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Naturelog: Thursday 10th October

Between 2 meetings, I managed to fit in a couple of hours at the London Wetlands Centre. It was predominantly … More

Eurasian Coot, Eurasian Teal, London Wetland Centre, Naturelog

Dionysos

This statue is of Dionysos, the Greek god of wine, theatre and vegetation. He can be identified by the fact … More

Dionysos, Liverpool, Liverpool Museum

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

London Zoo, Sumatran Tiger

Liver Birds

The Liver bird is the symbol of the city of Liverpool. It’s use dates from the Middle Ages and it … More

LIver Bird, Liverpool, Museum of Liverpool

Lion

The Lion is one of the UK’s earliest railway locomotives, built at Leeds in 1838 for the Liverpool & Manchester … More

Lion, Liverpool and Manchester Railway, Museum of Liverpool

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

Anglo-Saxon Jewellry, Kingston Down Brooch, Liverpool Museum

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

Bondig Bank NR, Buckinghamshire, Fungi, Higginson Park, Marlow

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

Farmoor Reservoir, Kestrel, Marlow, Naturelog, Oxford, RSPB Otmoor, Turtle Dove

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

Birds, Eltham, Eltham Palace, Naturelog, Tarn

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

Birds, Butterflies, Dragonflies, Eltham, Grey Wagtail, Migrant Hawker, Small Tortoiseshell, Tarn

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