About a mile from the RSPB reserve at Leighton Moss is the RSPB reserve at Morecombe Bay. This is a…
Naturelog: Leighton Moss
The RSPB reserve at Leighton Moss near Carnforth in Lancashire consists of a number of Reed-beds and lakes. It is…
Lakeside and Haverthwaite Railway (2)
The line leaves Lakeside station alongside Lake Windermere and passes into the valley of the river Leven, just above where…
Lakeside and Haverthwaite Railway
In the 1860s the Furness Railway Company decided to build a branch line from Plumpton Junction, near Ulverston to Lake…
A Pheasant with brains
We had a pair of pheasants come to the feeder station in the back garden of our cottage most days.…
Feeders in our back garden
As I said in my previous post we had a lovely cottage in Lancashire overlooking Gait Barrows NNR. Apart from…
Naturelog: Gait Barrows NNR
Gait Barrows National Nature Reserve is situated in Northern Lancashire and has been designated for its wide variety of limestone…
Naturelog: Milnthorpe
During our recent trip to Lake district we went to Milnthorpe to try and catch up with the long staying…
Naturelog: Martin Mere
First stop on our two week trip to Lancashire and Cumbria was the Wetlands Trust reserve at Martin Mere near…
Cutty Sark (4) Seamans quarters
In order to maximise space in the holds, the seaman’s quarters were built in bunk blocks on the main deck.…
