In the afternoon went to Bough Beech reservoir near Sevenoaks. The water level remains very high which is not good…
Naturelog: Thursday 1st May
Venturing farther afield today as I travel to the eastern part of Dorset to visit Brownsea Island. The island lies…
Naturelog: Wednesday 30th April
This morning walked to the RSPB reserve at Lodmoor. This marshland reserve is situated on the edge of Weymouth. There…
Naturelog: Tuesday 29th April
Away for a few days last week birdwatching around Weymouth in Dorset on England’s south coast. The morning started off…
BD7553B – Door to door rail container
This is a rare example of a ‘Door to door’ container. It could be carried either on a lorry or…
Mary Rose (6): Guns
The Mary Rose was originally designed as a platform for soldiers to board another ship. Her original allotment of guns…
Great Crested Grebe
The largest of the UK Grebes, this species was almost hunted to extinction in the Uk as a source of…
Orion Nebula
I always return to the Orion Nebula as it is one of may favourite targets. Its just so beautiful!
Mary Rose (5): The Master Gunner
The Master Gunner was in charge of all guns, shot and gunpowder on the ship. He was also responsible for…
The Lyrid meteor shower
This past week it has been possible to observe the Lyrid meteor shower. Unfortunately there was too much light where…