David

Peacock butterfly spreading its wings to warm itself in the sun as it rests on a nettle growing by the canal near Compton.

Poppies growing wild by a roadside, with ragworts out of focus in the background.

Male common blue damselfly resting on the brickwork at the edge of the canal by Castlecroft Bridge, his tail extending over the water.

Ash keys overhanging the canal towpath at Castlecroft.

Nettles with developing seeds lit by an early evening sun.

A strand of bryony with its tiny white flowers was lying on a mass of mature horsetails.