34023 (21C123) Blackmore Vale is an example of the bullied Light Pacifics (West Country Class). She was built in … 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.
Tall Ships Festival (4)
Another highlight of my day at the Tall Ships Festival was some smaller barges which was also present on the … More
Views of York (6)
Naturelog: Tuesday 9th September
The garden has been very quiet of late. The birds have been recovering from the breeding season and moulting their … More
Tall Ships Festival (3)
Dar Mlodziezy moored at Greenwich Penninsular Dar Mlodziezy (The gift of youth) is one of six ships of this design … More
Alternative housing for Nightingales in Kent
Nightingale Photo by Sergey Yelisev (https://www.flickr.com/photos/yeliseev/) I was astounded to see the story concerning the development of Lodge Hill in … More
Tall Ships Festival (2)
Onto the main site at Greenwich waterfront. The Tolkien was built in East Germany as a motorised tug boat. After … More
Tall Ships Festival (1)
A visit this weekend to the Tall Ships festival at Greenwich My first stop was Woolwich Riverfront where some of … More
World shorebirds day
I only found out today that Saturday has been designated World Shorebirds day. A chance to focus on and celebrate … More
Bluebell Railway (7): Maunsell U class 1638
50 U class locomotives were built for Southern railway between 1928 and 1931. They were designed by Maunsell to haul … More
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