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.
Podcast: The History of England
The history of England is a weekly podcast by David Crowther. It plans to cover English history from the year … More
The Hovercraft
When I was in Southsea a couple weeks ago I was delighted to find that there was still a commercial … More
Saturn
Some images of the planet Saturn taken with the Bradford Robotic telescope Saturn is the 6th planet from our Sun … More
Action to save bees: EU to ban killer pesticides
Originally posted on Green Living London:
Great news! After months of campaigning by environmentalists, the European Commission has taken action to protect…
Bird pictures: Gadwall
Orion Nebula
The Orion Nebula (also known as M42, or NGC 1976) is a diffuse nebula located in the constellation of Orion. … More
Naturelog: Sunday 28th April
Went for a stroll this morning starting by visiting the Tarn to check if the Little Grebe is still present. … More
Mallard 75 celebrations 2013
As some of you may have realised by know the A4’s are my favourite steam loconmotives. This year is the … More
A4 Bittern at York yesterday
A video of A4 Bittern arriving at York yesterdayas part of this years A4 anniversary celebrations. 4464 BITTERN backing into … More
