Photos, videos and docs of Gavin Johnson, with the keywords: "wood"

Wild Garlic carpet

nobody@ipernity.com (Gavin Johnson) — Thu, 19 Mar 2026 07:31:04 +0000

Spring is definitely here at last, and we've had our first foraging walk of the year.

Near us, the woodland floor is carpeted with wild garlic - excellent in salads or chopped into cooked dishes, and it makes a tasty pesto (in a PiP)!

In the UK it's illegal to dig up wild plants (without the landowner's permission) but ok to take leaves, flowers and fruit. Taking one leaf from a wild garlic plant is perfectly sustainable as it continues to grow happily.

Tasty wild garlic pesto

nobody@ipernity.com (Gavin Johnson) — Thu, 19 Mar 2026 07:31:05 +0000

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Wild garlic leaves
Lightly toasted almonds
Parmesan
Extra virgin olive oil
Squeeze of lemon juice

Wild Garlic on the woodland floor

nobody@ipernity.com (Gavin Johnson) — Thu, 19 Mar 2026 07:31:02 +0000

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The leaves haven't fully grown yet, and in a few weeks the woodland floor will be covered in white flowers and heady with the scent of garlic.

The seasons are getting increasingly blurred... here and there amongst the garlic there are already a few bluebell flowers, which would normally be a month away.

Bradford-on-Avon Tithe barn interior

nobody@ipernity.com (Gavin Johnson) — Sun, 01 Mar 2026 09:30:23 +0000

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The vaulted arches supporting the roof of the medieval tithe barn in Bradford-on-Avon. Impressive 14th Century civil engineering.

Old wall post

nobody@ipernity.com (Gavin Johnson) — Wed, 04 Feb 2026 15:53:18 +0000

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A slightly mossy end post of an old wall, in dappled winter sunshine.

Mossy wall

nobody@ipernity.com (Gavin Johnson) — Wed, 04 Feb 2026 15:53:16 +0000

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I liked the texture of the moss on this old, tumbledown wall in the winter afternoon sunlight.

Snowdrops

nobody@ipernity.com (Gavin Johnson) — Wed, 04 Feb 2026 15:53:03 +0000

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A closeup of a clump of Snowdrops in the grounds of Prinknash Abbey, Gloucestershire