Category Archives: Wildlife

The Garden at 120

Posted on March 17, 2019 by Anne Guy

I am always keen to visit newly created gardens, so whilst in London for a few days last month, I read of a new garden in the City which had only opened the week before and just had to pay … Continue reading →

Posted in 120 Fen Court, Architecture, City of London, London, London Gardens, London Views, New London gardens, Sky Garden, The Garden at 120, Uncategorized, Wildlife | 4 Comments

Life on The Edge

Posted on January 6, 2019 by Anne Guy

Just a few miles south of the West Midlands conurbation, tucked below an escarpment topped with an Iron Age hill fort, lie some very curious former dwellings…the Rock Houses of Kinver. I have known of these rock houses for years … Continue reading →

Posted in Architecture, Drakelow Tunnels, Kinver, Kinver Edge, Kinver Light Railway, Military Establishments, National Trust, Rock Houses Kinver, Subterranean Britain, Uncategorized, Wildlife | 12 Comments

A Squawk In The Park

Posted on March 23, 2018 by Anne Guy

If you have ever visited any of London’s parks or gardens, then the chances are you may have heard a very un-British bird call. If you have been lucky you may even have caught a fleeting glimpse of some bright … Continue reading →

Posted in Birds, Kensington Gardens, London, London Gardens, Parakeets, Uncategorized, Wildlife | Tagged | 10 Comments