Last week, I went with Andrew and Nicole to visit Abberton Reservoir, just south of Colchester in Essex. This large … More
Category: Essex
In search of winter wildfowl
A cold clear day in February saw Nicole, Andrew and I driving to Abberton Reservoir, south of Colchester, in Essex. … More
This may be the last time
Following the news that the Gravesend -Tilbury ferry service was being withdrawn due to funding issues, Keith and I thought … More
Looking for Winter Wildfowl
Yesterday, I went with Andrew and Nicole to Abberton Reservoir to look for wintering wildfowl. Abberton is a reserve based … More
Tilbury…Butterflies and an unexpected sighting.
Keith and I decided to head off last week to Tilbury Fort in the hope of some early butterflies. We … More
Searching for Spring
Yesterday Keith and I went to Tilbury and Gravesend in search of spring migrants and early Butterflies and Bees. We … More
Butterflies of Tilbury
Keith and I decided that, given the good weather forecast, we would return to Tilbury Fort to look for butterflies. … More
Another great reserve on the River Thames
Quite by accident last week I learnt of a nature reserve on the Thames Estuary run by Essex Wildlife Trust, … More
A Tilbury Walk
Yesterday Keith and I went for a walk at Tilbury Fort looking for migrant birds and some early butterflies. Even … More
A Town of Shoes
The Bata company began making shoes in the Czech republic, then part of Austria-Hungary, in 1894. The following year they … More
