Naturelog: 19th June (1)

A trip with Keith to Darland Bank nature reserve in search of Marbled White butterflies. Darland Bank is on a … More

Portus: The Torlonia relief

The Torlonia relief was found in 1863 or 1864 near the so-called Imperial Palace, between the harbours of Claudius and … More

The great West Door is the main entrance into the Cathedral From the openness of the outside you … More

The Cathedral in Ely is known locally as ‘The ship of the Fens’ due to its visibility from miles around … More

A brief visit to Ely and a chance to spend an hour of so on Saturday afternoon walking round the … More

Have been in Cambridgeshire for a short visit staying at Ely and time to do a morning’s nature watching on … More

The Paternoster statue was erected in Paternoster Sq, adjacent to St Paul’s Cathedral, following its redevelopment in the 1970s. It … More

Portus continued to be expand. In the late second century, there was both an expansion of existing buildings and the … More

This weeks butterfly and dragonfly survey looked like turning up a big fat double zero despite reasonable weather conditiond. Thankfully … More

William (also known as George) Bentinck (1802-1848) was the second son of the 4th Duke of Portland. After he had … More