22nd May 2026, I visited the North Somerset seaside town of Weston-super-Mare, one of the best beach towns in England! It was a sunny and warm day with a little haze and being a Friday it was not too busy like it would be on a weekend or bank holiday. After parking at the south…
17th May 2026, I went up to the Loton Park Speed Hillclimb event near Shrewsbury in Shropshire. Run by the Hagley and District Light Car Club it is a short track hillclimb venue with a length of 1,349 metres (just under a mile) and a record time of 41.76 seconds to complete. To find out…
The several core structures are rising fast! See more in my construction photography journal for this development…
16th May 2026, I visited the wonderful Bedgebury National Pinetum in Kent. It is a beautiful park full of an amazing variety of pine trees and other plants. Run by Forestry England, it has a great visitor centre with a cafe, fantastic paths around the parkland and forest areas including several ponds and small lakes.…
I have updated my city skyline galleries with additions of London from Primrose Hill, taken 16th May 2026
9th May 2026, I visited the gorgeous Moseley Bog and Joy’s Wood Nature Reserve in south Birmingham. I had never been before and was graced with a sunny day to explore this amazing wetland and woods. It is part of the Birmingham and Black Country Wildlife Trust and is free to visit. It is on…
I have started the May 2026 gallery in my construction photo journal for the Beorma Quarter development in Digbeth.
4th May 2026, I went to the amazing Chasewater Country Park near Brownhills in Staffordshire. To find out more please visit their website: https://cannockchase.org.uk/parks/chasewater/ After a great coffee from the lakeside cafe and ice cream hut I took a steam train ride on the Chasewater Railway from the Brownhills West station up to Chasewater Heaths.…
Big progress this month with a lot of the lower structure being added around the base of the two rising cores. A third small core is also being added. See more in my construction photography journal for this development…
2nd May 2026, I went to the Shelsley Walsh Speed Hillclimb event in Worcestershire. It is the oldest still operating motorsport venue in the world, first used in 1905. To find out more about the Shelsley Walsh Speed Hillclimb and their upcoming events please visit their website: https://www.shelsleywalsh.com The great late Murray Walker made his…