In the centuries-long saga of how private landowners, and later local government, tried to ‘develop’ the heath – only to be frustrated each time by those who were determined that it should remain open ground – one name stands out. That of the Maryon Wilson family and especially the villain of the piece, Sir Thomas …
More random images
I had seriously intended to tell you about the viaduct and the viaduct pond tonight but, somehow, the day ran away with me again so…. A quick gallop round my end of the heath this evening first of all revealed how parched the ground is. This looks more like August than mid May. And then, …
Random images
As I arrived in my study this morning, this is what I saw through the window – the scaffolders had arrived. (If you want to see the video you will need to click onto the blog as the email notification does not include the video.) This did herald a day of much banging and crashing …
And another walk….
I realised, as I was videoing our walk through the woods yesterday, that whenever I take you for a walk it is always through the woods. But the other joy of Hampstead Heath is its open spaces, so I set off to walk you across some of the rolling parkland. However, just as we nearing …
Time for a walk…..
I realise that, for one reason or another, it is quite some time since we went for a walk – so now you are getting two…. Two really because the first one got truncated by my meeting with a ‘stikosaurus’. (If you want to see the video you will need to click onto the blog …
Death of a copper beech
No, I am happy to say that it is not this one that we met few days ago. It is still lording it over the boating pond. Our fallen tree is in the woods on other side of the heath but, from the size of its branches now spreadeagled over the hillside, it appears to …