Sheffield trips

Back in 2004 I made a couple of trips to Sheffield, visiting the Winter Garden, a wander around the city centre, and a walk through the Botanic Garden.

The first visit was in March 2004, the second was with the Kew Guild in November 2004. Perhaps one day I will visit at a time other than winter!

Sheffield Winter Garden

Sheffield Town Hall

Sheffield Botanic Garden

Merseyside trip

Driving back from Cumbria in June 2004 I stopped off to visit Ness Botanic Garden and the National Wildflower Centre in Liverpool.

Ness Botanic Garden

National Wildflower Centre

Northumberland trip

A trip in June 2004 to Northumberland, visiting Alnwick and Cragside Gardens – with a brief stop over to meet the Angel of the North.

Alnwick Garden

Cragside Garden

Angel of the North

Lake District Walking – July 07

A gallery of images when I gatecrashed a long weekend of walking arranged by the walking club at NIMR – National Institute for Medical Research at Mill Hill.

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Wildlife

Photos of all things living on the wild side.

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A nice cup of tea and…

Things that go well with a nice cup of tea and a sit down.

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$A piece of Melton Mowbray Hunt Cake, released from it\'s packaging$

Coast to Coast

Pictures from my Coast to Coast walk, May 2007, from St Bees in Cumbria to Robin Hood’s Bay in North Yorkshire.

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$Coast to Coast - Day 2 - Robin Hood\\\\\\\'s Chair$

$Coast to Coast - Day 2 - bluebells on the hillside after rounding Robin Hood\\\\\\\'s Chair$

$Coast to Coast - Day 12 - the path eastwards towards Robin Hood\\\\\\\'s Bay$

$Coast to Coast - Day 15 - the headland on the southern side of Robin Hood\\\\\\\'s Bay$

$Coast to Coast - Day 15 - Wainwright\\\\\\\'s Bar$

$Coast to Coast - Day 15 - down on the beach of Robin Hood\\\\\\\'s Bay$

Israel

Pictures from my trip to Israel in January 2005, staying in Jerusalem to visit Antony at the botanic garden.

Kibbutz Ein Gedi

Kibbutz Ein Gedi, founded in 1953, has a botanical garden with good collection of plants – particularly palms.

Jerusalem Botanic Garden

The Jerusalem Botanical Garden is located in the neighbourhood of Nayot, on the edge of the Givat Ram campus of the University of Jerusalem. The garden is arranged in phytogeographic sections, featuring flora of various regions around the world.

Biblical Park

During my visit the volunteers from Jerusalem Botanical Garden had a trip out to this park, Antony and I tagged along.

Jerusalem Old City

I spent a couple of days walking around the old city of Jerusalem.

Hayarkon Park – Tropical Garden

In the middle of Tel Aviv is Hayarkon Park, 1,000 acres of public open space. Within the park is a beautiful tropical garden.

Hayarkon Park – Rock Garden

Part of the park is an exhibit of rocks – arranged around a path tracking the oldest to the newest rocks from around Israel. Part of this area is also a superb landscape of mass planted cacti.