A couple of hours between meetings in Central London gave me time for a visit to Regents Park to see … 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.
Cheltenham
925 Cheltenham was one of 40 ‘Schools Class’ locomotives built for the Southern Region and which were the most powerful … More
Statues and Memorials in London: Speke Memorial
John Hanning Speke was an army officer who in December 1856 joined the expedition led by Richard Burton to find … More
Now How do I eat this?
A sequence of pictures shot of a young Grey Heron eating a frog. Going Going Gone Shot at Regents Park … More
Naturelog: Thursday 19th (2)
After Keith and I have finished the tour at Lord’s we walk the short distance to Regents Park. In the … More
Naturelog: Thursday 19th (1)
Keith and I are in London to visit Lord’s cricket ground, but we stop off at Hyde Park on the … More
Naturelog: 18th March
Spring is almost here and its time to start the recording walks on the local patch. This year I am … More
A Guided Tour Inside The Houses Of Parliament
Originally posted on Stephen Liddell:
The last year or so I have probably visited Parliament a dozen times but always from…
UK National Bird
Back in the 1960’s a poll found that the Robin was the UK favourite bird But now that 40 years … More
Where are you best suited to live?
Photo by Álfheiður Magnúsdóttir (https://www.flickr.com/photos/alf07/) Came across this brilliant quiz which matches your personality to the country most suited to … More
