Yeaterday I went on a walk organised by the London Natural History Society along the River Crane starting from Whitton…
Mary Rose (9): Shoes
A number of different pairs of shoes and boots were preserved in the wreck. Here are 2 examples from the…
Naturelog: Thursday 15th May
A bright sunny morning and decide to take a walk in Eltham Park and Oxleas Meadows. Photo by Les Chatfield…
Swanage Railway (2): 30053
30035 was built in 1905 for the London and South Western Railway. During its service it was based in London…
Mary Rose (8) The Galley
The Cooks cabin was next to the galley. In it were found his personal eating implements – a small knife,…
Starlings nest in strange places
https://flic.kr/p/hkv5KB Common Starling Photo by David Jenkins (https://www.flickr.com/photos/birdsaspoetry/) We think about modern development destroying natural habitats and generally thsi is…
Swanage Railway (1)
The branch line from Wareham to Swanage in Dorset was closed to traffic in 1972. Despite efforts to preserve the…
Mary Rose (7): The Surgeon
The Surgeon aboard ship performed operations but was also responsible for the treatment of all forms of disease encountered by…
Naturelog: Friday 9th May
Went down to the Medway estuary in North Kent to spend a day bird-watching with my friend Keith. The weather…
Where’s that Fox?
Australian Red Fox Photo by Jim (https://www.flickr.com/photos/jimspic/) Amazing story in the Times newspaper yesterday about Foxes in Tasmania. The Island…
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