Eltham Palace (3): Remnants of the past

When the Courtauld’s arrived at Eltham in the early 1930’s all that remained from the medieval palace was the Great … More

And I thought I had problems!

Sometimes we wish we didn’t have Grey squirrels in the garden or at least they wouldn’t come to the feeding station. … More

The second week of the Spring / Summer surveys and the weather is better than last week, so hope springs … More

I have always wondered why dramas about the ‘everyday’ lives of people were called ‘soap operas’ and today I happened … More

Went to a fascinating talk on Friday evening by Rolf Williams on Rattlesnakes. Although he focused on his trips to … More

All that survived from the Medieval and Tudor palace at Eltham was the Great Hall and the foundations of other … More

Yesterday went to a talk at Bromley U3A by David Burnell on the art found on London Underground. Starting from … More

Looking at the week’s weather forecast, today seemed the best bet for this week’s natural history survey on my patch. … More

The snow has finally gone from London and so thoughts can turn to spring matters. will be starting spring/summer surveys this … More

This article was originally posted in 2013. I am re-posting it as an introduction to some new blogs on the … More