Following the news that the Gravesend -Tilbury ferry service was being withdrawn due to funding issues, Keith and I thought … More
Tag: Tilbury
Tilbury delights
A lovely sunny day found Keith and I crossing the Thames to one of our favourite sites at Tilbury Fort. … More
Tilbury…Butterflies and an unexpected sighting.
Keith and I decided to head off last week to Tilbury Fort in the hope of some early butterflies. We … More
Searching for Spring
Yesterday Keith and I went to Tilbury and Gravesend in search of spring migrants and early Butterflies and Bees. We … More
Butterflies of Tilbury
Keith and I decided that, given the good weather forecast, we would return to Tilbury Fort to look for butterflies. … More
A Tilbury Walk
Yesterday Keith and I went for a walk at Tilbury Fort looking for migrant birds and some early butterflies. Even … More
A Town of Shoes
The Bata company began making shoes in the Czech republic, then part of Austria-Hungary, in 1894. The following year they … More
In search of a Stork
Last Wednesday Keith and I decided to try and catch up with the White Stork that has been wintering on … More
A return to Tilbury
The weather forecast wasn’t promising but Keith and I decided to further explore the marsh at Tilbury Fort in Essex. … More