Skip to content

Pete's Favourite Things

Birds and trains and history and all of the things that I enjoy

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.

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

Unusual plant pot

Naturelog: 4th June

After a morning meeting in Blackheath I head off to Greenwich Peninsular Ecology Park to search for dragonflies and to … More

Azure Damselfly, Common Blue Damselfly, Common Tern, Greenwich Ecology Park, Red-eyed Damslefly

Statues and Memorials: King’s Statue Weymouth

The King’s statue stands on the Esplanade at Weymouth. It is dedicated to King George III, whose took many holidays … More

King's Statue Weymouth

Dorset Wildlife (1)

Some more pictures from my recent trip to Dorset

Dorset Wildlife

Portus: Gateway to Rome (4)

At Portus a number of new projects were undertaken during Trajans port redevelopment. Most notable is the building of the … More

Ancient Rome's ports, Portus, Trajan

Naturelog: 1st June

The weekly butterfly and dragonfly survey on my local patch. The weather is not ideal as there is a good … More

Blackbird, Canada Goose, Common Blue Butterfly, Greylag Goose, Large Red Damselfly, Speckled Wood, Tarn

Portus: Gateway to Rome (3)

The continued expansion of trade across the Empire meant that within only a few decades of the completion of the … More

Ancient Rome's ports, Portus

Naturelog: 26th May

Back to the weekly butterfly and dragonfly survey of the patch. Its a beautiful day and so am hopeful for … More

Comma, Greylag Goose, Large Red Damselfly, Mallard, Moorhen, Tarn

Naturelog: 23rd May

Our final morning in Dorset before heading back to London is spent at the RSPB Radipole reserve in the heart … More

Common Blue Butterfly, Hooded Merganser, RSPB Radipole, Speckled Wood

Naturelog: 22nd May

Day 3 of our trip to Dorset and we headed off to the Purbeck area of Dorset where we were … More

Morden Bog, Poole harbour

Posts navigation

Older posts
Newer posts

Top Posts & Pages

  • Roman London
  • The Blue Tit landing on......
  • Badgers
  • Norfolk Journey 2018: Day 11
  • Norfolk Journey 2018: Day 14
  • Norfolk Journey 2018: Day 5
  • Norfolk Journey 2018: Day 6
  • Norfolk Journey 2018: Day 7
  • Norfolk Journey 2018: Black Prince
  • Norfolk Journey 2018: Day 13
  • Cheltenham
  • Historyextra Tudor Study day
  • Statues and Monuments: Laurence Olivier
  • Vindolanda
  • Zoroastrianism at the British Museum
  • The Meroe head
  • Segedunum roman Fort: The barrack room and the shrine
  • Californian Sea Lions
  • Cutty Sark (6): Cargo Hold
  • Winter Thrush and Wind hover.

Posts

November 2026
M T W T F S S
 1
2345678
9101112131415
16171819202122
23242526272829
30  
« Oct    

Archives

Categories

Enter your email address to follow this blog and receive notifications of new posts by email.

Blog at WordPress.com.
  • Subscribe Subscribed
    Pete's Favourite Things
    Join 354 other subscribers

    Have a WordPress.com account? Log in now.

  • Pete's Favourite Things
    View site in Reader
    Manage subscriptionsSign upLog in
    Report this content
    Collapse this bar
Loading Comments...