A brief visit to Ely and a chance to spend an hour of so on Saturday afternoon walking round the … 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.
Naturelog:14th June
Have been in Cambridgeshire for a short visit staying at Ely and time to do a morning’s nature watching on … More
Statues and Memorials in London: Paternoster
The Paternoster statue was erected in Paternoster Sq, adjacent to St Paul’s Cathedral, following its redevelopment in the 1970s. It … More
Portus: Gateway to Rome (6)
Portus continued to be expand. In the late second century, there was both an expansion of existing buildings and the … More
Naturelog: 10th June
This weeks butterfly and dragonfly survey looked like turning up a big fat double zero despite reasonable weather conditiond. Thankfully … More
Statues and Memorials in London: William Cavendish-Scott-Bentinck
William (also known as George) Bentinck (1802-1848) was the second son of the 4th Duke of Portland. After he had … More
The Bathing Machine
It is widely believed that the Victorians invented the bathing machine but in fact evidence suggests that they were in … More
Dorset Wildlife (2)
Some more pictures from my recent trip to Dorset
Portus: Gateway to Rome (5)
Amongst the other developments during the reign of Trajan was the building of the Therma Della Laterna, a bath complex … More
An unusual plant nursery
We found this boat during our trip to Dorset. Abandoned on the beach at Ferrybridge nature has seen fit to … More
