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Possibly a Welsh poppy, which often (as here) grows self-sown in gardens.

A pair of herons on the tree with their nest during Pendeford Mill’s open day. The birds were probably caring for what were then young chicks.

Chestnut trees with red flowers are less common than those with the paler form. The row of trees behind the number 3 bus terminal at Castlecroft alternates the two types.

A great tit perching on a twig as it checks that all is clear before it heads for the bird feeders at Northycote Farm.

A buzzard and a magpie sitting on the same fence by the Smestow Brook at Wightwick.

Visible signs of the otters living by the River Penk at Pendeford: a slide they use to get into the water, and some spraint.