From Royal Palace to Museum and University

The first reference to a house on this site was when Humphrey Duke of Gloucester built a manor house in … More

Saxtead Green Post Mill

I always wondered what a Post Mill was so it was good to be able to visit this example in … More

The manor of Framlingham is mentioned in the Doomsday Book (1086) as the property of Roger Bigod, Sheriff of Norfolk. … More

Leiston Abbey in the 14th and 15th centuries would have been only one of many similar monastic houses that frequented … More

Lesnes Abbey was founded in 1178 by Richard De Luci, Justicular of England as penance for his part in the … More

This week’s local walk had another purpose: I checked out all the patches of Ivy to look for Ivy Bees, … More

The Grayling is a large butterfly, which is a master at camouflage and you normally only know it is present … More

One of my great pleasures this summer has been sorting through the various insects in the estate gardens around where … More

A bright and sunny morning, but rather breezy for last week’s local survey walk. Strangely I only saw 7 butterflies … More

On Monday I visited the RSPB reserve at Broadwater Warren with Nicole and Andrew. I have not visited this reserve … More