Mary Rose (7): The Surgeon

The Surgeon aboard ship performed operations but was also responsible for the treatment of all forms of disease encountered by … More

Naturelog: Friday 9th May

Went down to the Medway estuary in North Kent to spend a day bird-watching with my friend Keith. The weather … More

Australian Red Fox Photo by Jim (https://www.flickr.com/photos/jimspic/) Amazing story in the Times newspaper yesterday about Foxes in Tasmania. The Island … More

In the afternoon went to Bough Beech reservoir near Sevenoaks. The water level remains very high which is not good … More

Venturing farther afield today as I travel to the eastern part of Dorset to visit Brownsea Island. The island lies … More

This morning walked to the RSPB reserve at Lodmoor. This marshland reserve is situated on the edge of Weymouth. There … More

Away for a few days last week birdwatching around Weymouth in Dorset on England’s south coast. The morning started off … More

This is a rare example of a ‘Door to door’ container. It could be carried either on a lorry or … More

The Mary Rose was originally designed as a platform for soldiers to board another ship. Her original allotment of guns … More

The largest of the UK Grebes, this species was almost hunted to extinction in the Uk as a source of … More