This is the first in a series of posts following a recent visit to the London Transport Museum. It may…
John Sacker and the Lice Comb
I have been doing some work in recent months for the Bethlem Royal Hospital museum as part of a group…
Lachish in the Early Iron Age
The Canaanite city of Lachish was destroyed in the 12th century BCE. It is unclear as to who was responsible…
Triangulum galaxy
The Triangulum Galaxy (AKA Messier 33 or NGC 598) is a spiral galaxy at a distance of 3,000,000 light years…
Naturelog: Saturday 7th June (2)
Despite a brief shower when we got back from the Tarn the weather improved again and so I decided to…
Naturelog: Saturday 7th June (1)
I had set today aside to do some Butterfly and Dragonfly recording in Surrey, but on waking up and finding…
Naturelog: Friday 6th June
Went down into Kent today to spend a day nature-watching with Keith and Brian. My first stop on the way…
Lachish in the Bronze Age
Tel-Lachish was probably first settled in the fourth millennia BCE by early Bronze Age farmers. By the third millennia it…
Banded Demoiselle
The Banded Demoiselle is one of only 2 damselfly species with coloured wings in the UK. It is a common…
The Brownsea Island camp
Brownsea Island Phot by Allwyn Ladell (https://www.flickr.com/photos/alwyn_ladell/) The largest of the islands in Poole Harbour is Brownsea Island. As I…
