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Rain gear

Rain gear

Horse with a jacket against all the recent rain, which had left its field with some flooded areas.

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Lone oaks in winter

Oak tree in a field of winter wheat

Two oak trees, growing in different places in the same field. This one is on the skyline above the footpath.

Oak tree and lake with distant view of Berkswell Hall

This one downhill, with a lake and Berkswell Hall in the background.

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Frosted rosebay willowherb, backlit

Frosted rosebay willowherb, backlit

Some of the rosebay willowherb growing by Wetland Pool on a frosty morning recently.

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Orange-coloured coral fungus

Orange-coloured coral fungus

Coral fungus growing under the hedge by the towpath near Compton.

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Male blackbird foraging

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Male blackbird on the hunt for food among leaf litter.

The fine condition of his feathers and bright egg-yolk yellow beak show he is in good shape for the approaching breeding season.

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White rot in a fallen tree

White rot in a fallen tree

The recent high winds have brought down many trees, some of which were vulnerable because of fungal attack.

This tree had come down a few steps from the Smestow Valley Nature Reserve Ranger Station at Newbridge. There was a layer of white from a fungal rot directly under the bark.