Naturelog: Friday 22nd November

This morning out doing the November Thrush survey on the patch and surrounding area. There is certainly a lot more … More

500 and still going!

This post marks the 500th post since I started the blog on January 1st this year. Photo by bayasaa (http://www.flickr.com/photos/bayasaa/) … More

The Ring nebula (aka Messier 57 or NGC6720) is a planetary nebula found in the constellation Lyra. It is caused … More

I recently went to the British Museum’s current exhibition on Zoroastrianism. Zoroastrianism was a state religion of Persia from around … More

The Canada Goose was originally a native of North America. A few individuals manage to reach the UK naturally each … More

If I think back to the time that I first became interested in steam locomotives, the names of two locomotives … More

It is interesting that apart from the materials from which they were made the Roman doctor /surgeons instrument kit resembles … More

As well as canals – Amsterdam is a city of bicycles. One of the most amazing sites is around the … More

At the recent Roman health and medicine symposium I attended there was an excellent talk by Prof Eberhard Sauer (Edinburgh … More