The first castle in York was built following the Norman Conquest in 1068. However, it was badly damaged following a … 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.
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
Sandwich Bay Bird Observatory and Field Centre
Sandwich bay is an area on the coast of east Kent. It has been formed by the movement of shingle … More
Rudston Monolith and a Scottish Lord.
During our recent visit to Yorkshire, we stopped at the village of Rudston to see the ‘Rudston Monolith’. The Monolith, … More
Return to Cliffe
A bright warm sunny morning saw Keith and I at West Court Farm near Cliffe in Kent. As usual our … More
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
