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Ladybird retreating into a hawthorn bush

Ladybird

The out of focus white blobs are flower buds.

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Young bracken

Young bracken

A young bracken just beginning to open up. This one was on the edge of Cannock Chase.

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Rookery by Essex bridge

Rookery by Essex bridge

Rooks nest near their fellows. This rookery is by the back entrance to Shugborough Park from Great Haywood.

Rookery by Essex bridge

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Middle of the Trent

Essex bridge

The packhorse bridge across the Trent, giving access to Shugborough Park from Great Haywood.

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Umbellifer beginning to flower

Umbellifer beginning to flower

Like many plants this year, this umbellifer was beginning to flower early, in mid-April.

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Lamb and chukar

Lamb and chukar

A lamb seems fascinated by the partridge sharing the same field, and moves closer to investigate.

Lamb and chukar

Another lamb and sheep grazing in the field.

Lamb eating