Wolves Wild

Poppies growing wild by a roadside, with ragworts out of focus in the background.

Male common blue damselfly resting on the brickwork at the edge of the canal by Castlecroft Bridge, his tail extending over the water.

Ash keys overhanging the canal towpath at Castlecroft.

Nettles with developing seeds lit by an early evening sun.

A strand of bryony with its tiny white flowers was lying on a mass of mature horsetails.

Clematis enjoying a Mediterranean climate and producing a mass of white flowers.

Sun fly investigating a bindweed flower at the back of the Smestow Valley Ranger Station.

In countryside anywhere in southern Europe, the calling of cicadas can be overwhelming.

But it’s much harder to spot the insects than to hear the noise of males trying to attract a female. That’s not surprising, given how well they blend into their surroundings.

Bumblebee enthusiastically prospecting a thistle flower. Its forelegs, head and thorax are already sprinkled with pollen.

There is a ladybird lurking, out of focus, in the background.

I liked the orange-green colour contrast between the flowers and the leaves of this bean plant.

Young lesser black-backed gull standing on the West Park lake railing, unsure whether it liked having its picture taken.

Wild arum berries at different stages of ripening on different plants.

The common hedgerow plant has such a distinctive appearance that it has several vernacular names.