Naturelog: 22nd March

The snows of the weekend have vanished and it is something like spring weather again! So week 3 of the … More

Statues and Monuments: Cadiz Memorial

In February 1810, the Peninsular war was not going well. France controlled most of Spain and the Spanish government had … More

The snows have returned to London. So much for spring! I was surprised when I looked out of the window at the … More

4 weeks ago when I saw the Little Bunting at Walthamstow Wetlands, Keith was in South Africa and so our … More

When the Courtauld’s arrived at Eltham in the early 1930’s all that remained from the medieval palace was the Great … More

The second week of the Spring / Summer surveys and the weather is better than last week, so hope springs … More

All that survived from the Medieval and Tudor palace at Eltham was the Great Hall and the foundations of other … More

Yesterday went to a talk at Bromley U3A by David Burnell on the art found on London Underground. Starting from … More

Looking at the week’s weather forecast, today seemed the best bet for this week’s natural history survey on my patch. … More

This article was originally posted in 2013. I am re-posting it as an introduction to some new blogs on the … More