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Syrphus vitripennis

A common and widespread hoverfly though rather more prone to…
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Common green shieldbug (Palomena prasina)

The common shieldbug was once restricted to Southern…
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Honey bee (Apis mellifera)

Honey bees make honey from pollen and nectar collected from…
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Campyloneura virgula

A common predatory bug found on a range of trees across the…
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Lucilia sericata

A green metallic ‘greenbottle’ fly is the…
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Muscina levida

The Muscina genus is characterised by a striped thorax, a red…
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Sandwich, Kent

Our friends, Robert and Susan, kindly invited to stay with…
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Deraeocoris flavilinea

A species which has rapidly colonised the UK following its…
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Common carder bumblebee (Bombus pascuorum)

The only one of three all-ginger bumblebees to be a member of…
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Ten spot lady bird (Adalia decempunctata)

A small and variable ladybird – which confusingly…
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buff-tailed bumblebee (Bombus terestris)

Bombus terrestris, the buff-tailed bumblebee or large earth…
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Myathropa florea

This hoverfly has bold yellow and black markings and gets its…
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Tapered drone fly (Eristalis pertinax)

Whilst similar to E. tenax, this species has a more tapering…
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Spotted Longhorn (Rutpela maculata)

Rutpela maculata is also commonly known as the…
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Polydrusus formosus

Length 5 to 6 mm. A bright metallic green weevil with round…
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Closterotomus norwegicus

Closterotomus norwegicus belongs to the Miridae family and is…
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Tromso to Svalbard by air

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West Wittering beach

Located at the mouth of Chichester Harbour, West Wittering has…
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Aphidius colemani and its mummies

Aphidius colemani are small braconid wasps. Females lay eggs…
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Common Flesh Fly (Sarcophaga carnaria)

The Sarcophagidae are often known as Flesh Flies and can be…
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Torrisdale Bay

Torrisdale Bay is a fabulous mile-long beach, with clean…
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Strathy Point

Strathy Point projects sharply out from the central section of…
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Cape Wrath

Cape Wrath is famous as the most north-westerly point in…
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Bamburgh

Bamburgh is a beautiful coastal town in the heart of…
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Orkney

Orkney Islands, a group of more than 70 islands and…
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Balnakeil Beach

Balnakeil Beach is a wide, white beach with large dunes…
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Beechlawn, Newmarket-on-Fergus

Beech Lawn, Newmarket-on-Fergus, County Clare…now the Irish…
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Adder (Vipera berus)

Shy but full of surprises, the adder is the UK’s only venomous…
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Cormorant (Phalacrocorax carbo)

A large, black, and conspicuous waterbird, the cormorant has…
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Little egret (Egretta garzetta)

The Little egret is a small, white heron that feeds on small…
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Plagiognathus arbustorum

This extremely common bug is found throughout the UK on a…
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Small Copper (Lycaena phlaeas)

The Small Copper is usually seen in ones and twos, but in some…
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Horse chestnut (Aesculus hippocastanum)

Mature horse chestnut trees grow to a height of around 40m and…
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Rhopalus subrufus

This genus comprises four species in the UK; all are rather…
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Rhododendron leafhopper (Graphocephala fennahi)

This large and striking species is native to the USA, where it…
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Goldfinch (Carduelis carduelis)

The goldfinch is a highly coloured finch with a bright red…
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Yellow swarming fly (Thaumatomyia notata)

Thaumatomyia notata, the yellow swarming fly, is a species of…
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Common green shieldbug (Palomena prasina)

A large shieldbug with a dark wing membrane and reddish…
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Salticus scenicus

The female has a black abdomen with white stripes whereas the…
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Alder beetle (Agelastica alni)

The Alder leaf beetle is a 7-8 mm long dark metallic blue leaf…
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Chicken of the woods (Laetiporus sulphureus)

Bright, bold and soft to the touch. With its distinctive look,…
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Brown lipped snail (Cepaea nemorali)

Also known as the Banded Snail, this is the UK’s most…
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Willow emerald damselfly (Chalcolestes viridis)

The Willow emerald damselfly is a recent colonist, with…
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Brown shield bug (Coreus marginatus)

A large and mottled reddish-brown squash bug with a broad,…
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Banded general (Stratiomys potamida)

One of the ‘big five’ soldier flies (4 Stratiomys…
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Figwort Cheilosia (Cheilosia variabilis)

Wing length 7.5 – 10mm. This is a fairly robust all…
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Tephritis neesii

The adult Tephritis neesii has a blackish-brown body with a…
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Red admiral butterfly (Vanessa atalanta)

The Red Admiral is a frequent visitor to gardens throughout…
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Soldier fly (Chloromyia formosa)

Chloromyia formosa can reach a length of 7.3–9 millimetres…
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Woodlouse (Oniscus asellus)

