As the weather got warmer last week, there was a big increase in the numbers of ladybirds on vegetation. These were a small sample of ones on ivy leaves at Caslecroft, including a mating pair.
Wall-rue on a wall
Wall-rue growing on the mortar on a wall of Staffordshire blue bricks.
Battered bonnets
Fairies bonnets, small inkcap mushrooms which can grow in clusters at any time from early spring to late autumn. These were already somewhat battered when I spotted them.
Flowering current flowering
Flowering currents with flowers hanging from the ends of their twigs recently.
Magnolia buds with lichen
Magnolia with feathery lichen on its twigs, and flower buds just beginning to open.
Snowdrops, Tettenhall Upper Green
Managed to catch some snowdrops while they were still in flower. These were on the Upper Green, Tettenhall a couple of weeks ago.