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Naturelog: 14th March

The second week of the Spring / Summer surveys and the weather is better than last week, so hope springs … More

Moorhen, Tarn, Tufted Duck, White Tailed Bumblebee

Eltham Palace (2): The Tudor Palace

All that survived from the Medieval and Tudor palace at Eltham was the Great Hall and the foundations of other … More

Eltham Palace

Art and the Underground

Yesterday went to a talk at Bromley U3A by David Burnell on the art found on London Underground. Starting from … More

London Underground

Naturelog: 5th March

Looking at the week’s weather forecast, today seemed the best bet for this week’s natural history survey on my patch. … More

Eurasian Coot, Grey Heron, Greylag Goose, Moorhen, Tarn

Eltham Palace (1): The history

This article was originally posted in 2013. I am re-posting it as an introduction to some new blogs on the … More

Eltham, Eltham Lodge, Eltham Palace, London

The first day of Spring

  err…. think someone forgot to tell the weather here in the UK!!!

Snow

Naturelog: 25th February

Keith and I went on a trip with Bexley RSPB group down to the WWT at Slimbridge on the Bristol … More

Avocet, Common Crane, Red-breasted goose, White-Fronted Goose, WWT Slimbridge

Naturelog: 24th February

Kieth and I spent the morning at Staines Reservoir looking for the American Horned Lark, which is still present. As … More

American Horned Lark, Fieldfare, Little Grebe, Shelduck, Wigeon

Naturelog: 22nd February

  A bright winters day and a trip to Walthamstow Wetlands in east London, in search of a Little Bunting … More

Great Crested Grebe, Grey Heron, Little Bunting, Scaup, Walthamstow Wetlands

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Hadrian's Wall, Housesteads Fort

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