Tag Archives: Fungi

Autumn Colours at Wytham Woods

Posted on October 27, 2019 by Alex White - Appletonwild

Wytham Woods near Oxford is well know for its studies in to Badgers and Blue tits. It is the home to the University of Oxford’s The Laboratory with Leaves Anyone can visit as long as you apply for one of Wytham … Continue reading →

Posted in Autumn, Badgers, Books, Environment, Fungi, Get Your Boots On, Local patch, nature, outdoors, Oxfordshire, photography, Stay Wild, Uncategorized, Wildlife, Wildlife photography, Woodland, Wytham woods | Tagged Badgers, Blogging, Blue tit, Environment, Fungi, Laboratory with leaves, Local patch, nature, nature photography, Oxford, wildlife, woodland, Wytham woods | 3 Comments

Hazel Hill Wood

Posted on December 15, 2018 by Alex White - Appletonwild

Recently I had the chance to visit the magical Hazel Hill Wood Hazel Hill wood, near Salisbury, is a 70 acre ancient woodland plus wildflower meadow. The setting is completely off the grid with electricity from photo-voltaic systems, compost toilets, running … Continue reading →

Posted in Animals, Blogging, Citizen science, mammals, nature, outdoors, survey, Uk nature, Uncategorized, Wildlife, Wildlife photography, Woodland | Tagged Fallow deer, Fungi, Hare, Hazel Hill Wood, mammals, Muntjac, nature, Roe deer, Salisbury, Staghorn fungi, survey, wildlife | 4 Comments

Autumn colours

Posted on November 5, 2018 by Alex White - Appletonwild

Autumn is a time for spectacular colours, the oranges, reds and yellows suddenly burst through just as the countryside seems to be getting dull and grey. At the end of a dark and damp afternoon I went for a walk … Continue reading →

Posted in Autumn, birds, Blogging, Environment, Fungi, Local patch, nature, Uncategorized, Wildlife, Woodland | Tagged Autumn, Fieldfares, Fungi, Hawthorn, leaves, nature, Starlings, wildlife, woodlands | 7 Comments

Is Spring finally here?

Posted on March 12, 2018 by Alex White - Appletonwild

What a change a week has made. Last Sunday I was blogging about snow, while this weekend I was taking photos of hares, Spring flowers and ladybirds. The woodland floor is changing rapidly, from the dull browns of the fallen … Continue reading →

Posted in insects, nature, Oxfordshire, photography, Uncategorized, Wildflowers, Wildlife, Wildlife photography, Woodland | Tagged Celandine, Fungi, Hare, ladybird, macro, Spider, Spring, Wildflowers, wildlife | Leave a comment

Hide in the snow

Posted on January 21, 2018 by Alex White - Appletonwild

Such a surprise this morning to wake up and find the ground covered in a thin layer of snow. Within a few minutes of entering the wood I spotted a fox trotting along the hedgerow. I stopped and set … Continue reading →

Posted in Blogging, fox, Fungi, mammals, nature, Oxfordshire, photography, Rat, Uncategorized, Wildlife, Wildlife photography, Woodland | Tagged Blogging, Chaffinch, Environment, footprints, fox, Fungi, hide, Long tailed tit, nature, pigeon, Rat, wildlife, Wildlife photography, woodland | 8 Comments

Afterschool

Posted on January 17, 2018 by Alex White - Appletonwild

It’s nearly a month since Winter Solstice and it is definitely more noticeable that the sun is setting later. This time last month the sun was setting around 3.45pm. Today it set at roughly 4.30pm. This has meant that I … Continue reading →

Posted in birds, Blogging, Citizen science, Fungi, nature, Oxfordshire, photography, Uncategorized, Wildlife, Wildlife photography, winter, Woodland | Tagged BBC Wildlife magazine, Big Garden Bird watch, Blogging, Dunnock, Environment, Fieldfares, Fungi, Local patch, Sunset, wildlife, Wildlife photography, winter | 7 Comments

My local patch over Christmas week

Posted on December 31, 2017 by Alex White - Appletonwild

The week since Christmas has been busy, together with patches of heavy rain, meaning I haven’t taken as many photos as I could have. I just wanted to say thank you to everyone for their support over the past year. … Continue reading →

Posted in birds, Fungi, Happy New Year, nature, Oxfordshire, photography, Uncategorized, Wildlife, Wildlife photography, winter, Woodland | Tagged Blogging, Bluebells, Buzzard, Environment, Fungi, grey squirrel, nature, red kite, Sunset, wildlife, winter, woodland | 2 Comments

Folklore and fungi

Posted on October 8, 2017 by Alex White - Appletonwild

While walking through the wood yesterday I came across a Fairy ring. The ring of fungi is caused by the mycelium which moves outwards from the centre. After using up the nutrients, the centre dies and a ring of mushrooms … Continue reading →

Posted in Blogging, Fungi, nature, outdoors, Oxfordshire, photography, Uncategorized, Wildlife photography, Woodland | Tagged deadman's fingers, EarthBall, Fly Agaric, Fungi, Jelly ear, King Alfred's cakes, mushroom, myths, Scarlet Elf cup, Witches butter, woodland | 3 Comments

BBOWT – Hitchcopse Pit

Posted on September 25, 2017 by Alex White - Appletonwild

BBOWT’s Nature Reserve, Hitchcopse Pit, like Dry Sandford Pit was once a quarry. I visited Dry Sandford Pit in March and had planned to go back in the autumn but we ended up at Hitchcopse pit instead. https://appletonwildlifediary.wordpress.com/2017/03/10/bbowt-dry-sandford-pit/ Hitchcopse Pit … Continue reading →

Posted in birds, Blogging, Butterfly, insects, nature, Nature reserve, outdoors, Oxfordshire, photography, Uk nature, Uncategorized, Wildlife, Wildlife photography | Tagged Bullfinch, Butterfly, comma, dragonfly, evening primrose, Fungi, Heron, Lichen, nature photography, Red admiral butterfly, red kite, small copper, wildlife | Leave a comment

Review of 2016

Posted on January 3, 2017 by Alex White - Appletonwild

Happy New Year and a big thank you to everyone who reads and comments on my blog. I really appreciate every follow, like and view. 2016 was quite a manic year with lots of amazing animals and events. January started … Continue reading →