York Castle Museum: Victorian Parlour Room

In another part of the Castle Museum in York, there are reconstructions of rooms illustrating how they would have looked…

Naturelog: Tuesday 28th January

The council have decided that it is now safe for people to visit the Tarn again after the recent bad…

Originally posted on Towheeblog:
The North American monarch butterfly has reached an all-time low in population according to this year’s…

Some recent photos of the moon taken using the Bradford Robotic telescope

Originally posted on Radnor Bird Blog:
Can I please draw your attention for signing this petition, calling for stronger controls against the use…

Despite the poor forecast Sue and I set off to visit Bough Beech Reservoir near Sevenoaks in Kent. The reserve…

One of the great things about photography and particularly digital photography is the ability to store and readily access images…

849 was built for the War Department by Hunslet of Leeds in 1940. It has some interesting features – a…

It’s been relatively busy week work wise, so there hasn’t been much time to get out and see what’s been…

At first sight, the Gadwall might appear as one of the drabber of the U.K.’s waterfowl. It’s plain grey plumage,…