Naturelog: Launde Abbey

Whilst we were staying at Launde Abbey, we managed, on the days when the weather allowed, to go for some … More

Launde Abbey: The Chapel

Some pictures of the 12th / 13th-century chapel at Launde Abbey. A wonderfully peaceful and calm place to sit and … More

Later in the day, I went to our local nature reserve at Sutcliffe Park. It was a bright sunny frosty … More

Why does it always seem to happen? I go away for a week and another local birdwatcher finds 2 first … More

Launde Abbey, south of Oakham in Leicestershire, was founded in 1119 as a priory for a group of Augustinian Black Canons. Over … More

During a recent trip to Leicestershire Sue and I got the opportunity to visit the fantastic reserve at Rutland Water … More

The worship of the God Mithras, although originating in Persia, had come to the Roman Empire through the Greeks. It … More

Henry Bartle Frere was born in March 1815 in Monmouthshire. He was educated at the East India company college and … More

The first recorded church on this site is in the 13th century. This was presumably destroyed during the great Fire … More