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Bistort flower

Bistort flower

The rather unprepossessing flower of a bistort, which grow in damp places.

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Hawthorn galls or rust

Hawthorn gall or rust

Distorted and discoloured sections at the end of twigs on hawthorn bushes. They are caused by an infection, either of a fungus (rust) or an insect which has laid an egg in the plant (gall).

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Bullrushes: flowers going over

Bullrush, half gone over

Bullrushes on the Compton Park pool. The lower, green-yellow portion of the head is still flowering (the yellow is the pollen). On the upper part the flower has already gone over; the seeds will now begin the long process of getting ready for spreading by the wind early next year.

Bullrush: flower on the turn

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22-spot ladybird

22-spot ladybird

22-spot ladybird. I thought I was keeping far enough away not to disturb it, but as I took these pictures it slowly retreated to the underside of the leaf.

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Ragwort with a fly on top

Ragwort with a fly on top

Ragwort growing by the canal at Brewood, with a fly perching on the top of the plant.

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Dock seeds ripening

Dock seeds ripening

Dock seeds just beginning to turn a red which will get richer later, but already giving a colour contrast with the foliage behind.