A morning walk in Eltham Park and Oxleas meadows was rather disappointing. It was bright but cool and fresh, so…
Lord’s cricket ground (1)
A few weeks back, Keith and I went to Lord’s cricket ground in north London. Lord’s was for a long-time…
Bee Fly
On this week’s insect survey I came across this creature. At first I thought it was a bee, but on…
Naturelog: 17th April
A bright sunny day saw Keith and I heading off for New Hythe and Leybourne Lakes, which are situated in…
One I missed Pied.
Originally posted on Radnor Bird Blog:
This male pied must be fed up with calling his mate he’s now using semaphore…..I believe…
The Red Squirrel Fightback begins!
Originally posted on Stephen Liddell:
It is one of our most loved creatures and like the Robin redbreast is one of…
Statues and Memorials in London: Bear Fountain
These bears are found in Kensington Gardens where they sit atop a water fountain built in 1939 to commemorate the…
London’s Medieval walls
After the departure of the Romans the area within the city walls was deserted, the Anglo-Saxons preferring to settle around…
Statues and Memorials in London: Tower Hill Sundial
The Sundial on Tower Hill was commissioned by London Transport and unveiled in 1992. It is by John Chitty and…
34007: Wadebridge
Designed by Bullied for the Southern Railway, the ‘West Country’ class locomotives were a smaller version of the ‘Merchant Navy’…