London’s Roman walls

The Roman city wall around London was built between 190-225 AD. Although most was built from scratch it did incorporate…

Statues and Memorials in London: Edward Jenner

Edward Jenner (1749-1823) was a country doctor who pioneered vaccination. Despite widespread ridicule of his idea he continued with his…

A morning walk on the London Wildlife Trust reserve at Braeburn Park in Crayford. Braeburn Park has a chequered history.…

A bright sunny warm afternoon and so I set out to do this weeks butterfly / insect walk around the…

The Barbican development in central London is not exactly the spot, you would think, for seeing good birds. Barbican Development…

A sunny warm afternoon for my weekly survey walk on the patch. Expectations high for some butterflies and other insects…

On Tower Hill, close by the Tower of London, stands the Commonwealth War Graves Commission memorial to sailors from the…

A lovely spring Morning and a visit to Bough Beech. The first thing I noticed on arrival was the calls…

Haven’t had much time for much astrophotography recently but here are a few recent moon pics.

The 9F class were built for British railways in the 1950s as fast heavy freight locomotives. However they also saw…