A Saturday morning saw Keith and I on our way to the RSPB reserve at Minsmere with the Gravesend RSPB … 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.
West Country 2019 (22): Gloucester Services
A motorway service station is not the subject I would normally post on, but Gloucester on the M5 is different … More
West Country 2019 (21): Slimbridge
On our way back from Devon and Cornwall, we stayed overnight in Gloucestershire and visited the WWT reserve at Slimbridge … More
West Country 2019 (20): River Camel
The River Camel is the predominant River in this area and we encountered it many times during our visit from … More
West Country 2019 (19): Back to Bowling Green Marsh
Our final day before we head back towards London. So we head off towards Exeter and Bowling Green Marsh RSPB … More
West Country 2019 (18): Bodmin and Wenford Railway
Another wet day and a visit to the Steam Railway at Bodmin. Due to geographical nature of Devon and Cornwall, … More
West Country (17): Launceston Parish Church
The current church dates from 1511-1524, although the tower is older and dates from the 12th century. Originally it was … More
West Country 2019 (16): Launceston
Another wet day and so we made our way to Launceston. Launceston was regarded as the Gateway to Cornwall, being … More
West Country 2019 (15):Padstow
On Sue’s birthday, we visited the town of Padstow on the estuary of the River Camel. It was made famous … More
West Country 2019 (14): King Arthur
Another day of heavy rain forced us to look for somewhere indoor to visit and so we decided to visit … More
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