Elder flower buds

Elder flower buds

The rest of the flowers on this bush had already started to open, but for some reason the ones on this twig were still waiting to burst.

Horse chestnut flowers

Horse chestnut flowers

This mass of chestnut flowers are actually growing on several different twigs: it’s just the angle of the picture which makes them seem to be forming one single bunch.

Smestow Valley bluebells

Smestow Valley bluebells

There’s a small patch of bluebells every year by the footpath between the Railway Walk and the Barley Field.

Smestow Valley bluebells

Smestow Valley bluebells

Thorny thistle

Thorny thistle

The thorns on this thistle looked particularly spiky. The plant was growing in someone’s front garden.