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Heathy landscape, Cannock Chase

Heathy landscape, Cannock Chase

View across one of the unforested areas on the Cannock Chase high ground. The bright green ground cover is whinberry; the white may be bog cotton – I didn’t get close enough for an identification.

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Carp, West Park

Carp, West Park

Some of the large carp in the lake at West Park.

Carp, West Park

I’ve been visiting the park for many years, and never noticed them before.

Carp, West Park

On a warm day recently there were at least a dozen of them in a shallow sunny patch.

Carp, West Park

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View towards Chillington Hall

View towards Chillington Hall

View up the final section of the long drive to Chillington Hall. The gentle curves of the landscape owe as much to Capability Brown as to nature.

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Tree peony flower, Badger

Tree peony flower, Badger

Flower of a tree peony growing on the bank of Town Pool, Badger.

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Caught

Caught

Wind-dispersed seeds caught in a cobweb.

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Bilberry with a flower

Bilberry with a flower

A bilberry (or whinberry) shrub caught just before the last red flowers went over. The shrub can be spotted to the left of the dead tree in this picture.