Yorkshire Wildlife with a little bit of Rutland too

During a visit Sue and I recently made to see friends in Yorkshire I got the opportunity to spend a … More

Travelling the Elizabeth Line

I recently had my first opprtunity to travel on the Elizabeth Line, the newest addition to London’s transport network. It … More

Keith and I decided that, given the good weather forecast, we would return to Tilbury Fort to look for butterflies. … More

A few months ago I made a first visit to the RSPB reserve at Rye Meads in Hertfordshire ( https://petesfavouritethings.blog/2022/05/05/a-trip-to-the-lea-valley/ … More

The news that a group of Bee-eaters, a colourful visitor from southern Europe had taken up residence in a disused … More

After Keith and I had visited Gaia (See Tuesday’s post), we went for a walk around Rochester. Our first stop … More

Yesterday I went to Rochester to meet Keith and we visited an exhibition called Gaia in the Cathedral. Gaia is … More

A trip into London this week to visit Regent’s Park in search of an Iberian Chiffchaff, which normally breeds in … More

Sue and I went to the World of Stonehenge exhibition at the British Museum at the weekend. It traces the … More

Rye House was a fortified manor house in the Lea valley. It’s history dates back to 1433 when Sir Andrew … More