Inside the Museum of Lakeland Life in Kendal there are reconstructed rooms from a Lakeland farm house in the c … 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.
Lakeside and Haverthwaite Railway (3): 3698 Repulse
3698 Repulse is an example of the Hunslett austerity class of industrial locomotives. It was built in 1950 and saw … More
Naturelog: Kendal
We visited Kendal in Southern Lakeland twice during our holiday. There was an information board by the River Kent as … More
Museum of Lakeland Life
The Museum of Lakeland life in Kendal is a wonderful place containing a rather eclectic collection of items to do … More
Naturelog: Morecombe Bay
About a mile from the RSPB reserve at Leighton Moss is the RSPB reserve at Morecombe Bay. This is a … More
Naturelog: Leighton Moss
The RSPB reserve at Leighton Moss near Carnforth in Lancashire consists of a number of Reed-beds and lakes. It is … More
Lakeside and Haverthwaite Railway (2)
The line leaves Lakeside station alongside Lake Windermere and passes into the valley of the river Leven, just above where … More
Lakeside and Haverthwaite Railway
In the 1860s the Furness Railway Company decided to build a branch line from Plumpton Junction, near Ulverston to Lake … More
A Pheasant with brains
We had a pair of pheasants come to the feeder station in the back garden of our cottage most days. … More
Feeders in our back garden
As I said in my previous post we had a lovely cottage in Lancashire overlooking Gait Barrows NNR. Apart from … More
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