70000 Britannia was the first of 55 Britannia class locomotives built for British Railways. She left the Crewe works in … 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.
Lesnes Abbey
Lesnes Abbey was founded in 1178 by Richard De Luci, Justicular of England as penance for his part in the … More
Searching for Ivy
This week’s local walk had another purpose: I checked out all the patches of Ivy to look for Ivy Bees, … More
A visit to Well Hall
A trip to the doctor was a good excuse to spend some time in Well Hall Pleasuance, a park in … More
In search of Silver-Spotted Skipper
As the butterfly season comes to a close, I was looking at what species I hadn’t seen so far and … More
Hornet Mimics
One of the most exciting things I have come across this summer has been how some insects seek to mimic … More
Visit to Hutchinson’s Bank
We made our final visit of the summer to Hutchinsons Bank last Friday as the Butterfly season draws to a … More
Brookwood Cemetery
On my trip last week in search of Grayling Butterfly (See last Tuesday’s post) I had to walk through Brookwood … More
In search of Grayling
The Grayling is a large butterfly, which is a master at camouflage and you normally only know it is present … More
Sun Fly
One of my great pleasures this summer has been sorting through the various insects in the estate gardens around where … More
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