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Greater celandines

Greater celandine

A member of the poppy family, unlike the lesser celandine which is a member of the buttercup family.

Greater celandine

Greater celandine

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Plane tree in flower

Plane tree flowering

The flowers on plane trees are carried in balls.

Plane tree flowering

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Laburnum seeds

Laburnum seeds

Another indication that the plants in Bridgnorth may be well ahead of those elsewhere nearby. Laburnums around Wolverhampton are still at the height of flowering. These were on a tree overlooked by Castle View cliff top walk earlier this week.

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Broad Street basin

Broad Street basin

The Wolverhampton city centre “port” on the Birmingham canal, at the head of the series of locks leading down to Aldersely Junction.

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Plantain flowers

Plantain flowers

A common weed.

Plantain flowers

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Pink hawthorn flowering

Pink hawthorn flowers

The ornamental, garden version of the common hedgerow bush.

Pink hawthorn flowers

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Honeysuckle flowers

Honeysuckle flower, Castle Grounds Park, Bridgnorth

These honeysuckle flowers were already almost out on Tuesday on a plant in Castle Grounds Park, Bridgnorth. All the other honeysuckle I have noticed locally are barely coming into bud.

Honeysuckle flower, Castle Grounds Park, Bridgnorth

The early blooming may be from a fortunate location in the mild climate of the Severn valley, or perhaps because this is a cultivated variety.

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Speedwell flowering

Speedwell flowering

These tiny flowers are often seen peeping through short grass.

Speedwell flowering

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Cherry flowering

Cherry flowering

By the entrance to the churchyard at Claverley.

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Coltsfoot seed head

Coltsfoot seed head

A few speedwell flowers can be seen hiding in the vegetation surrounding the coltsfoot.

Coltsfoot seed head