We have been without internet and phone for 8 days now! As I was travelling last week I had put … 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.
Verdun Tree
This tree, near the Abbey in St Albans, was one of a number planted as war Memorials in England following … More
St Albans Abbey (2)
When Keith and I visited there was an event being prepared and so we only got to see half of … More
The Story of St Alban
St Albans Abbey
The first Benedictine Abbey at St Albans was founded in 793 by Ulsinas. It is thought that this may have … More
St Albans
The City of St Albans is situated just north of London. It dates back to the Iron age when it … More
Naturelog: Saturday 12th September 2015
The reserve was relatively quiet bird-wise with the highlights being a small passage of House-martins and a juvenile Buzzard, which … More
Statues and Monuments: Sir Peter Scott
Peter Scott was born in September 1909. His father, the Antartic explorer, Robert Falcon Scott, died when he was only … More
Bittern
Here are a couple of pictures of a Bittern taken at London Wetlands centre (6 miles from the City centre) … More
More than just birds!
Continuing the series of photos taken at the London Wetlands Centre whilst attending the wildlife photography workshop.
