Delicate blue lungwort flowers. The name lungwort comes from the markings on the leaves, which were thought to symbolise infected lungs. The plants were used as a herbal “cure” for respiratory problems.
David
Lichens in local churchyards
Former marker stone (?) now used as base of lamppost, Bradley, near Stafford.
At the back of Claverley church.
Lichen on gravestone: Bradley
Canal junction – Great Haywood
This is the junction of the Staffs & Worcs canal with the Trent and Mersey Canal. A little further north and east the river Sow joins the river Trent. A little further yet, the Trent and Mersey canal also joins the river Trent.
Canal junction – Walsall canal
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Junction between the main line of the Walsall canal and the town arm, which bears off towards the right of the picture for its short stretch to the basin which now provides the setting for Walsall Art Gallery.
Lichens on tree trunk
Two different lichens growing on the bark of a mature tree in Wightwick Manor gardens.
Sutton Park view
View over some of the heath and fringing woods. Taken near the middle of Sutton Park, looking towards the tv transmitters.