The landward side of the peninsula on which Alnmouth is situated is bordered by the curving course of the river … 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.
And what of Lachish?
Tel Lachish photo by Orientaliziing (https://www.flickr.com/photos/orientalizing/) Back in Judah the site of the city and the land which surrounded it … More
Naturelog: Thursday 26th June (3)
Final stop on Catch up Thursday is my home patch, the Tarn. There is not as much activity at the … More
Naturelog: Thursday 26th June (2)
Next stop on catch up Thursday is Sutcliffe Park LNR. Again Meadow Brown butterflies are the dominant species on the … More
Naturelog: Thursday 26th June (1)
Decide that today I am going to catch up with all my local dragonfly and butterfly survey work for June. … More
What now for the people of Lachish?
Lachish has fallen but what happened to the inhabitants? The likelihood is that a large number were killed. A burial … More
Common Darter
The Common Darters are just beginning to emerge. They will continue to be on the wing throughout the summer and … More
Naturelog: Monday 23rd June
A warm sunny afternoon and a good excuse to quit work for a while and go and walk around the … More
Naturelog: Saturday 21st June
A trip to Thursley NNR in Surrey today with the RSPB group. Thursley has some very good birds including Hobby, … More
Views of Alnmouth (1)
Alnmouth is a pretty village on the Northumberland coast in the north-east of England. It is reckoned that there has … More
