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Reflection of a liquidambar tree, its leaves turning to autumn colours, seen in the still water of Wightwick Manor pond.

Cluster of honeysuckle berries looking almost ripe, and a flower on a neighbouring twig of a plant in a hedge on the Bridgnorth road.

Large fish in the pool in Wightwick Manor garden, staying in one position just below the surface of the water. Just gently moving fins to keep a flow of water over its gills.

Heritage Open Day at Wightwick Manor, the ponds with a population of male common darter dragonflies in double figures. They were spending most of their time flying, defending their territory of a stretch of shoreline and the adjoining water. Occasionally, one or another would be easier to view as they paused to rest on a leaf, like the tow which feature in this set.

A new and fresh-looking birch polypore growing low on the moss-covered of a silver birch in Himley Plantation. Nearby, an older specimen, flattened and with curling edges.

Comma butterflies from the generation where summer is giving way to autumn, resting on the leaf of an elm and a hawthorn.