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Naturelog: 10th April

A morning walk on the London Wildlife Trust reserve at Braeburn Park in Crayford. Braeburn Park has a chequered history. … More

Braeburn Park, Chiffchaff, Greenfinch, Peacock Butterfly, Robin, Small Tortoiseshell

Naturelog: 9th April

A bright sunny warm afternoon and so I set out to do this weeks butterfly / insect walk around the … More

Comma, Grey Wagtail, Small Tortoiseshell, Tarn

Grey Wagtail

The Barbican development in central London is not exactly the spot, you would think, for seeing good birds. Barbican Development … More

Barbican, Grey Wagtail

Statues and Memorials in London: Merchant Navy Memorials

On Tower Hill, close by the Tower of London, stands the Commonwealth War Graves Commission memorial to sailors from the … More

Merchant Navy, statues and memorials in London

The Roman Fort Gatehouse

The Romans built a stone fort in the NW corner of the Londinium settlement. Work appears to have commenced around … More

Museum of London, Roman Fort, Roman Gatehouse

Naturelog: 31st March

I have been putting off the weekly survey walk around the Tarn in the hope that I might get a … More

Canada Goose, Coot, Greylag Goose, Tarn, Terrapin

Statues and Memorials in London: Alien

Alien by the British artist David Breuer-Weil is a 25 ft tall Bronze cast to be found in Grosvenor Gardens … More

Alien, statues and memorials in London

Naturelog: Thursday 26th

A couple of hours between meetings in Central London gave me time for a visit to Regents Park to see … More

Barnacle Goose, Eurasian Coot, Grey Heron, Regents Park

Statues and Memorials in London: Speke Memorial

John Hanning Speke was an army officer who in December 1856 joined the expedition led by Richard Burton to find … More

John Speke, Kensington Gardens, statues and memorials in London

Naturelog: Thursday 19th (2)

After Keith and I have finished the tour at Lord’s we walk the short distance to Regents Park. In the … More

Canada Goose, Coot, Egyptian Goose, Grey Heron, Regents Park, Scaup, Smew

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