Category: David

Colourful peacock butterflies are often found feeding on buddleias.

Comma butterfly methodically feeding on the flowers of a buddleia, the so-called butterfly bush.

Teal, the smallest European duck, on the rail which runs round the edge of the West Park boating lake.

Crab apples beginning to ripen on a tree growing wild by the path in the field at the back of Compton Lock.

Hollyhock flowers – from two different garden plants.

Robin’s pincushions are also galls, this time from a wasp which targets roses – usually those growing wild.

The “Robin” of the name is not a bird, but the woodland spirit, Robin Goodfellow.