Wolves Wild

During the hard weather the West Park population grew.

Gulls taking refuge from the snow by resting on the crossbar of a goal. The nearest gull has a gob of snow on its beak – presumably from having been delving for food.

Various deciduous trees covered with the recent hoar frost.

Some of the West Park birds coping with the early onset of winter.

A view over the frozen lake in West Park, looking towards Wolverhampton city centre.

St Peter’s church can be seen in the background.

View after the first light snow above, and after further snow below.

The pair of Muscovy ducks in West Park like to perch on the wooded structure by the side of the boating lake in front of the Conservatory.

Berries covered in hoar frost a couple of days ago.

More colours of autumn: oak leaves still on the trees at the end of November, when most other trees had long shed theirs.

Spot the bird species from the footprints left in the first snow of the winter. Pictured are those from a pigeon, a canada goose and a coot.

The water bird prints were on the snow lying on the ice on the lake at West Park; the pigeon prints on the lake bank.

The fruits of the hawthorn are edible, should anyone wish to go to the trouble of making a jam, jelly or homemade wine out of them.

One of several related species of mushroom whose caps take a form similar to a funnel.

This mushroom is growing on a tree stump by the Bridgnorth Road.

The black flecks must be splashed up by the passing traffic.