Sue and I recently spent 2 weeks in Cheshire and one of the places we visited was the City of … 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.
Grace Darling
Next month will mark the 80th anniversary of the death of Grace Darling Grace Darling was born in Bamburgh in … More
Some more Queen Victoria stories
The first was about a visit to Oxford when she met up with Lewis Carroll, writer of Alice in … More
Queen Victoria’s Ankles
I was reminded the other day of a wonderful story about Queen Victoria. When she was still quite young she … More
Regent’s Canal and Primrose Hill Bridge
After I had left Regent’s Park last Tuesday, I needed to cross the Regent’s Canal in order to catch a … More
In search of migrants
Last Tuesday I went up to central London and spent the morning in Regents Park looking for birds on migration. … More
Return to Thameside
It was back in May that Sue and I first visited the Essex Wildlife Trust reserve at Thurrock (https://wordpress.com/post/petesfavouritethings.blog/20170). The … More
Memories Of Warwick
A virtual walk on Heygo with guide Ian in the lovely city of Warwick brought back memories of visiting the … More
York Castle
The first castle in York was built following the Norman Conquest in 1068. However, it was badly damaged following a … More
Sandwich Bay Wildlife Diary
Day 1 After arriving at the centre and settling in, I made my way to Restharrow Scrape. The highlight was … More
Pete's Favourite Things 