The common woodlouse is the most widespread species of…
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White-tailed bumblebee (Bombus lucorum)

One of the ‘Big 7’ widespread and abundant species, found in a…
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Black ants (Lasius niger)

The black garden ant (Lasius niger), also known as the common…
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Lesser stag beetle (Dorcus parallelipipedus)

The lesser stag beetle may be smaller than its famous cousin,…
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Large Narcissus Fly (Merodon equestris)

Known as the Large Narcissus Fly or Narcissus Bulb Fly, this…
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Hover fly (Eupeodes luniger)

A larger species than E.corollae, the other common Eupeodes in…
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Running crab spider (philodromus-albidus Running crab spider (Philodromus albidus)

Identification of running crab spiders is difficult, so this…
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Common carder bee (Bombus pascuorum)

The only one of three all-ginger bumblebees to be a member of…
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Common blue damsel fly (Enallagma cyathigerum)

A medium-small damselfly. The thick blue stripe on its thorax…
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Speckled wood butterfly (Pararge aegeria)

Occurs in woodland, gardens and hedgerows. Butterflies often…
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Thelaira nigripes

Thelaira nigripes is a species of fly in the family Tachinidae…
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Red kite (Milvus milvus)

A majestic scavenger, the red kite searches for food in almost…
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Fox (Vulpes vulpes)

A born survivor with a bushy tail. Ever adaptable, the fox is…
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Spiny false wolf spider (Zoropsis spinimana)

The fangs of the Spiny False Wolf-spider – real name Zoropsis…
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Closterotomus trivialis

A new arrival in Britain where it has been associated with the…
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Smooth newt (Lissotriton vulgaris)

Newts are amphibians, breeding in ponds during the spring and…
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Common banded hoverfly (Syrphus ribesii)

The common banded hoverfly is a very common hoverfly found…
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Broken back bug (Taylorilygus apicalis)

Taylorilygus apicalis can reach a length of about 4–5…
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Harlequin ladybird – Harmonia axyridis

Harlequin ladybird larva feeding on aphids. Harlequin ladybird…
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Common frog (rana temporaria)

The common frog varies in colour enormously, from green to…
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Vine weevil (Otiorhynchus sulcatus)

Seen in my garden near a vine, but the Vine weevil can feed on…
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Ptychoptera contaminata

Not the best image, but there may be mites around its…
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Rosemary Beetle (Chrysolina americana)

The beetle is a native of southern Europe that has become an…
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Black and yellow long horn (Rutpela-maculata)

This is a large but well-marked longhorn beetle with a…
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common red soldier beetle (Rhagonycha fulva)

The common red soldier beetle is also known as the…
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Median Wasp ( Dolichovespula media)

Wasps – useful but annoying at picnics. The median wasp…
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Cinnabar Moth Caterpilar (Tyria jacobaeae)

This species is so named due to the colour of the hindwings…
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Swollen-thighed Beetle (Oedemera nobilis)

The male of Oedemera nobilis, as in most Oedemera species,…
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Miridae (Liocoris tripustulatus)

Miridae (Liocoris tripustulatus) with a cream scutellum and…
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Impunctate mini-miner bee (Andrena subopaca)

Andrena subopaca is a Palearctic species of mining bee feeding…
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Willow emerald damselfly (Chalcolestes viridis)

The female Willow emerald damselfly (Chalcolestes viridis). It…
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Garden spider (Araneus diadematus)

The Garden spider is the UK’s most common orb web spider…
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European Robin (Erithacus rubecula)

The UK’s favourite bird – with its bright red…
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Grey Squirrel (Sciurus carolinensis)

Tree-climbing nut buriers. Scampering grey squirrels are a…
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Green woodpecker (picus viridis)

Green woodpecker (picus viridis) in west London. The European…
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Great spotted woodpecker (Dendrocopos major)

About blackbird-sized and striking black-and-white. It has a…
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Eurasian jay (Garrulus glandarius)

Although they are the crow family’s most colourful…
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Canada goose gosling (Branta canadensis)

The Canada goose (Branta canadensis), sometimes called the…
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Honey bee (Apis mellifera)

Honeybees are famous for the honey they produce! These…
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Marmalade hover fly (Episyrphus balteatus)

Our most common hoverfly, the marmalade fly, is orange with…
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Speckled Bush-cricket (Leptophyes punctatissima)

The speckled bush cricket is a species of bush cricket common…
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Rose-ringed parakeet (Psittacula Krameri)

The parakeets make nests in trees by digging out big spaces…
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Black headed gull

Black-headed gull and single feather reflected in the lake.…
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Snowdrops

Snowdrops are a reminder that Spring is on its way and that…
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Stag Beetle (Lucanus cervus)

