Popped into Greenwich Peninsular ecology park for an hour this morning. One of the volunteers diredted me to the Alder … 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.
First snows of winter
Yesterday morning we woke up to the first snows of this winter (at least here in London). Snow here is … More
Misty morning
Some pictures of the morning mist at Footscray meadows last week
Statues and monuments: Thomas Dundas
Thomas Dundas was born in Scotland in 1750 and was educated in Edinburgh. He joined the army in 1766 … More
Great Northern Diver
A few weeks ago Keith and I went down to Chatham Docks to see the Great Northern Diver that is … More
Naturelog: 8th January (2)
Some more photos from the trip Keith and I made to the London Wetland Centre last Friday … More
Naturelog: 8th January
After a week taken up primarily with the marking of students assignments (a task which I find far harder and … More
Statues and Monuments: Samuel Johnson
Samuel Johnson was born in Lichfield in 1709. He attended Oxford Univ but was unable to complete his education … More
Naturelog: 7th January
Popped into Sutcliffe Park Local Nature reserve this morning for a quick visit to see what was present on the … More
Naturelog: 5th January
A misty morning as I arrived at Footscray meadows for a local RSPB walk. Whilst waiting for the group … More
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