A second #SandTrainSaturday pic yesterday thanks to the booked wait at PBO. After seeing 6M89 at Whittlesea I was able to get it again at Ketton foot crossing, 60095 'Whernside' powering through #Rutland with her train of Norfolk sand bound for St. Helens via Chaddesden. 28/3/26
When Stamford went to Wembley, the arrival of McDonald’s, and Carpenter’s Lodge roundabout being axed
#Rutland
Two motorcyclists have been taken to hospital with serious injuries following a crash on the A47 in #Rutland
23 Mar 1638: Jeremy Taylor, theologian & popular spiritual writer is instituted to the rectory of Uppingham, #Rutland #otd He would go on to be Bishop of Down & Connor in the Restoration #otd (BM)
Lovely view for lunch at The Finch's Arms, at Hambleton.
Spring arrives with purpose!
Shame you can't see the lovely Rutland Water, glistening in all its glory, behind the hedge and tree.
#Rutland #rutlandwater #Magsterlocation
Frog and toad spawn
NatureSpot: Seen any spawn?
Your records of frog and toad spawn are needed for the Leicestershire, Leicester and Rutland Local Nature Recovery Strategy. Learn more: www.naturespot.org/node/265320
#Amphibians #Leicester #Leicestershire #Rutland #environment #nature #wildlife #VC55
Fieldwalking carried out by local archaeology groups through time - was trying to put some images together and thought "oooh animated gif!". ;-) #leicestershire #rutland #historicenvironmentrecord
A cracking breakfast at the wonderful Two Flags Cafe on the A47 near #Morcott in #Rutland. Top scran guys!!!!
Garden news: two handsome gentlemen escaped the guns this year. This one has been named Forrest because he runs, and runs, and runs.... Probably PTSD but charming nonetheless. #nature #wildlife #Rutland
im gonna stare at my phone until my lease is up and then move to #rutland
Leicestershire entomology reaches the end of (another) era
Field observations of cyclic metamorphosis in entomology.
More: ajcarthropoda.blogspot.com/2026/03/leic...
#Leicester #Leicestershire #Rutland #entomology
Another shot from my brief visit to Wing on Saturday. First working seen & my test shot for the following sand train was #GBRailfreight 66730 'Whitemoor' on 4M23 Felixstowe North #GBRF to Hams Hall. #ShedWatch #Rutland 7/3/26
#SundayShed #GBRailfreight 66303 heading a late running 4L13 Hams Hall to Felixstowe North #GBRF intermodal past Wing, in #Rutland, yesterday afternoon. Last time i saw this one it was with GB but still in a plain blue livery (presume DRS?). #ShedWatch 7/3/26
Cloudy skies meant the #SaturdaySandTrain shot at Wing was possible this weekend. Hired-in #GBRF tug 60095 'Whernside' made an impressive sight & sound hauling #DCRail 6M89 Middleton Towers to Chaddesden Sidings through the #Rutland countryside at lunchtime yesterday. 7/3/26
Just announced two new shows in April! 🤘📡
• Rutland VT - April 18
with Kennedy Park & Crash The Net
• Plattsburgh NY - April 24
With Rose Asteroid
#rockband #alternativerock #concert #tourdates #altrockband #indieband #vermont #plattsburgh #rutland
Over at the Hucknall Beer Festival and on the Cask lines was a new beer for me from Rutland based Grainstore Brewery, called Rutland Osprey, heres my review.
#grainstorebrewery #Rutland #Hucknall #camra #beersgamesandgardens
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@grainstorebrewery.bsky.social
Recent Ringing
There are any number of methods named after places, and it can be fun to ring the method at the tower it shares a name with. The band at Exton did just that, with a quarter peal of Exton Delight Minor.
#bells #BellRinging #Ringing #Rutland
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Barn Owl and a Carrion Crow
Photo of the Month February 2026
The NatureSpot Photo of the Month for February is this image of a Barn Owl and a Carrion Crow, taken by NatureSpot contributor Marian Markham. Learn more: www.naturespot.org/node/264952
#Birds #Leicester #Leicestershire #Rutland #nature #UKWildlife
We're looking up a slope at Hambleton church, illuminated by the slanting, golden rays of a winter setting sun. The East end is facing us, with the tower at the far end of the church. It is not standing up far above the nave and has a squat little tower with lights that look like ears. The war memorial is in front of us, with a wreath showing. The trees surrounding the church are all bare and the sky is a clear blue.
Tower of the Day
Hambleton has a ring of 5 bells, which are rung from the ground floor. The heaviest weighs 536 kg. Two bells were cast in 1610, the rest in 1861 and 1887. They practice on Tuesday night, alternating with Wing and ring on alternate Sundays
#bells #BellRinging #Ringing #Rutland #tower
Fancy a #roadtrip in 2026 along the undiscovered rural #rutland roads? Turn heads as you glide by in a stunning #Morgan from Auto Rendezvous
Something to look forward to this #spring!
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Recent Ringing
A band rang a quarter peal at Edith Weston. It was of Silver Wedding Doubles and they rang it to celebrate the Silver wedding of Jean and Andrew Tinsley. Congratulations to both of them.
#bells #BellRinging #Ringing #Rutland
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Remains of an oak rood screen.
One of several carvings of faces on the upper rail of the screen.
The remains of a 15th Century Oak Rood Screen stand framing the entrance to the Tower of St Edmunds in Egleton, Rutland.
#ScreenSaturday #Rutland
Leicestershire and Rutland County Recorder Conference 2026
Leicestershire and Rutland County Recorder Conference 2026
Saturday 28.02.2026
Learn more: www.naturespot.org/node/264611
#Leicester #Leicestershire #Rutland #environment #nature
