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Coal measures section, Saltwells

Coal measures section

Wall of the Doulton Claypit at Saltwells Nature Reserve, an SSSI because it is an exposure of the Black Country Coal Measures.

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Grasses, Barley Field

Grass flower

Two of the grasses in the Smestow Valley Nature Reserve’s Barley Field when they were flowering.

Grass flower

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Speckled wood, Pool Hall

Speckled wood, Pool Hall

Speckled wood butterfly: this one had a territory near the fishing lake at Pool Hall.

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Rhododendron petals

Rhododendron petals

Strong winds brought down most of the petals from West Park rhododendrons at the same time, leaving them covering the ground under the bush.

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Damselfly at the edge of a field

Beautiful demoiselle

Iridescent blues and greens of a male beautiful demoiselle damselfly on a thistle in a field near the river Worfe at Worfield.

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Mistlethrush, West Park

Mistlethrush, West Park

A mistlethrush in short grass with daisies in West Park.

Mistlethrush, West Park

As it walked around it gave both front and back views.