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Tag: Tilbury

This may be the last time

Following the news that the Gravesend -Tilbury ferry service was being withdrawn due to funding issues, Keith and I thought … More

7 spotted Ladybird, Dock bug, Golden Dung Fly, Peacock Butterfly, Tilbury

Tilbury delights

A lovely sunny day found Keith and I crossing the Thames to one of our favourite sites at Tilbury Fort. … More

Beewolf, Tilbury, Yellowjacket

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

Green Veined White, Orange Tip, Peacock Butterfly, Tilbury

Searching for Spring

Yesterday Keith and I went to Tilbury and Gravesend in search of spring migrants and early Butterflies and Bees. We … More

Gravesend, Tilbury

Butterflies of Tilbury

Keith and I decided that, given the good weather forecast, we would return to Tilbury Fort to look for butterflies. … More

Tilbury

A Tilbury Walk

Yesterday Keith and I went for a walk at Tilbury Fort looking for migrant birds and some early butterflies. Even … More

Orange Tip, Tilbury, Wall Butterfly

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

Bata Shoes, Tilbury

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

Coalhouse Fort, Tilbury, White Stork

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

Gravesend, Tilbury

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