28th July 2022 North Shields – A Small White
The usual North Shields/Tynemouth circuit today. Of note today was a Small White butterfly which I snapped with my iPhone. …
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24th July 2022 Wylam – Mid Summer in All Its Glory
A visit to Wylam on a very sunny day. Wylam is always beautiful, but today in the summer sun it …
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23rd July 2022 North Shields – Busy Bees and Pinks
The usual North Shields/Tynemouth circuit today. There were pink flowers everywhere this morning. In Northumberland Park there were numerous bumble …
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20th July 2022 North Shields – A Small Tortoiseshell
The usual North Shields/Tynemouth circuit today. On the path to Tynemouth Station, I happened upon a small tortoiseshell butterfly …
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17th July 2022 North Shields – Lifeboat Day
It was lifeboat day on the Tyne at North Shields today. Not many pictures of the motorbikes but there were …
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16th July 2022 North Shields – Meadow Life & Soaring Gulls
The usual North Shields/Tynemouth circuit today. A bright but windy day. The meadow near Tynemouth station was in full bloom, …
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13th July 2022 Royal Quays – Seven Seas Voyager & Bird Life
The Seven Seas Voyager entered the Tyne yesterday and docked at Northumbria Quay, so we decided to walk to Royal …
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12th July 2022 North Shields – AIDAsol Leaves the Tyne
On our walk out today, we caught the cruise ship AIDAsol leaving the Tyne after an overnight visit. A very …
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10th July 2022 Woodhorn – Classic Cars and the Ashington Group
We hadn’t been to Woodhorn since last year’s classic car show. Whilst I enjoyed the car show, I really wanted …
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9th July 2022 Tynemouth – Mouth Of The Tyne Festival
We just set out for the usual walk through North Shields an Tynemouth today, totally forgetting that that the annual …
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3rd July 2022 Belsay – Belsay Awakens – Part 1
There’s a big programme of works going on at Belsay. Today we got to climb the scaffolding for a guided …
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2nd July 2022 North Shields – Slow Progress
The usual North Shields/Tynemouth circuit today. Work to repaint the New Low Light is progressing very slowly. In Northumberland Park, …
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