David

A couple of old oaks showing their structure while they have lost their leaves.

The smaller eastern section of the lake in West Park is always the first part to freeze over. This picture was taken ten days ago, when the ice was so thin that even the water birds seemed to be avoiding standing on it.

The canada geese in West Park were not happy that the ground had frozen. A large section of the flock had come up near the bandstand to prospect the soil for something to eat.

The canal wharf next to the British Waterways warehouse on Broad Street (the once and future Canal Club).

The wharf points directly at Wolverhampton (High Level) railway station; the most recent building on the station can be seen in the background.

Apparently the wharf follows the original line of the canal, which was re-routed when the railway came to Wolverhampton.

The canal banks were white with frost, which seemed to be covering the back of this duck as well.

Rime on the berries and leaves of ivy bushes recently.

Frost on the remaining seeds of a nettle.

The remains of a robust thistle on the morning after the first heavy frost in mid-January.

Rosebay willowherb with its extremities coated in frost.

A tranquil scene, but the biggest open-air party in Europe would take place a few hundred yards from this spot later that night.