H class 263 was built at Ashford, Kent in 1905 and was designed for surburban passenger services on the LSECR. … More
Month: August 2014
Beewolf
The Beewolf is a solitary, predatory wasp which is sometimes known as the Bee-Hunter. The species found in the UK … More
Marquis of Granby
Photo by Mtaylor848 (Own work) [CC-BY-SA-3.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0)%5D, via Wikimedia Commons Photo by Mtaylor848 (Own work) [CC-BY-SA-3.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0)%5D, via Wikimedia Commons … More
Household Cavalry Museum
A trip into London and some time to kill. I decide to visit the Household Cavalry museum off Whitehall. The … More
Cutty Sark (7)
The Cutty Sark was built for speed and nowhere do you get a better feeling of this than when looking … More
Bluebell Railway (5): Maunsell S15 No 847
847 pulling a northbound train arriving at East Grinstead Maunsell s15 no 847 was the last of this class to … More
Naturelog: Saturday 23rd August
A bright morning and off to Minsmere with the Central London RSPB group. Minsmere never seems to disappoint, whatever the … More
Cutty Sark (6): Cargo Hold
The Cutty Sark was designed to carry the maximum load of cargo. This was one of the reasons why the … More
Comma
The Comma is one of our most iconic and easily recognised species. Its bright orange upper wing and scalloped edges … More
Naturelog: Wednesday 20th August (2)
When I returned from Bookham Common on Wednesday, I decided to do the weekly survey of my local patch. It … More