Category: David

On a frosty morning the canal at Compton Lock and a little further downstream, the water steaming slightly, sending off a light mist which made the views gentler.

Moss grows in what appear to be the most unpromising places – the mosses in this set were on the flat top of the stone wall outside Compton Hospice. In these close-ups, the mosses were decorated with frost on a cold February morning.

Gorse can be found in flower at pretty much any time of the year. These close-ups were taken on a recent frosty morning showing some of the flowers and flower buds on the bushes in Turners Field.

Unstable sandstone cliff cut by the Severn just upstream of Bridgnorth, seen from a footpath across the river. Much of the rock face has been covered in stout metal netting to stop any rock pieces which break off from crashing down on the busy main road which runs between the cliff and the river.

Remains of last year’s seed heads and shrivelled leaves covered in ice crystals after a heavy frost.

The young heron which was still hanging out on the West Park islands when all the other birds have headed off to the heronry for the breeding season, this time standing by the water’s edge to catch the warmth of the morning sun.

I’ve not seen any signs of it in several visits this past week.