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Springfield Brewery ruins

Springfield Brewery ruins

Ruins of the one-time M & B Springfield brewery, which are getting more and more dilapidated.

The spring which gave its name to the one-time field is the source of the Smestow brook, now culverted until it has travelled under Wolverhampton racecourse.

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Golden rod growing by a canal

Golden rod growing by a canal

Golden rod is often found in gardens, but this plant was growing wild next to the Birmingham Canal near the city centre recently.

There were also large clumps of Michaelmas daisies nearby: one of their flowers has also sneaked into the picture.

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Viburnum berries

Viburnum berries

Intense red berries and reddening leaves of a viburnum growing wild by the Birmingham Canal: the bush is also a popular garden plant.

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Fern on a viaduct

Fern on a viaduct

Small fern growing from the mortar of the viaduct carrying the railway over the Birmingham Canal near the Stafford Road.

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October dawn on a cloudy day

October dawn

The newly-risen sun shining through the few gaps in the cloud cover earlier this month.

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Margarite flower

Margarite flower

Attractive cultivated daisy, with the flower and as yet unopened buds earlier this month.