Alnmouth is a wonderful coastal village in Northumberland. It is situated on a spit of land bounded on one…
Warkworth Castle: Lion Tower
Built around 1480 as part of the reordering of the Great Hall, the façade of the Tower facing the courtyard…
Asian Short-Clawed Otters
A number of Wildfowl and Wetlands centres keep Asian Short-Clawed Otters as they are easy to keep in enclosures as…
Naturelog: Washington
Our lunch break on the second day of our journey north was at the Wildfowl and Wetlands Trust reserve…
Naturelog: Rutland Water
On our journey north to Northumbria Sue and I stopped off at the birdwatching centre at Eggleton, which is on…
The Tower of London (19): Tower Green
Tower Green is an open space to the west of the White Tower. It is bordered on the south and…
London Churches: St Benet
St Benet is a small church which stands in the shadow of St Paul’s Cathedral. Since 1879 it has been…
Mandarin Duck
This colourful and attractive duck species was introduced into private collections in the UK from China, but escapees have formed…
Bunhill Fields
Bunhill fields is an open space and former burial ground just north of the city of London, in the…
Shelduck
The size of a small goose, the Shellduck is the largest of the UK duck species. It is commonly found…