The Tower of London (18): Spoils of War

In the cellar of the White Tower are some examples of items brought back from various military campaigns and presented to…

Ring Necked Parakeet

The only naturalised parrot species in the UK, it has proved to be a highly successful colonist since it was first…

The name of this area of London between the city and Ludgate Hill derives from the arrival in 1517 of…

The tradition of the royal maundy seems to date beck to the early 13th century when in remembrance of Jesus Christ’s…

A species introduced into the UK from North America, the Canada Goose has readily colonised park lake and other bodies…

There is evidence of the storage of royal treasures at the Tower since the 11th century. It is likely that…

I have seen many different techniques employed by our local squirrels to get at the bird feeders, but this is…

It has always puzzled me that it is illegal to dump a car on the road but no such law…

The sovereign, half-sovereign and the crown were all withdrawn from circulation in 1914 along with the phasing out of the…

A combination of work and medical issues have restricted my trips out recently so it was great to get an…