Stag beetles are one of the most spectacular insects in the…
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Volucella inanis

Volucella inanis The adults reach 15–17 mm long. They have…
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Grey Mining bee (Andrena cineraria)

Close up a Grey Mining bee (Andrena cineraria) feeding on…
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Kestrel (Falco tinnunculus)

Two pigeons are harassing this poor kestrel. Normally, the…
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Grey heron (Ardea cinerea)

Key information Grey herons are unmistakable: tall, with long…
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Chiswick wildlife

The Covid-19 lockdown in 2020 will be remembered as a tough…
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Languedoc, France

Pézenas is a commune in the Hérault department in…
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Transylvania. Romania

Băile Tușnad, Transylvania, in the autumn was a beautiful…
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Bodrum, Turkey

Just a day in Turkey. Sailed over from Kos in Greece on a…
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Kos, Greece

Just a week on the island of Kos. Sunny days and great…
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Northern Romania

The dance festival in Oncești, in the north of Romania brought…
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Gentle loving

Here is the pack in the BofE Rugby Club giving the Ruislip…
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G-OFIT respray

In 2016, the GFI Aviation group agreed that it was time for…
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Christmas market in Gent

Gent is a city and a municipality in the Flemish Region of…
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Christmas Market in Trier

The enchanting Trier Christmas Market takes place from…
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Lille, France

Lille is a city in northern France, in French Flanders. On the…
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Stockholm, Sweden

This weekend was spent in Stockholm with a group of English,…
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Winter time in London

London in winter can be a grey place with flat light. These…
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Winterscapes from the air

A couple of flights in January 2016, with clear skies, a touch…
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Canary Wharf, London

Canary Wharf is a major business district located in Tower…
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Waltham to Le Touquet

A perfect day for flying, with Jamelin, my four-year-old…
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Waltham to Lydd

In January 2015, on a winter’s day, I flew from White…
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White Waltham to Old Buckenham

On a beautiful Saturday morning in June 2015, I flew with some…
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Tourtour, France

What a wedding it was. Excitement. Drama. Great company and a…
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Kosovo

Kosovo is landlocked in the central Balkan Peninsula. Its…
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Salzburg – a baroque masterpiece

Salzburg is the fourth-largest city in Austria and the capital…
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Monkey World, Dorset

Monkey World assists governments around the world to stop the…
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WLAC members´ day 2014

WLAC Members´ day is usually in September and, more often than…
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Chiswick, London

Chiswick is a leafy suburb to the west of Central London. The…
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G-OFIT, Socata TB10

G-OFIT is a TB10 based at White Waltham Aerodrome near…
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Perranporth, England

Perranporth is a small seaside resort town on the north coast of Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. It is 6 miles (10 km) southwest of Newquay and 7 miles northwest of Truro. There is little to beat flying into Perranporth Airfield, originally built during World War II as an RAF fighter station, is now a civil airfield located on the plateau above the cliffs.

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Lemon and friends, London

Just a few shots from my new Nikon D800, which is a delight to…
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Kraków, Poland

Kraków is the second largest and one of the oldest cities in Poland. Situated on the Vistula River (Polish: Wisła) in the Lesser Poland region, the city dates back to the 7th century.

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Canary Wharf, London

Canary Wharf is a major business district located in Tower…
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Airfields and Sights, UK & France

Pictures taken on flying trips around the UK and…
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Floods near Gloucester, United Kingdon

Flooding in Gloucestershire created a major problem for many…
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Dunsfold, United Kingdom

Dunsfold Park is home to Wings and Wheels, an annual air and…
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Brick Lane, London

Brick Lane is a street in East London, England, in the London…
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London, United Kingdom

London is the capital city of England and of the United…
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West London, United Kingdom

London is the greatest city. It may no longer be the biggest…
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Leigh-on-Sea, England

The town of Leigh-on-Sea is situated on the northern side of…
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Versailles, France

Another visit to Versailles, this time in a rugby tour with…
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Black shirts in Munich

It was the 60th anniversary of the founding of Isráel –…
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Milan, Italy

Milano in June is hot and damp. The city lies under a cloud of…
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Athens, Greece

Just a few days in Athens in May – colder than I had…
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Notting Hill Carnival, London

The Notting Hill Carnival is an annual event that since 1964…
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Richmond Park, London

Living in Chiswick means that Richmond Park is just a…
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Brecon Beacons, Wales

Just a short weekend break to the ‘Bacon’ Beacons…
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Spain

It was a long journey in a small car, but one that left…
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Athens, Greece 1987

What better place to start a journey in 1987 than Athens? Ten…
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Turkey

My arrival in Istanbul in January 1987 after a long bus ride…
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Budapest

Just a short weekend break – to discover that Budapest…
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