A bright sunny warm afternoon and so I set out to do this weeks butterfly / insect walk around the … More
Month: April 2015
Grey Wagtail
The Barbican development in central London is not exactly the spot, you would think, for seeing good birds. Barbican Development … More
Naturelog: 7th April
A sunny warm afternoon for my weekly survey walk on the patch. Expectations high for some butterflies and other insects … More
Statues and Memorials in London: Merchant Navy Memorials
On Tower Hill, close by the Tower of London, stands the Commonwealth War Graves Commission memorial to sailors from the … More
Naturelog: 6th April
A lovely spring Morning and a visit to Bough Beech. The first thing I noticed on arrival was the calls … More
Moon
Haven’t had much time for much astrophotography recently but here are a few recent moon pics.
9F:92212
The 9F class were built for British railways in the 1950s as fast heavy freight locomotives. However they also saw … More
The Roman Fort Gatehouse
The Romans built a stone fort in the NW corner of the Londinium settlement. Work appears to have commenced around … More
Prehistoric footprints
Another fascinating exhibit in the Bones and Stones exhibition at the Library of Birmingham was a ‘pavement’ covered with prehistoric … More
Naturelog: 31st March
I have been putting off the weekly survey walk around the Tarn in the hope that I might get a … More