Nature amidst the Tower blocks

A trip to the Ecology Park on the Greenwich Peninsular. this oasis of quiet and nature is surrounded by the … More

Of Dragonflies and Butterflies….and a Hobby!

A trip to the London Wetland Centre in search of late summer dragonflies and butterflies last week. Lots of Migrant … More

Yesterday Keith and I along with Trevor visited the London Wetland Centre in search of Spring Migrants. Before we got … More

The reserve was relatively quiet bird-wise with the highlights being a small passage of House-martins and a juvenile Buzzard, which … More

Am travelling a lot this week so a chance to look back at some posts from one of my favourite … More

The second week of the Spring / Summer surveys and the weather is better than last week, so hope springs … More

Looking at the week’s weather forecast, today seemed the best bet for this week’s natural history survey on my patch. … More

This was the first visit that Keith and I had made to the London Wetland Centre this year and it … More

In the midst of a very busy week in which even blog posts had to take a back seat, it … More

Made a detour on the way home for a walk around the Tarn. I was looking to see if I … More