The Grayling is a large butterfly, which is a master at camouflage and you normally only know it is present…
Sun Fly
One of my great pleasures this summer has been sorting through the various insects in the estate gardens around where…
An interesting variety of Insects
A bright and sunny morning, but rather breezy for last week’s local survey walk. Strangely I only saw 7 butterflies…
Tilbury delights
A lovely sunny day found Keith and I crossing the Thames to one of our favourite sites at Tilbury Fort.…
Normal service will be resumed
Apologies for the lack of posts over the past couple of weeks but I have been unwell. Feeling better now…
4771 Green Arrow
4771 Green Arrow was built is in 1936 for the London and North Eastern Railway at Doncaster. It is a…
4468 Mallard
4468 Mallard was built at Doncaster in 1938. The A4 class was designed for the North-Eastern Railway by Sir Nigel…
Butterflies galore in between the rain.
On Monday I visited the RSPB reserve at Broadwater Warren with Nicole and Andrew. I have not visited this reserve…
In search of an American Bonaparte
A lovely day dawned as Nicole, Andrew and I made our way to the Kent Wildlife Trust reserve at Oare…
Butterflies and Dragonflies in Greenwich
A chance to visit a copy of local sites in Greenwich last week. My first stop was the Ecology Park…
