David

A patch of snowdrops growing by one of the canals. Below is a closer view of another clump which was growing by the towpath.

Mosses and lichens growing on the trunk of a tree in Valley Park.

Like a squirrel’s dray, this looks like an untidy pile of twigs high in the branches. It appears to be about the same size as well, but can be distinguished by being roughly spherical.

Another sign of the approaching spring: robins are increasingly visible singing from prominent lookouts, and so determined that they stay in place unless approached very closely.

Just for a change, something from last summer. A swarm of bees rest on a stone wall.

Despite the continuing wintry weather, signs of spring are slowly coming. More and more trees are coming into bud, like this oak.