One of the great delights of visiting long-established parks like Hyde Park are the wonderful gnarled trees that grow there. … 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.
Wow how did I miss that!
When I was doing my local patch walk last week, I noticed a Bee behaving rather strangely, so I took … More
A walk at the Wetland Centre
I visited the London Wetland Centre last week to look for some early season butterflies and dragonflies. I only saw … More
8 Geese a-bathing
Sue and I were walking by the Tarn the other day and the young Greylag Geese were have a bathe. … More
Statues and Monuments: Peter Pan
Whilst visiting Hyde Park recently, I came across the statue of Peter Pan. The statue was commissioned by the writer … More
Year of the Child
This statue is located in Hyde Park near the Look Out education centre. It is bronze and was made by … More
In search of a Duke
May dawned and I was at Hutchinson’s Bank for the first time this year. HB is one of the best … More
Local wildlife
A sunny day and a chance to get out and do my local survey walk. With the sun there were … More
Close encounters of the Wagtail kind
On our trip to Dungeness last Wednesday, we had an amazing encounter with a Pied Wagtail. As we were driving … More
Dungeness
Last Wednesday, I joined Nicole and Andrew for a trip to Dungeness in East Kent. Our first stop was at … More
Pete's Favourite Things 