Can you believe it? Paddy and Plunkett are still exploring the Eden Project! I always thought that the main draw of this awesome place was the exotic plant communities that live inside the biomes, but WOW was I wrong! It turns out that there's a lot to see outside those bubble-like domes too. And, to … Continue reading The View From Outside Eden
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Beasties in the Bronze Age
The boys are stepping back in time again this week - and a little further than usual, too! Today finds them exploring Flag Fen in Cambridgeshire, which had its heyday 3,300 years ago! What was this place, a harbour? Well, not exactly. A fen is an area of marshy ground, and they're pretty prone to … Continue reading Beasties in the Bronze Age
Paddy, Plunkett and Some Plants!
Plunkett has been in architectural heaven since the lads headed to Cambridge a few weeks back...... And he'd happily continue on in this vein indefinitely."Oooh, look! It's the Norman doorway of the famous Round Church. Paddy, did you know that it's one of four mediaeval round churches that are still in use in England todaaaaa..." … Continue reading Paddy, Plunkett and Some Plants!