Migrants arrive!

My second patch walk of the spring/summer season this morning. It was only 11C, so I wasn’t hopeful of any … More

The Banqueting House (2): The Painted Ceiling

Continuing our Tuesday posts on The Palace of Whitehall, here are some pictures of the painted ceiling of the Banqueting … More

The season on my local Butterfly and Dragonfly survey doesn’t start till next week, but I thought, given Monday was … More

Following on from the history of Whitehall palace post last week, I thought I would post some of my … More

On Monday I heard a very interesting lecture on the history of the Palace of Whitehall, which reminded me of … More

One of the iconic and most visited places in London is the Tower. The earliest part of the structure that … More

A walk around the Tarn this morning. It felt pretty cold, although the temperature was actually around 7C. Needless to … More

Last week I posted about the snow and this week…… It was time for my monthly bird survey along the … More

Bush House is a large imposing building in Kingsway, near the Strand in central London. It is named after its … More

Just last week I was in the centre of London and took the opportunity to take a walk along the … More