Wild garlic, aka ramsom, grows in shady spots, and tends to spread to form a carpet of ground cover. This patch thrives by the canal not far from Aldersley Junction.
Courtship dance: Canada geese, West Park
Pair of Canada geese on the lake at West Park, synchronising their movements as they swam together, repeatedly dipping their heads just below the water in time with one another. The start of a courtship dance.
Cuckooflower, milkmaids, lady’s smock
Lady’s smock, with a long string of other country names, wild flower at the height of its flowering season now and for the next few weeks.
Ducklings: Newbridge, Aldersley
More of this year’s new ducklings on the canal, another two broods, both looking recently hatched. One set at Newbridge, the other not far from Aldersley Junction.
Horse chestnut candelabrum, flower buds
A mass of horse chestnut flower buds arranged around the so-called candelabrum.
Heron and magpie
Heron and magpie, close together on canal path in countryside near Castlecroft.
Someone came along walking a dog. The heron was first to blink, taking off to retreat to the nearby Smestow Brook.