Liver Birds

The Liver bird is the symbol of the city of Liverpool. It’s use dates from the Middle Ages and it…

Draconid Meteor shower tonight

For those who can view it, here are some articles to help with your viewing: When and where to watch…

It seems like October is going to be a good time for watching meteors For further details see EarthSky’s meteor…

Theseus was a mythical reforming King of Athens. His mother was Aethra, daughter of the king of Troezan and his…

The Gatekeeper (also sometimes known as the Hedge Brown) is commonly found in England and Wales, but is absent from…

The Lion is one of the UK’s earliest railway locomotives, built at Leeds in 1838 for the Liverpool & Manchester…

The garden has been quiet this week with only the usual residents present. But continuing on from last weeks Sparrowhawk…

The Kingston Down brooch dates from between 600 to 625 A.D. This is one of the finest Anglo-Saxon brooches ever…

In what was a quiet month 23 bird species were seen on the patch this month.The year’s total remains at…