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Mustachioed house sparrow on the hedge opposite Castlecroft Farmhouse. The face fungus probably a tuft of horse hair the bird had gathered for nest building.

White-flowered snake’s head fritillary, a plant growing by the edge of Bag’s Pool, Baggeridge Country Park.

Heron on the towpath at Castlecroft, seen from the road on the other side. First it was leaning right over, then it pounced, catching what looked like a big fish. Nest, it started stepping off along the path.

Holly blue butterfly on the ground of the towpath at Castlecroft, walking along delicately.

Teal seen from the octagonal hide at Doxey Marshes, preening and feeding.

Wild garlic flowers on a woody bank by the canal near Aldersley Junction. Unopened flowers from the same patch here.