog, Flowers, Herb Bennet, June, Plants, Summer | 0 comments

Herb Bennet or Wood Avens.

Geum urbanum, also known as Wood Avens.

Picture taken June 1.

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Germander Speedwell #wildflower

Posted by on Jul 13, 2024 in 2024, An English Wood Blog, Flowers, Germander Speedwell, June, Plants, Summer | 0 comments

Germander Speedwell.

Veronica chamaedrys.

Picture taken June 1.

#wildflowers #plants #nature #naturephotography #woods #plant #speedwell

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“Look, the buttercup stares at the sun …” #plants

Posted by on Jul 9, 2024 in 2024, An English Wood Blog, Creeping Buttercup, Flowers, June, Month, Nature, Plants, Rides, Summer | 0 comments

Buttercups on woodland ride.

A line from “English Wild Flowers” by Elizabeth Jennings and Creeping Buttercup, Ranunculus repens, on the west ride.

Picture taken June 1.

#wildflowers #nature #naturephotography #woods #plant #wildflower #buttercup

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