Wolves Wild

The oldest surviving parts of St Mary’s, Bushbury (above) probably date from the 1300s, with St Peter’s in the city centre having bits that may be more than a century older.

But both have the remains of Saxon crosses which show the sites have a history of worship going back over a thousand years. The church at Penn also has the remains of a Saxon cross.

Flowers on the ends of twigs. The flowers come out before the leaves.

Three flowers from plants in a front garden.

Zooming in on the flower shows the darker lines which serve to guide pollinating insects onto their target.

From the same tree featured here.

A closer view of one blossom.