Low Weald Wood

Holly Blue #butterfly

Wildwood — Fri, 21 Aug 2026 11:00:00 +0000

Celastrina argiolus.

Picture taken August 11.

#nature #insect #naturephotography

Pellucid Hoverfly #insect

Wildwood — Mon, 17 Aug 2026 11:00:00 +0000

Volucella pellucens, one of the largest flies in Britain.

Picture taken August 11.

#hoverfly #nature #naturephotography #insectphotography

Everything’s parched, everything’s early #plants

Wildwood — Fri, 14 Aug 2026 11:00:00 +0000

I usually see the red berries of a Guelder Rose, Viburnum opulus, in the autumn.

Picture taken August 11.

#tree #nature #naturephotography

What’s in a name? #wildlife

Wildwood — Wed, 12 Aug 2026 09:56:08 +0000

The word ‘Badger’ was first recorded in about 1523, says the OED, probably deriving from “< badge n. + ‑ard suffix, so called with reference to the white mark borne like a badge on its forehead.”

Picture of Meles meles taken by remote camera on July 3.

#wildlifephotography #nature #naturephotography #badger

Lesser Burdock #plants

Wildwood — Fri, 07 Aug 2026 11:00:00 +0000

‘Beggars’ buttons’, one name for the hooked seeds of Lesser Burdock, Arctium minus.

Picture taken July 17.

#wildflowers #burdock #nature #naturephotography