To celebrate our wonderful weather here in London and the final arrival of summer, here are some pictures of wild … 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.
Naturelog extra: Thursday 15th August
Amazing news that a Chalkhill Blue butterfly has been found and photographed on Blackheath. This is a long way from … More
Naturelog: Thursday 15th August
Following a morning appointment I returned home via Sutcliffe Park LNR. As I arrived the clouds began to close in … More
Oxford Matryrs
In a time when there was great religious tension in England, Henry VIII broke away from the Roman Catholic Church … More
Great Hercules Globular Cluster
The Great Hercules globular cluster (aka M13 or NGC 6205) is a dense clustering of stars which can be seen … More
Views of the Tarn
All photos by Sue
Swan Nebula
Some more pictures of the Swan (aka Horseshoe Nebula) M17 For further information on Swan nebula see post of 21st … More
4496 Dwight D Eisenhower
4496 was built in 1937 and was originally destined to be called Sparrowhawk. However, when it left the works, it … More
Bird Pictures: Great Crested Grebe
I dont have any photos of the young birds so here is one by Stefan Berndtsson (http://www.flickr.com/photos/sbern/) They are just … More
Naturelog: Thursday 8th August
A walk around the Tarn this afternoon as I hadn’t done a butterfly count there for over a week and … More
