I set off bright an early for this morning’s Heath Hands’ litter pick but, thanks to the holidays and the chilly weekend weather, the heath was, delightfully, virtually litter free. So instead of photographing a selection of old beer cans and half empty KFC boxes for you, I decided to focus on the wild flowers. …
A talking walk around Golders Hill Park
Golders Hill Park looks north running downhill parallel to the Heath Extension so it is, almost, part of Hampstead Heath. It is a ‘proper’ park, not relatively wild heath land, complete with ice creams and café, a band stand, a formal garden, a duck pond, animals – and tennis courts. And it is without doubt …
A little slow watching
The skies are grey again here in London but on Wednesday the sun was shining on the upper reaches of the River Avon where an old stone bridge crosses it on the outskirts of Amesbury. And I was not the only one enjoying it. And for those of you who would like a little more …
Don’t feed the ducks….
An article in the Guardian recently warned us that feeding the ducks may be a long held tradition but it is not a good idea. It has always been questionable whether chunks of Mother’s Pride were ideal food for water fowl but the situation has become acute over the last 18 months. Lockdowns have driven …
Hollyhocks in Haggerston, the Grand Union – and swimming dogs
I do love hollyhocks and have just designated the perfect spot in my new garden at Hampstead Lane – if I can persuade them to grow. (A post on the garden coming very soon.) These were in Haggerston Park, where I found myself yesterday afternoon after a slightly unlikley Sunday afternoon walking tour around Hackney …
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Poppies, more poppies – and cow parsley
This wonderful drift of poppies and cornflowers are not actually on Hampstead Heath but in the OMVED gardens in Highgate where we were lucky enough to be able to hold two of the Highgate Festival concerts last week. The gardens stretch down the hill towards Crouch End, a gravel path snaking its ways through a …