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Northumbrian Skies

Some pictures of amazing sunsets seen in Northumbria on recent trip

Northumbria

Triangulum Galaxy

Located in the constellation Triangulum, from which it takes its name, this spiral galaxy is the 3rd largest after the…

Astrophotography, Bradford Robotic telescope, Triangulum galaxy

Dorset Wildlife (3)

Some more pictures from my recent trip to Dorset

Dorset Wildlife

Statues and Memorials in London: Paternoster Column

The Paternoster column stands at the heart of the piazza created by the redevelopment of Paternoster Sq in the 1990s.…

Paternoster Sq

London Wetland Centre (2)

The wetland Centre collection shows off the wonderful work that the Wetlands Trust do in helping to save and re-introduce…

London Wetland Centre, Moorhen, Red Admiral, White-headed Duck

London Wetland Centre (1)

Last Sunday Sue and I took my mum to the London Wetland Centre. After lunch we wandered around the collection…

Bewick's Swan, Black Swan, Black-bellied Whistling Duck, Crested Screamer, London Wetland Centre, Red-breasted goose

Surprises round every corner

One of the fantastic things about walking in London is you never quite know what you are going to find…

CBRE building

Naturelog:19th June (2)

After the morning walk along Darland Bank NR (see yesterdays post) Keith and I walked down to the estuary of…

Blue-Tailed damselfly, Moorhen, Oystercatcher, Red Admiral, Riverside CP Gillingham, Small Tortoiseshell, Woodpigeon

Naturelog: 19th June (1)

A trip with Keith to Darland Bank nature reserve in search of Marbled White butterflies. Darland Bank is on a…

Darland Bank NR, Marbled White, Pyramidal Orchid

Portus: The Torlonia relief

The Torlonia relief was found in 1863 or 1864 near the so-called Imperial Palace, between the harbours of Claudius and…

Ancient Rome's ports, Portus, Torlonia relief

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