The manor of Framlingham is mentioned in the Doomsday Book (1086) as the property of Roger Bigod, Sheriff of Norfolk.…
A Summer of Butterflies
As the Butterfly season draws to a close, here are some of my favourite photos from the summer in the…
Leiston Abbey (2)
Leiston Abbey in the 14th and 15th centuries would have been only one of many similar monastic houses that frequented…
Leiston Abbey (1)
The history of Leiston Abbey dates back to the 14th century when it was first built and occupied by a…
70000 Britannia
70000 Britannia was the first of 55 Britannia class locomotives built for British Railways. She left the Crewe works in…
Lesnes Abbey
Lesnes Abbey was founded in 1178 by Richard De Luci, Justicular of England as penance for his part in the…
Searching for Ivy
This week’s local walk had another purpose: I checked out all the patches of Ivy to look for Ivy Bees,…
A visit to Well Hall
A trip to the doctor was a good excuse to spend some time in Well Hall Pleasuance, a park in…
In search of Silver-Spotted Skipper
As the butterfly season comes to a close, I was looking at what species I hadn’t seen so far and…
Hornet Mimics
One of the most exciting things I have come across this summer has been how some insects seek to mimic…