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Pete's Favourite Things

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

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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.

Dark Green Fritillary

These are some pictures of a Dark Green Fritillary taken at lakeside on Lake Windermere in Cumbria.

Dark Green Fritillary

Museum of Lakeland Life(3): Kendal Mint cake

Kendal Mint Cake is one of the things that Kendal is famous for. It holds the record for the highest … More

Kendal, Kendal mint cake, Museum of Lakeland life

42085: Fairburn 2-6-4

42085 is one of 2 Fairburn’s that are now working at the Lakeside and Haverthwiate railway in Cumbria. It was … More

Fairburn 42085, Lakeside and Haverthwaite Railway

Views of Kendal (1)

Kendal is the major town in Southern Lakeland and has a population of around 25000. The town is mentioned in … More

Kendal

Museum of Lakeland life (2): Lakeland House

Inside the Museum of Lakeland Life in Kendal there are reconstructed rooms from a Lakeland farm house in the c … More

Kendal, Lakeland Farmhouse, Museum of Lakeland life

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

3698 Repulse, Lakeside and Haverthwaite Railway

Naturelog: Kendal

We visited Kendal in Southern Lakeland twice during our holiday. There was an information board by the River Kent as … More

Dipper, Goosander, Grey Wagtail, Kendal

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

Kendal, Museum of Lakeland life

Naturelog: Morecombe Bay

About a mile from the RSPB reserve at Leighton Moss is the RSPB reserve at Morecombe Bay. This is a … More

Avocet, Black-headed Gull, Oystercatcher, Redshank, RSPB Leighton Moss, RSPB Morecombe Bay

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

Grey Heron, Greylag Goose, RSPB Leighton Moss

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