Wolves Wild

Drooping under the weight of the remaining seeds, a sunflower in the WI garden in Bridgnorth’s Castle Grounds.

One of the bold magpies in West Park taking a drink, and prowling through the next puddle to the one being patronised by a group of Canada geese.

Mushrooms look soft, but are sometimes able to exert surprising force. A new tarmac surface was laid on this pavement in 2010. Just a few weeks later, a clump of small glistening inkcaps forced their way to the surface, pushing a patch of the tarmac aside.

Since then, there has been a fresh patch of these mushrooms every year at about the same time. As they emerge, the hole in the tarmac is being enlarged bit by bit.

Castle Walk, along the top of the cliff at Bridgnorth, gives the chance to see birds in trees without looking up. This was a mistle thrush singing recently.

Trees, with leaves fallen for the winter, showing the patterns of their branches silhouetted against the skyline. The pictures were taken from the same place, on one of the well-maintained footpaths leading from Berkswell.

A thirsty group of the West Park Canada geese, gathering at a pathside puddle to drink the water.