After a morning appointment I stopped off at Sutcliffe Park LNR to do today’s Butterfly count. The predominant butterfly species … 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.
Views of the Tarn
All photos by Sue
Naturelog: Tuesday 6th August
After a morning working at home I went for a walk around Eltham Palace Gardens. Although the palace itself was … More
Naturelog: Monday 5th August
Off today to look for Dragonflies and Butterflies at Rainham Marshes. A walk around the Tarn on the way to … More
Roman Mosaics: Halicarnassus (2)
Many of the Mosaics from the 4th Century CE villa at Halicarnassus featured hunting scenes of wild animals These scenes … More
Moon
Pictures taken using Harvard NASA telescope
Patch update July
27 bird species were seen on the patch this month. This brings the years total to 48 and increases the … More
Naturelog: 28th July-2nd August
Have been away at a meeting in Oxford all week so not much opportunity to spend time watching nature. Did … More
4464 Bittern
Bittern was built in 1937. It spent most of its working life on the East Coast mainline, particularly hauling the … More
Roman Mosaics: Halicarnassus
The most famous mosaics from Halicarnassus come from the excavations by CT Newton (later keeper of Greek and Roman Antiquities … More
