June 2017

Recently went on a long-overdue research visit to Hull History Centre where, incidentally, Alec Gill’s excellent exhibition of his photos of the Hessle Road community in the late 1970s  was attracting a lot of interest. While there I had a conversation with John Scotney, Chairman of Hull Civic Soc., who mentioned his current research into the professional life

Colonies of wild strawberries, now coming into fruit after flowering (see above), can be found in the parish of South Ferriby, one beside the perimeter fence of Ferriby Quarry (south side) the other across the man-made headland along the Humber bank north of ‘New Quarry’ (see Geology PDF in Publications section). This ground-cover plant is able

Have decided as am now on my 116 ‘post’ I ought to start using titles. Today while walking the field headland at the top of ‘Ferriby cliff’ was walking beside many poppies, now in flower. The picture above (not taken at the same spot) shows poppies in flower, as is the scentless mayweed, false oat

The annual horror of the early summer flail has happened this week. There must be some regulation (E.U.?) that allows highway authorities, local authorities, farmers and landowners to flail road verges, field headlands and byway verges at this time of year. The result of this clumsy, heavy-duty tractor flailing is the all late spring flowering plants

As I usually do when crossing the Humber Bridge took the dog for walk round park of the Humber Bridge Country Park, one of my favourite areas. Also noticed that the newly-built pub, the (cannot remember) Farm is now open and the car park was full. How ridiculous and scandalous are/were the plans of the

Recently took R. to appointment at leisure centre between Willerby and Cottingham, East Riding, this being the site of once De La Pole Mental Hospital. While waiting explored the site and came across the cemetery area for De La Pole, now much overgrown but incorporating a pedestal plaque to the 400 plus patients buried across