Beautiful.

New episode of Rabbithole Detectives podcast out today! For my topic of bank robberies: I was amazed how many mistakes the robbers tend to make - not in executing their crime, but in covering their tracks. Follow the link below to hear the full episode:

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Moorhen Althorp
Often just seen as the small black water bird that flits about in our rivers, lakes and ponds. They are in fact quite attractive, keep an eye out for the thin red 'garter' at the top of their legs.
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Today we handed in our open letter with 52K signatures, asking for a National Brain Tumour Strategy. We must see this implemented across the devolved nations so we’ve made sure the letter has gone to each Minister across the four nations. Now we wait for a response #ItsANoBrainer

Dappled light on the Oval lake and its island at ⁦Althorp -⁩ first thing this morning.

Happy St George’s Day!

I’m so proud of the conservation team at Althorp - they do so much for the betterment of Nature, and then also have to scoop up behind the grim conduct of the human dregs who do this sort of thing.

Delighted to see A Very Private School here.

Letter just received from a pupil at Maidwell, 3 years older than me, on the publication of my memoir, ‘A Very Private School’:

“Everything that you dared share is correct. I suffered prodigiously at Maidwell. My first night there, aged 8, I left my dormitory 8 times begging

A privilege to watch this Northampton Saints 😇 victory live, at cinch Stadium at Franklin's Gardens

Tim the Peacock, as photographed by Adey A

Beautiful shot by Adey A of one of my most handsome neighbours at Althorp I introduced this herd of sika a few years ago. It lives happily alongside the fallow in the Deer Park here.

Charles Spencer NBC News Thank you Charles Spencer - here's a clip from the video and you can watch the full video here: hiddennomore.com/tedx #charlessabine #huntingtonsdiseaae

Goose fly past at ⁦Althorp⁩ just now.

Decades ago, I was a colleague at NBC News with a producer called Charles Sabine. Charles is doing amazing things on behalf of those, like himself, affected by Huntingtons Disease - please see this link: drive.google.com/drive/folders/…

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The Stables at ⁦Althorp⁩ this beautiful, cold, spring morning.

Well done, Allan Lamb - raising money for a great cause, helping young people having a particularly tough time. See dallagliorugbyworks.com/dallaglio-cycl… for details.

New episode of the Rabbithole Detectives podcast out today. This is “Toppy” Paget - an eccentric aristocrat who is the topic for Richard Coles this week. Dr Cat Jarman FSA💀 goes Scandinavian - & looks at the Vasa ship, while I examine cookbooks, ancient and modern. Please listen -