Ash buds

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The buds on this ash tree are another sign that spring is finally beginning to come.

Moss

Moss

A feathery moss growing on a tree trunk.

Lesser celandine

Lesser celandine

The spring flowers are slowly coming, as this lesser celandine which had as yet only half opened.

Rooks

Rooks

A pair of rooks by their nest. This pair are from the small rookery by Kinver war memorial.

Lichen

Lichen

This lichen was growing on the gnarled trunk of an old hawthorn.

Crocuses

Crocuses

Not really wild, but these crocuses growing on a verge are a beautiful sign that better weather should soon be with us.

Crocus

Frosted leaves

Frosted leaves

Leaves edged with what will hopefully be one of the last frosts of the season.

Ivy fruit

Ivy fruit

Ivy fruit looking purple in bright, early spring sunshine. More often the fruit look black.