Wolves Wild

Tiny white bracket fungi growing from the underside of a twig.

Highest twig of a ribes bush, with leaf buds about to open in the middle of January when the cold snap added a sprinkling of delicate frost crystals.

One of the West Park resident swan families, having just spotted a source of bread, heading in a line to get their share.

Earthstars are among my favourite fungi, with their bizarre shapes. These fruiting bodies are all from the most common species, collared earth star. Indeed, it is likely that despite the variation in their shapes, they are all the visible extensions of one single underground fungal growth.

Heron on West Park’s boating lake island during the recent cold snap, holding its head as close as possible to its body to keep warm.

Remains of some of last year’s umbellifers in Compton Rough, covered with ice crystals on a recent frosty morning.

Unidentified species of tiny mushroom, growing among moss and short grass, but not reaching the top of that grass.

One of the last uneaten sloes on a bush, now looking the worse for wear. The lichen growing on the branches was dusted in frost on a chilly morning.

Remaining, female, muscovy duck at West Park. There used to be a pair, but this bird has been the sole survivor for a couple of years now. Still looking healthy, but living a solitary life among the crowds of other waterfowls.

Heron high in one of the trees on an island in West Park lake – possibly a young bird.

Holly leaf on a cold morning: frost around the edges, and patches of ice towards the middle of the leaf.

River Severn when the waters were high enough that it was just beginning to spill over its banks. Views all looking down from Castle Walk on the edge of Bridgnorth’s High Town.