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Magpie in lime tree

Magpie in lime tree

Magpie calling out from high in one of the lime trees in West Park.

This is a different individual that the bird in yesterday’s picture, but part of the same group.

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Algae-covered bracket fungus

Algae-covered bracket fungus

Pure white bracket fungus growing out of the end of the trunk of a felled tree. A healthy growth of algae has turned most of the surface bright green.

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Magpie on the ground

Magpie on the ground

Magpie walking around in West Park, on ground strewn with twigs brought down by the persistent heavy winds.

Magpie on the ground

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East Park restoration – Clock Tower

Lysaght Memorial Clock Tower, before restoration

Another before and after series from the East Park makeover. This is the Lysaght Memorial Clock Tower, originally built in 1895.

Lysaght Memorial Clock Tower, restored

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Carrion crow, Northycote Farm

Carrion crow, Northycote Farm

Carrion crow watching me warily from its perch in one of the trees overlooking the pond at Northycote Farm.

Carrion crow, Northycote Farm

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East Park restoration – Bandstand

Bandstand, before restoration

Wolverhampton’s East Park is nearing the end of a makeover which has had the financial support of the Heritage Lottery Fund.

These pictures show the park’s bandstand in a sad state before, and as it is now after restoration.

Bandstand, restored