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Unidentified insect. possibly some kind of beetle, at rest on nettle leaf. It seemed determined to stay in positions which hid its best side from the camera.

Flowers at different stages of opening on a lime tree growing by the lake in West Park, early July.

Moth (I’ve absolutely no idea which species) which spent a couple of days resting up inside during the daytime back in early July, before it disappeared again.

Vegetation is taking over the new pond at Compton Park, reducing the amount of open water and making it a much less suitable environment for insects uch as damselflies and dragonflies.

So it was cheering in yesterday’s warm sunlight to see that one male common darter dragonfly had taken up residence. It would occasionally fly around patrolling its territory, but then kept returning to rest on the decking. Tine, and the return of sunny weather, will tell if there are going so be several around, as there have been in recent years.

Bright red, with spots of yellow – one of the conical flowers on a tree of heaven growing in a front garden.

Clematis bud and flowers on a plant growing in a front garden at the bottom of the Cartway, Bridgnorth, back in early July.