A New Year begins

First walk of the year around the Tarn. I was greeted by a very friendly Robin, one of a number … More

St Bride’s Church

A visit with a group from the local U3A last week took us to St Bride’s Church near Ludgate Circus … More

The news of a Dartford warbler on Hampstead Heath meant I set off to see if I could see this … More

A bright sunny morning and a walk around the Tarn. There were good numbers of Mallard, Coot, Moorhen and Greylag … More

We are coming to the end of the Summer survey season, but sill a few more weeks on the local … More

Every year we get a few Common Darters visiting the Tarn. Strangely they all seem to be males and I … More

The Courtaulds moved into their new house in 1933 and stayed there until May 1944 when they finally decided to … More

This statue stands outside Bristol Temple Meads Station as a memorial to his connection to Bristol. Brunel was born … More

In the early 1930’s, Stephen and Virginia Courtauld were looking for land on the edge of London to build a … More

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