Between 2 meetings, I managed to fit in a couple of hours at the London Wetlands Centre. It was predominantly … More
Category: UK
Dionysos
This statue is of Dionysos, the Greek god of wine, theatre and vegetation. He can be identified by the fact … More
London Zoo’s first tiger cub birth in 17 years
At the end of September came the great news of a Sumatran tiger cub born at London Zoo. Now there … More
Liver Birds
The Liver bird is the symbol of the city of Liverpool. It’s use dates from the Middle Ages and it … More
Lion
The Lion is one of the UK’s earliest railway locomotives, built at Leeds in 1838 for the Liverpool & Manchester … More
KIngston Down Brooch
The Kingston Down brooch dates from between 600 to 625 A.D. This is one of the finest Anglo-Saxon brooches ever … More
Naturelog: Sunday 29th September
After a lovely Sunday morning breakfast at Cafe Fego in Marlow High Street (Highly recommended) we went for a walk … More
Naturelog: Saturday 28th September
A weekend in Marlow and the opportunity to visit a couple of nature reserves that I haven’t visited before. In … More
Naturelog: Wednesday 18th September
Did the first round of the BTO winter Thrushes survey around Patch area, Eltham Palace and King Johns Walk. The … More
Patch update: August
Tarn Park 28 bird species were seen on the patch this month.This brings the years total to 49 and increases … More