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Ragged ragwort

Ragged ragwort

This rather unprepossessing flower was one of the many Oxford ragworts thriving in Barley Field, Smestow Valley.

Ragged ragwort

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Magpies on a lawn

Magpies on a lawn

The magpie further from the camera is one of this year’s chicks, now half grown. The nearer bird is one of its parents.

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Lambs lugs flowers

Lambs lugs flowers

Lambs’ lugs are also known as lambs’ ears – another flower which caught my eye in someone’s front garden.

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Rosebay willowherb starting to flower

Rosebay willowherb starting to flower

Rosebay willowherb flowers beginning to open – those lower on the stem coming out first.

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Grass seed maturing

Grass seed maturing

This stalk of grass was one of the survivors of a recent mowing, which helped it stand out more than usual.

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Pansy flowering by a roadside

Pansy flowering by a roadside

This was one of several tiny pansies flowering by the side of a minor road round the corner from the entrance to the Pendeford Mill Nature Reserve.