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…
Naturelog: 10th April
A morning walk on the London Wildlife Trust reserve at Braeburn Park in Crayford. Braeburn Park has a chequered history.…
Naturelog: 9th April
A bright sunny warm afternoon and so I set out to do this weeks butterfly / insect walk around the…
Grey Wagtail
The Barbican development in central London is not exactly the spot, you would think, for seeing good birds. Barbican Development…
Naturelog: 7th April
A sunny warm afternoon for my weekly survey walk on the patch. Expectations high for some butterflies and other insects…
Statues and Memorials in London: Merchant Navy Memorials
On Tower Hill, close by the Tower of London, stands the Commonwealth War Graves Commission memorial to sailors from the…
Naturelog: 6th April
A lovely spring Morning and a visit to Bough Beech. The first thing I noticed on arrival was the calls…
Moon
Haven’t had much time for much astrophotography recently but here are a few recent moon pics.
9F:92212
The 9F class were built for British railways in the 1950s as fast heavy freight locomotives. However they also saw…