Lake, Babbs Mill Recreation Ground, Kingshurst, east Birmingham
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Image: © Robin Stott Taken: 15 Jun 2018
The lake appears to be fed by a tributary of the River Cole. The Cole itself goes its own way among the vegetation on the right. The foreground might seem unprepossessing but water level was probably low, there was no litter, and behind the camera was a bank of wildflowers. A heron flopped over. The buildings on the skyline are at Fordbridge in Image