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Nettle

Nettle

Here the growing tip of a nettle shows the complexity of the structure.

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Determined plant

Adventurous plant

Determined to grow, even out of this drain cover.

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Rush flowers

Rush head

Look on the margins of streams and pools for these.

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Wild garlic flower

Wild garlic flower

Wild garlic prefers shady, often woodland, spots to grow. Especially during the flowering season they can be found and identified through the pungent smell, which can get strong with a big patch of the plants on a warm, sunny day.

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Speedwell

Speedwell

In my opinion, one of the most beautiful of wild flowers.

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Fern

Fern

The unfolding growing tip of a fern.

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Oak leaves

Oak leaves and gall

Recently unfolded leaves of an oak tree. At the tip of the branch there is an oak gall.

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Flag irises

Flag irises

Graceful flowers at the edge of a body of water.

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Fish

Fish

These small fish were crowding by the inlet to the lower pool at Wightwick Manor. Are they young?

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Cranesbill

Cranesbill

A tall and delicate-looking wild flower.