It’s the weekend of the RSPB winter garden bird count and as long-serving readers of my blog will know this … More
Month: January 2017
Naturelog: Launde Abbey
Whilst we were staying at Launde Abbey, we managed, on the days when the weather allowed, to go for some … More
Launde Abbey: The Chapel
Some pictures of the 12th / 13th-century chapel at Launde Abbey. A wonderfully peaceful and calm place to sit and … More
Naturelog: 24th January (2)
Later in the day, I went to our local nature reserve at Sutcliffe Park. It was a bright sunny frosty … More
Naturelog: 24th January (1)
Why does it always seem to happen? I go away for a week and another local birdwatcher finds 2 first … More
Launde Abbey: The History
Launde Abbey, south of Oakham in Leicestershire, was founded in 1119 as a priory for a group of Augustinian Black Canons. Over … More
Naturelog: 15-16th January
During a recent trip to Leicestershire Sue and I got the opportunity to visit the fantastic reserve at Rutland Water … More
Romans in The North East (3): Mithras
The worship of the God Mithras, although originating in Persia, had come to the Roman Empire through the Greeks. It … More
Views of Rochester (3)
Statues and Monuments: Sir Henry Bartle Frere
Henry Bartle Frere was born in March 1815 in Monmouthshire. He was educated at the East India company college and … More