London’s Roman walls

The Roman city wall around London was built between 190-225 AD. Although most was built from scratch it did incorporate … More

Statues and Memorials in London: Edward Jenner

Edward Jenner (1749-1823) was a country doctor who pioneered vaccination. Despite widespread ridicule of his idea he continued with his … More

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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