David

The Bagot goats of Baggeridge Country Park, in their fenced-off area on the slopes of Toposcope Hill. The goats were brought in to keep the scrub under control.

Hedge garlic, jack by the hedge, garlic mustard: whatever it’s called, it’s having a good year in 2021, flowering by the side of hedges, fences and walls all over the place. These were on a plant almost in the shadow of Mecanno Bridge.

Mallard ducklings on Bag’s Pool, Baggeridge Country Park. By the middle of May they were already developing their adult plumage.

Water lily pads on the surface of Old Nursery Pond, dark red because they were still pumped full of growth hormone. The hormone is already being re-absorbed. The leaves will have turned green well before the white flowers develop.

One of the West Park magpies hunting for worms – in one picture is puts its head on one side to listen for them – on a daidsy-covered lawn near the bandstand.

A wisteria outside the front of a house, covered in flowers.