Pyramid Orchid by Dudley No 1 canal 4 July 2011 by David One of the commoner orchids. This one was just a couple of minutes walk from the Waterside development.
Liverwort on a canal lock wall 4 July 2011 by David This non-flowering plant is very common above the upper waterline on the walls of canal locks locally.
Grasses setting seed 3 July 2011 by David Two kinds of wild grasses, the seeds just beginning to ripen.
Magpie in Brueton Park 3 July 2011 by David One of the birds which is most visible in towns and cities. This individual was in Brueton Park, Solihull.
Blackbird resting from bathing 2 July 2011 by David The blackbird had been bathing in the outlet to the Dock, a side basin by Stourbridge locks.