Author: nealpp

  • Chatsworth–April 2011

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    We normally visit in the winter for Christmas opening but as we didn’t get then because of the snow, we decided to do the whole thing in one day. We’d not been in the house for a while and the new Duke has made some renovations, opened some sections we’d not been in before and…

  • RSPB Bempton Cliffs

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    A tootle over to Bempton again today. Very windy and cold after the lovely Easter weather. However, saw the puffins and wonderful gannets. Got some great video of the gannets in the wind above the cliffs. Gannets above Bempton Cliffs RSPB Bempton Cliffs – 26.4.11 VIEW SLIDE SHOW DOWNLOAD ALL

  • RSPB Dearne Valley Circular Walk

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    Instead of going to the hides on a visit to RSPB Old Moor we decided to have a walk on the new circular route that has been devised. This partly uses a cycle track, and takes you to all the various parts of the RSPB Dearne Valley site, including the biggest RSPB Old Moor. The…

  • Fidelio–Opera North–Leeds Grand–16th April 2011

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    Well, I’ve been waiting nearly 20 years for this! When studying my A Level music we delved deeply into Ludwig Van Beethoven’s symphonies, and thus started a great appreciation of his music and I’ve listened to much of his work since then. However, his only opera, Fidelio, was something I’ve always wanted to experience live…

  • Puffins at Bempton

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    Anne went over to RSPB Bempton Cliffs today on a day off as since we visited a couple of weeks ago, the puffins have arrived. They really are characters! Also featured are the gorgeous gannets (my favourites!!)   Bempton Cliffs – 4.4.11 VIEW SLIDE SHOW DOWNLOAD ALL

  • Tingleywatch–update

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    We’ve had the birdbox with camera in it up for a couple of months now, and as expected nothing in it quite yet. This morning we looked out of the window and saw a blue tit peeking his/her head into it. I wonder if we may have a resident soon!!?? Exciting!

  • Birdwatching Break

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    On Sunday afternoon, the plan was to go to RSPB Blacktoft Sands, then up to Pickering where we were staying at The White Swan in the Market Place. Unfortunately the RSPB reserve wasn’t in the car’s satnav so we decided to put in Blacktoft – can’t be far away, surely. Well, it wasn’t, but at…

  • National Trust–Nostell Priory

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    Our nearest National Trust Property is Nostell Priory near Wakefield (http://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/main/w-vh/w-visits/w-findaplace/w-nostellpriory/) The property has been an enjoyable day out for a number of years now and hasn’t really changed. The house (replacement of the actual Priory, which was the mother church of the cell at St Mary’s Woodkirk) is good to look around, and the…

  • 3.14 – World pi Day!!!

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    A celebration of all things mathematically wonderfully pi!! 14th March in American date format – 3.14 www.piday.org Got to have the clock on this site with the numbers as angles measured in radians in terms of pi!!

  • Old Moor Special Event

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    RSPB is a splendid place to go for bird watching, a quiet peaceful walk and generally get some fresh air. Today was a special event where visitors can have a guided walk and then do a bit of stargazing, with hot soup in between! We were very lucky that a miserable morning turned into the…