A crypto investor just donated £9 million to the Reform Party. Right now, billionaires can pour unlimited money into our elections, effectively buying our democracy. Think that's wrong? Add your name to call for a cap on donations today: you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/ta...

Just finished writing the Triskele Heritage Christmas Lecture - Historic Buildings in the Landscape. There will be a decent section on Peak District sites, including a fair few around Youlgreave 🙂 Bookings will be open until 7pmGMT on Tue 30 Dec... www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/buildings-...

A quiet, contemplative sort of day, with a visit to Highgate Cemetery (North London). Apart from the many famous occupants, the resident bees also produce extremely good honey

God, the world is depressing right now. Here's something good to chase away the viciousness. Win an exquisite piece of embroidery art; and even if you don't win, help brave women doing lovely things in a dark world. If you haven't got £10 to enter, pls share. www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/keep-our-d...

London, Southwark Cathedral, September 23rd, 2025. Sharia law does not, and will not, apply in one of the world's finest cities. I live here and would be 100% biased, to suggest it is, in fact, THE finest 🤗

A fine day out at Ashford for #Railway200

George III's private observatory in Richmond, UK. Built to measure the transit of Venus across the Sun in 1761 / 69. Next date for your diaries 2117 / 25.

A grey day in the Lakes, but a bracing 8K walk was offered and accepted. Buttermere Lake, UK, June 4th 2025.

Just the time for a calm day on the water. Kaikoura, South Island, NZ

St Giles Cripplegate and Red Cross Street Fire Station, photographed by my father in 1947, from my post exploring the history of this view, at alondoninheritance.com/thebombedcit...

Australasian Gannets, Hawke's Bay, Napier, NZ. Feb 13th 2025.

Mount Ararat from the air. Feb 10th 2025.

Last Sunday's new post: North Woolwich – A Station, Pier, Pleasure Gardens and Causeway at alondoninheritance.com/the-thames/n...

Exciting news! We’re thrilled to announce that tapir Yuna gave birth to a rare and endangered Malayan tapir calf Sunday night. The newborn, covered in distinctive white spots and stripes resembling a fuzzy walking watermelon, is only the second tapir born in our 120-year history.

Nine Elms district, London, Jan 26th 2025. The new towers over the old.

Canary Wharf, London. 1929 vintage. Clearly sad to be decommissioned, but still standing

Meet the dazzling Horned Grebe! 🌟 Famous for its intricate courtship dances, this waterbird's displays include the graceful head-shaking ceremony and the captivating weed ceremony, where mates present aquatic plants to one another.🎭 Like and share to help raise awareness for the Horned Grebe! 💬✨

Georgian town houses, Elder Street, London E1. January 19th, 2025.

Today's new post: Exploring the Bank Junction – The Historic Centre of London? at alondoninheritance.com

Little Venice, London. 137 miles of canal and 166 locks to Birmingham....

The King's Chapel of the Savoy, The Strand, London. Jan 7th 2025.

Penguin trail, Blackfriars, London, Jan 3rd 2025

Mayflower pub, Rotherhithe, London Dec 29th 2024

Merry Christmas everyone! 🎄 Have an enjoyable and restful day. ------ 'The Reform Club' (2019) by Benjamin Sullivan benjaminsullivan.co.uk

He's on his way 🎅 #SantaTracker24

London, St Pancras Station, December 20th, 2024. Wicked Christmas tree 🤔

Adds to list marked "things I didn't know that confirm my general ignorance of history"...

'Winter Night, Spitalfields' (2015) by Marc Gooderham marcgooderham.co.uk

London, St Pauls, December 12th. Drizzly, but Christmas 🎄 ♥️

London's weekly railway news ➡️ ianvisits.co.uk/articles/lon... This is a weekly round-up of London's rail transport news...

Bryce Canyon NP, Utah. ✨ #ArtAdventCalendar. 🦋

All I know is I never want to be associated with an ilk. You never hear an ilk portrayed in a positive light.

Very privileged to visit the York Road and Maiden Lane curves at King's Cross today, courtesy of the Branch Line Society, and Adam Turner in particular. Education and entertainment provided by Joe Brown @joebrownlondon.bsky.social and Mr Tim Dunn @mrtimdunn.bsky.social

Fantastic Branchline Society tour of King’s Cross Thameslink and York Road / Maiden Lane Tunnels this afternoon, I had the privilege of reeling off some historical context before we set off 🙂 Huge thanks to Robin and Adam for organising, great to see @mrtimdunn.bsky.social too!

A train is a beautiful thing! And in #Japan, they agree with me. Ever since 1958, the Japan Railfan Club (鉄道友の会) has been awarding a prize for the best-looking train in the nation. Here's the 2024 Blue Ribbon winner, the Tobu Railway Co., Ltd. series N100: 🚂🧵

We humbly interrupt your scroll to bring you the news that Wisdom—the world's oldest known wild bird—is breeding again, age 74. Go on girl. 😍

Which festive feathered friend will be behind today's door? ✨ Drumroll please... #RSPBAdvent

#Woodpecker Wednesday! And Day 4 of #ArtAdventCalendar - this winter's cast of characters so far when it comes to the intergrade Northern Flickers that show up in my yard. One returning bird so far (seen since Feb 24) and two newbies. 🎨🪶🐡🧪 #ornithology - and see reply for more info

Today's Saturday sketch. We've had a couple of Prairie Falcons hanging out lately. When a happy falcon fluffs out its little chin beard it's just the cutest thing in the entire world. 🎨🪶🐡

In the calm of Bury cathedral, fantastic Christmas fair. Lovely setting ☺️

Thanks so much for the follows everyone! Its great to see there's already a good community here :) Since this is a fresh account, let me introduce you to my research! I study how birds perceive and categorize different types of threats, and how they communicate that information to others (thread)

Surround yourself with the kind of people who support their local library, bakery, bookstore, and café.

Playing cricket - A #commonkestrel on the ground with a #bushcricket catch. Taken with a #canon #eosr5 #rf100500lis at #theroyalparks #wildlife #nature #birds 🪶 #photography #wildlifephotography #britishwildlife #falcotinnunculus #birdofprey @btobirds.bsky.social @rspb.bsky.social 📍 #surrey #uk

You’re not violating a reading rule if you opt not to finish a book that's not resonating with you. Life is finite and we thus have a finite number of books to read. Reading shouldn’t be a chore. You needn’t feel guilty for ensuring that your time reading is spent reading things that you love.

London, Tower Bridge, Nov 26th, 2024.

Mon 29th April 2024 1:15pm. The most English minute of my life In our English woodland taking a photo of English Bluebells, a Spitfire flew low overhead, almost drowning out the E-Type Jaguar driving passed, Vaughan Williams on the radio, whilst eating my sausage roll 🫡

Mars descends on Greenwich: Luke Jerram's Martian masterpiece fills the Painted Hall ➡️ www.ianvisits.co.uk/articles/mar... This winter, Mars, the god of war, has arrived at the Old Royal Naval College in the form of a 7-metre-wide floating replica of the Martian planet. #ORNCMars

Route learning continues this week with 6M46 from Rugby to Crewe. After a week with a blue shed, it’s back to the classic red!

South London, Crystal Palace Subway. Beautiful Victorian architecture, built for Great Exhibition of 1851

Jesse Owens, 200m Olympic gold medal, 1936, Berlin. Aryan supremacy theories crushed.