One of the mature trees in West Park, its trunk plastered with the snow which was lying then.
The branches had been removed at above head level (pollarding – it’s coppicing when they are removed lower down). Pollarding and coppicing encourage new growth, such as had begun to sprout on this tree.
The view immediately after getting on the canal towpath at Wightwick while the recent snow was on the ground.
A male house sparrow perching near the top of the hedge by the canal at Castlecroft on a snowy day.
Catkins hanging from twigs on a hazel tree when the snow was lying on the ground last month.
A male shoveller standing on the ice of the partly frozen West Park lake, preening
A female mallard standing nearby, also preening.
A different male shoveller and female mallard, also close by. All four birds can just about be distinguished in the wider view of the same scene posted yesterday.
Two versions of the view across the canal near Compton to Dell Field on a misty and frosty morning.
I couldn’t decide which version I preferred.