Naturelog: Thursday 18th December

A damp overcast morning but went off in search of some winter thrushes at Sutcliffe Park LNR. A Grey wagtail … More

Thames Journey (10): Greenwich Peninsular

Our final stop was at the Greenwich Peninsular, downriver from the centre of Greenwich. In many ways this is an … More

Keith and I went off for a days birdwatching at the London Wetland centre. Our arrival was greeted by a … More

Our next call was at Greenwich. The Naval College was built around 1700 as a home for retired and destitute … More

The Isle of dogs in East London is now better known as canary wharf or London Docklands. It used to … More

This month we have seen the transition from Summer into Autumn. It seems to have been a more rapid transition … More

Off this morning to Staines Reservoir in West London This seems to have been a magnet for wintering species this … More

The Angel, one of a number of riverside pubs. Local legend has it the notorious’Hanging Judge’ George Jefferys came to … More

The area downstream of Tower bridge was until relatively recently part of the commercial port of London. Since the docks … More

In the late 19th century with development of the east end of London it was decided that a new river … More