St Petroc is reputed to have founded a monastery on the site of Bodmin in the 6th century naming the … 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 (8): Birdwatching the Exe
Day 5: Our location today was the RSPB reserve at Bowling Green Marsh, just outside Exeter in Devon. The reserve … More
West Country 2019 (7): Slate
During our travels, we found lots of examples of slate in the Natural landscape. Lovely subtle colours.
West Country 2019 (6): No-one home at Granny Wobbly’s
Now I will confess to a liking for fudge, so I was delighted to find this shop in Wadebridge. Unfortunately, … More
West Country 2019 (5): Wadebridge and the River Camel
A wet day saw Sue and I start day 4 of our trip to the West Country at Davidstow Airfield … More
West Country 2019 (4): Boscastle
Sue and I went to the picturesque village of Boscastle on the North Cornwall coast. Historically, the harbour was important … More
West Country 2019 (3): American Rock
Sue and I came across this dinerin Wiltshire as we travelled down to Cornwall Not quite what you expect to … More
West Country 2019 (2)
The second day of our trip to the West Country was going to be mostly travel, but we started the … More
West Country 2019 (1)
Day one of our trip to Cornwall and Devon saw us making an afternoon stop at the RSPB reserve at … More
Ring Nebula
I have been reviewing some of my files of photographs and came across these of the Ring Nebula, one of … More
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