Portus: Gateway to Rome (3)

The continued expansion of trade across the Empire meant that within only a few decades of the completion of the … More

Naturelog: 26th May

Back to the weekly butterfly and dragonfly survey of the patch. Its a beautiful day and so am hopeful for … More

Our final morning in Dorset before heading back to London is spent at the RSPB Radipole reserve in the heart … More

Day 3 of our trip to Dorset and we headed off to the Purbeck area of Dorset where we were … More

Day 2 of our Dorset trip sees us at Ferrybridge on the Chesil Lagoon, a body of tidal water connected … More

Keith and I are in Dorset for a few days birdwatching. Arriving from London by train early afternoon we drop … More

In the reign of Claudius, a new port was constructed 3 km to the north of the Tiber estuary and … More

When people talk about the Port of the city of Rome, they are usually thinking of the River port of … More

Some pictures of great Statues from the Louvre Museum

The Lagoon Nebula is found in the constellation Sagittarius and is approx 4-6,000 light years from Earth. It is approx … More