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Butterbur flowering, January

Butterbur flowering, January

Butterbur in flower in the middle of January. This one was in a bed of the plant in one of the gardens by the River Avon at Stratford.

Butterbur flowering, January

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Dangling hazel catkins

Dangling hazel catkins

Catkins on a hazel growing near the Smestow Valley Ranger Station recently.

Dangling hazel catkins

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Frost on foxglove leaves

Frost on foxglove leaves

Small foxglove plant, growing from the front wall of a garden at Newbridge, with the leaves covered in frost which was just beginning to melt in the warmth of the sun.

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Viburnum flowering, January

Viburnum flowering, January

Viburnum in flower a couple of weeks ago. Some species of the shrubs are grown by gardeners because they flower at this time of year.

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Damp seat

Damp seat

The waters surrounding riverside seats has been a staple of TV news pictures in recent weeks.

This was the Avon on the downstream edge of Stratford recently: All Saints church is peeping behind one of the trees.

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Elf cups on a frosty morning

Elf cups on a frosty morning

Scarlet elf cups, previously pictured here. This time pictured on an early morning with frost edging the fallen leaves and parts of the fungi themselves.