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Month: December 2015

Statues and Monuments: Woman with Fish, Hyde Park

  This rather strange sculpture of a woman with a fish is to be found in Hyde Park. I have … More

statues and memorials in London

Amazing chart on the rise & fall of civilisations

Originally posted on Stephen Liddell:
I don’t normally post short little blog posts but I thought I would make an exception…

Rise and fall of civilisations

Naturelog: Sunday 13th December

The year is drawing to an end and a final chance to get out on the River Medway with Skipper … More

Common Seal, Curlew, Ringed Plover, River Medway, Ruddy Turnstone

“Big Plans” to transform the world’s largest railway museum

Originally posted on Loco Yard:
The City of York Council working with Network Rail, the National Railway Museum and the Homes…

National Railway Museum, York

Statues and Monuments: Sir John Moore

  John Moore was born in Glasgow in 1761. He joined the Army at the age of 15 serving in … More

Sir John Moore, statues and memorials in London

Medway Sunset

 

River Medway, Sunset

Deciphering Diets

Originally posted on Roads End Naturalist:
…during reproduction, arguably the most important weeks of a bird’s life, 96% of North American terrestrial…

Birds

Naturelog: 4th December

  Apart from the strong winds it was great to be able to get out of the office and spend … More

Greenshank, Mediterranean Gull, Ringed Plover, River Medway, Shelduck

Worlds Most Famous Train

Originally posted on Loco Yard:
Good evening, Tonight we are looking at a rather interesting story that was in the newspapers…

Flying Scotsman

Statues and Munouments: Seven ages of man

  This interesting statue stands on Baynard House in Queen Victoria St. It is in cast aluminium and is by … More

Shakespeare, statues and memorials in London

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