The last resting place of #HMSBeagle (somewhere in the mud) in #Paglesham #Essex the ship from which #Darwin set sail on a voyage of great discovery. #evolution

10 mile ride with a strong easterly against me. The Plough and Sail, Paglesham, Essex #bike #paglesham #essex

View of Paglesham in Essex

View of Paglesham in Essex

View of Paglesham in Essex

View of Paglesham in Essex

The #Essex village of #Paglesham, once the haunt of some of the most notorious smugglers in England, looms large in the pages of my novel, The Moon on the Water.
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#HistoricalFiction #BookSky #Essex #witches #smugglers #booksworthreading

The response of my daughter, Anna Sutherland, to an afternoon on the Essex saltmarshes.

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#saltmarsh #Paglesham #Rochford #Essex #OurWorldIsWorthSaving #ilovesaltmarshes #samphire

RSPB's Wallasea Island looking great from Paglesham Pool in the hot July evening sun. Some fine stretches of saltmarsh thereabouts. 4/4 #ilovesaltmarshes #OurWorldIsWorthSaving #Paglesham #Rochford #Essex

Thrilling to sneak a peak at the anchor of #HMSBeagle at Paglesham Eastend, & the site where her hull lies to the E on N shore of #Paglesham Reach. Some good clumps of Sea Wormwood (Artemisia campestris) & a few Greater sea-spurrey (Spergularia media) #OurWorldIsWorthSaving 3/4

Stunning breeding plumage black-tailed godwits on Paglesham Reach. Delicious saltmarsh delicacies: glasswort (Salicornia), Golden Samphire (Inula crithmoides) and on sea wall at Paglesham Pool, Fennel (Foeniculum vulgare).
#saltmarsh #Paglesham #Essex #OurWorldIsWorthSaving 2/4

No greater joy than finding your daughter 'gets' one of your favourite environments - Essex saltmarshes. Common Sea Lavender (Limonium vulgare) aflutter with butterflies eg Common Blue & Marbled White. Sea Purslane (Atriplex portulacoides) #MyWalk #saltmarsh #Paglesham 1/4