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Two female goosanders preening on the lake at Doxey Marshes. The second picture shows the bar where these ducks and other water birds were sitting in front of the hide.

Selection of a group of eight collared earthstars growing under a hedge by the towpath at Castlecroft, in a spot where some of the fungi have grown for several winters.

All of these have probably finished their task of distributing their spores, and are more or less battered by their time over the ground.

Dunnock on a branch of a magnolia tree in the Castle Grounds, Bridgnorth. It was so focussed on singing to broadcast its presence that it appeared not to notice me taking its picture.

More flowers hopefully showing that spring is coming – some of the marsh marigolds on the edge of the Bantock Park pool, their buds opening last week.

Some goosanders seem to be settling by the Severn for the breeding season. There were two pairs swimming together in the middle of the river a little downstream from Bridgnorth.

Small erratic with a covering of lichen, by the Staffordshire Way footpath heading north from Trescott.