Videos

Male speckled wood butterflies try to control a woodland glade as territory, and fight off other males as they approach. If there are no other speckled woods around, they prefer to rest in the sun. A small garden with lots of trees and bushes makes a good substitute for a woodland glade.

Video of Canada geese feeding on the lake in West Park on Valentine’s Day.

Video of the birds feeding on seeds on a sunny day in mid-January.

Video of chaffinches, sparrows, robins and a blackbird getting seeds from a bird table in a Wolverhampton garden.

Birds need food and unfrozen water to get through big freezes like this winter.

Video of sparrows, blue tits and a robin all using a seed feeder.

Putting some food out regularly helps many garden birds survive hard spells like the present one.

This mechanical sculpture by Andy Plant should be a better known sight in Wolverhampton city centre.

Every hour, just after the top of the hour, it performs the routine videoed here on the Art Gallery balcony overlooking Lichfield Street.