A visit with a group from the local U3A last week took us to St Bride’s Church near Ludgate Circus … More
Author: Pete
I am semi-retired after a career in medical sciences. I now work from home doing independent research and consultancy amongst other things. One advantage of this is that I do have time to indulge my interests including birdwatching, natural history, steam trains and history particularly ancient history.
A rare Visitor
The news of a Dartford warbler on Hampstead Heath meant I set off to see if I could see this … More
Winter visitor or just passing through?
A bright sunny morning and a walk around the Tarn. There were good numbers of Mallard, Coot, Moorhen and Greylag … More
Colours of Autumn
Finally the colours of Autumn are appearing in the Garden
Visit to Gravesend
Met Keith in Gravesend and we went for a walk along the riverfront up through the fort and the the … More
Squirrel Awareness month
I was surprised to read at the weekend that October is Squirrel Awareness Month. We have two types of squirrel … More
Dragonflies 2024
It does feel it has been a particularly good year for Dragonflies. the number of species I recorded in the … More
It is Fungi-time
The autumn is the best time to see some of the wonderful array of Fungi that we have in this … More
Ivy Bee
The Ivy Bee was first recorded in England in 2001 and has now spread across much of Southern England and … More
Autumn arrives and Memories of Summer
Having just got over a bout of Norovirus and then COVID (I don’t believe in doing things in half measure!) … More
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