A bright warm sunny morning saw Keith and I at West Court Farm near Cliffe in Kent. As usual our…
Rewilding Knepp
On Monday Andrew, Nicole and I went to the Knepp estate in West Sussex. This 3500-acre estate was once used…
Walk around York
During our recent trip to Yorkshire, we spent a day in York. Sue wanted to see an exhibition at the…
A Fistful of Grebes
A visit on Tuesday to Staines Reservoir in search of a couple of rarer Grebes which have been seen there…
Jacks to the rescue
Last week Keith and I went to see Surrey play Essex in Division 1 of the cricket County Championship. It…
Yorkshire Wildlife with a little bit of Rutland too
During a visit Sue and I recently made to see friends in Yorkshire I got the opportunity to spend a…
Me on Holiday?
Recently, one of the holiday companies we use sent me this as a belated birthday present. Made by Biscuiteers Baking…
Travelling the Elizabeth Line
I recently had my first opprtunity to travel on the Elizabeth Line, the newest addition to London’s transport network. It…
Butterflies of Tilbury
Keith and I decided that, given the good weather forecast, we would return to Tilbury Fort to look for butterflies.…
Return to Rye Meads
A few months ago I made a first visit to the RSPB reserve at Rye Meads in Hertfordshire ( https://petesfavouritethings.blog/2022/05/05/a-trip-to-the-lea-valley/…