Last week Keith and I revisited one of our favourite walks along the Thames at Gravesend. We started at Town … More
Category: Natural History
A good year for Common Darter
There has been much to be sad about around the Tarn this year -the return of the algal bloom and … More
Common Dandelion
So delicate and complex
In search of a Mandarin
About this time of year I start to look at my list of birds seen during the year looking for … More
In search of 3 Sandpipers
The beginning of September marks the beginning of the Autumn bird migration. Having heard that 3 species of migrating Sandpipers … More
Common Darter
The coming of late summer is the time to see Darter Dragonflies and the commonest as it name implies is … More
Grasshopper
Came across this Grasshopper in my mum’s garden. This is probably an adult Common Field Grasshopper. As the name suggests … More
In the heat of the day
Keith and I had arranged to meet up in Gravesend last Friday and despite the predicted heat wave we decided … More
Green Tarn
I haven’t been to the Tarn for a few weeks, so was very surprised to find the west end completely … More
Where has all the water gone?
As I had an appointment yesterday in Chislehurst, I thought I would go and spend some time by the pond … More
