A bright warm sunny morning saw Keith and I at West Court Farm near Cliffe in Kent. As usual our … 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.
Rewilding Knepp
On Monday Andrew, Nicole and I went to the Knepp estate in West Sussex. This 3500-acre estate was once used … More
Walk around York
During our recent trip to Yorkshire, we spent a day in York. Sue wanted to see an exhibition at the … More
A Fistful of Grebes
A visit on Tuesday to Staines Reservoir in search of a couple of rarer Grebes which have been seen there … More
Jacks to the rescue
Last week Keith and I went to see Surrey play Essex in Division 1 of the cricket County Championship. It … More
Yorkshire Wildlife with a little bit of Rutland too
During a visit Sue and I recently made to see friends in Yorkshire I got the opportunity to spend a … More
Me on Holiday?
Recently, one of the holiday companies we use sent me this as a belated birthday present. Made by Biscuiteers Baking … More
Travelling the Elizabeth Line
I recently had my first opprtunity to travel on the Elizabeth Line, the newest addition to London’s transport network. It … More
Butterflies of Tilbury
Keith and I decided that, given the good weather forecast, we would return to Tilbury Fort to look for butterflies. … More
Return to Rye Meads
A few months ago I made a first visit to the RSPB reserve at Rye Meads in Hertfordshire ( https://petesfavouritethings.blog/2022/05/05/a-trip-to-the-lea-valley/ … More
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