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These fourteenth-century wood carvings are from Holy Trinity Church, Stratford – they are just a few steps from the grave of Shakespeare.

Many of the other carvings depict low-life scenes. These show stylised leaves or (above) double roses.

The flower on this broom bush looks even more exotic than it actually was in this wide-angle macro shot.

Two of the larger pools in Sutton Park, pictured last summer. The herd of cows are after drinking from Longmoor Pool, while the view below is of Keeper’s Pool.

The buds in the previous post were growing on a twig on the lowest branch of this tree.

Leaves beginning to come on a sycamore at Northycote Farm wood.

The tree was some little distance away, but because the trunk was bare the fungus was very noticeable.

Taken from just by the footbridge.

This pair of butterflies were feeding on the same plant as the bee featured yesterday, in between flying round flirting with each other.

The former brewery was built near a stream on the road crossing Penn Common.

A patch of speedwell by the path near the river Penk as it heads out of the Perton estate.