The Swannery at Abbotsbury in Dorset was established by Benedictine monks in the 11th century as a farm to produce … 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.
An interesting journey: Blaenau Ffestiniog-Bala, 1959
Trawling the worldwide web regarding Trawsfynydd and the Branch to Bala, has revealed some interesting snippets of information. One of…
Northe Fort (4)
The final stage in the history of Northe Fort was during the second world war. Both Portland and Weymouth harbours … More
The Moon up close
Following on from my iPod pictures of the moon yesterday, here are some more up close views of the moon … More
The Magical Moon
As I was going out a few nights ago we saw the moon rising through the clouds. It looked so … More
Naturelog: Thursday 9th October
A walk around the patch today revealed that there was not much change with the algal bloom on the Tarn … More
Northe Fort (3)
The enclosure of the casements and the relocation of the guns to the ramparts of the fort was accompanied by … More
Whirlpool Galaxy
Haven’t done much astrophotography recently but here are a couple of pictures of the Whirlpool Galaxy taken with the Bradford … More
Northe Fort (2)
The fortress was commisioned in 1872. The guns were housed in casements in the fortress wall protected by steel and … More
Bluebell Railway (11): Fenchurch
Fenchurch is an example of the A! class terrier built for the LBSCR to work local passenger services. It was … More
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