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Naturelog: 5th March

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

Eurasian Coot, Grey Heron, Greylag Goose, Moorhen, Tarn

Eltham Palace (1): The history

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

Eltham, Eltham Lodge, Eltham Palace, London

The first day of Spring

  err…. think someone forgot to tell the weather here in the UK!!!

Snow

Naturelog: 22nd February

  A bright winters day and a trip to Walthamstow Wetlands in east London, in search of a Little Bunting … More

Great Crested Grebe, Grey Heron, Little Bunting, Scaup, Walthamstow Wetlands

St Sephulchre without Newgate

The original church on this site dated from Saxon times was dedicated to Edmund, King and Martyr. In the 12th … More

St Sepulchre without Newgate

Piccadilly Circus

I came across this wonderful video about Piccadilly Circus and its history

Piccadilly Circus

St Bartholomew the Great, Smithfield (2)

The exterior of the building has this very attractive black and white stonework The Church has a number of chapels and … More

St Bartholomew the Great

Peterborough Cathedral: Remains of Monastery

The Monastery of Peterborough was built in the 12th century and was closed in the dissolution of 1539. The buildings were … More

Peterborough, Peterborough Cathedral

Naturelog: 5th January

For our first outing of the new year, Keith and I visited the London Wetland Centre with the prospect of … More

Eurasian Wigeon, Gadwall, Goldeneye, London Wetland Centre

St Bartholomew the Great, Smithfield (1)

The Priory of St Bartholomew the Great was founded in 1123 by Rahere, an Augustinian friar and a Canon at … More

St Bartholomew the Great

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