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.
Picos de Europa
Some amazing scenery on our two days in the Picos On the second day the cloud was low on the … More
Birding the Picos
Keith and I spent two days recently birdwatching in the Picos de Europa, a range of mountains in the north … More
Views of Bristol
Bristol Aquarium
A visit to Bristol for a meeting allows the chance to take a couple of hours off to visit the … More
Bristol Zoo
I remember Bristol zoo from my childhood in its association with early wildlife programmes on the TV involving Jonny Morris, … More
Warkworth Castle
Warkworth Castle is, to my mind anyway, one of the most complete and finest examples of a medieval castle in … More
Alnwick Castle
It is not certain when the first castle was built at Alnwick. It was probably between 1070 and 1090 as … More
Southsea Castle (2)
In 1623 a survey of the Tudor castle at Southsea found that many of the guns were unusable and that … More
Southsea Castle (1)
The original Southsea Castle was built in the mid-16th century following Henry VIII’s break with the church of Rome and … More
