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Naturelog: 17th March

This was the first visit that Keith and I had made to the London Wetland Centre this year and it … More

Green Woodpecker, London Wetland Centre, Mandarin Duck, Moorhen, Northern Wheatear, Redshank

75014 Braveheart

75014 Braveheart is a BR Standard 4 built at Swindon in 1951. It worked in the Midlands and was withdrawn … More

75014 Braveheart, Dartmouth Steam Railway

Statues and Monuments: Thomas Newcomen

Thomas Newcomen was born in Dartmouth, Devon in 1663. By trade, he was an ironmonger but became interested in the … More

Thomas Newcomen

Dartmouth Steam Railway (2)

Some more pictures from our trip on the Dartmouth Steam Railway

Dartmouth Steam Railway

Cruising on the River Dart (2)

Dartmouth, River Dart

Cruising on the River Dart

Whilst Keith and I were in devon we took a cruise around the mouth of the River Dart aboard the … More

Dartmouth, Kingswear, River Dart

Statues and Monuments: William of Orange

William was born Prince of Orange in the modern day Netherlands in 1650, his father having died just weeks before … More

Brixham, William of Orange

Dartmouth Steam Railway (1)

Our journey on the Dartmouth Steam Railway starts at Paignton Station. The line between Torquay and Kingswear was opened in … More

Dartmouth Steam Railway, South Devon

Naturelog: 23rd February

  The final full day of our trip to south Devon and we decide not to concentrate wholly on wildlife … More

Purple Sandpiper, Rock Pipit, Shag, South Devon

Naturelog: 22nd February

Our second day in Devon found us exploring the southern part of the county with local birder Mike Langman. Our … More

Desert Wheatear, Dipper, Mandarin Duck, South Devon, Stonechat

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