Compton Park pool, early in the first cold snap this winter. Most of the water was covered in a thin layer of ice, though there was a clear patch near the inlet to the pool. It all looked surprisingly rural in the early morning sunlight.
Couple of long tailed tits enthusiastically making a meal of fat balls in a garden bird feeder.
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Bunch of ash keys on a frosty morning
Frost decorating a bunch of ash keys on a cold but sunny morning. I was able to take the picture from above: the keys were on a tree which had been felled because of heart rot.
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Birdfeeder: bluetit eating peanuts
Bluetit busily eating peanuts on a bird feeder.
The protective cage around the feeder makes it harder to see (and photograph) the birds. But it does mean they get the nuts, not squirrels.
Beaked earth star half-hidden in the sparse winter undergrowth under a hedge at Castlecroft.
I’ve seen this rare fungus at the same spot before, but not for three years, although I’m there quite often.
Crane fly (daddy long legs) resting on the leaves of an oak tree. Don’t expect to see until summer comes back.