The Canaanite city of Lachish was destroyed in the 12th century BCE. It is unclear as to who was responsible … 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.
Triangulum galaxy
The Triangulum Galaxy (AKA Messier 33 or NGC 598) is a spiral galaxy at a distance of 3,000,000 light years … More
Naturelog: Saturday 7th June (2)
Despite a brief shower when we got back from the Tarn the weather improved again and so I decided to … More
Naturelog: Saturday 7th June (1)
I had set today aside to do some Butterfly and Dragonfly recording in Surrey, but on waking up and finding … More
Naturelog: Friday 6th June
Went down into Kent today to spend a day nature-watching with Keith and Brian. My first stop on the way … More
Lachish in the Bronze Age
Tel-Lachish was probably first settled in the fourth millennia BCE by early Bronze Age farmers. By the third millennia it … More
Banded Demoiselle
The Banded Demoiselle is one of only 2 damselfly species with coloured wings in the UK. It is a common … More
The Brownsea Island camp
Brownsea Island Phot by Allwyn Ladell (https://www.flickr.com/photos/alwyn_ladell/) The largest of the islands in Poole Harbour is Brownsea Island. As I … More
Where is Lachish?
The site of Tel-Lachish or Tel- Duveir lies 25 miles south west of Jerusalem adjacent to the coastal hill range. … More
Views of Poole Harbour
Photos taken from boat on recent trip to Brownsea island
