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Waterweed in a stream

Waterweed

Weed in the bed of the Smestow, opposite the Mermaid on the Bridgnorth Road.

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Ground ivy flowering

Ground ivy

Actually a member of the mint family.

Ground ivy

Ground ivy

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Cranesbills

Cranesbill

In close-up (above and below).

Cranesbill

A wider view showing the flower dwarfed by grass.

Cranesbill

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Beech flowers

Beech flowers

The female flowers (or are they catkins?) will develop into beech mast.

Beech flowers

Beech flowers

Beech flowers

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Whitebeam buds spreading

Whitebeam buds spreading

The leaf-buds were just beginning to open on this tree in early April.

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Groundsel beginning to flower

Groundsel flowering

The flowers were just beginning to come out on this common weed.