Swan family: pen, cob and two young cygnets, half-hidden in a reed bed on the edge of the canal at Castlecroft.
Emerald green damselfly, Compton Rough
Emerald green colopurs on this demoiselle damselfly resting on a leaf in Compton Rough in the Smestow Valley Local Nature Reserve.
Coming for shore: Canada goose family
Pair of Canada geese on West Park boating lake coming to the shore so thier ten goslings can have a little snack.
Cow parsley, Barley Field
The northern slope of the Barley Field in the Smestow Valley LNR, a mass of cow parsley in flower.
Moorhen with two chicks, Compton
Moorhen with two chicks, heading for the safety of a rather sparse patch of reeds on the canal at Compton.
Cones beginning to ripen, West Park
Cones beginning to ripen, darkening from green from the tip, on a conifer near the bandstand at West Park.