The Reed Bunting is a sparrow-sized bird of farmland and Wetland. It is a resident in the Uk and it … 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.
The forum of Rome reconstructed
A couple of weeks ago I posted a link to a tour through a virtual reconstruction of Rome of 320AD. … More
St Saviours, Dartmouth (2)
The church of St Saviour’s in Dartmouth dates back to the 14th century and contains many beautiful artefacts from its … More
Pieds and Starts Llandod.
Originally posted on Radnor Bird Blog:
Nice to see the Redstarts and Pied flycatchers raising broods…… 4 lots of each in the…
Tunnel Archaeology
I recently visited an exhibition on the ‘Archaeology of Crossrail’. Crossrail is the building of a new railway line … More
Ascent of Everest
The 29th May 1953 was the date on which a New Zealander Edmund Hillary and a Nepalese Tenzing Norgay reached … More
The London Stone
The London Stone is a city landmark which traditionally stood in a grilled alcove in a wall at 111 Cannon … More
St Saviours, Dartmouth
The original parish church of the port of Dartmouth in Devon was St Clements situated on the hill above the … More
International Rugby Sevens (3): Away from the action
International Rugby Sevens (2): The finals
So 2 days of Rugby had led to 3 awesome final matches: a ‘southern hemisphere final ‘ between Australia and … More
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